Cambrian Heights Community Association :: Calgary, AB
A resource for the residents of Cambrian Heights
As announced at our Annual General Meeting a significant upgrade to our Community Hall kitchen facilities will be undertaken during the summer months. This construction project is being almost completely financed by City of Calgary and Provincial Grants and will result in our Hall having a commercial kitchen status to allow the development of new programs and community activities.
The Stampede Breakfast will return in July 2018.
The City of Calgary will be resurfacing 14th Street between 21st Ave and 64th Ave. Various lane closures will be occurring from May 29 until September 30, 2017. For more information, visit www.calgary.ca/paving
In addition, the City is planning some major changes to the Northmount Drive and 14th Street area involving road upgrade, bicycle lanes and traffic patterns through the summer months. For more information go to www.calgary.ca and search Northmount Drive Improvement Project.
Please see the Cambrian Heights Community Association 2017 Annual General Meeting presentation for an overview of the agenda highlights, year in review, special resolutions, current issues and CHCA moving forward in 2017.
Cambrian Heights Community Association
Annual General Meeting
Thursday, May 18 @ 7:30 PM
At the CHCA Community Hall
Exciting garden-themed talks presented by Janet Melrose, “Calgary’s Cottage Gardener”.
Jointly sponsored by the Silver Springs Edible Garden Group and The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs.
Nurturing relationships can change everything. This program is designed to help parents and children aged 7-13 years learn skills for a more nurturing way of life, with staff engaging with families in their homes and in community spaces identified by the family.
This 7-week group program will support parents and children ages 6-11 learn skills for a more nurturing way of life through interactive activities.
Hearing loss is one of the fastest growing chronic conditions facing Canadians and affects all age groups. The 2013 Stats Canada numbers show 7% of people aged 19-39, 16% of people aged 40-59 and 47% of people aged 60-79 experience some form of hearing loss. Hearing loss can be sudden or gradual and sometimes we may not know we are experiencing a hearing loss. There are many causes ranging from excess noise, illness, aging, genetic factors and pharmaceuticals.
Some signs of hearing loss include:
If you are experiencing any or some of these symptoms, it is important to discuss this with your doctor to see if you need a hearing test.
On average, it can take up to 7 years for someone to acknowledge and act on hearing loss. There are many factors which impact why a person may or may not acknowledge this be it lack of awareness, feelings of embarrassment, shame or denial. The latest research suggests that the longer a hearing loss goes unmanaged the harder it is to learn to manage the change.
An important factor is the change that happens in our brains. Brains are relatively ‘plastic’ and as our hearing decreases important brain functions don’t get exercised and we lose them. Use or lose it. The good news is we can retrain our brain.
Also, those with untreated hearing loss are more likely to report depression, anxiety and are less likely to participate in organized social activities. However, hearing loss does not need to mean living less. There are supports out there.
Mentoring programs are one type of support that can alleviate the social impact of hearing loss. People with shared lived experiences are matched together and work on building skills and strategies to help manage day to day challenges. This is commonly known as mentoring. Programs like these have an impact as it has been shown that participants experience significant improvement of quality of life. No one has to go it alone.
Peer-to-Hear at Deaf & Hear Alberta provides this support. Our program matches adults dealing with hearing loss with someone who has walked a similar path and now wants to offer support. Learning to manage hearing loss can be a challenging journey. Sometimes all it takes is some friendly support from someone who understands and has had similar experiences. Hearing loss does not need to be a barrier to fully participating in one’s community.
For more information about peer mentoring for those living with hearing loss, please contact Deaf & Hear Alberta 403-284-6200 or info@deafandhearalberta.ca
Written by: Kylie Bradbury, Peer Mentoring Coordinator at Deaf & Hear Alberta
Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Consider the Home-Start program.
Interested in getting involved? Volunteer to enhance your community and join our Social Committee!
Pick your event and commitment and email social@cambrianheightscommunity.com
Hello to all potential Cambrian Heights School, Kindergarten Parents
On Monday, January 9th Cambrian Heights School opens its registration for Kindergarten.
Welcome to Cambrian Heights! ……Our school is a vibrant, engaging environment with a committed focus on foundational learnings, inquiry-based exploring and “failing forward” for all our students from Kindergarten to Grade 6.
On Monday, January 9th Cambrian Heights School opens its registration for Kindergarten.
We provide a Reggio-based Kindergarten program which involves an emphasis on play-based-learning and helps to cultivate children’s curiosity, wonder and imagination.
Literary and Numeracy are our foundational focus and we help students to develop inquiry and critical thinking skills around learning about our world.
We are excited to welcome you and your child into our Cambrian Heights School community and encourage you to contact our front office to book a personalized tour at 403-777-6150 in the New Year 2017.
Scott Jeffrey, Principal
Cambrian Heights School
640 Northmount Dr. N.W.
Calgary, T2K 3J5
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