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Library When we think of a pilgrimage we can young families, cowboys and new envision millions of pilgrims traveling immigrants; all felt the pull to defend One Book One Calgary 2013: The from around the world to shrines and and serve. Book of Negroes temples in the Holy Land, Mecca or • Q and A with author Lawrence Nepal, just to name a few. On their Many didn’t return and those who Hill: Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. journey they experience the awe and are did fought to have this landmark • African Drumming Circles: Nov. spiritually fi lled by these sacred places. designated a historical landmark, to 23, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. For adults. To take a pilgrimage means to take a them a sacred landmark. They fought journey, to visit a place of moral or hard for they knew that these numbers Programs spiritual signifi cance. were a reminder that they were here and • Family Storytime: Tue. & Thu. at perhaps, they and their fallen brothers 10:30 a.m. until Nov. 7; Sat. at 10:30 Take a pilgrimage of your own, to would not be forgotten. a.m. year-round. Ages 2 – 5 with a a sacred place of remembrance and parent/caregiver. reverence right here, at home in Calgary. Take the pilgrim’s walk to this place. Be silent. Listen. Think of the families of Visit www.calgarypubliclibrary. Our Stones of Signal Hill in Calgary’s these soldiers left behind. Read the story com for more information on these SW is such a place. Behind the old boards erected along the path. Learn. programs. Registration is required for Zeller’s building is a staircase leading Pause. Say a prayer. Their hands touched all programs unless otherwise noted. to a walkway and more stairs. Walk these stones so long ago. They were and remember the boys and men here. who arranged the fi eldstones in giant battalion numbers in the summers of Take your girlfriend. Take your 1915-16. The giant of the numbers was husband. Take your kids. Take a 137, the Calgary Battalion. 113 was pilgrimage to a place of reverence Lethbridge, 51 was Edmonton and 151 and importance, right here in our city. was the number arranged by the soldiers Take a pilgrimage to the Stones of in training from Red Deer. Signal Hill.

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Hidden Treasures—The Military – 10:00 p.m, just for adults. work from ACAD students and to invest Museums Art Collection: Until Nov. www.sparkscience.ca in emerging artists. 11, The Military Museums. An exhibition www.acadsa.wordpress.com that features artworks from each of the The Grape Escape: Nov. 15 – 16, BMO Military Museums collections. www. Centre. Sample premium wine, spirits Lougheed House Christmas: themilitarymuseums.ca and beer from over 75 producers. www. Nov. 22 – Dec. 22, Lougheed House. coopwinespiritsbeer.com Learn the history of Lougheed House, The 50 Plus Living Show: Nov. 2 – marvel at the unique and breathtaking 3, BMO Centre. A one stop shop for Calgary Moms Trade Fair: Nov. Christmas designs, and rejoice in information, resources, products, fun and 16, Courtyard by Marriott Conference numerous Christmas activities. services for Baby Boomers & Seniors. Centre. Features exhibitors selling and www.lougheedhouse.com www.50pluslivingshow.com promoting various products and services and information booths highlighting Spirit of Christmas Festival: Dec. 7 – 8, GIRAF: Nov. 6 – 10, Plaza Theatre. parenting topics & services. Bragg Creek Business Corridor. Giant Incandescent Resonating www.calgarymomstradefair.ca Meet real reindeer, horse drawn wagon Animation Festival celebrating rides, Santa Claus, ice sculpting and independent, underground animation Sight Night: Nov. 16, Bow River much more. www.visitbraggcreek.com from across Canada and the world. Pathway. Night time run featuring a 8K www.giraffest.ca fun run, 3K fun walk, 8K team run and 3K team walk in support of the Alberta Read For The Cure: Nov. 7, Red & Sports and Recreation Association for the A Sampling of White Club Calgary. Three authors will Blind. www.asrab.ab.ca be speaking about their work and taking Concerts questions from the audience. Survivors of Suicide Day: Nov. 16, • Kiss: November 8, Scotiabank www.readforthecure.ca Heritage Park. Remember your loved Saddledome ones lost to suicide and connect in a • Leon Russell: Nov. 9, Deerfoot Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating: supportive environment. Free event Inn & Casino Nov. 8 – 10, Olympic Oval. An hosted by the Canadian Mental Health • Westwinds Music Society international speed skating competition Association Calgary Region. Women's Choir Remembrance for all long track distances. www.calgary.cmha.ca Day Assembly: Nov. 11, Jubilee www.speedsk8.ca Auditorium Around the World in 80 Days: • Matthew Good: Nov. 15 & 16, Fort Calgary Artisans' Fair: Nov. 11 Nov. 21 – Dec. 29, Martha Cohen Jack Singer Concert Hall Find something unique at this artisan's Theatre. Presented by the Alberta Theatre • Protest the Hero: Nov. 16, The fair & gift shop open house. Projects. An adaptation by Toby Hulse of Gateway SAIT www.fortcalgary.com the novel by Jules Verne. • Platinum Blonde: Nov. 16, www.epcorcentre.org Deerfoot Inn & Casino TELUS Spark Adults Only Night: • Nine Inch Nails: Nov. 25, Nov. 14, TELUS Spark. Experience the ACAD Winter Show & Sale: Nov. 22 – Scotiabank Saddledome ultimate night out at the Science Centre. 24, Alberta College of Art & Design. • Drake: Nov. 30, Scotiabank Open for extended hours, from 6:00 p.m. Opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind Saddledome, • Pearl Jam: Dec. 2, Scotiabank Saddledome • Monster Truck: Dec. 8, Republik, • April Wine: Jan. 11, Deerfoot Inn & Casino COUGAR RIDGE TIMES NOVEMBER 2013 9 In Our City Help Shape the Future of An Unsettling Transportation Planning in Calgary Dinner

The City of Calgary’s Transportation It starts out as a Planning team is conducting a review simple family of the transportation corridor study dinner—something process and is hosting two workshops in happy families would November to gather input from citizens. do. Two brothers and their wives out for A corridor study is a long-term the evening. transportation system analysis which 1166 AAvenuevenue CCorridororridor examines the current and future That's when Dutch author Herman transportation planning needs for a goods are transported across the city for Koch turns the tables in The specifi c area of the city. This review years to come. Dinner (Hogarth). We've all been will help create a new City of Calgary in a situation where events seem to policy so The City can better plan and The project team will be holding a escalate until there seems to be no engage with citizens about transportation northeast workshop on the evening of return to normal. This novel serves up corridors now and into the future. Wednesday, November 20 and a central- a complex history of violence, secrets west workshop on the morning of and cover-ups. It reveals the lengths Transportation Corridor Studies are Saturday, November 23. For information some parents will go to in order to important because they will shape how and details about how to take part in protect their child—and themselves. people get to work, how they travel the project and to RSVP for one of through their neighbourhoods and how the events, please visit Calgary.ca/ This really is one of the most corridorstudies or call 3-1-1. unsettling dinner stories you can imagine. The power of Koch's writing comes through in every course.

Recognize a Volunteer - Jean Andrews The Federation of Calgary Communities • The Step Up Award is now accepting nominations for the • The Spark Award Book of the Month 2013 Community Volunteer Awards. • The Be Part of It Group Award • The Community Builder Award This is an opportunity to recognize those community volunteers who stepped up Visit www.calgarycommunities.com for following the June fl ooding or who year- detailed descriptions of the four awards Be Careful with round step up to help out without being and the nomination form. The NEW Treats asked, or the group of volunteers who deadline to nominate someone for a come together to complete a big project 2013 Community Volunteer Award is Michele Dixon, a health and nutrition or event. November 15. specialist with Petcurean, says foods like grapes, nuts, chocolate and No matter the kind of volunteer, there The winners will be presented cooked bones are defi nite no-no items is an award to recognize their time and with their award at our volunteer that can harm your pet. She suggests achievements. Nominate your most recognition celebration. For opting for treats like carrots or apples, deserving community volunteer today. more information, please contact which have terrifi c health benefi ts. There are four different awards to Rebecca Dakin at 403-244-4111 choose from when nominating ext. 204 or communityrelations@ - News Canada, petcurean.com/blog someone: calgarycommunities.com. COUGAR RIDGE TIMES NOVEMBER 2013 11 Your Family The Top 3 things Moms Need to A Flurry of Books Know About Life Insurance We are a winter nation. Kids know instinctively that winter can be a “Life Insurance!? I don’t even want to husband about researching your whole lot of fun. Calgary Reads think about that! I’m not going to die families’ current insurance coverage. suggests that this winter you celebrate anytime soon. And if I do, my family If my wife didn’t share with me how our signature season along with your will be just fi ne. The whole insurance she felt, I probably wouldn’t have children. A warm way to start, while thing sounds so boring.” fi gured it out for myself. I now believe still in the comfort of your cozy house, it truly is the greatest gift that I can is to indulge in some fun snow-themed These are thoughts that I used to have give to my family. books. Here are some suggestions for about life insurance. However, this winter reading that will help you and all changed one day when I really 2. Meeting with a qualifi ed your young ones get really excited listened to my wife. One day, she built professional will help you make about the snowy season. up her courage and relayed to me how sense of your situation and set you on important it was for our family to have the right track for proper coverage. Winter reading list for infant to protection. She told me sometimes she Several insurance specialists taught kindergarten aged kids: laid awake at night worrying about me that today is the best time for your • Snow by Uri Schulevitz what would happen to her if something family to plan for the future. This is • Owl Moon by Jane Yolen happened to me. because procrastination increases both • Building an Igloo by Ulli Steltzer your families risk today and the costs • The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats At fi rst, I was shocked. How could our of setting up a plan later on. • A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis views be so different? So I decided to pay attention to why she felt this way. 3. Along with meeting a qualifi ed Winter reading list for the grade one If a time of loss ever did happen to our professional initially, a regular review and two crowd: family, the extra protection would give is needed because as your life changes • Winter Eyes: Poems and Paintings the family time to heal and give them and time passes, so do your needs. by Douglas Florian choices when they really needed them. If your insurance specialist doesn’t • Snow Music by Lynne Rae Perkins I realized that setting up a proper regularly offer to review your situation • Snowfl ake Bentley by Jacqueline fi nancial plan with insurance coverage at least every year, you are better off Martin gave my family a lot of options, no choosing a more attentive one. True • The Polar Express by Chris Van matter what happened to us. professionals offer regular adjustments Allsburg when necessary. • The Snow Show by Carolyn Fisher After talking to many families I discovered that both parents’ strong My wife also shared with me that - Calgary Reads desire to help protect their children day something that shocked me even was a major goal in their lives. I also more. She said that her life would realized that mothers were typically be completely different for her the group that benefi ted the most from family growing up if it wasn’t for this family protection. I've compiled a insurance easing her through a series list of the top three things that mothers of traumatic events. But that’s another need to know about life insurance. story for an upcoming article.

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