FEBRUARY 2020 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 3,300 HOUSEHOLDS the BROADCASTER THE OFFICIAL COACH HILL & PATTERSON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER www.chph.ca MLA, Calgary-Bow Demetrios Nicolaides 6307 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary, AB Canada T3B 0E4 403-216-5400 The CHPH Outdoor 403-216-5402 Rink is Open! [email protected] Come enjoy the outdoor rink in our community, from dawn until dusk daily (until the warm weather is here Dear neighbours, to stay!). Our pleasure skating rink is for the use of all Although the Legislature is not in session, the work to residents, free of charge. restart our economy, build pipelines, create jobs and A few things to note: stand up to Ottawa continues. • Please enter and exit rink where the berm is lowest, As you may know, on January 1, 2020, the Federal Gov- by the red bench, and take care to avoid skating near ernment imposed a consumer carbon tax on Alberta. the edges where the ice can be bumpier. This means it will now cost you more to fill-up your car, buy your groceries or take your kids to hockey. I • The area around the perimeter of the rink is icy and slip- believe that a carbon tax is ineffective at protecting the pery. Please take care when walking around the rink. environment and will only result in hurting hardworking • Helmets are recommended for all ages for safety. Albertans like you. • There are no garbage cans at the site, so please take That is why our government is challenging the consti- your rubbish and empties with you when you go. tutionality of the federally imposed carbon tax in court. • The shovels on site are to help you clear the ice of This is part of our fight for fairness in confederation. snow and shavings as needed. Please leave them Also, on January 1, 2020, the provincial corporate tax next to the bench after use. rate dropped from 11% to 10%. This is part of our Job • Most of all, HAVE FUN! Creation Tax Cut, which will bring corporate taxes down from 12% to 8% by 2023. Economists predict that this The ODR was made possible by a team of volunteers will help create over 50,000 new private sector jobs. and the City of Calgary Adopt a Rink program. As well, planning and preparation is well underway for Support the rink and other community initiatives by Budget 2020, which will be presented in the Legisla- buying or renewing a CHPH membership! ture when we return later this month. Our government is committed to returning to a balanced budget by If you would like to volunteer with the ice rink, please 2022/23, which is critical to ensure the sustainability of email [email protected] vital social services and to restore investor confidence in our province. In closing, I know many of you received the first issue Public Notice of my newsletter in December. I plan on sending you a newsletter every three months, so you can get more in- Attention Eden Brook Cemetery Property owners. formation about my work as your MLA and how govern- We are currently verifying ownership records as part of ment activity affects our community. I will also organize a digitization of permanent cemetery records. a series a townhalls for 2020, which I will advertise in the Please contact us as soon as possible at: 403-879-9057 March 2020 issue of my newsletter. Call for more information on how to transfer your All the best, arrangements from another funeral home to Arbor. Eden Brook Funeral Home & Cemetery Demetrios Nicolaides by Arbor Memorial MLA, Calgary-Bow 24223 Township Road 242, Calgary, AB • edenbrookcemetery.ca MEET YOUR CHPH BOARD MEMBERS COACH HILL PATTERSON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CHPH) Brad Churchwell BOARD OF DIRECTORS Membership and Sponsorship Hello, fellow Coach Hill / Patterson Heights community EXECUTIVE members. My name is Brad Churchwell and I am proud to be an active member of our CHPH Board of Directors. President Adrienne McGarvey I am the board member in charge of Sponsorship and [email protected] Membership, and I am in my third year with the board. Vice President, Talena Klypak-Borbely I also head up the annual Festival of Lights contest Expansion and [email protected] where we just completed the second year of the con- Development test. I decided to get involved and join the board to be Treasurer Daniel Bieber more active in the community and I am thankful to be [email protected] working with such a wonderful group of board mem- bers, sharing a common goal to continue to improve Secretary Leanne Albertson and enhance the community and what it has to offer its [email protected] residents. MEMBERS AT LARGE I moved to Coach Hill back in the spring of 2014 with Communications Voula Martin my beautiful wife, Brigitte Blais-Churchwell, and my two (Website, Facebook, [email protected] children, Charlie and Molly. In 2016, we added one more Newsletter) to the mix with the arrival of Abigail! Brigitte and I have always been drawn to Coach Hill for its appealing loca- Sponsorship and Brad Churchwell tion that is close to downtown with easy access to get Membership [email protected] out to the mountains on the weekend. We love the char- Recycling and Ross Hart acter of the homes and the large mature lots you get Community Clean Up [email protected] here. We truly have found our ‘forever home’ and look Community Liaison Michelle Flemming forward to seeing the kids grow up in such a beautiful [email protected] community. Traffic Safety Dale Flemming When I am not spending time with my family or help- Coordinator [email protected] ing in the community, I keep pretty busy the with work. I am a Licensed Real Estate Agent (14 years) and the Adopt a Rink Samantha Domagala Broker Delegate for Re/Max iRealty Innovations. With Coordinator [email protected] both Brigitte and I working and the kids in a variety of extra curricular activities/sports, time management is Stampede Breakfast Chester Lui our biggest challenge but when I do get a little down Coordinator time from it all I enjoy a good game of poker, some aged scotch and I am an avid NFL fan…Go Ravens! COACH HILL • PATTERSON HEIGHTS I FEBRUARY 2020 3 The Broadcaster - Designed, manufactured, and delivered monthly to 3,300 Households by: GREAT NEWS MEDIA Magazine Editors Alexa Takayama Jocelyn Taylor [email protected] Design | Graphics Joanne Bergen Print & Digital Marina Litvak TARGETED Freddy Meynard MARKETING Carolina Tatar BY COMMUNITY Advertising Sales Sam Brown Cindy DeJager Brittany Duval Susan Lavoie [email protected] | 403 720 0762 5 Excellent Reasons to Advertise in Community Newsletter Magazines 1. Top of Mind Brand Awareness: Consistent advertising leads to increased sales. Companies maintain and gain market share when community residents are consistently reminded of their brands. 2. Payback: Community residents trust, and call businesses that advertise in their community magazines. 3. High Readership: 68% female | Even distribution of Millennial, Gen X, and Baby Boomer readers 4. Cost Effective:With advertising rates as low as $0.01 cent per household, advertising in our community maga- zines is incredibly affordable. 5. Geofence Your Audience: Manage your budget, optimize your returns and target your audience by specific community magazines. Nearby Community Newsletter Magazines: To Advertise Call 403 720 0762 Email [email protected] GREAT NEWS MEDIA 4 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities COMMUNITY TRAFFIC CALMING UPDATE CALLING LOCAL In late 2017, the CHPH Community Association prepared and submitted a report to the City requesting a traffic PHOTOGRAPHERS! study be completed upon Coach Hill Road between the We invite you to send in photos that high- 6300 to 7100 blocks. Residents who live on or near this light community events or day-to-day collector road were concerned with vehicle speeds and living in CHPH. We will publish the best cut through traffic. The traffic study later confirmed our photos in our next editions of the news- community’s concerns citing that motor vehicle speeds letter. Please make sure that photos are are excessive on this roadway. 300 DPI and file sizes are a minimum of In September 2019, Councillor Jeff Davison with repre- 1MB in order to ensure print quality. sentatives from City Transportation and Calgary Police Service met with Community Association representa- tives to discuss our concerns and future timelines for CALLING LOCAL traffic calming measures by the City. WRITERS Additional concerns relating to vehicle speeds, volume Do you have something that you like to share and noise by traffic using Old Banff Coach Road through with the CHPH community? If so, we wel- our community were also raised during this meeting and a second traffic study was requested. come your input. Please email your articles and/or photos to the newsletter coordinator We look forward to working with City Transportation at [email protected] and we will consider and our Ward 6 office this spring 2020 to enhance the your submission for our next newsletter. liveability and safety of our community. If you have any related community traffic concerns, I may be reached at [email protected]. Dale Flemming, Traffic Safety Coordinator YOUR CITY OF CALGARY Christmas Tree Drop-Offs CHPHCA Available Until February 2 Channels of Communication If you still need to get rid of your real Christ- Our community association has several channels to mas tree, drop-off locations are available communicate to you, and for you to communicate until February 2. with us! • Remove all lights, ornaments, Member Emails: get a membership and provide your tinsel, string and tree stands.