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Panorama Community Centre Northstar Residents Association 88 Panamount Hill NW 403-226-4386 • www.mypanoramahills.com PANORAMA HILLS | COUNTRY HILLS Hours of Operation: Monday – Sunday: 10:00AM –9:00PM, October to May Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @mypanoramahills ELECTED OFFICIALS General Manager Dan Green MP Hon. Michelle Rempel #115 – 70 Country Hills Landing N.W. [email protected] , AB, T3K 2L2 Office Manager Mara Roque Phone: 403-216-7777 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website at www.michellerempel.ca Community Relations Maren Tryon [email protected] Councillor Jyoti Gondek Maintenance Manager Jose Lemus Ward 3 Office www.calgary,ca/ward3 [email protected] General Information [email protected] Board of Directors [email protected]

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