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PARKDALETHE OFFICIAL PARKDALE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

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DELIVERED MONTHLY TO 1,700 HOUSEHOLDSJULY 2019

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Parkdale

Name Age Contact Course

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CONTENTS

5 VOLUNTEER PROFILE

6 PCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND MEETINGS FOR 2019

6 MP LEN WEBBER’S REPORT

7 COUNCILLOR DRUH FARRELL’S REPORT

7 CALGARY POLICE SERVICE: STATISTICAL REPORTS

8 STAMPEDE BREAKFAST

9 SAFE & SOUND: HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS

9 BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS

10 PARKS, PEOPLE, PLACES: URBAN LIVING NEAR RIVERS

11 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MORPHEUS THEATRE

11 NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF NOSE HILL

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10 11Disclaimer: 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 Parkdale 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 Parkdale Community and/or Residents’ Association does not endorse any person or persons advertising in this newsletter. Publication of any advertisements should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services.

PARKDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The PCA Office is usually open 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday.

Please call or email and leave a message if you need support from the PCA Office. The PCA Office is closed on all statutory holidays.

EXECUTIVE

President Amanda Affonso

Vice-President Jon Balkwill

Treasurer Beata Graham

Secretary Jason Tauber

BOARD MEMBERS

Director, Communications EmmaLee Taylor

Director, Community Garden Jason Tauber

Director, Events Tammy German

Director, Fund Development Andy Thiessen

Director, Membership Wendy Wang

Director, Planning and Development Judy Hoad

Director, Rink John Butterwick

Director, Soccer Angus Smith

Director, SSASD/SSASPG Vince Walker

Director Ruby Miller

Director Steve Lemp

CITY OF CALGARY REPRESENTATIVE (EX-OFFICIO)

Catherine GulinaoContact: [email protected]

3512 - 5 Avenue NW, Calgary AB T2N 0V7 403-283-5767

[email protected] www.parkdalecommunity.com

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Parkdale Volunteer: Lori KetchukAt the time Lori Ketchuk and her husband moved to Parkdale in 1996, our neighbourhood looked a little dif-ferent. Two-story houses were uncommon, most homes were little bungalows built in the 1950s. Most of the people who called this neighbourhood home had lived here since purchasing their family home in the 1950s and 1960s. The few children who lived in the neighbour-hood went to the local school, Parkdale Elementary. Lori thought her children would have the same opportunity as the kids who grew up in Parkdale before them—to make friends in the neighbourhood by going to Park-dale Elementary.

During evenings in the spring, when Lori drives by the soccer fields on 29th Street, she’s struck by the num-ber of kids. Seeing children in the community, playing together and making friends is beautiful for Lori. After Parkdale Elementary closed in 2003, Lori was concerned children living in Parkdale wouldn’t have the chance to become friends with each other, because they were all going to different schools. Parkdale’s soccer program is one-way families get to know each other, as are Park-dale Community Association (PCA) events.

Seeing this new group of kids in the neighbourhood, Lori decided she wanted to help them feel connected to Parkdale. Growing up in a small town, Lori knew every-one, and everyone knew her. Neighbours weren’t just neighbours, they were friends, but living in the big city can make it hard to connect with others. “We can get lost,” Lori explains, “We don’t always know each other. If you have events in your community, people have the opportunity to meet and you can feel a little less lost.”

When an opportunity to help organize the Children’s Christmas Party arose in 2013, Lori decided to make it a family affair, “My husband and I thought it was a good opportunity to show our kids the importance of volun-teering.” Their children, especially, enjoy preparing the goodie bags the kids take home.

Helping to host a community event for kids in the neighbourhood was important to Lori, because she wants to help create a better community and world for

them to thrive in. “The nice thing for the children in the neighbourhood is that they can have their community friends, even if they go to different schools, or partici-pate in other activities outside of the community. They can come home and have their community friends.”

Thank you, Lori, for spending countless hours over the years to prepare, coordinate, and put on the annual Children’s Christmas Party! Your effort to make Parkdale a community where neighbours not only know each other, but are friends, is very much appreciated.

P.S. We hope to see you and your family and friends at this year’s Children’s Christmas Party on December 7!

VOLUNTEER PROFILE

Lori Ketchuk with her daughter Robyn

The Oromo people of Ethiopia have been known to plant coffee trees on the

graves of powerful sorcerers. This tradition emerged from

a myth in their culture were the first coffee trees grew from the tears of a god who wept in grief over a sorcerer who passed away.

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July•Wednesday evenings – Kids Garden Club (6:00-7:30

pm) Community Garden•8th-12th – Farm to Fork Week Long Day Camp (9:00

am-4:00 pm) Main Hall•13th – Parkdale Community Association and Parkdale

Nifty Fifties Seniors Association Stampede Breakfast (9:00 am-11:00 am) Parking Lot•21st – Canning and Preserving: Jams and Jellies (9:00

am-12:00 pm) Main Hall•22nd-26th – Kids on the Go! Week Long Day Camp

(9:00 am-4:00 pm) Main Hall•29th – Sportball (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Main Hall•30th – Sportball (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Main Hall•31st – Sportball (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Main Hall

August•Wednesday evenings – Kids Garden Club (6:00-7:30

pm) Community Garden•1st – Sportball (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Main Hall•2nd – Sportball (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Main Hall•5th-9th – Culinary Masters Week Long Day Camp (9:00

am-4:00 pm) Main Hall•19th-23rd – Sportball (1:00 pm-4:00 pm) Main Hall•25th – Canning and Preserving: Perfectly Pickled (9:30

am-12:30 pm) Main Hall

September•3rd – PCA Garden Steering Committee Meeting (7:00

pm-9:00 pm) Boardroom•7th – Parkdale PetFest (10:00 am-4:00 pm) Parking Lot•9th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30-11:00 pm) Main Hall•10th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall•16th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall•17th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall•23rd – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall•24th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall•30th – Ballroom Dance Classes (5:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Main Hall

PCA Calendarof Events and Meetings for 2019For more information www.parkdalecommunity.com

Calgary ConfederationLen Webber, MP2020 10 St NW, T2M3M2

403-220-0888 [email protected]

What Does It Mean?Becoming a Canadian citizen is a life-changing moment. For those of us born in Canada, we often do not give our citizenship much thought, but we should.

Citizenship comes with both rights and responsibilities. Very often, we focus on the rights that our Canadian citizenship affords, but rarely do we discuss the respon-sibilities it comes with.

It has been an honour to speak at citizenship ceremon-ies as we welcome more people into the Canadian family. My remarks to our newest Canadians may inter-est you as I feel every Canadian should take a moment to reflect on what it means to be a citizen:

Today, you raised your hand and took the oath of Can-adian citizenship.

Today you become part of the Canadian story—a land of many people from many lands with one shared goal – a better Canada.

Now, you will to be able to participate in our great dem-ocracy. No matter your political stripe, you all now have a treasured duty to participate and make Canada even greater.

Today, you stand beside other new Canadians. Each of you took a different path to reach your shared goal—to become part of the Canadian family. That path has not al-ways been easy, but your presence here today tells me you know it was worth every effort.

Embrace your new citizenship, cherish what it means and enjoy what it provides.

Your new citizenship carries with it many responsibilities: to better your community, to help your fellow Canadian and to proudly represent our nation around the world.

Today, on behalf of all Canadians, I simply, and heartedly say, “Welcome to our family. Our home is your home and I proudly call you my fellow Canadian.”

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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIATWITTER@ParkdaleYYC

@ParkdaleMarket

FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/parkdalecommunity https://www.facebook.com/pcggs

Calgary Police Service Statistical ReportsThe statistics in this report reflect the reported crimes in the community of Parkdale from March 2019 and April 2019.•Assault (Non-Domestic) – 2•Commercial Robbery – 0•Street Robbery – 0•Violence ‘Other’ (Non-Domestic) – 0•Residential Break & Enter – 3•Commercial Break & Enter – 3•Theft of Vehicle – 3•Theft from Vehicle – 5•Social Disorder – 25•Physical Disorder – 2

The following events are considered social disorder: drunkenness, indecent act, juvenile complaint, land-lord/tenant dispute, mental health concern, neighbour dispute, party complaint, prowler, suspicious person, threats, drugs, noise complaint, possible gunshots, un-wanted guest/patron, prostitution, speeder, and suspi-cious auto.

The following events are considered physical disorder: fire, property damage, and abandoned auto.

General Contact Information:District 3 Office4304 14 St N.W.403-428-6300Non-Emergency Line: (403) 266-1234Emergency Line: 911E-mail: [email protected]

Mailing AddressCalgary Police Servic:e5111 47 St. N.E.Calgary, AB T3J 3R2

Councillor, Ward 7Druh Farrell

[email protected] druhfarrell.ca @DruhFarrell Druh Farrell

Attempting to Reduce: A Single-Use Items Reduction StrategyAre you familiar with the term ‘wrap rage’? It describes the frustration resulting from the common battle with heat-sealed plastic packaging encasing a new product. The feeling of satisfaction as you toss the aggravating material in the Blue Cart is hard to beat.

While closing the blue lid keeps non-degradables out of sight, out of mind, in reality, our leftover materials face an uncertain journey through the recycling mar-ket. Ideally, the materials are sorted, compress-baled, and sold to make something new. Since 2018 however, selling used plastic material has become a world-wide challenge. China began demanding a higher quality product and essentially stopped purchasing our waste. When single-use items are improperly recycled (i.e. loose plastic bags, food-soiled containers), they con-taminate material that could otherwise be sold.

At the root of the issue, we are producing and consum-ing too much plastic and the system cannot keep up. We came together as a city to recycle in 2009 with the Blue Cart program, and we were up for the task with over 579 million kilograms recycled to date. Evidently, we have more work before us, and it is time to come together again to recommit to the first of the three R’s: Reduce.

In May of 2019, Council directed City Administration to develop a Single-Use Items Reduction Strategy. Prelimi-nary public engagement with Calgarians shows the ma-jority want The City of Calgary to take action to reduce plastic waste. The final recommendations will return to Council in a year. Cities around the world are taking steps to reduce waste and we have an opportunity to take the lessons learned and find solutions that best suit Calgary. While we individually do our best to clean and sort our waste appropriately, as a City we have a respon-sibility to make good consumption habits an easy, con-venient, and affordable choice for Calgarians.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community Media-tion Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no-cost mediation and conflict coaching service that can help you resolve problems and restore peace! We help neighbours be neighbours again! www.communitymediation.ca, 403-269-2707.

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LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION: Stone patios, rock walls, synthetic lawns, raised beds, decks and fences, lighting. Sod installation, rocks. mulches, shrubs, xeriscaping. Member of BBB. Licensed. Insured. Seniors’ discount. Call 403-265-4769. YardBustersLandscaping.com.

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BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS

For business classified ad rates call Great News Publishing at 403-263-3044 or [email protected]

SAFE & SOUND

Heat-Related IllnessWith the return of summer weather, EMS would like to remind everyone to stay safe in the heat and sun this season. While children and the elderly may be more sus-ceptible to the effects of heat and sun, basic prevention measures should be taken by all to avoid a heat related illness during periods of hot and humid weather.

Heat Exhaustion•Heat exhaustion can occur due to excessive fluid loss

during periods of prolonged sweating in a hot and/or humid environment (indoors or outdoors)•Patients may suffer headaches, weakness, fatigue, nau-

sea/vomiting, thirst, chills, and profuse sweating•The patient is usually cold and damp to the touch and

the skin may appear pale, or dusky gray

Heat Stroke•Heat stroke is a medical emergency which, without

prompt treatment, could be fatal•It occurs when the body can’t cool itself naturally (e.g.

perspiration). The body’s temperature will continue to rise to dangerous levels•Due to severe dehydration and the inability to sweat,

the patient may appear flushed, and skin may be hot and dry to the touch

First Aid•First aid for all heat related illness begins with remov-

ing or sheltering the patient from the hot environment•Remove excess, or tight-fitting clothing, and allow

them to rest in a cool environment;•If the patient is conscious and alert, provide suitable

fluids such as: water, juicae, or a sports drink•If you are concerned, seek medical attention or call 9-1-1

Prevention•Stay well-hydrated by drinking plenty of water•Be aware that excessive alcohol consumption will pro-

mote dehydration•Always wear a broad brimmed hat to keep the sun off

your face and neck•Apply a broad spectrum, waterproof sunscreen with a

minimum SPF of 30+, especially for children. The sun’s UV rays peak between 11am-3pm, even on cloudy days

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PARKS, PEOPLE, PLACES

Now that we are moving into the season of warmer weather, residents on a leisurely walk along Calgary’s rivers, creeks, and even storm ponds may notice certain features of the landscape such as riparian areas (or ripar-ian zones). Riparian areas are transitional areas adjacent to water bodies (streams, rivers or lakes) and the sur-rounding uplands. The interaction between the land and the water and the moisture content in the soil in riparian areas help to create distinct plant communities. Healthy riparian areas are great habitat for songbirds and wa-terfowl, deer, beaver, amphibians, invertebrates (bugs), and even help improve habitat for fish in the river by providing shade. These areas also improve water quality by trapping sediment, controlling erosion with the deep roots of riparian plants, filtering out contaminants, and lessening the impact of floods and droughts due to their absorption and huge water storage capacity. Not only are these areas beautiful and often provide great recre-ational value, there are also economic benefits to having a healthy riparian area. These include a reduced risk of damage from flooding, improved aquatic habitat to sup-port our sport-fishing industry, and reduced costs of wa-ter treatment due to lower sediment levels in the river.

Healthy Riparian Plant Communities A healthy riparian plant community has a plentiful, wide variety of plants and very little bare ground. It has an abundance of native plant species, from seedlings & saplings to mature trees, multiple deep-rooted plants that stabilize and hold together stream banks and shore-lines. In the Calgary region, riparian tree species include balsam poplar, aspen poplar, and white spruce. Local ri-parian woody shrubs include sandbar willow, Bebb’s or beaked willow, yellow willow, pussy willow, Saskatoon bushes, prickly rose, silverberry/wolf willow, red osier dogwood, wild gooseberry, wild red raspberry, golden currant, Canada buffaloberry, and choke cherry. Sedges and rushes are other plant species found in healthy ri-parian areas. While these may look like grasses, they are actually different and are generally better at protecting

the shoreline from erosion than non-native or distur-bance-caused grass species like Kentucky Bluegrass or Quack Grass. For identification purposes, “sedges have edges” is a useful reminder that sedges have triangular stems while rushes have round stems.

Urban Stewardship Activities That Promote Healthy Riparian AreasWhen riparian areas are impacted by natural causes, such as flooding, they can usually recover over time on their own. However, changes made to these areas by people, and over-use of these areas can lead to the need for remediation and restoration work. In 2018, Calgary River Valleys (CRV), an independent non-profit organization, restored a section of the Elbow River ri-parian area with volunteer gardeners, in cooperation with a river-adjacent homeowner. This year we will be monitoring this site for how it succeeds and will also be restoring another riparian area along the Elbow River, with funding from the City of Calgary Water Resources and other funders. If you would like more information about this project or other work CRV does, or if you live adjacent to the Bow or Elbow River and are interested in learning how you can assess or improve the health of the riparian area your river-edge property, contact us by phone at (403) 268-4632, or email at [email protected]. You can also find more information on our website at CalgaryRiverValleys.org.

Urban Living Near Rivers

Seal MealLeopard seals have unique molars that make it look like they have teeth on their teeth! This allows them to fil-ter krill as they swim. It also helps them maintain a good grip on their prey, including penguins, squid, and fish.

by Calgary River Valleys

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What’s Happening at Morpheus TheatreIn the WingsLast month we announced our 25th Silver Season of Shows Worth Seeing!

Lend Me A TenorSeptember 27 to October 5, 2019By Ken Ludwig

Miracle on 34th StreetDecember 6 to 14, 2019Adapted by Mountain Community Theatre from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.

The GraduateJanuary 31 to February 15, 2020Adapted by Terry Johnson, based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry

The Pirates of PenzanceMay 1 to 16, 2020By Gilbert and Sullivan

How to Reach UsAll of our shows are produced, directed, designed and performed entirely by volunteers. If you are interested in getting involved in community theatre, where each show is a new experience and an opportunity to make new friends, we would love it if you contacted us.Contact Morpheus Theatre by calling (403) 246-2999; emailing [email protected]; or by stopping by the lower level of the Community Centre.

News from the Friends of Nose Hillby Anne Burke

Volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities, and experience con-tribute to our quality of life. Some take care of parks, green spaces, playgrounds, pathways, trees, natural areas, and off-leash areas. Others conduct eco research or provide park users with informative, interpretive experiences. You can apply on-line at www.calgary.ca, use the 311 mobile app, or phone 311.

Individuals commit to 6 shifts per season to volunteer as park interpreters at city parks, including Nose Hill. They greet park visitors; provide information, presentations, and interpretive activities to visitors; and promote upcoming Parks program-ming. Parks Interpretive Experience positions are seasonal (May - October). Sanctuary Host positions at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary are year-round and subject to availability. Green Leaders assist us to identify park projects in the community and organize community volunteers for projects, such as paint-ing benches or picnic tables, invasive species pulls, and park cleanups.

Individuals or groups make short commitments to promote responsible pet etiquette in off-leash dog parks. They attend scheduled P.U.P.P.Y. events with Parks staff where volunteers participate in park cleanup and distribute dog waste pick-up bags and other materials to park users.

The Off-Leash Ambassador program is a volunteer-led ap-proach to educate citizens about responsible pet owner-ship and to ensure safety in off-leash areas. The program was launched in 2013 as part of a commitment to work with and support Calgarians, to comply with the bylaws in Calgary's 150 off-leash areas.

Volunteers in the Off-Leash Ambassador program act as posi-tive role models. They promote responsible pet ownership, with positive pet interactions and safety, in our off-leash parks and at community events. They answer questions about Cal-gary’s bylaws in off-leash areas; provide an avenue for citizens to share their concerns with City staff; and promote City ser-vices, such as animal adoption and licensing.

New volunteers receive an orientation and training program that includes a review of the Responsible Pet Ownership By-law, which requires dog owners to remove dog waste and to keep their dogs under control at all times for everyone’s safety. They also attend an animal behaviour and safety session from a certified professional dog trainer. You can take the pre-training online course at www.calgary.ca/Volunteering/Off-leash.

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