April 22nd, 2012
9:00am – 3:00pm
download the pdf version to print and take with you. 2012 Ramsay Garage Sale Parade Map
Happy Garage Sale’n!
Archive for April, 2012
4th Annual Ramsay Garage Sale Parade
April 21st, 2012Air Your Concerns About CP Rail!
April 20th, 2012
City of Calgary Alyth Yard and surrounding areas study is in phase 1, community concerns.
The purpose of this workbook is to help the consulting team identify specific community concerns and tap into community knowledge about industrial and residential land use issues in the area.
The information collected during the study will help the consulting team to:
- design a monitoring program that will collect quantitative data about air quality, noise and vibration during phase 2 of the study;
- document the impact of local industrial operations on nearby residents;and
- use community input to identify potential mitigation measures.
Please share your views and experiences with us by filling out this workbook. please be sure to mark where you live on the attached maps or fill in the space at the bottom of the map to let us know where you live, this information will be important to us when summarizing the results.
Send the completed forms to:
Liisa Tipman
Brown & Associates Planning Group
email: ltipman@bapg.ca
fax: 403.262.4480
mail: suite 600, 940-6th ave sw, Calgary, AB, T2P 3T1
Volunteers: Count Yourself In!
April 20th, 2012
Celebrate your volunteers by counting their hours during National Volunteer Week: April 15 – 21.
National Volunteer Week is here! And now is the time to COUNT YOURSELVES IN! Volunteers Count! collects volunteer hours contributed during NVW, and the stories that accompany them, from volunteers and organizations. Visit the Volunteers Count! webpage this week to record hours and stories in order to help Volunteer Alberta capture a snapshot of volunteering activities across Alberta.
Don’t miss your opportunity to win some great prizes! Everyone who records the hours spent volunteering will be entered into a draw for:
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•1st prize: $500 to a nonprofit organization of their choice
- 2nd prize: $250 to a nonprofit organization of their choice
- 3rd prize: Registration to Vitalize 2012 in Calgary, June 7-9, 2012
For more information visit http://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/volunteerscount. Please spread the word to volunteers in your community so they can also…. COUNT THEMSELVES IN! You can use the following messages to share this opportunity through Facebook or Twitter:
Facebook: Help Volunteer Alberta capture a snapshot of volunteerism activities in the province by recording your volunteer hours, and stories that accompany them, with Volunteers Count! during National Volunteer Week at http://bit.ly/HMl30P
Twitter: #AB volunteers – record your volunteer hours and tell @volunteerab your story during #NVW with Volunteers Count! http://bit.ly/HMl30P
Happy counting!
If you have any questions about Volunteers Count, please contact
Sam Kriviak, Volunteer Alberta Project Coordinator:
skriviak@volunteeralberta.ab.ca
(780) 482-3300 ext. 225.
Community Garden Fence Design Competition!
April 16th, 2012Put on your creative hats and come up with some ideas for submission. We are looking for some out of the box thinking and designs for the fencing located at the community garden in Ramsay Park near the Tennis courts. If you are unsure of the garden location please contact the email below.
Open: April 15
Closed: May 5
Design requirements:
– Rabbit proof
– Aesthetically pleasing
– Cost effective
– Made of mostly recycled materials
– Durable, this is to be a permanent type fence
– Can be installed by hand
– 250 linear feet with 2 gates: one on the east end and one the southwest side.
– The fence will abut chain link fence of the tennis courts.
Please provide 1 e-copy and one paper copy of your proposal.
No fee will be paid to the winning design, but you will receive much glamour.
Once the winning design has been chosen and approved by the City of Calgary Parks department, you will not be required to install the fence (but you are more than welcome to pitch-in), but may be required for advice.
Please contact garden@ramsaycalgary.com with any questions.
Ramsay Visioning, Phase 2
April 10th, 2012
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone out this Saturday, April 14th, at 10:00 am – 2:00 pm for the second public engagement facilitated by The Natural Step.
We have looked at where we want to be in the future, and now we need to establish where we are currently.
Kevin Cunningham
RCA, President
All Candidate Debate
April 5th, 2012
Ramsay is now in a new electoral district, Calgary – Fort, and that means we have new fresh faces to get to know before we go to the polls on April 23rd.
Inglewood will be hosting an All Candidates Debate on April 12th at 7:00pm in the Inglewood Hall and all of Ramsay is invited to join in.
All Candidates Debate
Inglewood Hall
April 12th
7pm
See you there.
Ramsay Visioning, Phase 1 Summary
April 5th, 2012
At the visioning workshop on March 17th Ramsayites created pages and pages of ideas written down on post-it notes. Mike and John from The Natural Step took all of this information an entered it into the computer and created this draft summary of the event. I say draft because we are still collecting the data via surveys until the 9th of April. (Survey Monkey)
here is the draft document:
Visioning Session Report
Happy reading and i will see everyone again on April 14th from 10-2pm for the next public workshop!
kevin cunnigham
rca, president
Don’t Forget the New Urban Open House!
April 1st, 2012
New Urban has invited everyone to visit their new office on Monday April 2nd for an Open House.
You can find the New Urban office just down the path from Caffe Rosso.
See everyone there.
New Urban Office
150-803 24th Ave. SE
Monday April 2nd
4:30-6:30pm
kevin cunningham
president, rca
