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BRENTWOOD I OCTOBER 2017 3 IMPORTANT NUMBERS CONTENTS ALL EMERGENCY CALLS 911 7 EDITOR’S SCRIBBLINGS Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre 403-253-5250 Alberta Health Care 403-310-0000 8 STUFF HAPPENS AHS Addictions Hotline 1-866-332-2322 9 THESE ARE THE PEOPLE ON YOUR YOUR BRENTWOOD ATCO Gas – 24 Hour Emergency 403-245-7222 NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Calgary HEALTH LINK 24/7 811 Calgary Police – Non Emergency 403-266-1234 12 DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 1520B Northmount Dr. N.W. COMMITTEE Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter 403-234-7233 Calgary, AB T2L 1V3 Phone:403.284.3477 Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-387-5437 13 BULLETIN BOARD [email protected] | www.brentwoodcommunity.com Kids Help Line 1-800-668-6868 14 ENVIRONEWS Delivered monthly to 4,500 households and businesses Child Safe Canada 403-202-5900 for 7 years! Distress/Crisis Line 403-266-4357 17 DINNER IS ON THE TABLE: MUSHROOM, Editorial Submissions ENMAX – Power Trouble 403-514-6100 CHICKEN, BACON TART [email protected] Poison Centre - Alberta 1-800-332-1414 All editorial content must be submitted by the 1st of 21 CONCUSSION AWARENESS the month for the following month’s publication. HOSPITALS / URGENT CARE Alberta Children’s Hospital 403-955-7211 24 NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF NOSE HILL Advertising Opportunities 403-263-3044 | [email protected] Foothills Hospital 403-944-1110 All advertisements must be submitted by the 1st of Peter Lougheed Centre 403-943-4555 29 REAL ESTATE UPDATE the month for the following month’s publication. Rockyview General Hospital 403-943-3000 31 MY BABYSITTER LIST Published by Great News Publishing Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre 403-955-6200 Serving Calgary communities for 28 years South Calgary Urgent Care Health Centre 403-943-9300 87 newsletters reaching over 391,000 households in Calgary and surrounding areas. South Health Campus 403-956-1111 OTHER #34-4550 112 Ave SE 9 14 Calgary, AB Calgary Humane Society 403-205-4455 T2C 2K2 Calgary Parking Authority 403-537-7000 Check out our website: SeniorConnect 403-266-6200 www.great-news.ca Calgary Kerby Elder Abuse Line 403-705-3250 Alberta One-Call Corporation 1-800-242-3447 City of Calgary 311 The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission Social Service Info & Referral 211 17 21 reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect those Community Mediation Calgary Society 403-269-2707 of Great News Publishing and Brentwood Community Association. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate, RNR Lockworks Ltd. 403-479-6161 but is not warranted to be so. Road Conditions – Calgary Great News Publishing and Brentwood Community Association does not 511 endorse any person or persons advertising in this newsletter. Publication Weather Information of any advertisements should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services. Gamblers Anonymous 403-237-0654 4 OCTOBER 2017 I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities BRENTWOOD I OCTOBER 2017 5 Kelli Wreford, Editor COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Grades 7 to 12 www.brentwoodcommunity.com Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It seems appropriate Community Centre, 1520B Northmount Drive NW that the annual Avenue Magazine top neighbourhood Mailing Address: 5107 33 Street NW T2L 1V3 • Email: [email protected] • 403-284-3477 survey results come out at this time of the year. It re- Linda Van Holst – Offi ce Manager • Steve Dietrich – Arena Manager minds us that we have plenty to be thankful for! Accord- Volunteer Board of Directors Special Representatives ing to the survey, Brentwood ranked fourth out of 185 President Bonita McCurry 403-284-4309 Garden Bed Rentals Debra Hamilton [email protected] neighbourhoods this year. Past President Casper Valstar 403-282-3468 Community Garden Cynthia Sim [email protected] Here is what Avenue writer Shelley Arnusch had to say Vice President Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022 Coordinator 403-289-7060 about Brentwood: Treasurer Melissa Neville [email protected] 55+ Bridge Group Roman Makar 403-289-6244 Membership Marie Weninger mweninger100@ Environment Polly Lee 403-282-2014 “Brentwood is a perennial strong nisher in the Best Henderson hotmail.com Knowlton Cockett Neighbourhoods survey, which makes sense since it has many similar attributes to this year’s number-one, Old Hall Casper Valstar 403-282-3468 Scrabble O ce 403-284-3477 Varsity. Brentwood sits just across Crowchild Trail to the Dev and Trans Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022 Banquet Hall O ce 403-284-3477 north of Varsity, positioning it to be walkable to the Uni- Civic A airs Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022 Figure Skating Lisa Simpson [email protected] versity of Calgary and just a zip of a commute down- Nose Hill Park Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022 Soccer U4 to U8 Lindsey Rostoker [email protected] town, either by car or C-Train from Brentwood station. Brentwood Bugle Kelli Wreford [email protected] Soccer U10 to U16/18 Vacant Residents include a mix of old-timers and young fami- Hockey & Outdoor Ice Stovel Ferguson 403-289-9294 Web Master O ce 403-284-3477 lies and everyone in between, with a vibrant university- Director & Outdoor Ice Graham Matheos 403-289-5945 TOD Development Eric Lemee [email protected] student population as well. Director Melanie Swailes [email protected] 403-283-5785 A wealth of shopping amenities includes four grocery Playgroup Larysa Hart Director Peter Johnson 403-289-9365 stores. There are also several community-fostering or- [email protected] Secretary to the Board Kimberly Coutts [email protected] ganizations within the neighbourhood, including a Seniors Heather Collingridge Join us for WIC’s annual of Directors Only Calgary Public Library branch, a community garden and Volunteer Coordinator Irma Lambert [email protected] [email protected] the well-used Brentwood Sportsplex, which is a hub for Open House Casino Coordinator Matthew Emmett [email protected] Terrie Lim [email protected] everything from gure-skating and hockey programs to October 26, 2017 Scrabble and bridge groups. All contribute to the sense that this is a neighbourhood that’s friendly, fun and 7 p.m. Our neighbourhood contributors for this month include: Anne Burke, Lee Hunt, comfortable in its skin.” Melissa Neville, Devina Sharma, Cynthia Sim, Polly Lee Knowlton Cockett, To RSVP, register online at Of course, we Brentwoodians know that our commu- Melanie Swailes and Larysa Hart www.westislandcollege.ab.ca/openhouse nity is all this and more. In September, we welcomed our two new volunteer Seniors’ Representatives, Terrie Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Ready. Lim and Heather Collingridge, as well as Playgroup Co- ordinator Larysa Hart. We have wonderful volunteers OWN YOUR FUTURE North West Warriors Hockey that do great work in Development and Transportation, community sports programs, the BCA Board of Direc- West Island College Calgary @WICYYC tors, plus the community garden and more! West Island College Calgary Hockey Registration A big thank you goes out to Lisa Boychuk and her volun- teers who held a very successful Community Clean Up westislandcollege.ab.ca 403.444.0023 Please visit the Brentwood Community Association website brentwoodcommunity.com for on September 10.