May 26, 8am-1pm

Map updated May 25, 2012 (will be updated regularly)

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WENTWORTH GARAGE SALES MAP

Meeting details:

Date:  June 13, 2012 (Wednesday)

Time:  7:30 pm

Location:  CO-OP Grocery Store – Boardroom

May 26, 8am-1pm

You’ll host your own garage sale, and we’ll help you advertise it.  Fingers crossed for good weather!!

Register your participation with the Wentworth Residents Association at contact.wentworth@gmail.com.  It’s free with your annual HOA fees (Due April 30, 2012).

We will:

• Include your address on a map listing all sales within the Wentworth boundaries, and distribute the map Saturday morning to garage sale shoppers.
• Advertise in the Herald classifieds for a Community Parade of Garage Sales, drawing in shoppers from across the City
• Advertise on Kijiji, also drawing in shoppers from across the City
• Advertise on boulevard neon signs for our Wentworth Parade of Garage Sales, increasing volume of participation, and drawing in shoppers

You will:

• Host your own sale at your own house, and keep all proceeds
• Post local directional signs to your sale, if you wish
• Encourage your neighbour to participate too!

Good luck with your sale!

Please plan to attend the Annual General Meeting, to be held Monday April 23 at 7:30pm, in the Community Room at the Co-op store.  (go up the stairs to the left of Customer Service).

The Board of Directors will be reviewing the past year’s activities and the plans for 2012.

We are looking for new members to join the board.

• WSCR members only program. Cost of membership is only $25 a year.
• Ice Time: Every Wed: 10:45am to 11:45am
• The season goes from Feb to March
• Program targeted to parents with toddlers but skate time is open to all members

Regular Price of Admission:

• Public Skating Admission Adult (18-64) – $7
• Child & Senior (12 years and under & 65 years and older) – $3

Our Rates for Members:

• Free. (Does not include skate and helmet rentals)

Skating Rules and Regulations:

• Helmets are mandatory for all public skaters at all times. Hockey or All Sport helmets are accepted.
• No shoes permitted on the ice – only skates.
• Hockey sticks, pucks, playing hockey, playing high-speed games and figure skating are not permitted during public skating.
• No strollers, sleds or personal skate aids permitted on the ice.
• Public skaters must follow skate traffic at all times (counter clockwise).
• No food or beverage is permitted on the ice.
• Waivers must be signed

Skate and Helmet Rental:               

• Skate rentals are $5, Helmet Rentals $2. (you can provide your own equipment)

Volunteers:

• Free membership to volunteers: Volunteers are needed to track roll call and to help with equipment rental.
• Parents can register for the ice time as they see fit. Volunteer to record how many sessions have been used.

Registration:

• Registration: WSCR memberships:  www.wscr.ca
• For any questions or concerns please contact Brian at 403 700 5596 or bseo17@gmail.com
  

Minimal time commitment – meetings once every 1-2 months

Learn what is happening in your community

No experience required

Please contact us at contact.wentworth@gmail.com

The day a person buys a home, life changes.  It empowers an individual, strengthens the family and builds a better community.  For many moderate-income Calgarians,  the opportunity for homeownership is limited. Due to the high average price of a home in Calgary and the difficulty of saving for a down payment in today’s market, thousands of working middle-income Calgarians who earn a household income less than $80,000, and who can qualify for a mortgage often find themselves excluded from owning their own home.

Attainable Homes Calgary (AHCC) is a self-sustaining, non-profit organization owned by The City of Calgary.  It was created to bridge the housing affordability gap and empower middle income Calgarians with the means to buy homes, build equity and create financial stability for their futures by providing community solutions to home ownership.  Through a combination of administering the Attainable Home Ownership Program (AHOP) which offers down payment assistance by way of a 5% wholly forgivable loan, and fostering relationships and collaborations between the home building industry and the various individuals and businesses that are responsible for making homeownership available, AHCC is able to provide home ownership opportunities to moderate-income Calgarians who may have otherwise been priced out of the market. We have been asked on many occasions, “how do we do this and what’s the catch?” It’s really very simple. Our unique AHOP allows AHCC to assist in the purchase of the home and in turn, the home owner and Attainable Homes share in the future appreciation. The program gives the freedom to sell the home at anytime to the open market and the home buyer keeps their share of the appreciation. We then re-invest our portion back into AHOP; allowing us to continue offering the program to other working middle-income Calgarians.

Over the last year, AHCC is proud to say that they have provided home ownership to Calgarians from individuals and single parents to couples and families in communities such as Deer Run SE, Sherwood NW and Cranston SE and will continue to provide home ownership opportunities in other communities across Calgary. AHCC is about to start the development permit process on a site in West Springs community, which is designated for the Attainable Homes Calgary program. We will be partnering with a local Calgary builder, in 2012, to begin the development of 60-70 quality, entry-level townhouse condominiums. These townhomes will be located at 156 – 89 Street SW.  We hope to apply for a development permit in the spring of 2012 and hope to break ground in late summer of this year. AHCC is committed to community engagement and successful communication is a two-way street. Building trust and fostering relationships with the communities that we build in, and making informed decisions based on community and all stakeholder feedback is part of building a vibrant community and city.

Our goal is to: Engage the West Springs community and all interested stakeholders in the site development process.  Receive feedback from participants about the site development plans; which will be considered and incorporated to the greatest extent possible.  Remain committed to open and transparent communication with its stakeholders and all members of the public and ensure that ongoing information is available through its website and other defined channels.  To learn more about AHCC, visit http://attainablehomescalgary.ca.

Stampede Casino, April 12 & 13, 2012

They are looking for 45 volunteers—if interested, please contact Kevin MacDonald at fundraising@wscr.ca

As an incentive, WSCRCA will rebate each volunteer’s annual membership fee ($25).

http://wscr.ca/membership

1. Who is responsible for clearing snow and ice from Calgary sidewalks?
2. What is The City’s priority system for sidewalk snow and ice control?
3. What is a continuous barrier?
4. Can property owners be fined for failing to remove snow and ice from a sidewalk?
5. Who can I contact with questions or concerns, including reporting of bylaw infractions or a warning notice issued in error?

Pathway snow clearing

Pathways cleared of snow:

Bow River Pathway System
Elbow River Pathway System
Nose Creek Pathway System
Regional Pathways in the Uplands
Pathway Connectors to LRT Stations
Priority 2 Pathways

Meeting details:

Date:  November 7th, 2011 (Monday)

Time:  7:30 pm

Location:  CO-OP Grocery Store – Boardroom