September 27, 2016
The Understory – a program about planting under trees, brought to WHMCA by the City of Calgary Re-tree initiative.
September is not too early to plan for our yards and gardens in the spring!
Join us Wednesday September 28 from 7 to 8:30 in the East Hall of the Community Centre for “The Understory” a program about planting under trees, brought to WHMCA by the City of Calgary Re-tree initiative.
Are you finding it difficult to grow anything under that tree in your backyard? In the Under Story you will learn all about successful ways to plan and create a personalized garden under and around your trees. This program describes a variety of plant species that could be perfect for planting near your tree. We also show you real garden examples of how an understory can evolve over time. After this program you will walk away with a wealth of information that you can apply to ‘sprucing’ up the area around your trees.
The learning objectives of The Understory are:
- What is the understory and why is it important.
- How to plan and create your understory.
- The challenges of creating an understory.
- Design tips for creating the understory.
- The various plants to grow in your understory.
- Shade loving plants.
- Shrubs.
- Conifers.
- Ground covers.
- Vines.
- The difference between mulch and compost.
- The various mulch options and benefits of each.
September 23, 2016
WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 2016 9am – 2pm*
*City Trucks LEAVE at 2pm
WHERE: Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre
Services provided by:
City of Calgary
Action Tyre Ltd.
Recon Metal
Technotrash AB Ltd.
New Addition!
*WINS (Women in Need Society)*
Follow this LINK for a list of items accepted by WINS
| Sponsor |
Accepted |
| Action Tyre Ltd. |
Tires, Wheels, Car Batteries |
City of Calgary
Solid Waste Services |
Larger items and/or yard waste that are not picked up by weekly garbage trucks |
Recon Metal
(Metal Recyling) |
Metal (stoves, washers, dryers, etc.)
Small clean appliances
Rebar, scrap metal, cast iron
Motor blocks |
Technotrash AB Ltd.
(Electronics Recyling) |
Computer and related items
Cell phones and accessories
Home entertainment (stereos, TVs, etc.)
Office electronics
Wires and cables |
Funded by the City of Calgary Animal and By-law Services
Organized by the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Association
For Volunteer Opportunities contact:
*We are in need of “Afternoon Unloaders” (assist people with materials at drop off)
volunteer@winstonheights.ca
or visit:
Community Clean-Up 2016
September 13, 2016
Thursday, September 15th @ 7:30pm
NIXX Pub (2418 Edmonton Trail NE)
All moms and moms-to-be welcome (if you want to just hang out with neighbourhood moms, you are welcome too!)
August 25, 2016
Older Adults of Winston Heights Mountview and surrounding communities, aka
An Elder Friendly Community looking for older adults who would like to join us in monthly meetings and activities including coffee & conversation, guest speakers, TED talks and discussions, day trips, book studies, book club, games & cards and …
Regular monthly meetings occur the third Wednesday of the month in the North Hall in the Community Centre, September through June at 1:30 pm
note: September, 2016 only will meet at 10 am
September 21 10:00AM TED talk and discussion about climate change
October 19 1:30PM Guest speaker to be decided
November 16 1:30PM Games – bring your favourite and a friend?
December 21 1:00PM Holiday potluck, party, White Elephant gift exchange game
Interested in finding out more? Email: actiii@winstonheights.ca or phone Pat at 403-226-0181
Yoga for the older adult to September 13th at 9:30
Volunteer Opportunities:
Committees and Groups to Join
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As you can see, we do have a couple of vacant positions within these committees/groups and without the help of volunteers these committees/groups have difficulty functioning or even worse aren’t able to exist to function. If you are interested in joining any of these committees/groups as the lead, or to assist with meetings and organizing of event or just to volunteer to assist at the time of the activity or event we would love to have you! You can email directly with the above email address or send to: volunteer@winstonheights.ca
August 24, 2016
Mount View 1916-2016
Celebrate our community’s heritage by joining Linda Anne Sharp, WHMCA Heritage Committee Chair, for a look back 100 years to our community’s roots. Starting in the southwest corner of Munro Park we will walk through the original Mountview part of the neighbourhood and imagine what Mountview looked like in 1916, compared to the present day.
Wednesday, August 24 7 p.m.
August 23, 2016
Update: August 2016
Although it is still summer and hopefully you are enjoying it to its fullest, it is coming to the time when we start planning for the upcoming skating/hockey season. We have had a skating/shinny rink and oval for many years on the field at the community centre. This winter we are planning some exciting things for the rink.
- We have purchased safety netting for the end boards to protect the neighbours’ houses and the skaters on the oval. We will need some new, taller fence posts to hook these onto.
- The rink boards and other essentials need to be erected before the first snow.
- Teams of “hosers” need to be assembled to ensure the rink is maintained on a consistent basis. For the last couple of years Dave has done an amazing job, but sadly, he has moved to sunnier climes.
- In case you are wondering, “hoser” is term used to describe someone who waters or hoses rinks.
- We have snowblowers and power-brooms to make the job easier. We also have a large “fire” hose and nozzle for watering the surfaces.
- We need to convene a meeting of interested skaters, shinniers, parents and community members to make these things happen. Please contact Terence Evans @ 403-452-0458 or by email: twevansesq@yahoo.com if you can help.
Remember, this will only happen with people like you helping.
Mount View 1916-2016
Celebrate our community’s heritage by joining Linda Anne Sharp, WHMCA Heritage Committee Chair, for a look back 100 years to our community’s roots. Starting in the southwest corner of Munro Park we will walk through the original Mountview part of the neighbourhood and imagine what Mountview looked like in 1916, compared to the present day.
Wednesday, August 24 7 p.m.
August 2, 2016
The Calgary Elks Lodge and Golf Club has entered into the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. This program is for preserving and protecting the natural environment in and around golf courses and you can find more information here: https://www.auduboninternational.org/acspgolf.
You can find the press release here: Press Release for Winston Heights-Mountview Community
