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ATTEND THE NORTH HILL COMMUNITIES TRADESHOW

Saturday, March 2 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

James Fowler School (4004 4 Street NW)
More info: calgary.ca/NorthHillTradeshow

This is a family-friendly come-and-go event so drop-in anytime between 10 am and 2 pm. Please use main entrance off 4 Street and park in either the 36 Ave or 40 Ave lots. Note that the school is accessible by bus routes #2 and #38

Who are the North Hill Communities?

The North Hill Communities area is a much-loved inner-city area in Calgary that includes Edmonton Trail NE, Centre St N, 4 St NW, 16 Avenue N and the nine surrounding communities (Highland Park, Mount Pleasant, Tuxedo Park, Winston Heights-Mountview, Crescent Heights, Renfrew, Rosedale, Capitol Hill, Thorncliffe Greenview (south of Mcknight Blvd) as well as Greenview Industrial.

What connections does The City have to this area?

We want to talk with people about changes happening in the area, local redevelopment and revitalization, City services and engagement opportunities for active projects in the North Hill Communities area. Come chat with us about what’s going on in the North Hill Communities and how we’re working to ensure this area continues to be a place that is loved by Calgarians in the future.

This is a unique one-stop-shop opportunity to learn about and provide feedback on a number of City projects with connections to the area. There will be people from a range of City departments – from Planning and Transportation, to Parks, Recreation, Calgary Housing and specific project teams working on local projects.

FEATURED PROJECTS AND SERVICES:

• North Hill Communities – Local Growth Planning initiative. Chat with the project team and share your vision for growth and redevelopment in the North Hill Communities. We want to build on and strengthen the things people already love while also looking at how things might change and evolve.
• Calgary Housing Company – Learn about the importance of affordable housing and Calgary Housing projects in the area.
• Centre Street – Streetscape Master Plan – Learn about the Streetscape Master Plan for the Centre Street Main Street and provide feedback to the team.
• Municipal Development Plan and Calgary Transportation Plan Review – Help us shape the next 20 years for Calgary!
• + more projects, programs and services. Interact with staff from:
  • Planning & Development – Chat with staff from Growth Strategies, Heritage, Urban Design and more.
  • Transportation – Chat with team members from Traffic Safety, Livable Streets, Green Line, Calgary Transit, Transportation Planning about all of your transportation and transit questions for the area.
  • Parks & Recreation – Learn about parks and recreation programming in the area.
  • Water Resources – Learn about Water Resource infrastructure and projects in area.
  • Real Estate & Development Services – Learn about City owned land and future projects in the area.

PLUS, ENJOY:

• ‘Local Area Planning 101’ Presentation & Education Opportunity
  • Local Area Planning can be a difficult and technical subject matter to navigate! Join us for a quick 30 minute presentation and introduction to the world of Planning at The City of Calgary.
  • There will be a recurring 30 minute presentation and 5 minute Q&A at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 & 1:30
• Meet your local community associations and find out more about community programming in your area (Crescent Heights, Thorncliffe-Greenview, Renfrew, Mount Pleasant, Highland Park, Capitol Hill.)
• Have fun in Kid’s Korner – show us what you love about your community and help us build a box city!
• Meet local Calgary Firefighters & check out their fire truck (they’re planning to come from 10:30-11:30).
• Coffee, Tea and Timbits.
• Translation available in Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please email: volunteers@winstonheights.ca

CANCELLED – Community Morning Skate

Volunteers needed, please email: volunteers@winstonheights.ca

Community Morning Skate

You are invited to a community trade show style event to introduce you and your family to a group of wellness practitioners who offer mobile services.  These practitioners will come to your home to provide you with their service.  How’s that for convenience!!

Come on out to meet everyone and learn more about their services.

Date:  January 20, 2019

Time:  1 – 4PM

Location: Winston Heights Mountview Community Centre

West Hall

520 27 Ave NE, Calgary

We will also be scheduling a few of these individuals to present in the board room.  

Services:

• Proactive Seniors – Living Well Plan   Kathy – Speaker  2:00 PM
•  Access Dental Hygiene Services   Colette – Speaker  2:30 PM
•  Direct Health Solutions – Nurse Practitioner   Jessica Tsang – Speaker  2:45 PM
• Eye See Clearly Optical Inc. – Eyewear and Lenses  Donna
• Enable Health – Occupational Therapy Services   Julie & Jeff
• Fitness In The Home – Personal Trainer  Jason
• Eldon Pedorthic Services –  Pedorthist Eldon
• New Health Journey, Inc. – Naturopathic Doctor  Dr. Charmagne
• Q-Spirit Wellness Center – Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture  Dr. Yuchee Chih
• Just You and Me – Registered Therapeutic Rec Specialist – Doris
• Cheryl’s Senior Care – Helping families and Seniors – Cheryl

We look forward to seeing you there.

Recently several residents of Winston Heights-Mountview have reached out with questions or concerns regarding a  Land Use Amendment application on 27th Avenue at Edmonton Trail. This message provides information regarding this application and the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Association (WHMCA) response.

Background:

On August 9, 2018 the WHMCA’s Planning and Development Committee received a request for comment on LOC2018-0172, an application for a land use amendment at 407 27 Avenue NE from Multi-Residential – Contextual Low Profile (M-C1) to Mixed Use – Active Frontage (MU2). The Committee’s mandate is to provide comments on development permit (DP) or land use applications made by landowners to the City of Calgary (the City) on behalf of WHMCA in accordance with City by-laws, Winston Heights-Mountview Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP), and related City or WHMCA strategies or visions. The personal opinions of the committee members are kept at bay by reviewing each application with a focus on alignments to these documents which outline the benefits or impacts on the community at large.

On June 26, 2018 the Committee met with the developer hired by the landowner and discussed the proposed land-use redesignation. Some drawings from the developer showed an example of what a building on this site may look like if the application was approved by the City. The Committee could not consider this as a development because the proposed building is out of the scope of the land-use application being commented on.

WHMCA Feedback: 

WHMCA supported the land-use change however DOES NOT support any development examples shown by the developer. It was noted to the City that we would require the applicant to host a Community Open House for any future developments on the property. The Committee communicated this feedback to the City on August 22, 2018.

Rationale: 

In 2010, the request for more commercial spaces along Edmonton Trail was called for by residents as part of the Community Association’s Edmonton Trail 2035 vision, a project facilitated by the University of Calgary Faculty of Environmental Design and the Federation of Calgary Communities. The WHMV Area Re-development Plan (ARP) – which was developed in 2006 by residents and the City of Calgary, and approved by City Council – deems Edmonton Trail as “medium-density; to provide a diversity of housing stock” and “promote mixed use and denser development where appropriate.” In addition to the community vision initiatives, the City of Calgary has named Edmonton Trail as one of the “Main Streets”, to which MU-2 is the proposed zoning for these areas. MU-2 zoning did not exist at the time of the Edmonton Trail 2035 vision and ARP were developed. The CA planning committee believes MU-2 offers a good transition parameter to low-density, at the same time as adding services and retail into the community, versus MC-1 which would allow for similar development/height but without adding walkable services that would benefit community members.

Comments from WHMCA are only a portion of the engagement that can happen from a community perspective on an application. Individual residents of the community are encouraged to voice opinions on projects to our City Councillor and/or through the City of Calgary appeal process.

If you would like more information on how to get involved with the Planning & Development Committee, how to contact our City Councillor’s office, or about appeal processes, please contact planning@winstonheights.ca.

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