Did you know that The City provides free reminders for your blue, green and black cart pickup days? All you need to do is sign up! When it’s time to put your carts out for collection, we’ll send you a reminder. Get instant access to your pickup schedule, plus useful tips for using your blue, green and black carts. You’ll also receive notifications about any changes to your collection schedule.

Sign up for free collection day reminders at calgary.ca/collection. You can get notifications by:

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There’s also an option to print your own calendar. Don’t have access to a printer at home? Ask a family member or friend to print the calendar for you, or print it for free at a Calgary Public Library location.

Tell a neighbour, friend or family member to sign up too! If they need a bit of help, download the app on their iPhone/Android or sign them up for the type of reminders that work best for them, such as email or telephone. Visit calgary.ca/collection to learn more.

On November 30 we held our third annual kids Lego Contest thanks to the organizer Nancy Else. It was again very well attended with 33 entries and about 75 people viewing the various Lego creations. Everyone was impressed with the creativity by the kids and especially the project done by the University of Calgary engineering students.

Please enjoy the pictures below and support events such as these through participation and adding your name to the volunteer list.

Contact President@cambrianheightscommunity.com should you wish to obtain information on volunteering or getting involved with other Cambrian Heights Community activities.

Chef Don Turnbull hosted the second cooking class this year at Cambrian Heights’ new commercial kitchen. This time the focus was on autumn with the deboning of a turkey-sized for 16 and cooked with all the trimmings within 1.5 hours. In addition to the main meal, there was specially prepared soup and a delicious dessert. Don was helped by Nancy Else with her two daughters who served the main course with wine in the main hall with festive music. Everyone enjoyed the cooking, carving, and presentation secrets of Chef Don with active questions and answers throughout the evening. The demand for another event was unanimous. A few pictures below demonstrate the intimate atmosphere and wonderful food prepared that evening.

For the second year, the Parents of Cambrian School were supported by the Cambrian Heights Community in their Home Based Trade Show fundraiser. This year the vendor space was sold out offering a variety of crafts and market merchandise. The event was a success as monies were raised to support activities for the children in the school. Krista Steinke and her team of volunteers worked diligently to help the vendors best display their merchandise. While pre-event advertising used their parental association social media and Cambrian Heights helped with their signage and social media output, foot traffic was lighter than the prior year. Efforts for additional street signage next year should help improve the attendance as will testaments from this year’s happy shoppers. The pictures below show some of the vendors and the setup in the community hall. Be sure to attend next year and mark on your calendars on November 7th.

This years Halloween Party and Dance was once again a great success. Over 140 attended the event with children of all ages involved in the costume contests, music and games. The DJ was great this year and helped create an enthusiastic evening for all. The pizza and treats the energy level remained high all evening. We want to thank Board members Jodi and Jennifer as overseers and to the new volunteers Mary Hopkins, Tammy Orsay, Iris Martinez and Merv Matson who managed the event planning and evening. Everyone was having too much fun to take pictures but the few we have are shown below.

On a beautiful September afternoon, we gathered with about 100 friends and neighbours to enjoy the process of creating a meal together, listening to music and sharing a glass of cheer.  This was our 2nd Asado Event and once again it was a great success and a party that went well into the evening. Pictures from the event are provided below. We thank Jim Tubman for his photography skills. We also thank all those who spent the day with us.

Ana, Glenn, Ben, Vivian, Peter, Al, Lara, Martina, Renette, Jeanette, Alyn, Carol, Jim, Dave, Lori, Leslie, Dave, Jen, Derek, Lynne, Angelique, Michelle, Sue, Chris, Daryl, all our kids, and so many others who joined in and lent a hand!

The Cambrian Heights Community Association especially salutes each of Jodi Dixon, Gray Kettle & Pablo Policzer for their tireless work as authors, organizers, cooks, setup, managers and cleanup supervisors for an event of this magnitude.

The Cambrian Heights Community Association and Ward 4 Community Event Fund supported the Asado by subsidizing all our tickets!  Thank you to our board members who work behind the scenes to keep Cambrian Heights connected.

Ross from Barbecues Galore, Jean at Salsita Mexican Food Market and Jordon at Kelly’s Specialty Meats generously supported our event!   When you visit them at their stores, take a moment to say hello, they’re really great people.

In August some residents on Coleridge Road organized a Block Party and took advantage of the Cambrian Heights Community subsidy of $100 to help provide food and activities formal neighbours and their children.

We attach some photos of the event and congratulate such residents as Dave Mellott, Luke Fugazi, Brendan McCashin and their wives and neighbours for organizing the afternoon festivities that was well attended and brought residents of the area together to celebrate summer.

We encourage all residents of our community to consider organizing such an event either this Fall or in 2010. Feel free to contact the community at president@cambrianheightscommunity.com for grants details.

In the spring of 2018 Cambrian Heights community, along with strong support from the Rosemont community, united to lobby against the annexation by Calgary Parks of the community Park Reserve Lands on 32nd Avenue for the proposed expansion of Queen’s Park Cemetery. The community was successful, as were residents in 2005-6, in protecting this valuable green space. This space was established in 2007 as one of Calgary’s first Off-Leash Dog Parks and serves the residents of Cambrian Heights and neighbouring communities.

To build on these efforts, and as part of a broader “open spaces strategy” for the community, the Cambrian Heights Planning Committee is forming a committee to focus on the enhancement and development of this Park Reserve as an Off-Leash Dog Park into the future. We have joined with Rosemont and enlisted the support of Bentall Kennedy to raise funds and design improvements to this Park to enhance its usability and effectiveness as a place where all residents of our communities may bring their dogs for exercise, social interaction and enjoyment of the outdoors.

If you have ideas, some time, energy and a desire to protect this valuable resource please contact by email either Daryl Connolly (president@cambrianheightscommunity.com) or Daryl Beatty (dbeatty@decisiveedge.com) to offer your participation.

ParksFest invites Calgarians from every quadrant of the city to dream big, share ideas and re-imagine the future of community parks.

ParksFest is a free, public outdoor event, taking place in Haultain Park on Saturday, September 21 from 1 – 4 p.m. This event will feature giant inflatable games, carnival games and stage performances. ParksFest also marks the official 10th anniversary celebration of Parks Foundation Calgary’s Building Communities program. To celebrate we will be awarding $50,000 through our special funding round – the Energize Awards.

Building Communities was created in 2009 with a vision of providing safe, interactive and fun spaces for Calgarians to play and build connections. Since its inception, Building Communities has provided more than $23 million dollars towards 160 local community projects. This year, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, ten local community projects were selected to compete for an additional $50,000 in award money ($25,000 for first place, $15,000 for second place, $10,000 for third place). These are called the Energize Awards. Calgarians will get a chance to place their vote at ParksFest for the Building Communities projects they think are most deserving of an Energize Award.

Click HERE to watch a video story of each project. All voting will take place on September 21 at ParksFest, with the successful award winners being named that day.

The Cambrian Heights Community Association (CHCA) is developing an open spaces strategy as part of its “Creating Our Future Together” initiative. This strategy is about ensuring Cambrian Heights is a community with “great open spaces” that serve as natural gathering points in the community and promote the quality of life of residents. Additionally, increased usage of these spaces contributes to building a vibrant community and helps to ensure their preservation for generations to come.

A key aspect of this strategy involves reimagining our open spaces, looking beyond what they currently are to what they could ultimately become. At this point, one area of focus is the park space located at northeast corner of 32nd Avenue NW & 10th Street NW. This space, which is a designated off-leash space, is a destination for pet owners from throughout the area and was the focus of a recent attempt by the City to remove this valuable park from our community for expansion of Queen’s Park Cemetery.

So, how might we reimagine and enhance this off-leash space to create the best possible experience for animals and people alike? If you are interested in getting involved in this conversation, the CHCA is looking for you. Please contact us at cambrianheights@gmail.com.