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I hope you are enjoying the heart of the summer of 2026!  Early summer was a busy time with a successful Neighbour Day at the hall in June.  In July, there was the Stampede Breakfast held jointly with Tuxedo Park and Mount Pleasant Community Associations at Our House restaurant.  A big thank you to all of the members who volunteered to make these events great successes!

The next event on the calendar is the Community Clean Up that will be held in the WHMCA Hall parking lot on Saturday, September 5^th.  Bring out your large and small items for the landfill or recycling.  Metal objects and electronics will be given special treatment.  If you would like to volunteer or need more information, please see the article in this newsletter or email events@winstonheights.ca.

On the projects side, there has been some success with funding inititatives in the past month.  The Federation of Calgary Communities has indicated that the Urban Hen Project is eligible to receive a Good Places grant.  Please  congratulate Jile Meyn for his work to get this grant.  This is in addition to a generous community donation of $4,500 has been pledged in memory of Robin Swiderski, a local resident and backyard chicken keeper who passed away earlier this year.  If you are interested in this project please visit https://winstonheights.ca/chickens/.

The other project that is ongoing is the Kitchen Renovation.  The WHMCA has been working with the City of Calgary and its architects and engineers over the past five years to design a renewed kitchen in the main building.  Since this is a very large project which includes electrical, air makeup, plumbing, wheelchair access and cabinetry upgrades, grants are being pursued with the Province of Alberta and the City of Calgary.  In 2025, we submitted an expression of interest to the Alberta Community Facility Enhancement Program Large grant program but were rejected.  A new expression of interest was submitted this May which was accepted.  A full application was submitted in July, and we will find out if we are successful or not in December.  Many, many thanks are due to Jile Meyn, Marcia Xavier, Suzanne Mott, Ben McKenzie, Jeffrey Haussecker and Tyler Ellis for their work on this project, which at times has been quite intensive.  If you would like to help with this project, or anything related to facilities & operations, please email me at president@winstonheights.ca.

Thanks, Alex Reed, President.

Hello All,

Here is the most recent update regarding ENMAX’s proposed transmission line replacement project.

ENMAX has presented eight different route options for the Central Calgary Transmission Line. Detailed information is available by visiting the ENMAX Central Calgary Transmission Line Replacement Project Page .

More than 100 residents attended the two ENMAX open houses in early June to provide initial feedback, but you still have time to share your input. The online survey is open from June 2 to July 15.

How to provide feedback:

• Online: Complete the official questionnaire directly via the ENMAX Project Survey Link.
• Phone: 403-514-1471
• Email:stakeholderrelations@enmax.com

Community & City Alignment
The Winston Heights-Mountview Community Association (WHMCA) maintains that Option 8 on the survey is the only viable route. There is significant institutional alignment on this position:

• The City of Calgary Real Estate and Development Services supports burying the line.
• City Parks and Open Spaces oppose overhead transmission lines through parks and residential areas.
• Councillor DJ Kelly is firmly opposed to overhead transmission lines.
• Alpha Built, the developer for two parcels in Midfield Heights is opposed to overhead lines and is retaining legal counsel to act as an intervenor.

Further Updates
Our previous lawyer, Gavin Fitch, has moved from McLennan Ross to Cassels. He has agreed to represent WHMCA again under the same terms if we decide to act as intervenors in the next round of Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) hearings.

Additionally, long-time community volunteer and returning resident Linda Sharp has connected with the property managers at The Munro (the rental complex above the Co-op). They have agreed to let Linda host upcoming information sessions on-site for residents.

Next Steps
In the early fall, ENMAX will review all stakeholder feedback to finalize the routes for its AUC application. Once finalized, they will circulate these options to stakeholders, though the scope of further community feedback remains unclear.

Later in the fall, ENMAX will formally submit its application to the AUC. Depending on the route options they choose, WHMCA will make a final decision on whether to officially step in as legal intervenors.

Please feel free to share this update with your neighbours etc.

Sincerely,

The Winston Heights-Mountview Powerline Committee