University Heights Updates
Here are some interesting items that will pass us by before our next newsletter comes out. Calgary Foundation: Jane’s Walk Jane’s Walk is a global festival of free neighbourhood walking tours held in Calgary and around the world each May. On May 3, 4 and 5, join a Jane’s Walk and get to know your […]
U of C Block Party Concerns
Do You Have Concerns Regarding the Block Party in University Heights in April? WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! The University of Calgary is conducting focus groups with members of the community to hear your experiences and concerns. The focus groups will take place at the University of Calgary and will take 60 minutes. […]
16 Ave/29 St Intersection Update – Long Weekend Construction Update
From the City of Calgary: Update you on the 16 Avenue & 29 Street N.W. intersection project for the construction activities during the upcoming long weekend. The crews will be completing the last portion of paving on 29 Street on Saturday August 4 using mobile lane closures starting at 5am and completing before 7pm. We […]
CPS Encourages Citizens to Complete the 9PM Routine
The Calgary Police Service is encouraging Calgarians to establish a 9 p.m. Routine to help them secure their property before heading to bed. Over the summer months, residential break and enters increase by 20 per cent. Property crime, including break and enters, car prowlings and auto thefts, continues to affect citizens across the city. In […]
Climate Change Part Two – Druh Farrell
Climate Change Part Two In 1994, Calgary was one of the first cities in Canada to sign on to the Partners for Climate Protection program. Then, in 2000, The City of Calgary introduced the radical idea of building a wind farm to power the CTrain. We joined nine of the world’s top energy cities to […]
Paskapoo Development Moving Forward
(from the office of Councillor Ward Sutherland, Ward 1) Proposed Community Name: Medicine Hill CALGARY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA-2015 DECEMBER 03 (ITEM-MEDICINE HILL/TRINITY DEVELOPMENT) Community: Ward 1 & 6 Proposed Community Name: Medicine Hill Proposed Street Names: Mytote, Sitosee, Naha, Beta Applicant: B&A Planning Group Owner: Trinity Development Group Inc Administration Recommendation: Approval www.calgary.ca/citycouncil/ward-1/Documents/Proposed%20Community%20Name%20Medicine%20Hill.pdf
Help Fund Businesses Affected By Stadium Shopping Centre Fire
The University Heights Community Association would like to express our deepest sympathies to the business owners, their employees, families and all those who were affected by the recent fire at Stadium Shopping Centre. Some of the businesses have been part of the mall for decades and have been a cherished part of the identity of University […]
Stadium Shopping Centre fire: Community mourns ‘heartbreaking’ loss of strip mall
People who live and work near the Stadium Shopping Centre are calling it a huge loss for the community after a fire destroyed four shops and restaurants in the northwest strip mall and damaged two others. “It’s pretty devastating seeing the wreckage…. It hurts after 20 years of being in business,” said David Phui, whose parents owned the Hi-Ball restaurant. “I’ve been working […]
Money pours in for Cat House store destroyed in Stadium Shopping Centre fire
As business owners decide their next steps following a massive fire that destroyed several shops in a northwest strip mall last week, funds are pouring in for a cherished cat store that burned to the ground in the blaze. More than $15,000 has already been raised for The Cat House, a longtime staple in Calgary’s […]
Crowchild Trail Study
Calgarians have been sharing their ideas on possible changes to Crowchild Trail. Over the past two weeks, the project team has been working with Calgarians to explore ideas, and the benefits, impacts, constraints, and trade-offs of ideas, in three public workshops. Due to popular demand, a third workshop was added, and the project team was […]