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Community Association Official voice of the Citadel Community Association August 2008 Thank you volunteers! Citadel’s Stampede Breakfast was a huge success! See page 18 for details! Book this space today! 2 OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE CITADEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SUBURBAN JOURNALS CITADEL LINK AUGUST 2008 3 Citadel Community Association Citadel Community 860 Citadel Drive N.W. Calgary, AB, T3G 4B8 Association (Please note: this is only a mailbox) www.citadelca.ab.ca [email protected] Membership Drive Community Association 874-0202 Newsletter Submissions and Classified Ad Inquiries: I would like to become [email protected] a member of the Citadel YES! Community Association Board of Directors President.......................................Vivian Eaton Date: Vice-President............................Glenn Francey Name: Co-Treasurer............................Lesley Bloxham Address: Co-Treasurer.............................. Derick Duguid Secretary......................................... Karen Mills Administration........................................ Vacant Phone: Area Planning......................................... Vacant E-mail: Block Watch........................................... Vacant Number of People in Household: Catholic School Liaison.............. Christine Ulicki Owner or Renter? (Please circle one) Communications............ Jeff and Susan Hessel Signature: Fundraising................. Frank and Kimberly Natt Lot Levy...................................... Glenn Francey Newsletter Editor......................... Susan Hessel Memberships......................................... Vacant If you have any questions, Programs............................................ Pat Shier please e-mail us at [email protected]. Public School Liaison............................. Vacant Sports .....................................Joel Kofoworade Volunteer Coordinator............................ Vacant Mail this form, along with a Website......................................Jeremy Sherry cheque for $25.00, to 860 Citadel Community Centre Building......Sandy Cameron Drive NW, Calgary, AB T3G 4B8 Community (note: this is a post box address only). Association The Citadel Link is published 12 times a year and delivered to residents of Citadel by Canada Post. This Journal is also available for pickup from local retail outlets. Submission deadlines are the 8th of each month, prior to Entertainment 2009 the distribution month. Coming Soon! Only $40 - save $5 off the retail price when you buy from the Citadel Community Association. Makes a great gift! More 50% off discounts available online Discount movie tickets as low as $5.50 each Top web deals – savings from popular online retailers Guaranteed lowest rates – 10,000 hotels worldwide Visit www.citadelca.ab.ca today or email [email protected] for more details. Thank you for supporting the Citadel Community Association! FOUR SEASONS A P P L I A N C E S Repair to all makes and models of major appliances Certified journeyman Reliable service Reasonable rates 569-9449 4 OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE CITADEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SUBURBAN JOURNALS CITADEL LINK AUGUST 2008 5 Community News Citadel Monthly Citadel Citadel Seniors Meetings Website 55+ Group The Board of Directors meets the first We welcome any interested seniors, Wednesday of each month (except whether singles or couples, to meet July and August) at 7 p.m. at the with us for cards and other activities Crowfoot Co-op. (Boardroom located on Thursday afternoons from 1:30- on main level, through produce 3:30. Location: 40 Citadel Pointe. department, down hallway where the public washrooms are located). We are now part of the newly-formed Please be sure to check out our North West Seniors Travel Group, Please note: our next Board meeting brand-new website at which sponsors a tour each month. It will take place on September 3rd at www.citadelca.ab.ca! Learn more is a great opportunity to meet and 7:00 p.m. in the boardroom of the about what is happening in your socialize with other groups in this Crowfoot Co-op. community and check out recent area. editions of the Citadel Link. E-mail [email protected] for For further information please call more information. Your opinion is important to us! If you Gordon Kiemele at 208-0441, have an idea for something you would Barbara Decarie at 274-8502, or like to see on the website, let us know Bev James at 239-1323. It’s Your Link by sending your feedback to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you! The Citadel Link is your link into what is going on with the Citadel Association Board; it provides information on your community and city and it highlights topics of interest. The newsletter is produced monthly, is distributed to every door in Citadel and is also available from the Citadel Corner at Esso. We want to hear from you! Does the Link meet your needs? Is there some topic you would like to see covered? Are you interested in submitting your own article for possible inclusion? Let us know your feedback by contacting [email protected]. 6 OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE CITADEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SUBURBAN JOURNALS CITADEL LINK AUGUST 2008 7 Community News Speed Reduction on Citadel Drive: a Painting of Gazebo/Ice Rink: The Citadel Board of concerned resident will be creating a City has provided us with a short list petition to reduce the speed on of approved painters but only one Directors Meeting Citadel Drive. He would like to have came back with quotes, which we feel the speed reduced to 40 km/h and are high. Our concerns will be raised Highlights have speed bumps put in. He will give to the City in the hope that they will the City and the Board a copy of the look into other candidates for us to The following are the highlights of petition. The Board discussed the use. the Citadel Community Association murals being done on the road as a Board Of Directors Meeting held at Youth Drop-in: Rental of the Citadel method of traffic control, or a 3-way the Hamptons Co-op, Calgary, Park School Gym has been confirmed stop such as the one Dalhousie has. July 9, 2008: and our youth drop- in programs will The topic of the traffic committee and be starting on Sept 12 from 7-9:30 on how to organize it was brought up; we Tuesday and Friday nights. have 3 people currently interested in Welcome to Lesley Bloxham and Derick Deguid: Lesley and Derick being on the committee and they are Graffiti Removal: The possibility of have stepped forward and were going to be contacted. an ongoing contract for removal of elected to jointly fill the position of graffiti was mentioned (as brought up Motion to Dissolve the Crowfoot treasurer. They are both designated in the previous Board meeting). After Minor Soccer Club: the club can no accountants. some discussion, it was determined longer function due to a lack of that we will continue to pay for the volunteers. Citadel is one of the Stampede Breakfast: The breakfast work done as opposed to having an founding communities, so the Board was a success; over 1300 people ongoing fee; this is preferable to the needs to carry a motion for them to attended. We will invite feedback for contractor. We may be able to get next year from residents in the legally dissolve. Once all of the some municipal funding for graffiti upcoming Link. We would also like to founding communities carry this removal as well. look into asking seniors what they motion, the CMSC will be dissolved would like to have at the Breakfast. and remaining funds will be The Berm: Last year the City put a distributed based on an average over berm around the leisure rink. It was Esso Counter/Old Memberships the last three years of the number of too big so they have lowered it. The from Esso: We are going to have participants from each community. City wants approval to keep the berm signs put up inside the Esso to assist This motion was carried. as it keeps water in place when we people in locating the Citadel flood the rink. The berm traps water, Community Association counter. As Use of Tennis Courts: It has been which may lead to puddles; however, well, the future membership director noted that the tennis courts are being it was determined that it could be will need to meet with the treasurers used for paid lessons, often for 1.5 adjusted. As well, there is an issue of to look into the membership hours at a time; the posted max is 30 visible dirt around the berm which can purchasing process and how to make minutes when people are waiting. be corrected by leveling and reseeding it more efficient. Stampede Breakfast volunteers were the field. A motion to have the City told by upset parents to wait on Friday Lockable Gate: a resident sent an correct the berm was carried, as well email to the Board suggesting that a night before they stored equipment in as a motion that the City level the lockable gate be put up in the parking the tennis courts and locked the tennis field and make a usable play surface. lot in an effort to reduce the drug court gates. As the courts are public, Benches in Citadel Park: Teen dealing/partying and noise level they cannot be used for anyone's partying and vandalism is an issue and occurring as a result. The Board profit. We will put a notice in the decided in favour of his moving Citadel Link about the rules and forward with his initiative. regulations of the tennis courts. continued on next page 8 OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE CITADEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SUBURBAN JOURNALS CITADEL LINK AUGUST 2008 9 Community News continued from previous page Please keep in mind that the courts are Welcome Aboard public, free courts for recreational the general consensus is that upkeep use only. They are not to be used for of this area may help with this matter. The Board of the Citadel Community profit, including any form of paid The benches need to be replaced and a Association is pleased to announce tennis lessons.