Welcome to the Official Website of the Saddle Ridge Community Association based in Calgary, AB.

Next Executive & Board Meeting April 26, 2012.  See the SRCA Business Page for a synopsis of our last meeting.  Concerns from members/residents always welcome.  Contact us by phone at 403-285-1166 or the email addresses in our newsletter.

 Feb 2012 Newletter with extra colour pics on the newsletter page Also additional articles!!


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Our first Easter Eggstravaganza was a huge success!  Photos are loaded on a photoshare file:  click here for photoshare

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Airport Underpass (Tunnel) Update:  click here


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Centennial Celebrations Announced for Crescent Heights High School


The Crescent Heights Alumni Group has announced the dates for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Crescent Heights High School.  The events will start with registration on Friday, May 15, 2015 and continue all weekend.  Visiting, food, photos and musical presentations by past and current students will be featured.  Registration will be available in the near future.


Volunteers Required for the Centennial event


The organizing committee for the celebration will be holding an information event for prospective volunteers April 25, 2012 at 7:00pm in the teachers lounge at Crescent Heights.  There are numerous positions which need to be filled in order to have a successful reunion.  At the present time the committee is in need of a Public Relations Specialist that could lead a group in making contact with various media in Calgary.  Another important position that needs to be filled is for an Information Technology person who can create a website and who can use social net working to make contact with former CHHS students.


Contacting Crescent Heights High School Alumni Association


The alumni website is www.chhsfriends.com.  It has information regarding ongoing activities as well as a registration form that can be filled in.  With this information an individual can be contacted via e-mail regarding events.  E-mail can be sent to chhsalumnigolf@shaw.ca to volunteer for the anniversary committee or to receive answers to any questions.

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Playground report
Playground at 51 Saddleridge Close
Today marked a special time in Saddle Ridge, we finally opened the new playground located at 51 Saddleridge close.  This park was paid for by Parks Foundation Calgary, Saddle Ridge Community Association, The City of Calgary Parks, Imperial Oil, & Encana. Volunteering from Saddle Ridge CA were David Brown, Judy Brown (SRCA President), and Greg Steiner, also many volunteers from Imperial Oil.   This park took three days to build, longer than normal due to extremely bad weather but thanks to Dan and Andrew of B& G Recreation services guiding all the volunteers we got it done.  A result of that hard work is a playground that cost just under $49,000 for the equipment alone, a playground worth close to $100,000.00. Also a playground which will enrich the entire community of Saddle Ridge as well as the play value for the children of Saddle Ridge. 

Neighborwoods
Today as a part of the opening of this playground we are started another program that will come to Saddle Ridge next year.  That program is Neighborwoods.  This program allows you to get a free tree (you pay for the watering bag $30) your only commitment water the tree for the next five years.  If this sounds like something you would be interested in hearing more about you can call Dave Brown @403-273-9081.  We are looking for volunteers in the community to help us spread the word about Neighborwoods so if this is something you would be interested in give me a call.  If you want to get a watering bag for next years program and want to sign up all you have to do is call 311.The trees we finished planting today (12 in total) were paid for by Co-operators Insurance  (Faiza Solomon) and Scotiabank (Mariam Esmail)  They originally were sponsoring our Pond Party but because it was cancelled they agreed to use their sponsorship money for the beautification and greening of the park.  So if you want to see more green in Saddle Ridge give us a call, get involved in Neighborwoods.

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This winter, Calgary will implement Snow Route parking bans for the first time in our city’s history. This program will touch every community in Calgary and will impact all citizens who drive.
Please take a few moments to read the information in this letter and become familiar with the new program.  What are Snow Route parking bans and why do we need them?

Snow Route parking bans are temporary parking restrictions on designated routes that will be in effect for up to 72 hours following snow falls of five (5) centimetres or more. Snow Routes exist in all communities in Calgary, and include major roadways and most bus routes.  Snow Routes have been marked by blue signs with white snowflakes ―Watch for these signs in your community. Snow Route locations can be found at Calgary.ca/snow

Snow Route parking bans are beneficial for a number of reasons:· City crews will be able to remove snow from curb-to-curb on major traffic routes.· Plowing times will be reduced by up to 30 per cent as plows won’t have to navigate around parked cars. This will enable crews to get to residential routes faster.  Vehicles won’t get plowed-in.

· Snow that builds up around parked cars will not get pushed back onto the road once they are moved.

Snow Route parking bans have been considered a best practice for years in most winter cities, including, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Chicago.

What this means for CalgariansWe need your support to make this program a success. You can help us make our roads safer and more driveable this winter by ensuring your car is not parked on a Snow Route during a parking ban. Become familiar with the Snow Routes in the areas where you live, work and visit. Be aware of the weather and understand that if you are parked on a Snow Route this winter and a parking ban is declared, you will have to find alternate parking. If you are ever unsure if a parking ban is in effect, visit Calgary.ca/snow, tune in to local news or radio stations, or call 3-1-1 and listen to the automated Snow Route message.Parking bans will be declared through a five-step process:
1.    Snow Event Advisory - If 5 cm or more of snow is forecasted, The City will issue a “Snow Event Advisory” through the media and online. This is meant to warn citizens that snow is expected and vehicles parked on Snow Routes will have to be moved.
2.    Citizens move their vehicles – Cars parked on Snow Routes should be moved as soon as possible.
3.    Snow Event declaration - If there is an accumulated snow fall of 5 cm or more, The City will declare a Snow Event and Snow Route parking bans will be in effect for 72 hours.
4.    Plowing – Snow clearing operations will occur on Snow Routes for up to 72 hours after a parking ban has been declared.
5.    Snow Route parking ban lifted – The City will announce through the media and online when the Snow Route parking ban is lifted. Once the ban is lifted, citizens can park on the roads as usual.Questions?

To find out more about Snow Routes visit www.calgary.ca/snow.

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Genesis Centre has a new website:  www.genesis-centre.ca 

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To the Residents of Saddle Ridge--Calgary Parks Bylaws
There have been instances of residents mowing the grass behind their properties which back onto Hugh Bennett Park.  Please be advised that this is not allowed under City of Calgary BYLAW NUMBER 20M2003. These rules apply to all parks not only in Saddle Ridge but throughout the entire city.  Please help maintain our parks.  If you think something needs to be done to the park call 311 please do not take it upon yourself to do these jobs."Natural Area" means City controlled land or water or both which contains nativeplant or animal ecological or geographical systems including wetlands,escarpments, riparian corridors, grasslands, wood lands and other wildlife habitat; "Park Vegetation" means any fungus, plant or part thereof which grows in a Park; PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES17. No Person shall:(a) dig, disturb or remove any mineral substance including soil, sand, gravel or rockfrom a Park;(b) damage, dig, cut, disturb or destroy any Park Vegetation, whether alive or dead;(c) damage, dig, disturb, deface, destroy or remove any fossils, bones or historicalartifacts from a Park;(d) damage or destroy any wildlife habitat; or(e) pester, feed or otherwise interfere with any animal in a Park.No Person shall, in a Park:(a) plant, grow, place or modify any plant, flower or other Park Vegetation;(b) build, erect, place, remove or modify any Amenity, Pathway or Trail;(c) cut, irrigate, spray or apply any substance, including pesticides andfertilizers, to any grass or other Park Vegetation, or otherwise disturb ordamage the Park Vegetation;(d) leave, place, store, deposit or hoard anything; or(e) build, erect or create a jump or ramp.This is only a small portion of the Bylaw the Bylaw itself is approximately 20 pages long. To read the bylaw in its entirety go to this link.http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/ABS/Pages/Bylaws-by-topic/Parks-pathways.aspx 

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Executive & Board of Directors meetings are the last Thursday of each month, please feel free to call or email us with suggestions/concerns.

Our phone is now working, you can call & leave a message for a member of the Executive or Board of Directors at: 403-285-1166

2012 Saddle Ridge Community Association Memberships available only $10! Contact Dave at saddleridgemembership@shaw.ca or 403-273-9081

Contacts/Links:

Contact: saddleridgenews@shaw.ca or phone 403-285-1166 & leave a message. (Remember we have no Community Hall anymore, no rentals!)

Mailing address:  PO Box 95081, Calgary, AB  T3J 5M1

NEW!!!  SRCA Membership:  saddleridgemembership@shaw.ca

Saddleridge Football Club:  www.saddleridgefc.com

Northeast Centre of Community(Genesis Centre) website: www.genesis-centre.ca

Twitter feed SaddleRidgeCa.

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