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I enjoy the job of volunteer Bugle editor because I hear about amazing Brentwoodians all the time.

Congratulations to the community-minded members of the Carroll Place “Knitting for a Cause” group who re-cently won a Dave Kelly Award. These amazing women have helped so many with their wonderful talents. Good wishes also go to the creators of Routine Cream, Neige and Pippa Blair, along with their supportive families. Their successful company had its humble beginnings right in Brentwood. Lee Hunt has written about both these local talents in this issue of the Bugle.

Many thanks to the organizers of the First Annual Brentwood New Year’s Day skating party. It was a lovely winter day. The event was well attended and enjoyed by many skaters and sliders. The ice was perfect, thanks to the ice makers. Melissa had hot chocolate and cook-ies inside the skate shack, where skaters could take a rest or warm up. See photos on page 8.

If you and your family members are in the mood for skating, come down to the Sportsplex to enjoy public skating on the fine indoor ice Mondays and Saturdays until the end of March. Details can be found on page 7.

It is time, once again, to register for BCA Outdoor Soc-cer. Volunteers are required to run a successful soccer program. Please see details on page 9.

As always, many thanks to all the volunteers who make our neighbourhood the friendly and engaging part of Calgary that it is.

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North West Warriors HockeyHockey Registration

Please visit the Brentwood Community Association website brentwoodcommunity.com for details as well as registration for the 2017-2018 hockey season.

Special RepresentativesGarden Bed Rentals Cynthia Sim [email protected] Garden Cynthia Sim [email protected] Coordinator 403-289-706055+ Bridge Group Roman Makar 403-289-6244Environment Polly Lee 403-282-2014 Knowlton CockettScrabble Office 403-284-3477

Banquet Hall Office 403-284-3477Figure Skating Lisa Simpson [email protected] U4 to U8 Lindsey Rostoker [email protected] U10 to U16/18 VacantWeb Master Office 403-284-3477TOD Development Eric Lemee [email protected] 403-283-5785Playgroup Larysa Hart [email protected] Heather Collingridge [email protected]

Volunteer Board of DirectorsPresident Bonita McCurry 403-284-4309Past President Casper Valstar 403-282-3468Vice President Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022Treasurer Melissa Neville [email protected] Marie Weninger mweninger100@ Henderson hotmail.comOld Hall Casper Valstar 403-282-3468Dev and Trans Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022Civic Affairs Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022Nose Hill Park Kirk Osadetz 403-289-9022Brentwood Bugle Kelli Wreford [email protected] & Outdoor Ice Stovel Ferguson 403-289-9294Director & Outdoor Ice Graham Matheos 403-289-5945Director Melanie Swailes [email protected] Peter Johnson 403-289-9365Director Jessica Wiseman [email protected] Nathan Hildenbrandt [email protected] to the Board Kimberly Coutts [email protected] of Directors OnlyVolunteer Coordinator Irma Lambert [email protected] Coordinator Matthew Emmett [email protected]

Our neighbourhood contributors for this month include: Anne Burke, Heather Collingridge, Larysa Hart, Lee Hunt, Melissa Neville, Lindsey Rostoker, Devina Sharma, and Cynthia Sim.

Public Skating at the Brentwood Sportsplex:• Mondays: 10:00 am to 11:30 am; January 8th to March

26th, 2018 (no skating on statutory holidays).• Saturdays: 11:00 am to 12:00 noon; January 6th to

March 17th, 2018.

Cost $1.00 per person; please pay at the office on Mon-days and at the concession on Saturdays.

Public skating only—no sticks, pucks, sleds or strollers. We do not supply skating assistance equipment. Any-one under age 18 must wear a helmet.

Scrabble Group:The Scrabble Group meets every Thursday afternoon in the Sportsplex Boardroom. New members are most wel-come. Please call 403-284-3477 for more information.

55 Plus Bridge Group:The Bridge Group meets every Wednesday at 1:00 pm upstairs in the Banquet Room of the Sportsplex. All players are welcome! Contact Roman at 403-289-6244.

Brentwood Community Association Board Meeting:The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:15 pm in the upstairs Boardroom of the Sport-splex. All community members are welcome, but are asked to submit agenda items in advance if they have items for discussion at the meeting by contacting Linda Van Holst at 403-284-3477 or [email protected].

BCA Hall Rentals:The Banquet Hall and Boardroom at the Brentwood Sportsplex are available for rental by the public. Please refer to the BCA website for details www.brentwoodcommunity.com and go to the Facilities page. Current BCA members get a 15% discount on hall rentals.

Bugle Deadline:The deadline for the April 2018 Bugle community ar-ticles and notices is February 26, 2018 and the deadline for the May 2018 Bugle is March 26, 2018.

SOCIAL COMMITTEEThe Brentwood Community Association has formed a committee to coordinate social events in the commu-nity. The Social Committee will meet quarterly begin-ning in the new year.

If you have an interest in planning or volunteering for events in your neighborhood we would love to have you!

We would love to share ideas for things you and your neighbours would be interested in. Our first event was the New Year’s Skating Party. Some other ideas being considered are an Easter egg hunt or wine and cheese night in the Sportsplex Hall.

If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Linda at the Sportsplex (403-284-3477) or email [email protected].

PLAYGROUP

By Larysa Hart

Thank you to the parents who helped clean and orga-nize the toys for playgroup in early January. It is always great to get a fresh start to the new year. Terri from the Fairy Hut, has been coming to Playgroup on a monthly basis. She creates crafts with the children, reads them a story, and sings some songs. Thank you to her. The chil-dren love her fairy visits.

If you would like any more information about Playgroup feel free to send me an email at brentwoodcommunity [email protected]

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Carroll Place Seniors Carroll Place Seniors are seeking donations of gently used jewellery, knickknacks or small household items for their showcase. These items, as well as knitting, are available to residents and community members to pur-chase. Money raised from sales support the Carroll Place Social Fund for activities, supplies or special events. Call Jean at 403-569-2271 to arrange to drop off donations. Thank you!

Photos from the First Annual Brentwood New Year’s Day skating party

OUTDOOR SOCCER

By Lindsey Rostoker, Brentwood Soccer Coordinator

The Brentwood Outdoor Soccer Registration is from February 1 to 28 for all age groups (U4 to U16/18, birth years 2014-2000). Please go online to register at: http://www.brentwoodcommunity.com/programregistration.html

The 2018 soccer season will begin the week of April 16th and run until June 23rd. Please check the website for details: http://www.brentwoodcommunity.com/soccer.html.

Support your community and Brentwood soccer by signing up for head coach/assistant coach positions and other volunteer roles when you register your child online. Coaching clinics will be offered prior to the start of the season. Referees are always in de-mand and training is provided! Referees are paid, so this is a great opportunity for Brentwood youth to earn some money.

There are a number of critical roles currently vacant, which need to be filled for the 2018 soccer season. These include:•U4-U8 Coordinator•U10-U16/18 Coordinator•U12 Tournament Coordinator•Equipment Coordinator

Training and support are provided for anyone willing to take on these roles. If you are interested, or have questions on what is entailed, please contact Lindsey Rostoker at [email protected]. Your involve-ment is needed in order to ensure we continue to provide this program to our kids!

Brentwood Volunteers NeededThe Brentwood Community Association is seeking a volunteer coordinator for the Canskate learn-to-skate program as well as the Figure Skating program at the Brentwood Sportsplex.

The BCA is also looking for a volunteer Seniors’ Co-ordinator. The position mostly involves a partnership with another coordinator to organize the monthly Seniors’ Teas, held the third Thursday every month from September to June.

If you are interested in either of these positions and would like more information, please contact Linda at the BCA office: [email protected] or 403-284-3477.

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By Lee Hunt

Congratulations to the Carroll Place Knitters!

Kudos, indeed, to the Carroll Place Knitting Group. In late November they received the Dave Kelly “Unsung Heroes” Award. A number of the knitters were in the audience at Kelly’s Christmas Show. The knitters knew that they had been nominated, but had no expectation of winning, so you can imagine the delight when their group was selected for the award. The Carroll Place Knit-ters create a wide range of products—mitts, scarves, hats for school children, navy blue sweaters for the Cal-gary Police Service teddy bears which the police give to

children in the midst of domestic turmoil, plus toques and scarves for the Peter Lougheed Hospital “Scarf Bombing” project.

As part of the award, the knitters were presented with a painting which will be proudly displayed at Carroll Place along with a plaque explaining its origin.

Congratulations, ladies!

Daring and Creativity Lead to Successful BusinessBy Lee Hunt

This is not a joke. If you put together two young Moms – one a nurse with a marketing degree, the other an art-ist who played in bands and made a number of entre-preneurial efforts, what product might you expect them to create? Perhaps a new musical instrument? Or some kind of health equipment? NO! In the case of sisters-in-law Neige Blair and Pippa Blair, the product has been an all-natural deodorant.

A number of years ago, Pippa visited Neige in Nelson, BC. A “self-confessed hippie” at the time, Neige “made everything”. At a weekend community sale, Neige was selling a number of her homemade products. At the end of the day, Pippa commented that the deodorant had sold especially well and why didn’t she and Neige go into business together. Neige had the deodorant formula and Pippa created the label design and initial marketing. And thus, a business was born!

In 2012, with both women back in Calgary, they began a company in Neige’s Brentwood basement creating their product dubbed Routine Cream Deodorant. After one year, they moved to the Brentwood Sportsplex kitchen for two years. Lots of stairs and elevator riding there!

Next they joined a distributor which now makes their product while Pippa and Neige are free to focus on marketing. Meantime, Anna, the third sister-in-law in the Brentwood Blair clan is in charge of shipping and receiving. Anna is married to Jason Blair. The fourth Blair brother, Brent, is the Director of Sales and Customer Ser-vice. This is a true family business!

Alongside her work with her company, Neige over the years has also run the Brentwood Playgroup, helped with the monthly Seniors’ Teas, plus written for The Bugle. She and husband Nick assisted with building the Brentwood Community Garden. Currently, Neige coaches BCA soccer and has for 10 years.

Meantime, Pippa and husband Matt Blair’s 1- and 3-year-old daughters contribute lots of energy to the Brentwood Playgroup!

Asked about her recollection of the deodorant-making days at the Brentwood Sportsplex, BCA Office Manager, Linda Van Holst remembers the day that Pippa and Neige “needed some male opinions on product scent”. As Linda puts it, “I took Neige down to the men’s locker room once they were done their skating. They gladly smelled her products, gave their opinions, and Neige very generously gave out samples in thanks.”

The company is “very locally based with ingredients, printing, and boxes all coming from the Calgary area”. The company is also “environmentally considerate” as the glass jars can be refilled or re-purposed.

The company has won a number of awards. In 2014 and 2017, they won the North American Organic Beauty Talk Award. Avenue Magazine selected Neige and Pippa in their “Top 40 Under 40” two years ago and in 2017 they received the CERT CLEAN Award for “Best Odour Care in North America”.

Currently, Pippa and Neige are preparing for “new prod-uct launches” in Spring of 2018. And that was absolutely all that I was allowed to know about the new body care products! They also hope to expand further into the in-ternational market.

With considerable hard work, creativity, and a tad of “quirkiness”, Neige and Pippa have an exceedingly suc-cessful product. We at The Bugle wish them well in their future endeavours.

A Brentwood FactDo you ever watch the TV show “Kim’s Convenience”? If so, did you know that Paul Sun-Hyung who plays the father in this show grew up in Calgary and graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School in Brentwood? That’s a fact!

Carroll Place Seniors

By Cynthia Sim

During these last dark days of December, we have been assured a white Christmas with a huge deluge of snow barely a week before that magical date.

All is quiet at the community garden and, as always during the winter months, we rely on indoor flowering plants to provide the brightness and beauty that will carry us through until spring. The showy hibiscus (photo) blooms in profusion in warmer climates, but can also be a successful and attractive indoor plant during our Cal-gary winter.

During the cold days forecast for the remainder of the month, it is time to give some thought to indoor seed planting. Seed packets will be available at the garden centres early in the New Year and many of the gardeners who have harvested seeds from last season’s plants will be ready to start them. Once the seeds have germinat-ed, an indoor grow light system may be ideal. However, for those who don’t own such a system and want to try their luck anyway, good soil combined with consistent watering, fertilization, adequate ventilation and a sunny indoor location may give some success. Flowering may be delayed, but once the plants are moved outdoors, the longer hours of natural sunshine (almost guaran-teed in our sunny city) will rapidly encourage blooming.

During 2017, we made a few changes to our perimeter perennial garden. A new strawberry patch was estab-lished on the north side between two of the apple trees (thanks again to Linda Higgins who spearheaded this ini-tiative and did most of the hands-on work) and we reluc-tantly removed several of the plants from the herb area as they were not being widely used by the gardeners. In the interim, that space was used for spring bulb-planting so we should have a showy collection of tulips and daf-fodils to greet us in April.

Several garden beds will be available for rent on a first-come, first-served basis starting on February 1, 2018. If you are interested in trying your hand at raised garden bed planting, contact Cynthia Sim at [email protected] for more information.


DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (DTC)

Submitted by the BCA Development and Transportation Committee

What is the Community Standards Bylaw? From the City of Calgary website:“Bylaws (are) standards by which all Calgarians must live and abide. These bylaws have been developed in order to help you live in harmony with your fellow Calgarians and to create beautiful and safe communities.

We believe in an education-first approach to bylaw en-forcement. Through campaigns and programs, we strive to teach you about what our bylaws are and how you can lead by example, to make your community a better place.”

The Community Standards Bylaw spells out exactly what the rules are around things like noise, property maintenance, dogs, snow removal, garbage and public behaviour. Enter “Community Standards Bylaw” into a search engine like Google and you’ll find the detailed City of Calgary document. http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Legislative-services/Bylaws/5M2004-CommunityStandards.pdf

What if you have a complaint? First, can you address the problem directly? Ideally, talk to the responsible homeowners if possible. Make sure they are aware of your concern and give them a chance to fix the problem. However, if you are uncomfortable with this, Bylaw Services can address your concern.

All homeowners have certain rights, but also certain re-sponsibilities in regards to property standards and public behaviours. It is in all of our interests to pay attention to what is happening on our streets to ensure that the com-munity as a whole thrives. If there are problems that a con-versation does not solve, the appropriate way to deal with them is through Bylaw Services.

Contacting 311 is the only way to register a complaint and seek action to resolve the issue. Bylaw works on a com-plaint basis only. If you say nothing, then nothing will or can be done.

A 311 call (or online submission) will lead to follow-up with a bylaw officer who will check out the complaint. The officer can issue an order for property clean-up, snow-shovelling, grass cutting or other similar actions.

Many people have told me that they don’t want to com-plain, they don’t want to be on record and they don’t want to “tell on” someone. All 311 reports are private and confi-dential. You have to provide your name and address, but the information is not available to anyone else. You will be asked to provide a password and given a tracking number

so that you are the only one who can request information about any follow-up on the complaint.

If you see a problem, likely other neighbours do as well and it benefits everyone to have the issue resolved. It also sets an expectation for every property owner that he must maintain his property and comply with the existing bylaws. Finally, if there truly is a problem property, calls to 311 are the only way to ensure that there is a record of complaints. A bylaw officer will investigate and fines or penalties can be levied if necessary.

As stated on the City of Calgary website, bylaws exist to help us “live in harmony”, “create beautiful and safe com-munities” and “make your community a better place”.

Secondary Suite Process ReformOn December 11, 2017, City Council approved a Notice of Motion that directed City Administration to pursue changes to the process for secondary suite applications.

Currently, most residential properties in Brentwood and Charleswood are zoned R-C1, Residential – Contextual One Dwelling District. R-C1 is a residential designation in de-veloped areas that is primarily for single detached homes. This means secondary suites are not a permitted use. If an owner wishes to build a secondary suite, he must apply for a Change of Land Use (rezoning) from R-C1 to R-C1s.

A Change of Land Use requires the approval of City Council, so each individual application currently must be presented and heard by Council. This is where the debate around sec-ondary suites begins. There have been many media reports about this as a “waste of time” since Council spends up to 20% of its time on these secondary suite applications.

On the other hand, rezoning is a permanent legal change to a property so all rezoning applications must be heard by Council, whether for a secondary suite, a commercial desig-nation or even entire sections in new subdivisions. As one City Councillor once told me, “Rezoning takes away existing rights from some owners (in this case R-C1) and gives new rights to others (those wishing to create a suite in an R-C1 area)”.

Where you stand on the issue depends in large part on specific situations that you might have experienced. Many area residents that I have spoken to are not opposed to the idea of a secondary suite created for an aging parent, an adult family member or a student living in the basement of a house provided that the owner of the home is also living there. Generally, the consensus is that if an owner is resid-

ing in the house, he or she will monitor the behaviour of tenants as well as the upkeep of the home.

Other area residents who are opposed to suites have ex-perienced problems with a secondary suite near them. Complaints are often aspects related to property upkeep and maintenance, garbage or tenant behaviour. In many cases, these are investor-owned suites where neither ten-ant appears to be responsible for the maintenance of the property. However, there is no requirement for an owner to live in the home with a secondary suite: this cannot be monitored or enforced. It is important to note that these is-sues fall under the regulations in the Community Standards Bylaw (CSB) and should be dealt with accordingly.

In order to try to limit the amount of time that City Council currently spends dealing with secondary suite applications, a Notice of Motion was approved recommending changes.

What is the current Motion? The Motion has three key components:1. Secondary suites would move to a discretionary use in

R-1, R-C1 and R-1L districts;2. A mandatory Secondary Suite Registry;3. Reinstatement of fees for secondary suite applications.

There will be a Public Hearing on March 12, 2018 at City Hall at which time Council will vote on these changes.

What does the current Motion mean?If passed, all R-C1 properties would be legally zoned for suites (and not require an application to Council), but they would require a discretionary development permit (DP). This means that a notice would be posted for two weeks in front of the home where a secondary suite is proposed. Neighbours can comment on the application and the DP can be appealed at the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB).

Essentially, the DP for a secondary suite would be handled through the City of Calgary Planning Department rather than first requiring a Council Hearing. Proponents feel that this would streamline the process. The application would be reviewed based solely on planning merits rather than the current method of “stories” and explanations before Council. While it will save time at Council, it does have im-plications for our neighbourhood.

What does this mean?Between now and March 12, we need more information and many more details. Will there be enough oversight on applications, especially given the increased workload on

the Planning Department? Will neighbours have adequate information and opportunity to comment on a DP next to them? How will backyard and laneway house suites be handled? Will there be enough enforcement of bylaws to ensure that the suites that are approved comply with the Community Standards Bylaw?

As an example, recently our DTC group received a request for comment on an application for a secondary suite in Brentwood. After the DP was posted, the BCA and City Council received a total of 18 letters of objection from neighbours citing property upkeep, lack of maintenance, an unlicensed commercial business being run from the home, commercial equipment kept on the driveway, and general disrepair and mess. In addition, at the Council Hear-ing, it was pointed out that there had been 12 complaints to 311 for this property, although most were from 2013.

Despite the expressed concerns, the application was ap-proved by Council. Only planning considerations are sup-posed to be relevant and the other concerns fall under the Community Standards Bylaw enforcement. At the Council Hearing, the question was asked about the 12 complaints and the response was that each time the order had been responded to, so no fines or penalties were levied. Coun-cil is aware of these “problem properties”, but they are not planning issues.

What can you do?Stay informed, keep reading and listening for further infor-mation about the proposed changes to the secondary suite application process.

What other conditions do you think are important if this Motion passes? For example, should there be mandatory licensing, fees or penalties, parking requirements or other restrictions on properties? What do you think is most im-portant?

Make your opinion known. Write a letter to the BCA and let us know what you think. Write to our Councillor, Sean Chu, and also to all other councillors since they are the ones who will be voting on this Motion. You can send out a mail to councillorweb.ca and it will be forwarded to all councillors. You can also email Mayor Nenshi at [email protected].

If you are interested in community planning and redevel-opment issues, we welcome new members to join us. We meet at 7:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month in the Sportsplex Boardroom. Our next meeting is on February 5. Contact the BCA for more information at [email protected] or at 403–284-3477.

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DINNER IS ON THE TABLE

By Melissa Neville

Lunches can be a challenge, especially when you are rushing out the door to get to work and/or school in the morning. I often eat leftovers for lunch, but there are not always enough leftovers to be had and they do not always travel well. If you have ever Googled “school lunches” or “lunches for kids”, you have no doubt found an assortment of reci-pes that take 80 minutes to make, include peanut butter, or have ingredients that no kid would be excited to eat. What can I say? I do not want sprouts in my lunch either! What I do want is something healthy, accessible, quick and delicious. Is that too much to ask?

With a little organization and help from ev-eryone in the family, we can all pack a lunch that will not come back uneaten or end up in the garbage at school. I have searched count-less hours for creative lunch ideas that do not take a lot of time to put together and I have come up with a few easy rules to make lunch prep easier and produce something everyone will look forward to: 1. Keep it simple. Have a few go-tos and re-

peat.2. Keep a large assortment of small portioned

snacks to keep kids interested so less food is being wasted. Snacks are important—ev-eryone likes a good snack especially kids.

3. Keep a chart on your fridge for easy refer-ence. Check the chart before you go shop-ping to make sure you have lots of healthy and fun options to choose from.

4. Get everyone involved in snack packing. Allowing my kids to pick and choose their snacks has reduced the chance of food coming home at the end of the day.

Below is the chart I use every morning. It stays on my fridge so everyone can see it and help themselves. I have containers in the pantry and the fridge full of snacks so it’s easy to grab and go. I have left a few sections blank, so you can add some of your favourite things and tailor the chart to your family’s preference.

*Taco meat and meatballs go in a thermos and the shell or bun is left on the side. Assembly happens at school.

Here are some examples of lunches or meals your family can pre-pare at home:

Popcorn•Brown paper bag•1 tsp olive oil•½ Salt•¼ cup of popping corn

1. Place popping corn in the brown lunch bag, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt.

2. Fold the bag down three times and microwave on high for 2:15 mins depending on the power of your microwave.

Spinach SaladPack a handful of each of the following:•Spinach •Croutons•Bacon bits•Sliced mushrooms•Leftover meat (optional)•Dressing on the side:•2 tbsp of mayonnaise •1 tsp brown sugar•1 tsp of red wine vinegar

Lunches

Sandwiches/ Wraps

Hot Lunches Other

Meat Meatball sandwich* Cheese and fruit Plate

Jam Soup Salad – Caesar, spinach

Cheese Leftovers like tacos*

Pizza buns

Snacks

Snacky x2 Healthy x2 Treats x1

Crackers and cheese

Sliced fruit Yogurt

Popcorn Sliced Vegetables Pudding

Life cereal with dried fruit

Blueberries Granola bar

Meat sticks Grapes Homemade treats

Cheese strings Mini pancakes with syrup

Brentwood ElementaryBy Devina Sharma, Brentwood School Council Member

Valentine greetings from Brentwood School! We look forward to another fun-filled month of learning and growing at our school. We have several in-class activi-ties planned for students, including Colour Me Mine and Teacher’s Pet presentations for our Grade 1 and 2 stu-dents. Grade 5 students will be participating in our Sci-ence Fair, which will take place on February 13th. Inline skating with Alien Inline will wrap up in the first weeks in February.

Brentwood School will be closed for Teachers’ Conven-tion on February 15th and 16th, as well as on the 19th for Family Day. Our monthly School Council meeting will be held on February 13th.

We will be having our Family Fun Night on the evening of February 22nd. We will continue to direct our parents to park along the perimeter of the school field to mini-mize taking up neighbourhood parking spots.

If you have any questions about Brentwood Elementary School, please visit the website at www.schools.cbe.ab.ca/b204 or call the school at 403-777-6130.

Dr. E. W. Coffin ElementaryBy Larysa Hart

The Grade 1 to 6 students at Dr. Coffin School com-pleted their first CBC Canadian Music Class Challenge. It is a musical initiative to engage music classes across the country with Canadian music. The emphasis is on Canadian music and the importance of music educa-tion. The complexities of ensuring every student was involved and immersed in the project made it an im-pressive endeavour. Thank you to Mr. Colton O’Reilly, the new music teacher at Dr. Coffin School, for jump-ing right in and taking on this type of initiative.

We should all be proud of what the students and teachers at Dr. Coffin accomplished with their per-formance of Basia Bulat’s song “Fool”. Unfortunately, our school did not make the top ten, but they sure did stand out! Basia Bulat was honoured to have the students perform her song and even sent them a per-sonalized email to share her thanks.

WINTER SESSION NEWS 2018We will play and learn with themes of “Winter

Wonderland,” “Valentine’s Day,” “Winter Olympics,” and enhance our early literacy journey with a study of “Famous Authors.”

We look forward to Outdoor Snow Play Day and a valentine party. We will also enjoy

our special visitors: “Mad Science” with their presentation “Slippery Science,” Rick Hertert

Musical Presentation. Space still available for this year.Email: [email protected]

OPEN HOUSE AND GENERAL REGISTRATION Marion Carson School – 5315 Varsity Drive, NW

4-year-old Pre-Kindergarten – must turn 4 by March 1, 2019

Kindergarten Enhancement – ½ day program combines with Kindergarten

Kindergarten Out of School Care – Before & After Care Program

Pre-K Open House and Registration Wednesday, February 7th 5 – 6 pm

Kindergarten Enhancement Registration & Open House

Wednesday, March 14th 5-6 pmCaptain John Palliser School – 1484 Northmount Dr, NW

Kindergarten Enhancement – ½ day program combines with Kindergarten

Out of School Care – Grades K-6Kindergarten Enhancement Registration

& Open House Registration : March 15th 5–6 pm

Out of School Care: Registration is by email only. [email protected].

Hope Lutheran Church – 3527 Boulton Road, NWPre-Kindergarten ages 3-5 years – 2, 3 or 5 half

days (2.5 hr. program)Open House: Tuesday, Feb 6th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Registration: Monday, Feb 12th 5:00 – 6:00 pm

www.Pre-KindergartenEd.comRegistrar: [email protected]

Pre-Kindergarten Educational Services – NW Locations Pre-Kindergarten ages 3-5 yrs. (Pre-K)

Kindergarten Enhancement (KE) Out of School Care (OSC)

WINTER SESSION NEWS 2018

We will play and learn with themes of “Winter Wonderland,” “Valentine’s Day,” “Winter Olympics,” and enhance our early literacy journey with a study of “Famous Authors”. We look forward to Outdoor Snow Play Day

and a Valentine party. We will also enjoy our special visitors: “Mad Science” with their presentation “Slippery Science,” Rick Hertert Musical

Presentation. Space still available for this year. Email: [email protected]

PRE-REGISTRATION for Fall 2018-2019: January 22 –26, 2018

For: Current families, past families, wait list, & families of the host location. Registration information is available from our staff, website, or by email.

OPEN HOUSE AND GENERAL REGISTRATION Marion Carson School – 5315 Varsity Drive, NW Kindergarten Enhancement – ½ day program combines with Kindergarten

Kindergarten Out of School Care – Before and After Care Program 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten – must turn 4 by March 1, 2019

Pre-K Open House and Registration – Wednesday, February, 7th 5 – 6 pm Kindergarten Enhancement Registration – Wednesday, March 14th 5-6 pm

Captain John Palliser School – 1484 Northmount Drive, NW

Kindergarten Enhancement – ½ day program combines with Kindergarten Out of School Care – Grades K-6

Kindergarten Enhancement Open House / Registration: March 15th 5–6 pm Out of School Care: Registration is by email only. [email protected].

Hope Lutheran Church – 3527 Boulton Road, NW

Pre-Kindergarten ages 3-5 years – 2,3 or 5 half days (2.5 hr. program) Open House: Tuesday, February 6th 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Registration: Monday, February 12th 500 – 6:00 pm

www.Pre-KindergartenEd.com Registrar: [email protected] Ê

Pre-Kindergarten Educational Services NW Locations

Pre-Kindergarten ages 3-5 yrs. (Pre-K)Kindergarten Enhancement (KE)

Out of School Care (OSC)


THE SENIORS’ TEA NEWS

Photos by Heather Collingridge

The Seniors’ Tea held at the Sportsplex on Thursday, December 21, 2017 hosted many long-time attendees as well as newcomers and extended family members. Many people brought Christmas treats to share and entertainment was provided by a guest playing the harmonica. There were Christmas Crackers with trin-kets and paper hats, while everyone took something home—either a small prize or flowers from the table.

Thank you to Terri for volunteering with us from Sep-tember to December; we appreciate your work!

Please join us for our Seniors’ Tea February Tea (for guests 55 years and older) on Thursday, February 15th, upstairs in the Sportsplex or the third Thursday of the month from February to June from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. We would love to have you.

Concussion AwarenessCalgary Concussion Awareness and Support meets the last Thursday of each month from September to May (with the exception of December) at the Brentwood Communty Association Boardroom from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

The meeting for February has been cancelled. The meeting schedule for upcoming months is: March 29, April 26 and May 31. Please visit our Facebook page for schedule information, announcements of upcoming guest speakers as well as topics to be discussed: https://www.facebook.com/Calgary-Concussion-Awareness- Support-1202581439802468/

For business classified ad rates call Great News Publishing at 403-263-3044 or [email protected]

NEPTUNE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD: Qualified journeymen plumbers/gasfitters, very experienced in Brentwood. Upfront pricing. Reliable, conscientious, fully guaranteed. Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. 24-hour emergency service, call 403-255-7938. “Showering you with great service.”

RIGHTWAY PLUMBING AND HEATING: Has been happily serving the Brentwood area with quality work, happy clients and fair pricing; with second generation experience, there is no job we can’t handle. Furnaces, softeners, garburators, appliances, humidifiers, faucets, water heaters, bathroom renos and gas lines also! In-stalled with great warranties. Call 403-968-6630.

DO YOU NEED AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS? C & L Helping Hands can provide them! We offer handy-man services, personal assistant, kitchen helper, cleaning and much more! Email: [email protected]. Call Craig or Laurie at 403-880-7125 or 403-510-8551.

NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community Mediation Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no-cost mediation and con-flict coaching service that can help you resolve problems and restore peace! We help neighbours be neighbours again! www.communitymediation.ca, 403-269-2707.

LOOKING FOR A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN? FCC Electric will efficiently assist with your commercial projects from service, repairs, maintenance to retail development. We also specialize in residential trouble-shooting, renovations, inspections, service changes, smoke and CO alarm upgrades as well as attractive land-scape and security lighting options around your home, deck or shop. 65+ discount. For free estimate, call 403-462-8801.

FOOTHILLS LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL: is a licensed, non-profit program for 3- and 4-year-olds that facilitates the development of the whole child in a caring Christian environment. Children have fun with friends, laugh and learn, paint and paste, pray and play, slide and sing. Registrations for fall accepted beginning Feb. 20. Phone: 403-284-1360. Email [email protected]. Website: www.preschool.foothillslutheran.com.

JEFFREY ELECTRIC: Friendly professional electrical ser-vice for your next residential project, large or small. City Qualified Trade, Master Electrician, insured, licensed, certified, bonded. Very competitive rates for quality electrical work. Service panel upgrades from 60 amp to 200 amp. Sub-panels, aluminum rewiring, custom kitch-ens and basements. Free estimates. www.cejelectric.com or call Clayton at 403-970-5441.

OUT ON A LIMB PROFESSIONAL PRUNING: Tree and shrub pruning, shaping and restoration. Tree removal and stump grinding. New tree and shrub selection and installation. Fertilizing and insect pest management. Licensed & Insured. Journeyman Landscape Gardener and certified Arborist. Call Jim at 403-265-6965 or email [email protected].

PERSONALIZED CLEANING SERVICES LTD.: Starting to spend more time indoors? Let us help make home your favourite place! Licenced, insured and bonded. All supplies provided. Customer discount program. Resi-dential, commercial, move in/outs. Call Kim today 403-875-6219 or visit www.pcscalgary.com.

TLC CLEANING: Over 18 years’ experience in the busi-ness! TLC Cleaning is a small and personalized cleaning company. Licensed, insured, bonded, and WCB covered for your peace of mind. Excellent rates and references, environmentally friendly options too. Let us put a little TLC into your home! Free estimates; please call Carol at 403-614-8522.

INCOME TAX RETURNS: Personal and corporate. Aca-dia Shopping Centre at Heritage Drive and Fairmount Drive SE, and next to Co-op grocery store at Shaga-nappi Trail and Dalhousie Drive NW. Trans Canada Tax Service. 403-212-1223.


Join us February 7 for

Winter Walk Day

If you’re without employer-sponsored benefits, we have a plan to fit your needs—so you can focus on being there for what really matters.

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Winter Walk Day celebrates winter in Alberta while promoting the year-round health benefits of taking a walk by encouraging all Albertans to get outside and walk for at least 15 minutes. On February 7, grab your family, friends and neighbours and join us as we get outside and get active.

For tips on how to plan an awesome walk in your community, visit www.ab.bluecross.ca/news/winter-walk-tips.php. #WinterWalkDay

Alberta Blue Cross is proud to sponsor Winter Walk Day in partnership with Ever Active Schools, the Alberta Motor Association, SHAPE Alberta (Safe, Healthy, Active, People Everywhere) KidSport, the Be Fit for Life network and Alberta Culture and Tourism.

Be there. For snowmen and sleigh rides.

CARROLL PLACE

Join us on February 27th for BingoJoin youth volunteers and community members to spend an evening of fun and Bingo with the residents of Carroll Place.

Tuesday, February 27th, 20186 pm – 8 pmCarroll Place LoungeAdditional Info: •$0.25/card/game. Bring your Quarters!•Winner takes home the pot•We will play 10-11 games. Everyone has a chance to

win!

Come out and join us for a great time!

Everyone is welcome!

We are Knitting for a Cause! The Knitting for a Cause group would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to everyone in the com-munity who has donated wool and knitting supplies to their initiative over the years. Thanks to your dona-tions, the group has been able to spread kindness and compassion throughout our wonderful city, one stitch at a time. The group began by knitting sets of children’s hats, scarves and mitts to donate to elementary schools in Calgary. Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of little hands and ears have been kept warm during our frigid Calgary winters. While the group continues to knit win-ter wear for kids, they have also expanded to participate in some incredible initiatives. We were thrilled to win the Dave Kelly “Unsung Heroes” Award. Please see the article elsewhere in this issue of the Bugle.

Our group has been busy and there is no sign of slowing down. If you want to be part of this amazing group, we are always welcoming new members, including individuals from the community. Please contact Erika Cusimano at 403-452-5575 for more details.

News from the Friends of Nose Hillby Anne Burke

Looking east from Nose Hill one can see the Nose Creek Val-ley Corridor. Nose Hill, West Nose Creek, and Nose Creek Valley were all one area prior to development.

Nose Hill SpringsSmall satellite parks that are natural extensions of Nose Hill were cut off from the Park after development, such as the small but beautiful Nose Hill Springs Park in Huntington Hills. The spring that gives the park its name became an important and useful local landmark.

Nose Hill Spring Park includes the west half of Huntington Hills and the eastern portion of Nose Hill Park. The property was out-side the city limits until 1961. When the developer Carma began to plan the community of Huntington Hills in 1966, the com-pany donated this site and named it Nose Hill Spring Park. The Nose Creek Farmers Union of Alberta placed a cairn and plaque to mark the significance of Nose Hill Spring, honour the early settlers and celebrate the centennial of Confederation in 1967.

Nose CreekThe Friends of Nose Creek Facebook site with 52 members is now public with online discussion and meetings at the park. The aims are to protect and improve the ecological opportuni-ties in the area via environmental stewardship and community projects such as clean-ups.

Nose Hill PublicationsA book by the name of, “100 years of Nose Creek Valley History” by author Stephen Wilks can be found in Canada’s Local Histo-ries Online at www.ourroots.ca.

The Natural Areas Group as part of Nature Calgary was formed in 1972 to explore the natural areas of Calgary and collect data on plants, birds, insects, mammals, etc. for publication. Two books, “Natural Areas in Calgary” (edited by C. D. Bird) were published in 1973 and 1974, with “Calgary’s Natural Areas: A Popular Guide” (edited by Peter Sherrington), a Centennial project by the Calgary Field Naturalists Society in 1975. Fur-ther Readings are: “Nose Hill, A Popular Guide” Edited by Beryl Hallworth and “Exploring Nose Hill: A Hands-On Field Guide”, by Brentwood residents Jill Kirker and the late Diana Kary from the Grassroots NW Environmental Society.

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1404 NORTHMOUNT DRIVE NW(BRENTWOOD)Four level split home, 1,480 sq.ft. Double attached Garage. Total of 4 bedrooms. 2.5 bathrooms. Close to all amenities. Asking $524,800

1706, 4944 DALTON DRIVE NW(DALHOUSIE)2 bedroom unit on the top floor with view of downtown. Renovation including: Laminate floor, baseboard, windows, patio door, light fixtures, painting. One assigned parking stall. Asking $185,000.

BRENTWOOD – BATCHELOR CRESCENT ......................................................... Sold for 102% of asking price in 3 daysBRENTWOOD – BRENTWOOD ROAD ................................................................. Sold for 96% of asking price in 18 daysBRENTWOOD – 33 STREET .................................................................................Sold for 97.4% of asking price in 21 daysBRENTWOOD – BRADEN CRESCENT ................................................................ Sold for 99% of asking price in 12 daysBRENTWOOD – BEARSPAW DRIVE .................................................................... Sold for 92.3 of asking price in 64 daysCOLLINGWOOD – CALANDAR ROAD ................................................................. Sold for 105% of asking price in 8 daysCOLLINGWOOD – CAROL DRIVE ........................................................................Sold for 98.2% of asking price in 12 days BRENTWOOD – BRANTFORD DRIVE .................................................................. Sold for 99% of asking price in 12 daysBRENTWOOD – BRENTWOOD GREEN ............................................................... Sold for 98% of asking price in 38 daysCHARLESWOOD – CHEROKEE DRIVE ..............................................................Sold for 98.5% of asking price in 17 days

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