Annual Events for 2016/2017:
AGM: Thursday May 19, 2016
Pre-Stampede Party: Saturday July 2, 2016
Fall Clean-up: September 24, 2016
Santa’s Breakfast and Craft Market: November 26, 2016
Family Day Party: Monday February 20, 2017
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Family Day Weekend Community Skating Party!
Come out to the WHMCA Rink at 11:30am on Sunday February 14, 2016 for a lite lunch, snacks, crafts/games, door prize, 50/50, fire pit, s’mores and more!
Lunch is free to all Winston Heights-Mountview Community Association Members, and $5 for non-members. Memberships will be available for purchase at the doors for a cost of $10 per family.
We’d like to say a special thanks to those who have sponsored and/or made donations to this event:
Join us on tonight February 6 from 5:00 – 9:00pm (ish) for a Winter Garden Wonderland Bonfire in the WHM Community Garden. There will be skating, music, hot beverages, vegetarian chili and snacks, so bring your skates and lawn chairs and come enjoy the splendor of the garden as the firelight dances across the snow-covered beds!
This free event is open to the public, so bring the kids and come meet your neighbours.
Looking forward to seeing all of you TONIGHT.
Sharpen up your skates! It’s time to enjoy our Calgary winter 2016!
The Marsden Road Adopt-A-Rink is now open!
Craig Baskett creates and maintains the Adopt-a-Rink at Marsden Road, so if you see him around the neighbourhood, please say thank you!
While the season is just getting underway we are planning for the future. Please take a moment to follow this link and give us a little feedback about the rink.
Come join us Monday, February 16 from 11am-1pm at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Rink for Family Day Skate Party & BBQ!
There will be hot dogs, s’mores and hot chocolate.
This event is free for Community Association members.
The Winston Heights Mountview Community Association has endorsed a pilot project to bring Ice Tots to our outdoor community rink. The program is offered at indoor arenas and skating rinks in Calgary but this is the first outdoor course.
Ice Tots is a learn to skate program for 3-5 year olds taught in a group format. Each child must be accompanied on the ice by an adult. (The adult should wear skates or non-slip footwear on the ice.)
A qualified instructor with coaching and first aid certification will teach the program, which will consists of 7 weekly 45 minute classes starting at 10:00 a.m. on January 24 at the community rink. We can accommodate up to 10 adult/child pairs. There will be hot chocolate and coffee for participants after each lesson.
Because the Community Association will underwrite the costs of the program, we can offer it free of charge to community association members and for a nominal cost of $15.00 for non-members. Similar indoor programs cost around $60.00 / child.
Preregistration is required and children must have skates and a CSA helmet. If you and your child wish to participate, please e-mail lasharp@telus.net with you and your child’s name and whether or not you are a WHMCA member. The first ten people will be enrolled. If we have more interest, we will start a waiting list. If it reaches 6, we will host a second class at 11:00 a.m. We need a minimum of 6 interested parents to offer the program.
Come out and take advantage of this Learn to Skate opportunity for your children.
Community Garden News & Updates
We are still looking for volunteers:
1) The Winston Heights Mountview Community Garden Committee is seeking an additional member with an interest in program planning who would like to help plan and manage programs such as the Philanthropic Beds and a program that links the garden with local schools. This volunteer position will require an average commitment of 7.25 hours per month, including a monthly meeting and varying action items, with more time required in the summer months and less in the winter and spring. This position offers opportunities for community engagement, influence in the direction of the community garden and opportunities to enhance your leadership skills.
2) The Winston Heights Mountview Community Garden Committee is seeking an administrator to support the Committee Chair. This volunteer position will require an average commitment of 7.25 hours per month, including monthly meetings and varying action items. This position will require very strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask. This position offers opportunities to for community engagement and influence in the direction of the community garden.
If you’re interested in joining the Community Garden Committee in either the Program Planning or the Administrative Support roles, please contact Stephanie Phillips at sdphillips14@gmail.com or at (403)295-9444. No previous involvement with the garden is required.
Welcome to the fun part of winter! The Winston Heights-Mountview Communty Rink is now open! Come out and enjoy the fun!A few small changes this year, the main one being that we have renamed Tuesday’s to ‘Community Skate Night’. Come out and join the rest of the community for an evening on the ice!
Don’t have equipment, don’t worry, when you come to Community Skate Night you can borrow skating and hockey equipment while quantities are available.
Have gently used or unneeded equipment and skates (all types welcome)? We are happy to accept donations to increase inventory to provide more free equipment use to members of the community on Community Skate Night.Email: rinks@winstonheights.ca
