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Enjoy a variety of restaurants including: Sumo, Prego Cucina Italiana, The Garage, Barley Mill, Joeys, 1886 Buffalo Cafe and more. eauclairemarket.com CONTENTS Cover photo by Lucia Juliao 6 ECCA: PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 7 WAR AND PEACE 10 PARKS, PEOPLE, PLACES: CALGARY RIVER VALLEYS REDD COUNT 13 #INSTAGRAMMINGHISTORY: MEMORIAL DRIVE 14 TAKE ON WELLNESS: HEALTHY DRINKS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON 17 YOUR CITY OF CALGARY 18 COUNCILLOR DRUH FARRELL’S REPORT 7 13 14 17 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect those of Great News Media and the Eau Claire Community and/ or Residents’ Association. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate but is not warranted to be so. Great News Media and the Eau Claire Community and/or Residents’ As- sociation do not endorse any person or persons advertising in this news- letter. Publication of any advertisements should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services Eau Claire Current - Designed, manufactured, and delivered monthly to 4,800 Households by: GREAT NEWS MEDIA Magazine Editors Alexa Takayama Jocelyn Taylor [email protected] Design | Graphics Rosemarie Bartschak Joanne Bergen Marina Litvak Freddy Meynard Carolina Tatar Advertising Sales Sam Brown Fiona Cooney Cindy DeJager 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. 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The community of Eau Claire is located adjacent to the downtown commercial core, bounded by Prince’s Is- land and the Bow River on the north and centre of 4th Avenue on the south, extending from the centre of 2nd Street SW to the centre of 9th Street SW. Membership Membership in the ECCA is open to all residents. The Mission annual fee is $6 per household. The majority of Eau The Eau Claire Community Association strives to create Claire condominium complexes (and therefore their a vibrant connected community. Our approach to plan- residents) hold a membership, paid for by the condo ning and development is to enhance the quality of life corporation. Business memberships are also available. for our residents. Strong membership empowers the ECCA to protect the interests of our community. Issues of key interest are Vision planning, transportation and safety. The ECCA’s role is Eau Claire is a safe, clean and liveable residential com- to provide a voice for Eau Claire residents, to help en- munity proud of its natural environment. We are sup- sure that community interests are being considered portive of social and recreational gathering places and and that development is in keeping with the Area Re- relevant businesses that support the community. development Plan. Connect with ECCA www.eauclaireca.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/eauclaireca www.twitter.com/eauclaireca Contact us at [email protected] E A U C L A I R E I NOVEMBER 2019 5 ECCA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JULY 2018 JULY 2018 DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,800 HOUSEHOLDS DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 4,800 HOUSEHOLDS EAU It was good to see several Eau Claire residents last THE OFFICIAL EAU EAUCLAIRE COMMUNITY CLAIRE NEWSLETTER month at the City’s Open House to present plans for YourTHE Photos OFFICIAL EAU CLAIRE on COMMUNITY theCLAIRE NEWSLETTERCover? upgrading the Eau Claire Plaza and other parts of the public real in our neighbourhood. Overwhelmingly, res- We’d love to see some community photos in The Current and even on the cover. idents have appreciated the major upgrades we’ve al- Please submit them to [email protected] with the sub ready seen on the river pathway and the garden area by ject line “Photos”. the Peace Bridge and now take a keen interest in what All photos must be taken in Eau Claire; if at an event or fes tival please identify else is being considered for our community. No pictures of kids unless accompanied by a parental release - If your photo is chosen for publication you will get a photo Much of what we saw at the workshop was similar to credit in the issue - what had been presented by City staff at the ECCA an- Photos must be 1MB in size and 300 DPI for print quality nual general meeting back in the spring, but with some important updates. And again, I want to thank the city for their ongoing efforts to keep us advised and to listen to our inputs. In that sense the workshop was a great object lesson in the importance of making our views known. One of the new pieces of information presented was various design proposals for a replacement for the ag- ing Jaipur Bridge connecting Eau Claire with Prince’s Island. And a number of the comments made on the favoured design were that it was, well, pedestrian. Ad- mittedly, compared with the Calatrava designed Peace Bridge it would be hard to avoid adverse comparisons. Anyway, we learned shortly after that, in response to those and many similar comments from others, the City is now reviewing the design. Also, at the workshop were representatives of the Green Line LRT project. When plans and possible routings for the Green Line were first being reviewed with the pub- lic, ECCA took a strong position in support of the line going underground through Eau Claire and across the Bow, emerging above ground to the north only near 16th Avenue. That avoided the need for another bridge or above ground structure marring the views of the river valley. Of course, as anyone following the project knows, that option now looks increasingly more diffi- cult—technically and financially. Some Eau Claire residents have been asking us to speak up in continuing favour of the underground option. And while that would remain our preferred option, be- ing effective, credible advocates for a community view means that we also have to recognize physical and eco- nomic realities too. 6 NOVEMBER 2019 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities ECCA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE War and Peace: How One Fateful Bridge Divided Calgarians, Then Brought Them Back Together by Geoff Geddes This article and its associated pictures were originally printed in CREB®Now, reprinted with permission. https://www.crebnow.com/war-and-peace-how-one-fateful-bridge-divided-calgarians-then-brought-them-back-together/ Its name may evoke calmness and serenity, but the Troubled waters story behind one of Calgary’s leading landmarks is any- “The Peace Bridge was sort of the perfect storm to trig- thing but peaceful. As it evolved from a lightning rod for ger a major debate about where the City should be fo- dissension to a symbol of unity, the Peace Bridge was cusing its time and money,” said Jason Markusoff, the judged not only for mistakes made, but also conven- Alberta correspondent for Maclean’s and a former Cal- tions challenged and lessons learned. In the process, gary Herald reporter. “On the one side, you had Mayor this iconic footbridge earned the respect of friends and Dave Bronconnier, the transportation department and foes alike, one step at a time. councillors like Druh Farrell who wanted to invest in a beautiful, striking city with a vibrant downtown and Approved by city council in 2008 by a 7-6 vote, the more pedestrian and cycling options.” Peace Bridge was envisioned as a signature-class, prom- enade-style pedestrian bridge. World-renowned archi- On the other side were more conservative-minded tect Santiago Calatrava was charged with making that people, both on council and in the general public. vision a reality. “The bridge opponents were spooked by the economic “The idea for the bridge stemmed from the 2007 Cen- woes of the time and reluctant to invest in such a bridge, tre City Plan, which identified the need for an additional feeling the funds could be better spent on things like pedestrian crossing from downtown to the north shore roads and snow removal,” said Markusoff.