OCTOBER 2018 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,100 HOUSEHOLDS your NOLANSAGE HILL HILL BRINGING NOLAN HILL AND SAGE HILL RESIDENTS TOGETHER YOUR NEIGHBOURS: THE MORIN FAMILY PAGE 10 Photo by Remember When Photography Photo by Remember CONTENTS Photo by Remember When Photography 4 GUIDES: NITANISAK DISTRICT GUIDES 5 PHOTO CORNER 7 ABOUT WINE 9 CALGARY WILDLIFE: THE BOBCAT 10 YOUR NEIGHBOURS: THE MORIN FAMILY 14 YOUR CITY OF CALGARY: HOW MUCH DO WATER LEAKS REALLY COST? 16 REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA: ASK CHARLES 18 COUNCILLOR JOE MAGLIOCCA’S REPORT 18 MLA PRASAD PANDA’S REPORT Your partner in wellness At Alberta Blue Cross, we’re committed to not only helping 5 9 maintain your health but to promoting your wellness through every age and stage of life. We’re reinventing benefits to focus on wellness. Empowering your potential. 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