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SUMMER 2018
lotus link
Connecting the Northeast Calgary Communities of
TARADALE • SADDLE RIDGE • MARTINDALE
Pages 10-11
Taradale
Saddle Ridge / Martindale
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SUMMER 2018
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Connecting the Northeast Calgary Communities of
Taradale, Saddle Ridge and Martindale.
Table of Contents
TARADALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Message from the President 2
Neighbour Challenge 3
Manmeet Singh Bhullar Park 5
Green Spaces & Property Values 5
Message from Councillor George Chahal 6
FIT Park Opening / Neighbour Day 6
SADDLE RIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Community Clean-Up 2018 8
Thanks to Local Businesses 8
MARTINDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
AGM Thanks 12
Nagar Keertan 12
Summer Clean-Up 12
GENESIS CENTRE
Genesis Centre Special Events Summer Calendar 10-11
Message from Darshan Kang 13
Message from MLA Irfan Sabir 14
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Genesis Centre 403-590-2833
YMCA 403-237-2393
Calgary Public Library 403-260-2600
For hours of operation visit calgarylibrary.ca 1000 Voices 403-930-3370
Genesis Medical Clinic 403-475-2500
Genesis Physiotherapy 403-453-2420
Jugo Juice 587-351-0957
Pre-Kindergarten Office 403-992-2404
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For hours of operation visit #10, 7555 Falconridge Blvd. NE
aspenfamily.org/what-we-do/ Calgary, AB T3J 0C9
community-development/ info@genesis-centre.ca
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TARADALE SUMMER
Message from the President
With the long winter Now let’s talk about some action items. Last year
and short spring behind we had a great community cleanup event, thank you
us, it’s time to welcome to Alan and Jane Barton take the lead on this event
summer with open every year and thank you to all the volunteers. By the
arms. As we get ready time you would be reading this article you would have
for the end of another already experienced a great cleanup event for this
school year and move on May 20th, 2018. I hope you all took advantage of
onto our summer this event that we put together with the help of City of
vacations, take some Calgary to keep things clean.
time to enjoy the warm
weather and the long June will be a busy month as we will host our first
summer days with Family Fun Spring Craft Fair at the Genesis Centre.
family, friends, and your neighbours. The Taradale Watch for city hosted events for the young ones in
Community Association has many events planned to your family. Join us June 16th to celebrate the city’s
bring all ages of residents together. neighbor day. We will gather our families and head
to Taralake Way and 80th Ave at the new Adult Fit
First of all, I would like to thank you all for
Park, where we will eat, laugh and play enjoying each
your participation at the Taradale Community
other’s company. It is a great opportunity to meet
Association’s annual general meeting this year, we
your neighbours and host your own neighborhood
had a full house. A special thank you to our councillor
George Chahal to take the time to attend our event gathering. The city waives the permit fee for block
and share some outlook from the city with us at our party permits and green space bookings. Don’t forget
AGM. I extend my personal gratitude towards all of Father’s Day this year is Sunday June 17th and we
you who put your names forward to be nominated will be hosting a 1st parade of garage sales as well as
as a board member to serve our community, It’s a our trunk sale.
huge commitment. Taradale Community Association
We all have goals that we are working on but don’t
has a maximum limit of 15 board members and we
forget to take the time for family as that’s what’s really
have filled our board to the maximum capacity this
important. The community association will be closed
year. More importantly, we had all board members
present at our first board meeting in April plus some for July and August taking a much needed break with
volunteers. It was a moment of pride to see the their families.
commitment and enthusiasm from the new board I want to encourage people to participate and be
and dedicated volunteers. Terri Littau was nominated part of the community association. We meet every
and acclaimed as the new vice president. Terri, 2nd Wednesday of each month at Genesis Center
thank you for your ongoing support and dedication from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. We work together to help
to Taradale Community. Rachelle Christopher
keep Taradale a friendly, safe, and welcoming
committed to continue in the position of secretary
neighborhood. We work with residents to address
for the Taradale Community Association. Rachelle,
concerns that affect Taradale. To fight the crime
you take a lot of administrative responsibility for the
association, thank you for everything you have done within our communities we need to come together
and thank for everything you are going to do in the as the bright and vibrant community we are. Get to
coming year. Last but not the least on the executive know each other and watch out for each other.
team Rahil Gull, who continues to be the treasurer for
Harwinder Kang
Taradale Community Association. Rahil, thank you for
President, Taradale Community Association
your support as you continue to help us to navigate
the financial information for the TCA.
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Neighbour Challenge
Watch for our upcoming contests and challenges. Your first
challenge? Can you name the neighbours to your left and right of DIRECTORY
your home? This summer is the perfect opportunity to find out!
Taradale Community
Association
Do you want to volunteer or be a
board member?
We welcome all to come out and
be active in helping us provide
more events and activities for our
community.
Email:
info@taradalecommunity.ca
Facebook:
facebook.com/taradalecommunity
association
Web:
www.taradaleca.ca
Board of Directors 2018
Executive
Harwinder Kang President
Terri Littau Vice President
Rachelle Christopher Secretary
Rahil Gul Treasurer
Directors
Allan Barton
Jane Barton
Akhtar Khawaja
Pritpal Matharu
Taradale Contests! Sajjad Ahmad
Jagdeep Kang
PRIDE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONTEST! Gurvir Cumo
Do you have a beautiful yard? Is your neighbours’ yard the Harjit Saroya
envy of your street? Send us pictures and where it is located in Shaukat Hyat
Taradale to info@taradale.ca and be entered. Jangbahadur Singh Sidhu
Gurbax Rana
NEIGHBOUR SPIRIT CLEAN SWEEP!
Send us pics of your clean street and community spirit to
info@taradale.ca and be entered to host next year’s Neighbour
Day on Your Street.
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TARADALE SUMMER
Volunteers
Volunteers have allowed Taradale Community to thrive.
We recently awarded a lifetime memberships to Allan
and Jane Barton for over 10 years of service. This
summer we are celebrating over 11 years of service
and dedication to Noshy and Khalil Karbani. Noshy
Volunteers Call Out and Khalil were instrumental in pushing Taradale to
Could you help out? We are currently looking for: become a thriving Community Association.Though
ASSISTANT SECRETARY they have stepped down from their multitudes of
To assist our amazing secretary with office duties. positions within the association, we are proud to keep
them as lifetime members and volunteers.
SOCIAL MEDIA GURU
Helping with Facebook, our website and newsletter.
EVENT ASSISTANT
To help with organizing and promoting our events.
Contact Us:
Office Phone: 403-930-6188 Ext.1
Mail: #29 7555 Falconridge Blvd. N.E.
Calgary A.B.T3J-0C9
Facebook: Taradale Community Association
Web: Taradaleca.ca
Allan and Jane Barton
FREE Family Fun Event
June 2nd 9 am - 4 pm
Genesis Centre Common Area
Shopping, Flowers,
Memberships, Community
Leaders and Q&As.
Khalil and Noshy Karbani
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Green Spaces &
Property Values
We all know the benefits of getting
outside: social, spiritual, physical,
psychological but did you know parks,
green spaces and ponds help raise
property values in addition to spirits?
A well-designed park or green space
is beautiful to the eye but the benefits
of them are also far-reaching for our
communities. They:
• encourage residents of the
community to play and be more
active
• provide a safe area for people to walk
through in the evenings
• boost social interactions which can
lead to reduced crime
• unite communities and encourage
residents to engage with nature
Ponds end up lightening the load of
sewage and storm water runoff, as
they are much more effective and
exponentially less expensive at storm
water management than man-made
sewers.
Rest and recreation resonates so
strongly with people that they are willing
PARKS FOUNDATION CALGARY
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OCTOBER 2017 that allows them to unwind. The National
Association of Realtors survey found
that 50 percent of home buyers were
prepared to pay 10 percent more for the
same house if located near a park as
well to schools.
But it’s not only homeowners who value
parks, property values are now higher
near parks and with increased interest
in park investment, businesses are
willing to spend top dollar developing
properties with even greater profits.
Paul Matharoo
Re/Max Real Estate (Central)
Lotus Link Summer 2018 Page 5
Message From Your Ward 5 Councillor
George Chahal
Summer season is here or French as their mother tongue language. The
and we have a bunch resulting policy will ensure that the municipality’s
of different festivals information reaches all residents, keeps them
around the city in June informed and engaged, and that the municipality’s
to enjoy! Neighbour resources for translation and interpretation are used
Day (Calgary.ca/ effectively. For more information, please check out
NeighbourDay) is on the Ward 5 web page at Calgary.ca/Ward5.
June 16! Be sure to let
We will also be having a Ward 5 Community Clean-
my office know if you
up in July and we are looking for volunteers in all of
are hosting an event
our communities! Please e-mail ward05@calgary.
and when sharing
ca for more information or if you are interested in
pictures on Facebook
or Instagram, use volunteering.
the hashtag #Ward5YYCNeighbourday2018 – your 3-1-1 is your best way to access the City anytime,
picture could be shared on my social media! anywhere! This is a great resource the City has set
City Council has been hectic at times, but we are up and we want all of our residents to utilize this
making some great progress on many initiatives. service. 3-1-1 is for non-emergency and non-law
Construction crews have started to work on the enforcement (e.g. by-law related issues, potholes,
bottleneck on Metis Trail and we will have two lanes street cleaning etc.). You can download the 3-1-1
north of 80 Ave NE by the end of 2018, and perhaps app on your phone for convenience, or dial 3-1-1 the
earlier. Please give yourselves more time to get to old fashioned way!
your destinations during construction and for more Please contact our office at ward05@calgary.ca or
information contact 311 or The City’s website. join us on Twitter/Facebook @ChahalGeorge to keep
I brought forward a Notice of Motion to City your finger on the pulse for everything Ward 5 and
Council in April that passed unanimously (15-0) the City of Calgary!
to direct Administration to create a Multilingual Yours truly,
Communication and Engagement Policy. George Chahal
Approximately 1/3 of Calgary’s population and 2/3 Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @ChahalGeorge
of Ward 5’s population does not identify with English Calgary.ca/Ward5
Adult FIT Park Grand Opening Neighbour Day
We are celebrating neighbour day in a big way this year. All Taradale residents are invited to a celebration of
FREE fun, prizes and fitness. Food will be available.
June 16th at our new Adult Fit Park, 80th Ave and Taralake Way N.E. (beside Tim Hortons)
Activities, games and prizes along with surprise guests and a FREE instructor led Fitness Class.
The fun happens between 9 am - 2 pm. Bring your neighbours!
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Community Thanks Go Out to Our
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trucks, one for organics, basically yard waste that’s sometimes we do not
too big for your green bin (but no sod), and one for appreciate those owners
garbage (furniture, mattresses, wood etc.). Recon who provide easy access 0T
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appliances, metal car parts, bicycles, and other items. During our preparation for
They will not accept microwaves, or any appliances Saddle Ridge’s 50th anniversary this February, some
with freon, including but not limited to fridges, businesses came forward to make our celebration
freezers, water coolers and air conditioners. most enjoyable. Special thanks go out to the
Action Tyres will be accepting old tires, on or off following businesses that helped us in some way
the rims. Techno Trash Alberta will be recycling with products and financial support: Taradale COOP
electronics such as TVs, computers, laptops and (Barry Van Engelen, Manager), Safeway-Sobeys
all their accessories. Among the items we will not in Saddletowne Centre (Chris Gartner, Manager),
be able to accept, in addition to those already Saddletowne Boston Pizza, Tim Horton’s in Taradale
mentioned, are propane tanks, hazardous chemicals, and Castleridge-Westwinds locations, and Northeast
paint and gas-powered tools such as lawn mowers. Dental Hygiene.
If you have gently used clothing, linens, small Saddle Ridge Community Association encourages
household items (but no furniture), the Cerebral Palsy our residents to drop into these businesses and
Association will have volunteers ready to accept your thank them for their generosity. Frequent shopping
donations. This clean-up is intended for household at these businesses would be another way to show
items. Commercial loads greatly slow down our our appreciation. Besides coming forward with help
lineup, and you will be directed to take commercial for our 50th anniversary celebration, most of these
garbage to the nearest landfill. While there is no businesses have been happy to support us in some
charge to drop off your garbage, we would ask you way at our annual summer pond parties. Once again,
to consider purchasing a community membership cheers and thanks to the business sponsors for
for $10 to support the work we do in Saddle Ridge. Saddle Ridge’s community events.
(cheaper than a trip to the landfill!) —Greg Steiner
If you can’t wait till September, the schedule for city
clean-ups is at calgary.ca/cleanup. You are welcome
to attend any clean-up, use of the city packer
trucks is always free, but the sponsoring community
associations may charge for other services they
provide. If you have questions, suggestions, or would
like to volunteer to help on the day of the clean-up,
contact me at sadderidgelanduse@shaw.ca
Judy Brown
VP and Land Use Chairman
Saddle Ridge Community Association
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Special Events Summer Calendar
Visit our website at www.genesis-centre.ca or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pg/
GenesisCentreYYC/about for an up-to-date schedule of drop-in times and activities.
TARADALE
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CULTURAL SUMMER CAMPS (JULY 9-13) BREAKFAST
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HEALTH &
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SUMMER CAMPS (JULY 16-20)
SENIORS
SPORTS DAY
SUMMER CAMPS (JULY 23-27)
SUMMER CAMPS (JULY 30-AUG 3)
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Lotus Link Summer 2018 Page 11MARTINDALE SUMMER
AGM Thanks Summer Clean-Up
We want to thank all of the residents of Martindale for June 23, 2018 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
coming out to the Annual General Meeting that took 110 Martin Crossing Park
place at the Genesis Centre on Monday, April. 30th. Community Garage / Parking Lot
Here is a picture of some of our board members with FREE TO ALL RESIDENTS!
the “Milestone Award” for the Martindale Community
Association, celebrating 30 years of serving the Bring your trash, garden trash, furniture, sports
community from 1988 to 2018! Thank you Federation equipment, construction garbage, toilets, sinks,
of Calgary Communities! drywall, renovation garbage, desks, chairs, sofas,
leaves, grass, tree cuttings, lumber, garden tools, and
broken garbage cans.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:
Propane Tanks, Microwaves, Paint Cans, Used Oil,
Tires, Water Coolers, Appliances, Fridges Stoves,
Freezers, Household Chemicals
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING:
TV’s, radios, cell phones, computers, monitors,
video games, clock radios. Partnering with eCycle
Solutions.
PLEASE NOTE:
This clean-up is for community residents only.
DO NOT BRING COMMERCIAL GARBAGE.
Nagar Keertan Sponsored by City of Calgary Waste
& Recycling Services.
The Annual Sikh Parade, Nagar Keertan, will be
happening on Saturday May 12th from 10:00 am -
3:30 pm. This parade is organized by the Sikh
community and showcases Sikh faith and
culture. Everyone is welcome to attend. Go to
dashmeshcalgary.com for information regarding the
parade route and road closures.
June 16 at Crossing Park School!
MCA MEMBERSHIPS
Do you have your MCA membership yet?
You can call us at 403-930-6188 ext. 2 or
email us at martindale_community@yahoo.ca
Only $10.00!
Page 12 Lotus Link Summer 2018Spring is finally here and
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Irfan Sabir Student
Making Life Better for Families in
Transportation
Calgary McCall Survey
With summer at our doorstep and the
Every day over 700,000 students
end of school year fast approaching,
across Alberta travel to and
I want to focus the attention on
from school. We have heard
education. All students in Alberta
from Albertans that the student
deserve the best education that we
transportation system needs
can deliver. Our government knows
to improve to make life better
that stability in the school system helps
for Alberta students and their
students and their families, and we will
families.
continue to protect these core services
for Albertans. We are committed to Our government is asking
working with our education partners – including parents – in the best Albertan parents, students, and
interest of students. community members to fill out
a survey to inform changes
20 new schools and modernizations are planned in Alberta including to student transportation
plans for 5 new schools in Calgary as part of budget 2018. After regulations that will take effect in
meeting with community members, parents and students in the 2019/20 school year.
the community, I advocated for a new elementary school in our To help Albertans share their
community. I’m happy to announce a new school will be built in the thoughts and priorities on the
Skyview Ranch community. student transportation criteria, go
to www.education.alberta.ca/
In addition to the reduction in school fees and the freeze in tuition student-transportation
for postsecondary, the government is also making access to child
care more affordable for families by adding 7,300 $25-a-day child Student transportation is an
care spaces across the province in 2018, In Calgary 30 centres will integral part of the education
accommodate 2,018 spaces. system. Our government
continues to support a safe
In Budget 2018, a further $15.5 million will be put towards the transportation system for
governments targeted school nutrition program for elementary students across the province
students for 2018/19 school year. Students in participating schools The survey will help determine
will receive a daily nutritious meal. It is estimated 30,000 students the potential changes to the
will receive a daily nutritious meal in the 2018-19 school year. distance criteria and mandated
service levels and any safety
During the worst economic downturn in a generation, our considerations that may be
government chose to respond by working to make life better and added.
putting regular people first taking prudent steps to build new and The survey will close on
modernized schools and protecting that the basic services that our June 15, 2018.
communities rely on. Albertans have told us that education is an
important priority and I am proud to be part of a government that
defends and improves the things that matter.
For information please contact my office at 403-216-5424 or follow
us on social media. I can best serve you when I hear from you.
Irfan Sabir
MLA Calgary-McCall
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http://www.genesis-centre.ca/pdfs/skate.pdfAt Elevo Mortgages Inc. we’ll evaluate your needs and goals and formulate a strategy specifically
designed to meet your requirements. We understand that mortgages aren’t a one size fits all solution.
For best rates and service,
ਆਪਣੇ ਘਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਮੋਰਗੇਜ and for all your residential
ਦਾ ਘੱਟ ਤੋ ਘੱਟ ਰੇਟ ਅਤੇ and commercial mortgage
ਵਧੀਆ ਤੋ ਵਧੀਆ ਸਰਿਵਸ ਤੇ needs call Baldev Dhah.
ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ ਸਲਾਹ ਲਈ ਬਲਦੇਵ ✓ 1st Time Home Buyers
ਢਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲੋ ਜਾਂ ਫੋਨ ਕਰੋ | ✓ New Immigrant Program
✓ Refinance/Renewal
✓ Transfer/Switch
Baldev S. Dhah Broker/Owner ✓ Line of Credit
Cell: 403.617.1199 ✓ Debt Consolidation
Phone: 403.264.7750
✓ Commercial Mortgage
Fax: 403.264.7752
✓ Unsecured Line of Credit
dhah.b@elevomortgages.com
✓ Mortgage Life Insurance
www.elevomortgages.com
Unit 101, 2230 68 Street NE
Calgary, AB T1Y0A2
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