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Contents

5 community spring clean up

6 renFreW community neWs

8 renFreW community garden committee

update Heike pauli/lisa mulder, co-cHairs

8 renFreW’s Historic resources

10 mentoring: Friendly support to Help

manage Hearing loss

17 councillor gian-carlo carra’s report

17 mp len Webber’s report

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The RCA Annual Clean Up is set for Sunday, May 14 in the Hall parking lot. Let’s clean up your yard and your basement! City of Calgary trucks will collect household and

yard waste (please keep these separate); Charity groups will collect clothing and household items; Technotrash takes your unwanted electronics; and Bowest will haul away metals

and used appliances. Let’s also clean up the community! Register for the Litter Challenge at 10 am.

Community Spring Clean Up

May 14 – 9am-2pmLocated at the RCA Hall (811 Radford Rd NE)

To volunteer contact Warren at (403) 283-1650

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The RCA Annual Clean Up is set for Sunday, May 14 in the Hall parking lot. Let’s clean up your yard and your basement! City of Calgary trucks will collect household and

yard waste (please keep these separate); Charity groups will collect clothing and household items; Technotrash takes your unwanted electronics; and Bowest will haul away metals

and used appliances. Let’s also clean up the community! Register for the Litter Challenge at 10 am.

Community Spring Clean Up

May 14 – 9am-2pmLocated at the RCA Hall (811 Radford Rd NE)

To volunteer contact Warren at (403) 283-1650

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renFreW community neWs message From tHe boardGreetings Renfrew! Spring harkens new beginnings and for the RCA that means our AGM took place in April. We are excited to share who your new board will be in the next newsletter or you can check our ‘under con-struction’ website at www.renfrewyyc.ca (a new one is coming soon). Either way, WELCOME to the 2017-2018 RCA Board of Directors! With new beginnings, there are endings and with that, I want to thank outgoing direc-tors Corianne Jenner, Allan Garrett, Adam Smith, Russ Weninger, Dennis Laird, Peter Goemans, Paul Grover and Sabrina Grover. Thank you for your time and in some cases – your years of time. Thank you for showing up and working on the fun stuff and showing up and working on the not-so-fun stuff because it’s all a part of it. Community work can be tough. It can be slow and it can seem like nothing is happening, but happening it is: We have a community garden!; Renfrew kids con-tinue to have safe and fun places to go with Tiny Tots, Jelly Beans and Candy Raves!; we have adult fun too at pub nights (yes, we have a social room so come par-take!) with games and bands; we have our Bingo (which continues to provide much-needed revenue); and a building that is in great shape (and your homes/yards will be in great shape too with Community Clean Up on May 14!). And that is just a sampling of what is happen-ing; however, for all the higher profile stuff, there’s the behind-the-scenes, not-so-obvious stuff: The count-less meetings (oh, the meetings), paperwork, planning, problem-solving, finances, and working with residents, volunteers, and different levels of government, etc. There were disagreements and frustrations, sure, but there was laughter and learning and collaboration. For those of you who showed up willing to participate in the all of it, thank you. You have left your mark and I be-lieve the board is poised for great things going forward (no pressure, new board ;) For those of you going for-ward, also, thank you. Good luck. Be good. Be glad. Be brave. Have fun!

Lynne Engelman on behalf of the RCA Board of Direc-tors

Casino FundraiserOur largest fundraising event is June 8 and 9 at Casino Calgary and we need your help! If you are available to volunteer (various shifts from 11 am – 7:30 pm or 7 pm – 4 am each day), please contact Corianne for more information at (403) 669-4515 or [email protected] or check out volunteer sign up online at www.volunteersignup.org/W3LH3.

Friday Nights at the RCA PubBanger Bingo – May 12 @ 7 pmCome dressed up (or not) 80’s style to play bingo to headbanger music and win some great prizes! $10 gets you in to this Adults Only event!

Monthly Email UpdatesDid you receive an email on April 3rd with the list of important upcoming events in Renfrew and link to the online edition of the newsletter? If not and you’d like to, drop a quick email to [email protected] with the subject line “Add me to the RCA List” to be included in future monthly emails.

Renfrew Community Garden Building Parties

Are you able to help the Renfrew Community Garden take shape? Building parties have been taking place and more are scheduled for May 13, 14, 20 and 21 (4-hour shifts). For more information or to sign up, please contact Isabelle at [email protected].

Renfrew Bike Festival – Sunday, June 25, noon to 2 pm

Calling all unicycles, bicycles, tricycles, trailers, cargos, tandems and training wheels to the 6th annual Ren-frew Bike Festival!

It is that time of year again, time to grease those chains, pump those tires and hit the road. The Renfrew Bike Festival is a celebration of community and outdoor living for all ages. For the kiddos there will be bike decorating, an obstacle course sponsored and run by Pedalheads Bike Camps, and a bike parade around the field. For everyone there will be a free picnic including hotdogs, veggies and lemonade (bring your own blan-ket.) For adults and older youth there is always lots of bike conversation, City Bike Maps to grab, Bike Calgary reps and a community based street ride. Some years we have had merchants and last year we had a Bike Polo demonstration. No promises, but we are trying for them all again!

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RENFREW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS President Lynne Engelman First Vice-President Allan Garrett Second Vice-President Peter Holt Secretary Corianne Jenner Treasurer Linda Holt Past President Ron Powers DIRECTORS Communications [email protected] Membership Russ Weninger

[email protected] Planning Adam Smith

[email protected] Traffic Dennis Laird

[email protected] Events & Volunteers Mikki Dergousoff

[email protected] Health & Wellness (garden) Lisa Mulder

[email protected] Directors at Large Paul Grover and Peter Goemans COMMITTEE CHAIRS RCA Bingo Linda Holt 403-277-3626 Family Pub Nights Candice Eidse Adult Pub Nights Michelle Harris

Jelly Bean Dances (gr K-5) Candy Raves (gr 6-9)

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Tiny Tots Co-op Playgroup Candice E. and Cherie M. [email protected]

HALL RENTALS Peter Holt [email protected]

or 403-277-3626 or 403-230-7055

Sunday June 25Bike decorating, obstacle course & picnic: noon – 2 pmBike Parade: 1:30 pmCommunity Ride: 2 pmHope to see you there!

Annual Stampede Day – Saturday, July 8

Well it’s nearly that time of year again (it just sneaks right up on us). The Annual RCA Stampede Day… quoted as being the “best Stampede Party in the whole city”! It begins in the morning with a fantastic free ‘the works’ pancake breakfast and live music. Kids will want to take in the Kids Carnival complete with bouncy castles, carnival games and prizes! Bouncy horses are set to make an appearance again this year!

And it doesn’t end there! In the afternoon and into the evening, there is the horseshoe tournament starting at 3 pm with the outdoor BBQ and beer gardens com-plete with music and dancing. Children are welcome until 9 pm.

We couldn’t hold such a successful event without you, the greatest volunteers! Have fun and meet new people in the neighbourhood. Please email [email protected] if you can volunteer and stop by one of our planning meetings on May 16 or June 22 @ 7 pm or July 4 @ 6 pm for a pizza party. Volunteering does come with some perks! Renfrew truly is a community that cares and we’re looking forward to another successful Stampede – Yahoo!

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See the ads in the newsletter regarding the Maker Fun Factory and Annual Community Garage Sale!

Upcoming Events At-A-Glance:May 12th Banger Bingo at the Pub (adults only)May 13th Tiny Tots SaleMay 14th Community Clean UpMay 16th Stampede Planning meetingJune 3rd Renfrew Baptist Church Garage SaleJune 14th Community Garden Grand OpeningJune 22nd Stampede Planning meetingJune 25th Renfrew Bike FestivalJuly 4th Stampede Volunteer pizza partyJuly 8th Annual Stampede BreakfastJuly 24th -28th Renfrew Baptist Church Maker Fun Factory


Wow, what an awesome night at our Fundraiser night on March 24 at the RCA Hall. Thank you to everyone who came and supported the building of our community garden. We raised just under $5,000, which will help buy-ing lumber (cedar) for the beds. A very BIG THANK YOU goes to Michelle & Sa-mantha for organizing this event as well bringing their partners and families to help and lining up donors of great si-lent auction items. These donors will be recognized separately in the very near future.

First Calgary (Connect First) has award-ed us a $2,000 grant, Lisa & I picked up the cheque on April 8. Thank you to Dina & the TransCanada Branch on 16 Avenue.

By the time you read this, there should be beds at the site already (built Apr 22/23). Gardeners’ applications

are still being accepted, please go to our blog to find registration information. A gardeners’ orientation at the site will be held around mid-May to end of May. Also, if you are interested in helping out with the garden, please let us know, we do have a variety of positions available. Please contact us either through our website www.renfrewcommunitygar-den.wordpress.com or [email protected]. And please don’t forget, the Grand Opening of the garden on June 14 at the site. All welcome!

Renfrew Community Garden Committee UpdateHeike Pauli/Lisa Mulder, Co-Chairs

Did you know that the community of Renfrew current-ly has six sites listed on the Inventory of Evaluated His-toric Resources? Our six sites are Stanley Jones School (1913), Stanley Jones Grocery (1913), Rutledge Hangar (1929), Beaumont Circus (1945), Ukrainian Catholic Church (1954) and Hillcrest Texaco (1959). For more information, visit calgary.ca/heritage.

This month we highlight Rutledge Hangar (Municipal Airport No. 1) 731 - 13 Avenue NE (1929) City Wide Historic Resource

Built in 1929, the Rutledge Hangar is the only remain-ing building from Calgary’s first publicly operated airport, commonly known as the Stanley Jones Air-

port. The airfield was developed by the city in the late 1920s as growing prosperity stimulated a demand for commercial air transportation. The site would be distinguished by its runway lights to facilitate twilight landings - a first in Canada. Renfrew Air Service erected the Rutledge Hangar at the airfield in 1929, although public apprehensions about air travel and the onset of the Depression prompted the airline to discon-tinue operations only two years later. In subsequent years, the hangar served a variety of purposes. It was employed as part of a short-lived airmail service for the Prairies in the early 1930s and functioned tempo-

rarily as a training site for Royal Canadian Air Force flyers and tech-nicians during World War Two. After the war, the hangar ceased to be used as an aviation facility.

Renfrew’s Historic Resources


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Hearing loss is one of the fastest growing chronic condi-tions 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. Hear-ing 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, ag-ing, genetic factors and pharmaceuticals.

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ears – even if it goes awayIf 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 ac-knowledge this be it lack of awareness, feelings of em-barrassment, shame or denial. The latest research sug-gests 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 par-ticipate in organized social activities. However, hearing loss does not need to mean living less. There are sup-ports 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 men-toring. Programs like these have impact as it has been shown that participants experience significant improve-ment of quality of life. No one has to go it alone.

Peer-to-Hear at Deaf & Hear Alberta provides this sup-port. 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 hear-ing loss can be a challenging journey. Sometimes all it takes is some friendly support from someone who un-derstands and has had similar experiences. Hearing loss does not need 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 [email protected].

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Alberta is home to Canada’s first national park. Banff National Park of Canada was created in 1885 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Alberta is also home to four other national parks too; Elk Island, Jasper, Waterton Lakes and Wood Buffalo -- as well as many national historical sites.

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Indigenous Policy Framework Over the last several years there has been a significant focus on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and how the recommendations coming out this challenging and important work impact us all. Many people mistakenly believe this to be an Aboriginal issue when, in fact, it is a Canadian issue, a Cal-garian issue and a community-building issue.

Understanding that we all have a responsibility to heal our re-lationship with our indigenous brothers and sisters, your City Council has taken meaningful and lasting steps forward in a shared process of truth and reconciliation. These steps include: the publication of the White Goose Flying Report (2016) that looks at the local adaptation for the TRC’s 18 calls to action, the renaming of the Langevin Bridge to Reconciliation Bridge in January 2017, the permanent raising of the Treaty 7 flag in March 2017 and, most recently, the Indigenous Policy Frame-work presented at the Standing Policy Committee on Commu-nity and Protective Services in April 2017.

The Indigenous Policy Framework is intended to establish the necessary policies and practices for the City of Calgary to move forward by understanding our shared history and how, as a municipality, we can be an active partner in the process of reconciliation. This incredible document is, in all honesty, one of the best reports I have ever seen come out of the City of Calgary and the first of its kind in Canada. It is something that I encourage all Calgarians to take the time to thoughtfully read.

The Indigenous Policy Framework is, in essence, Calgary’s cre-ation story. Using the incredible expertise of our traditional knowledge keepers from the Treaty 7 First Nations, it describes how, since the beginning of time, this land has been a shared land. It has welcomed people from different backgrounds to live and prosper here and build communities that celebrate our diversity and thrive because of it.

This is the story of Treaty 7 people and we are all Treaty 7 people.

In honouring the creation story of our city we begin to recog-nize its contemporary significance and how it dovetails with the idea of great neighbourhoods. Great neighbourhoods are built on diverse people coming together, sharing the land and building community. This is still everything we are still working toward today.

In June we will be hosting the official renaming ceremony for the Langevin Bridge. I encourage all of you to come out and celebrate this historic moment.

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Jane’s Walk - Saturday May 6 (1:30 pm – 3:30 pm)

Join the team at the Women’s Centre of Calgary for a tour of Calgary’s downtown core, unearthing the sto-ries and contributions of women to the development of our city. We’ll meet at the Women’s Centre, and make our way into the city centre, crossing over the newly re-named Truth and Reconciliation bridge to explore the Feminist “herstories” of our vibrant city. Our walk will be-gin and end at the Women’s Centre, and after the walk everyone is invited to join us for coffee, snacks, and con-tinued conversation.

Energy Empowerment - A Discussion and Workshop| wednesday May 17(6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)

For the fifth edition of our Environmental Issues Discus-sion Series, join us and special guests for a conversation about Energy Empowerment. We’ll talk about practical strategies and programs for all Calgarians to live a more energy efficient life, and will also discuss the problem of, and solution to, energy poverty here in Calgary.

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Craftivism| Wednesday May 3 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)

Historically, craft has been viewed as a feminine prac-tice with limited influence outside the domestic sphere. More recently, crafts are being recognized not only as fine art but also as a subversive and effective form of ac-tivism. Join a group of crafty women for a hands on ses-sion at The Women’s Centre as we learn how to weave a more feminist future!

Yoga | Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 31 (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

During this one hour class, we will work on strengthen-ing the body and relaxing the mind. This gentle yoga class is for all body types, age groups and experience levels. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

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Child Minding at the Women’s Centre| Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We offer child minding! Women can attend workshops and services at the centre while volunteers babysit their children. This program is free, and is open to children ages 19 months to 12 years.

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This well established Cal-gary floral studio is located in a trendy inner city neigh-borhood. The business specializes in custom floral design for private homes, weddings and events, with major restaurant and hotel accounts. Along with stand-ing order accounts, this business offers everyday local floral deliveries and is connected with a high-end wire service for interna-tional orders. This business has been operating for 12 years offering high quality service and florals to a very

established client base. This business is located in a beautiful studio space sur-rounded by other creative businesses. It provides an exceptional bright sunny workspace with oversized reclaimed wood work ta-bles, glass overhead door for easy loading and very large cooler. It is perfect for large event work and work-shop classes. It is the ideal business for someone with a passion for flowers who wants a business that is al-ready profitable with room to grow.

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Pride of ownership is evident the moment you enter into this immaculate home. This home is designed to entertain and/or raise a family. The main floor provides an open concept with scraped hardwood flooring, a 19th century Welsh slate fireplace as well as a chef-worthy kitchen. With high end appliances, granite, lighting a large island as well as a view of the park, this kitchen is beautiful and functional for any avid cook. The upper level offers 3 bedrooms, one of which is the Master Bedroom with

its own private balcony and custom built corner library. You’ll also find a stunning 5 piece bath with in-floor heating as well as a 3 piece bath. The fully finished basement offers another bedroom/bathroom as well as a den and large living area all with in-floor heating. The backyard is completely landscaped with a fire pit and entertaining area. This home is located right next door to the beautiful Winston Heights Mountview Park and community garden and is within walking distance of the Elks Golf Course.

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