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RAMSAY ROCKS! June 27th
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• Calgary Health Region 403.943.8060
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If you see crimes in the area, please contact the police by
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Community liaison officer: Const. Jason Campbell 403.428.6100 [desk]
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The opinions expressed by the writers of some of the
articles included herein do not necessarily agree with the
position of the newsletter Editor or Committee.
swap out the winter tires
get the oil changed
check the rad fluid
top up windshield squirt juice
Photo: Ron Checora - Optickle Pictures
Shona Rae carves bone in her studio at the Burns Visual Arts Society
new tires on the camper van
which will probably be used
more for cargo than camping
still, safety first
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2 yr Member Martin
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L’Heureux
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Chynoweth
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President’s Message
Kevin Cunningham, President, R.C.A. • 403.680.0854 • president@ramsaycalgary.ca
I’ve lived in Ramsay. I look forward to meetRamsay Bikes Together
ing all of you!
On Sunday June 21 at 9:30 am, Ramsay
cyclists will gather at the Community Hall
Clothing Bin
and ride to the Barb Scott park (12th ave
and 9th st SW) for the opening of the City
The RCA and many other community assoCentre Cycle Track. Kids are more than
ciations have been approached by a compawelcome; mine will be coming along with
ny that is looking to set up a used clothing
us for sure. The ribbon cutting ceremony is
donation bin by the Community Hall.
at 11:00 am, so that gives us time to make
There is no contract and the community
our way down there at a comfortable pace.
gets funding from the amount of clothes
And I’m hoping that we can team up with
donated. We will be checking in with the
Inglewood and arrive en masse and show
community at the general meeting to see if
our dedication and love for cycling as two of this is something that community members
the original bike communities!
would utilize.
Soccer Kids
June Green Line LRT Workshops
I am so excited about the number of young
children who participated in Ramsay soccer
this spring. A big congrats goes out to the
Rec committee and all the families who
toughed out Calgary’s spring weather!
The City is holding a 3-day design charrette
June 22–25 for the Inglewood/Ramsay
station and Crossroads station. There will be
a public open house on Saturday June 27 for
everyone to review what the charrette end
results are.
Mothers and Tots
There is a mothers and tots group in Ramsay, consisting of around 20 families! All
the children are under the age of 2. Wow
this really blows my mind at how big of a
change there has been in the last 10 years
say Design Centre and Snowden
Building. It will be elevated over
11th street and the hook over
the CP tracks where Lilydale sits today, it
will then go between the police station and
inland over to the Crossroads market. The
Inglewood/Ramsay station will be elevated
over 11th street right where the current
under pass is, creating new pedestrian connections between our two communities. The
next station is going to be a the Crossroads
market, not Lilydale. But we have been
assured that Lilydale will be removed, there
was never a scenario that they would not be
removed.
Look forward to seeing everyone at the Hall
on June 21st for the bike ride and on June
27th for the Green Line open house.
Enjoy the beautiful weather!
If you haven’t been able to get out to one of
the City-run workshops yet, here is a short
recap of what’s going on:
The alignment will be elevated and run
along the CP tracks to the east of the Ram-
Ride to the Cycle Track Opening
Sunday June 21, 9:30 am
Meet at the Ramsay Community Hall
Ramsay cyclists of all ages are invited to ride to Barb Scott park (12th Ave and 9th
St SW) for the official opening of the new City Centre Cycle Track.
Be one of the first to ride green paint through downtown on a community ride to
the ribbon cutting ceremony held at Barb Scott Park, then join a city group ride
along the entire cycle track, returning to Barb Scott for a BBQ party with
entertainment from Sled Island.
This is an all ages, family and community event. Bike parking will be available.
Expect a few surprises along the route as well.
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City Hall Ward 9
City Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra • 403.268.5330 • ward09@calgary.ca
OPEN LETTER TO JOE CECI
foster a great relationship with you. Such a
relationship is essential in best fulfilling our
Dear Mr. Joe Ceci – Member Elect,
duties to the people that have elected us to
serve them. While I want to acknowledge
I am thrilled that our respective electorate
the great working relationship I enjoyed
in Inglewood, Ramsay, Dover and Miliwith your predecessor in addressing individcan-Ogden, like the rest of Alberta, were so
ual constituent concerns, the same cannot
incredibly engaged in the political process
be said of developing a more strategic
during this historic provincial election. It
agenda on behalf of our communities. This
seems we’ve collectively decided that we
election offers a great opportunity to reboot
want something different. I congratulate
the Calgary Caucus of MLAs from a body
you, for becoming the next Member of
disassociated from the pressing needs of our
the Legislative Assembly and representing
City, to a powerful and influential ally in
Calgary-Fort. It is an exciting time to live
Edmonton.
in Alberta and it’s been gratifying to see,
in this election, the hopes, aspirations and
I hope our strategic work together will
ambitions of Calgarians in many ways furaddress a wide body of issues including
ther align with my Great Neighbourhoods
comprehensive flood mitigation, the estabmission. This mission began in the equallishment of a Big City Charter for Calgary,
ly-historic municipal election of 2010, with
predictable funding sources for growing our
the game-changing arrival of Mayor Naheed transit system, programs for supporting our
Nenshi onto Canada’s political landscape.
seniors, a broad commitment to affordable
It is my hope that the promise that our new
housing and poverty reduction, and seizing
Premier represents proves worthy of similar
opportunities to improve upon our citizens’
accolades in the fullness of time.
access to recreation.
It is my pleasure as the Calgary City Councillor for these communities to facilitate and
you during this time of transition.
Finally, I would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate you
on your victory and to offer you my sincerest best wishes.
Yours truly,
Gian-Carlo
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Ramsay Rocks 2015 Presents: Ramsay’s Got Talent!
The Ramsay Rocks Team
Ramsay’s Got Talent - What you need to know:
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The legendary Ramsay Rocks community party is back. The event
is booked for June 27th at the Ramsay Community Hall and will
feature Calgary’s own Meta Mofo - an 8-piece afro funk collective that are guaranteed to have the whole neighbourhood dancing the
night away. This year, instead of booking in an opening band, we
are setting aside time before the main event begins, to feature some
of Ramsay’s budding young stars, singing their favourite songs on
stage, for all to enjoy. If you or anyone you know might be interested in taking part in this, check out the details below about how
to apply to perform. It’s going to be a lot of fun, so be sure to tell
your family and friends to plan to attend and support our local up
and coming talent!
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There are two age group categories: 8 to 12-years old and 13 to
17-years old.
There will be time for a maximum of fourteen performances.
Each act will perform one song, of their choice.
Performers will sing over backing tracks, in karaoke fashion.
It is expected that each performer will be able to provide their
own backing track CD, but if you are not able to do so, you
can still apply and we will try to assist you in securing the backing tracks, if you are chosen to perform.
Performances can be solo, or group (additional group members
could include background singers and/or dancers).
We of course want the show to be as entertaining as possible, so
if you can put a group together to perform with you, so much
the better.
If we get more applications than we can accommodate, the
seven who are selected to perform in each age group category,
will be chosen at random via drawing names out of a hat.
The deadline for applying is June 8th and the selected performers will be notified before the event.
If you are selected, an application fee of $10 will be required
and will be due June 11th.
The RGT portion of the Ramsay Rocks event will run from
approximately 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
We will be video taping all performances and can provide a
copy to each performer, if wanted.
This is not a contest. No winners will be chosen.
The proceedings will be hosted by one of Ramsay’s best known
singer/songwriters, Jenny Allen, who has graciously taken time
out of her busy touring schedule to take part.
Want to apply? Here’s what we need to know.
Name:
__________________________________
Address:
__________________________________
Phone Number:
__________________________________
Email:
__________________________________
Age:
__________________________________
Song Choice:
__________________________________
Will you be able to provide the CD for backing tracks? __ yes _ no
Email the above information to: catherine.cartmill@gmail.com
or drop off a hard copy at: 917 - 18 Ave S. E. Put “Ramsay’s Got
Talent” on the envelope.
Thanks for your interest. We’re looking forward to a very fun night!
— The Ramsay Rocks Team
Ramsay’s Meta Mofo
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Civic Affairs
Cyril Jensen and Erin Joslin, Co-Chairs, Civic Affairs Committee
Hi neighbours, it has been a pretty quiet month for Civic Affairs.
1028 8 St SE (DP2015–1007) - Side-by-Side (Duplex)
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The committee had not reviewed this development at the time of
the last newsletter. The proposed development is an infill side-byside. This doubles the density on the site. Parking will be provided
on site, with a garage expansion. Has a unique look with the roofs
sloping inwards towards the middle. Has upper level balconies.
1120 Maggie Street SE - Secondary Suite (Basement)
smoke alarms installed to cover both dwellings.
Gas-fired furnaces and water heaters need to be enclosed in
a room with ½-inch dry wall* on the ceiling and both sides
of all room walls. Dry wall must be tightly fitted around the
ductwork.
Secondary suites must be served by an independent heating
and ventilation system.
Bylaw 55M–89(15) requires suites have an independent electrical service panel or convenient access to a shared electrical
service panel. This means the electrical panel must be located
in a common area or have separate panels provided for the
suite and main dwelling unit.
Applies to basement suites only. Other forms are subject to higher
building code requirements.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, comments, or compliments, or would like more information on any project, please
contact us at CivicAffairs@RamsayCalgary.ca. You are always welcome to send your own letters into the city if you have concerns
with certain developments as well. We are always looking for great
people to join our committee. If you are interested please send us
an email to get included on the email circulation list.
The Newsletter Lives!
This development is a basement suite development. There is not
much to say about it. But the consensus was that we appreciate a
proper legal suite in the community. It looks like the Suite meets
all the requirements for a secondary suite.
The City of Calgary has a great pamphlet on the requirements for
a secondary suite, here are some highlights. More info here on the
city website, and you can get the pamphlet at City Hall.
What is a secondary suite?
A secondary suite (also known as a basement suite, mother-in-law
suite or granny suite) is a self-contained accessory living space consisting of a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen developed within or
on the same property as a single family home.
Summary of common requirements
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The Ramsay Newsletter will continue to be volunteer-produced
and unique to Ramsay!
Thanks to the awesome neighbours came to the newsletter information session on May 20. They stepped up and made it happen.
We could still use more team members. The more people on the
team, the more stories we can tell every month.
If you’re intereted in joining the newsletter team but missed the
May 20 session, we’re having a working session on Wednesday
June 17, starting at 7pm at the Community Hall.
We’ll be putting together the July-August issue. If you’re interested in joining the team or you have any questions, please contact
news@ramsaycalgary.ca.
The minimum ceiling height for living spaces in a secondary
suite is 1.95 m.
Each bedroom in a secondary suite must have at least one
window for emergency escape in the event of a fire (window
must be located at least 1.2 m from a property line).
Must provide smoke separation between a secondary suite and
the main dwelling unit. This is required on the ceiling of the
suite, around common areas and around common exits by the
use of ½-inch drywall.
Homes containing a secondary suite must have interconnected
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Shona Rae: madwoman extraordinaire!
While working on “Fairytales,” Shona Rae continued to teach and
also learned new skills. In 2001, she travelled
to Kujjuraapic in the eastern Arctic to lead
Shona Rae trained as a ceramicist at Fraser Valley
a jewelry workshop. She spent her evenings
Art College and Emily Carr. She moved to Nellearning to carve from her Inuit students. “I
son and worked as a figurative sculptor, making
love to carve!” she exclaimed when I asked
a series of godesses. One night, she started to
her why she started to include bone in her
dream about hammering metal. She decided to
her art. Bones are scattered throughout her
take night classes at the Kootenay School of Arts,
studio. Some bones - like the whale teeth - are
where she trained with metal sculptor Laura
gifts from friends she met in the North. She
White and graduated with a degree in applied
also collects bones when she’s walking in the
art and design. KSA wanted her to teach, so she
community. Since the construction on the
enrolled at ACAD and completed her BFA, with
Stampede Grounds by the Elbow began, she’s
distinction, in 2000.
found bison bones at the base of Scotsman
Beauty and the Beast
Hill, an old buffalo jump. Carvers reveal what
She met her husband, artist and musician Herb Sawatzky, in Nelis already in the bones, she explained: “The bones tell us the stoson. They moved to Calgary in 2002 and bought a house in Ramsay ries.” She’s been planning to carve the elk bones in her studio with
because they knew that they wanted to be close to the action. It was legends about Elk Woman, but has been struggling because she sees
close to work, too. Her first studio was in the Snowden Building.
a bird in the bones. Recently, she learned that Elk Woman always
She moved to her current studio in the Burns Visual Art Society in
travels with a bird.
2006. She’s taught art classes at ACAD, but prefers to give lessons in
her studio so that she can focus on helping individual artists master
Music has always been a big part of her life, but between 2001 and
the craft.
2009 she did not peform so that she could focus on completing
“Fairytales.” One afternoon, she and Herb played together at Ship
When she started to work in metal, her goal was to learn everything and Anchor Saturday Open Stage. They brought down the house
about making jewelry so that she could incorporate metals into her
and she was hooked! She’s the front singer of Shoa Rae and the
ceramic figures. Her artisic path took her in a different direction.
VooDoo Hand. Herb plays guitar and is the band’s musical director.
Sculpture is incorporated into her exquisite and extraordinary
Influenced by blues, rock-a-billy, country, and punk, they’ve created
jewelry. Her major body of work, “Fairytales, Folk Tales & Myth
their own unique style called Swamp-a-Billy. Playing rock-n-roll is
Communication,” is a collection of sculptural fairytale rings. It took a departure from the songwriter-folk singer she was in the 1990s.
seventeen years to complete. The collection comprises twenty-two
“I’m too old to be pretrings that depict stories we heard as children. Shona Rae explores
ty!” They’ll be playing
the dark themes in these tales because they were originally intended
Saturday, June 6th at
for adults. These sculptures put a contemporary twist on the stories
the Shamrock as part
to make them part of our time. “Rapunzel” brandishes her braid as
of Indy Palooza - 36.
a whip to take back her power. “Fairytales” expresses her interest in
ancient religion and spiritual traditions. Each ring is connected to
Music and art go
one of the twenty-two higher arcana in the tarot. “Beauty and the
hand-in-hand. Playing
Beast,” pictured here, represents strength. (The Alberta Foundation
in the band is influof the Arts funded the completion of this piece and purchased it
encing new directions
for its collection.) All of the rings have a moving part. And every
in her work. Creating
work has part of Shona Rae in it. The figures are based on people
jewelry for sales (like
she knows. She often incorporates images that are significant to her
the New Craft Coaown life, such as bees because her father was beekeeper. You can
lition) and commiswatch Ron Chakura’s documentary of her working on “The Singing
sions for friends and
Bones” here: https://vimeo.com/118637459
neighbours push her to
learn new skills.“Like
It was through this project that Shona Rae developed a better sense
anything, if you want
of herself as an artist and established her reputation as a master of
to be good at somethe craft. Some pieces took two weeks to finish. Others took up to
thing, you just do it.”
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Photos: Ron Checora - OPtickle Pictures
four years because she had to work out the process before she could
continue. “Hansel and Gretal” had three false starts. This is one of
the most complicated sculptures in the series. The carving is intricate and there is a working music box in the cottage roof. The rings
have been displayed in important exhibitions. And in 2014, The
Alberta Craft Council awarded Shona Rae the Award of Excellence
for her contributions to contemporary jewelry and artistic creation
in metals.
Sleeping Beauty (L) + Hansel and Gretel
Nancy Janovicek
Shona Rae was nineteen when she moved from White Rock to Vancouver, where she met Art Bergmann and Jim Cummins, key figures
of the city’s 1970s punk scene. “Their life was a piece of art,” she
explained. “I met them and knew I wanted to make art and music.”
Inspired by fairytales, folklore, ancient religion, and myth, Shona
Rae has dedicated her life to using old stories to help us make sense
of the the human condition. Her work explores difficult and complex issues, but having fun is a core principle of her art and life. As
she puts it in her artist statement, “It is absolutely mandatory that I
enjoy myself in the creative process.” And she wants her audiences
to have fun, too.
Central Library
Pick up our new program guide, Library Connect, for all of the
wonderful programs and events Calgary Public Library has to offer.
Register in person, online or by calling 403.260.2620.
This June the Central Library is proud to host:
presents
6 PM TO 11 PM
Live Music | Expanded Market
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The Carbon Bubble
Join bestselling and award-winning author Jeff Rubin as he explores
how and why Canada’s financial dependence on carbon is undermining our financial security. Rubin argues in his new book,The Carbon
Bubble, that we can find a better way forward by focusing on many
of our other national assets. Thursday, June 11th, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
2nd Floor - John Dutton Theatre
Family Magic Show
Join us for an entertaining show of magic, balloons, and comedy.
Presented by TheMagicStudio.ca. Ages 4 and up. Saturday, June 20th
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. 2nd Floor - Children’s Area
Small Business Tuesdays: Designing Effective
Customer Surveys
Learn how to design effective customer surveys to make sound
business decisions. Topics will include identifying your research
questions, appropriate survey design, and available survey methods.
Presented by Toni Guffei of Ratio Marketing Inc. Tuesday, June 23rd
6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Lower Level - Meeting Room 2
Colossal Calgary Playdate!
Play builds the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Come prepared
to PLAY with your baby or toddler at the biggest and best playdate
ever! Ages up to 3 with a parent/caregiver. Wednesday, June 24th
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. 2nd Floor - Children’s Area
Janus Academy Little Olympics Sports Day
On behalf of the Janus Academy, a school
for children with autism, I would like to
extend an invitation to members of the
Ramsay Community to join us, along
with Canadian Olympians Tristan Walker,
Nathan Gafuik, Erica Morningstar, Cassie
Hawrysh and the SAIT Trojans for our 4th
Annual “Little Olympics” Sports Day.
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On June 12th, 2015, all of the Academy’s 57 students and 6 young
adults will participate in a day of fun and engaging sporting activities to increase of the importance of fitness and the inclusion of
people with disabilities. With the support of our Olympians, SAIT,
the Ramsay Community Association’s Recreation Committee, New
Urban Developments, Inglewood Crossfit, Soccability Alberta,
Suncor, and many others, we are looking forward to another fantastic event this year.
The event will run throughout the day, starting around 10:00 a. m.
and will take place on the Ramsay School grounds. There will be a
picnic for guests to enjoy from 12:30 - 1:30 p. m. and the Medal
Ceremonies are planned for around 2:15 p. m.
It would be great if you could join us on June 12th, to help celebrate our school, our children’s achievements, and a great day
out in the community. For further information please contact the
school at contact@janusacademy.org.
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Chuck Smith, Chair of Ramsay Vision 2020
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Keep and/or improve our connection
to Inglewood at 11th/12th and 8th
streets.
Keep and/or improve access into the
community for emergency vehicles.
Remove Lilydale to make way for
an elevated station and/or Transit
Oriented Development (TOD) uses.
Provide a Ramsay/Inglewood station
that further connects the two communities.
What was also made clear to them was that
the original council-approved alignment
was what Ramsayites preferred over alignments that moved down 11th Street SE.
To the transit authorities’ credit, this was
taken to heart and work began immediately on revising the planning approach for
the future alignment. By late March the
Community Association and Ramsay Vision
2020 were invited to a number of meetings
to ensure that the direction that they were
taking was in-line with the message received
on March 12th.
April 25th Public Meeting
The results from the second round of
planning were presented at a second public
meeting on April 25th. Calgary Transit
presented two concept proposals which outlined the following attributes:
sit way would be favourable to the future
development of Ramsay but failed to consider the existing traffic issues from constant
CP Rail crossings at 11th Street SE. This
option was least favoured and will likely not
move forward for consideration.
Option 2
This option follows the council approved
alignment that runs parallel to the CP
Rail alignment behind the Ramsay Design
Centre and the CC Snowdon building.
Contrary to what was reported earlier by
Calgary Transit officials, CP Rail has agreed
to come to the table to discuss a way to
use a portion of their alignment for the
Greenline without overly compromising
their operations. This is by far the most
favoured option by Ramsay residents as it
has little or no impact on the four main
principals mentioned above. The alignment
also features an elevated station that straddles 11th Street SE parallel to the CP Rail
bridge with connections over both rail traffic to both Ramsay ad Inglewood. Calgary
Transit favours this option and will be
taking this scheme forward to develop the
design further.
Next Steps
Calgary Transit now has a clear direction to
move forward with in terms of the Ramsay/
Inglewood Greenway alignment and the station. The next opportunity for public input
is in a design charrette being held:
Inglewood-Ramsay-Crossroads
Design Charrette (June 22nd –27th)
Option 1
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This option showed an at-grade alignment
running west of 11th Street with a station
located at the end of 18th Ave SE. This
option would require the removal of every
commercial building along the street as well
as several residential properties in order to
facilitate access out of the one way 18th
Ave. SE and lane connection to other avenues.
21st Ave. SE was proposed to be closed due
to the ramp required for the transit way
to rise over the CP tracks and to meet the
elevated station at the Crossroad market.
The design consultants felt that a new contingent of mixed use buildings along a tranpage 12
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and complexity of the area under consideration. In the case of Inglewood-RamsayCrossroads, the charrette will span five days.
The process includes working with a set
number of community participants over
three evening sessions within the one-week
period. Community participants will work
together with architects, planners, engineers, designers, and other specialists to
discuss issues related to the area, generate
ideas for a vision for the area, and the development of the TOD plan. On the Saturday
the proposed plans are open for public
viewing and comments. Each day during
the charrette week, the designers will work
on advancing the concept plans based on
community and other stakeholder input.
Design Workshop Requirements
For the three Design Workshops, the City
was looking for a total of forty-eight people who can commit to attending all three
workshops. They have asked the community associations of Inglewood and Ramsay
to appoint six people each who hold a
variety of portfolios on their boards. For
the remaining thirty-six people, they are
reaching out to those who have expressed
an interest in participating over the several
months we have been in the community for
various project events.
Thank you all for your involvement and
continued support on this issue!
(Ramsay Vision 2020, is an RCA approved
committee formed to help the community
establish a forward looking plan for the
future of Ramsay to 2020 and beyond.)
Monday, June 22nd – Design
Workshop # 1: Issues (18:30–21:30)
Tuesday, June 23rd – Design Workshop
# 2: Ideas (18:30–21:30)
Thursday, June 25th – Design
Workshop # 3: Preliminary Concepts
(18:30–21:30)
Saturday, June 27 – Public Open
House: Viewing Concepts (12:00–
14:00)
Photo: Nancy Janovicek
After the overwhelming turnout for the
March 12th Greenline workshop, Calgary
Transit took away the list of requirements
that they heard loud and clear from the
attendees:
Components of a Design Charrette
A charrette is an intensive process that
takes place over several days in the space
of one week. The duration of the charrette
depends on many factors, including the size
Chuck Smith
Little Free Library
Sam Hester
In May 2015, a few stars aligned to bring us a new “little free library” - one of
many popping up around the neighbourhood!
Leah at Double Elle Bakery offered to put a little free library outside her shop which also happens to be the perfect place to read a book while waiting for the
bus. Michael Wood at the Calgary Sun offered to donate - and deliver - an old
newspaper box for our purposes. Ramsay School principal Janis Tickles thought
a few Ramsay School students might enjoy painting the box - and they did. The
students decorated the little free library with fabulous paintings of bookish birds.
And the little free library was unveiled during Reading Town week - a local literacy
initiative brought
to Inglewood
and Ramsay by
Calgary Reads.
Photos: Sam Hester
A lot of neighbours collaborated to make this
happen. Now it’s
your turn. The library still needs a
few more books!
Drop some off…
and pick some up
while you’re at it.
Enjoy!
Spotted in Ramsay: Whoo-Whoo’s That?
Nancy Janovicek
Photo: Nancy Janovicek
Inglewood neighbour Shannie
takes a moment
to draw her
best owl on The
Chalkboard. If
you haven’t spotted it yet, it’s on
9th St SE at 18th
Ave SE.
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Community Tidbits
Ramsay Parade of Garage Sales
Community Tidbits
It’s time to move stuff from your basement to your neighbour’s basement! The annual Ramsay Parade of Garage Sales is June 27th
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you want to be included on the map,
send your name and address to Joylaine and Marc Graves by June
20th: joylainedavis@hotmail.com
Newsletter Team Update
Thanks to everyone who joined us on May 20th to join the Newsletter Team and “save a community gem.” We’ll be meeting on Wednesday, June 17th at 7:00 p. m. in the Upper Hall to put together the
July/August newsletter. Join us if you couldn’t make it last month and
want help us tell Ramsay’s stories!
ArtPoint
The following exhibitions run from June 5th – 26th. Please join us
for an opening reception on Friday, June 5th from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
For more information go to www.artpoint.ca
In the Main Gallery, Marie Gelinas Giles presents “I’m So Frickin’ French!” Why, oh why, does everyone fall over laughing when I
express ”I am more English than French.” Because, a ZEBRA CAN’T
CHANGE IT’S STRIPES. Could it be the hands flying in the air,
the words coming at excessive speed or the insistence of kissing both
cheeks? Unbeknownst to the self, one’s essential nature seems to pop
up, just like that, uninvited. The cat is out of the bag staring me right
in the face and it’s not all black and white. It is, however, undeniable.
I’m so frickin’ French.
In the Stairway Gallery, Nicole Majcher presents “Unbounded”.
“Unbounded” is a display of mixed media paintings by Nicole Majcher exploring visceral aspects of discomfort and delight. Her work is
an expanding visual journey filled with juxtapositions of beauty and
disgust, grappling with subconscious states of mind and dialectics of
reality.
The Heritage Weavers & Spinners Guild Window features a
collection of snow-dyed scarves by Patti Hawryluk. Winter 2014
was long and snowy! Perfect for snow dyeing - an adventure in color,
color separating and color blending.
What’s Happening in June at Esker Foundation?
If you haven’t had a stroll down 9th Ave lately, you have yet to see
the delightful and yet unsettling “Chronic” trees, created by Corinne
Thiessen, which are only in the Project Space gallery at street level
until the 28th. Coming in July is “airtime” Svea Ferguson’s delightful
sculptural manipulation of a much-maligned material: linoleum!
We extend our thanks to everyone from the community who was
able to attend our opening reception May 22nd. Mia Feuer, Kevin
Schmidt, and Guido van der Werve’s mesmerizing and absorbing
work will be with us through the summer until September 6th.
For your viewing comfort, we have massive beanbags to lounge on
through films, and for your excitement you can also be sure to lace
up ice skates!
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Community Tidbits
Our programming this summer has something for everyone, and
includes movie nights, talks, and workshops. June highlights include
Corinne Thiessen speaking June 12th 7:00–8:00 p.m. about her
eclectic practice, which explores social norms, deviance and control.
Peter Von Tiesenhausen will moderate “Art and Social Change” on
June 27th, 1:00–2:30 p.m. leading a conversation exploring the
realationship between art, activism, and institutions.
As always, admission and programing are free. Parking for your visit
is complementary at the Atlantic Art Block. Follow us on Facebook for more updates and programming information. Ramsayites,
we hope to see you soon!
Wreck City
Calgary artists are busy working on their installations for “Demo
Tape.” Wreck City’s next creative collaboartion will be in the old
Penguin Car Wash, June 19th - 28th.
Host a Fringe Artist
The Calgary Fringe Festival is July 31st to August 8th. Ramsay
homes are ideal billets for these travelling artists because we’re close
to all of the venues. If you have an extra bed - or even a couch - consider hosting a Fringe artist during the festival. For more information go to: http://be.calgaryfringe.ca/sections/9-volunteers/pages/59host-an-artist
Calgary Neighbour Day
June 20th is Calgary Neighbour Day. Host a block party. Organize a
potluck at a park. Or just stop and say hi to a neighbour you haven’t
met yet! For more information go to the City website: http://www.
calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Neighbourhood-Services/NeighbourDay.aspx And if you do organize an event, make sure to sent photos
to news@ramsaycalgary.ca
Calling all Functions: We have the space!
Bring your parties, seminars, or family reunions to the Ramsay
Community Hall, located close to downtown at 1136 8th St SE.
Our modern facility can handle your small to medium size functions, and we have plenty of parking for your guests. Give us a call at
403.265.4898 or come and check out our facilities. You will find our
rental rates agreeable and our customer service exceptional.
Recreation Update
Shannon Fox • recreation@ramsaycalgary.ca * 403.966.5130
Come out for Thursday Night Ball
Movie Nights at the Rink – coming
Hockey
this summer
Everyone is invited out for Ramsay Ball
Hockey every Thursday evening at 7:00
p.m. at the Ramsay Rink.
Watch the Ramsay website and Facebook
page for more information about the Ramsay Movie Nights!
Thanks to Anytime Fitness!
Ramsay Stampede Party – Saturday,
July 4th
Save the date – the annual Ramsay Stampede Party is coming July 4th. It’s always a
fun event with live music, dancing, food,
family fun and the silent auction.
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the best little corner of the universe:
Ramsay! The party was a chance to thank
the artists and contributors to the Ramsay Cookbook. All the money raised will
support the Ramsay Rink maintenance and
ongoing community programs.
The Rec Committee is always looking for
programs and events that interest Ramsay
residents. If you have an idea for an activity
you think the community would love, let
us know and the Rec Committee will work
with you to make it happen!
Photos: Shannon Fox
The Ramsay Rec Committee gives a big
shout out to Gord Anderson and his amazing team of trainers from Anytime Fitness.
It was a great turnout for the free events
every Saturday in May – thanks from all of
us for making fitness fun!
Gravity Gala
&
Annual Stampede Breakfast & #bikiniespy
in support of Special Olympics Calgary!
happening
SATURDAY JULY 4TH
Pancake Breakfast 9-11am (The Nash Parking Lot)
Free with donation to Special Olympics Calgary
*Donations of $20+/person receive 25 espy dollars!*
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Park n’ Play &
Stay n’ Play
The City of Calgary Community & Neighbourhood Services in partnership with Ramsay Community Association presents: Park n’ Play & Stay n’ Play August 10th – 14th 2102 Ramsay St SE Stay n’ Play FREE Ages 3Y – 5Y 10:00 am – noon Participants must be accompanied by an adult/guardian Park n’ Play FREE Ages 6Y – 12Y 10:00 am – 3:30pm Play Pass Play Faster This Summer! Save time and line-­‐ups on the first day by pre-­‐registering for Park n’ Play and Stay n’ Play. Pre-­‐registration does not guarantee entry. Entry to these programs is on a first-­‐come, first-­‐served basis. We encourage you to supply us your information by pre-­‐registering p rior to p rogram starting to help you save time filling out forms at the program when you arrive. For more information visit calgary.ca/communitysummerprograms. Green
RIO Hits
Line
theLRT
Road
Update
I was able to visit many small and sometimes
remote schools via, airplane and roads, which
were more pothole than road, to share with
students, teachers, and librarians the art of
teaching through play. The kids of Labrador
really took to the RIO way of doing things.
They loved the active, jump up, storytelling
which had us on the razor’s edge of chaos
ninety percent of the time. And even though
the teachers sounded like were deflating
through a small leak in their skin, they did
finally realize that even though things were
loud, frantic, and hyper – the kids were learning.
Past newsletters: ramsaycalgary.ca/newsletter/newsletter-archives
At the end of each session we would recap and the students, without
fail, would be able to successfully explain how to make a complex
“Community Cleanup “ was
the cover story of the 2005
July edition of the Ramsay
Newsletter. Trucks were needed and traffic was a concern,
as identified by Catherine
Cartmill. Ramsay Day was cancelled due to lack of volunteers,
and the average home price
was $233,000. Board President
Vince Bodnar debunked some
precon-
ceptions about Ramsay, and
Calgary EMS wanted us to
wear helmets when biking.
MLA Denis Herard was happily giving away medallions
to Albertan centenarians, and
Janice Thoroughgood wrote
about the proposed LRT line
(yes, the very same rebranded
Green Line we’re still discussing a decade later!?). School
Principal Brian del Castillo
reported on the annual
spring concert and a
class size of 20 or less.
Community Tidbits was
one column, but we
still had Community
Classifieds back then
- I wonder if Bob ever
sold that drift boat?
Chantelle Huges told
us a little about the
Ramsay Heights
housing co-op, and
Beth Carter profiled
author Alice C.
Bateman.
Photo: Kim Firmston
Chuck
Kim Firmston
Smith, Chair Ramsay Vision 2020 Committee
The beginning of May had me, the Reality
Is Optional Creative Kids’ Programming
director, on the road to Labrador spreading
RIO’s wacky way of doing things through the
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. TD
Book Week takes authors, storytellers, and
illustrators from around the country and sends
them to other provinces to visit students and
tell them about writing, art, and Canadian
children’s literature.
character and use narrative structure – even the little grade ones. I
don’t know what was more satisfying – seeing the kids learn new
things or seeing the adults’ faces as they realized this teaching method worked.
After many of the sessions I was able to discuss the RIO programs
with the staff and explain how we do things. Some librarians,
wanting to attract more teens to their library, are looking for exactly
what we provide. Hopefully they will take me up on my offer to
assist them in setting up their own kids’ writing clubs, then RIO
can fulfill its mandate to take over the world. If you are interested
in reading about my trip in detail, visit my blog at www.kimfirmston.com.
Of course RIO didn’t shut down while I was gone. We do have four
other fabulous leaders and some great older members who kept
things ticking. Seven of our young writers took part in Calgary
Reads Reading Town and had their stories tweeted out – one a day
– for the week. They were all amazing. Visit https://twitter.com/
CalgaryReads and scroll down to find them. Pen and Panel Cartooning Club had its first ever critique meeting and is in the process
of getting another leader, welcome aboard Mike! The other RIOites
created new worlds, in their World Building session led by Rachel.
I heard it was amazing. We are now in our last month of this year.
There will be an open mic down at Loft 112 which we plan to
attend, our first graduation ceremony will see three of our members
age out and released into the world, and our final meetings. But it’s
not all sad. We’ll see each other at WordsWorth and DramAntics
camps – where we tend to gather and September always comes
quicker than expected.
If you are interested in joining RIO, seeing our E-Zine, looking at
our writing resources, finding a camp, or having RIO come to your
kid’s school, visit us at www.realityisoptional.weebly.com. Until
next month – happy writing.
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922 – 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S4
Phone: 403-269-5588
Email: info@alexandracentresociety.org
VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE
www.alexandracentresociety.org
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DramAntics Summer
Theatre Camp!
Robots, Archaeology, and Aliens! Summer ACS
DramAntics kids’ theatre camp has it all in a play
YOU write, produce, and perform. Kids aged 916 years old are invited to register in this unique
and amazing local theatre experience which
runs from July 27 – August 1, 2015. Visit us on
Facebook under - The Alexandra Centre Society
Dramantics Kids' Theatre Camp Cost: $235.00
for area residents (Inglewood, Ramsay, Beltline
Victoria Park, East Village) or $260.00 for those
from other communities.
What are you waiting for? Register with the
Alexandra Centre Society today!
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Alexandra Playschool
Starts September, 2015
9:30am to 12pm
For Ages 3, 4, and 5 year olds.
Register now for the 2015 – 2016 school year!
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Kids In Motion
Kids In Motion is a free summer work for leisure
program for youth aged 9 to 12. The program
involves participants in community service
learning projects such as planting community
gardens for a portion of their day. For the
remainder of the day the youth are rewarded for
their hard work by participating in fun activities
such as swimming. Tuesdays/Thursdays 9am3:30pm. Session I July 7-30 Session II August 427 Contact Community Outreach Director Chris
Schmid 403-899-4107
Looking for rental space
for your group, gathering, or meeting?
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Come check out the
Bowls N’ Bolos….
July 4, 2015
3:00 - 9:00PM
Inglewood Lawn Bowling Club
Enjoy the summer weather.
Challenge your piers… Fun Tournaments,
Awards, Barbecue, 50-50 Draw, & More…
Play, Eat, Drink, Fun… Fun…Fun
Let it go to your head…
Crazy hats…cowboy hats… your original
design…
Tickets & Registration:
Call 587-955-6877
info@jacklongfoundation.com
Neighbour Day Challenge
June 20, 2015
We Challenge you to help a Senior.
Hurry!
Be the first to register with JLF. We provide the
refreshments for the work crew!
Party with Purpose! Why not make your block
party have a greater purpose? Nothing big, just a
few neighbours getting together.
Share the load! Many hands… and all that! Do a
little work, and then party!
What can you do? We all know someone who
may need a little help with extraordinary chores…
maybe a small repair or yard work. 587-955-6877
DID YOU KNOW?
Never one to be intimidated by controversy,
Jack successfully fought CP Rail, and stopped
them from running train tracks through Prince’s
Island Park, and along the Bow River.
Shirley-anne Reuben 587-955-6877
info@jacklongfoundation.com
www.jacklongfoundation.com
Registered Charity #86287 5317 RR000
We will continue to respect and enhance neighbourhood character and vitality.
Subscribe for email updates at www.calgary.ca/mainstreets to find out what’s next, stay informed and receive invitations for future events.
Main Streets: We’re compiling the thousands of comments and public input received about Calgary’s main streets over the past six months.
Join us on Saturday, June 27 from 12-2 p.m. at the Alexandra Centre Society (922 - 9 Avenue S.E.) to view designs and provide feedback.
Online engagement opportunities will also be provided. Please check the website for further details. www.calgary.ca/greenline .
A design charette will be held for the Ramsay, Inglewood, and Crossroads areas. Community participants will
work together with architects, planners, engineers, designers and other specialists to discuss issues related to the area, generate ideas for a
vision for the area, and the development of the Transit Oriented Development plan.
Green Line SE Transitway:
workshop, participants had the opportunity to work with artists and sketch elements to be included in the lane. These features have now been
incorporated into the design concepts. Join us at the Alexandra Centre Society (922 - 9 Avenue S.E.) for an informal drop-in session between 5
p.m. and 8 p.m. You will also have a chance to provide feedback on the recommended option. Visit www.calgary.ca/8avelane for more
information.
8th Avenue Lane Consultation: Join us on Thursday, June 18 for a follow-up open house to the May 2014 workshop. At the previous
physical condition. A public Information Session was held on May 27. Please visit the website to fill out the online survey (available until June 5),
and to learn more about the project. www.calgary.ca/12stbridge.
12 Street S.E. Bridge replacement project: The 12 Street S.E. bridge needs to be replaced because of its age and deteriorated
June Highlights:
Our City teams would like to thank the residents and businesses in the Ramsay and Inglewood areas for their
time, commitment, and ongoing support on the many City projects in the area. We look forward to working
with you again in the future!
Thank you from your partners at the City of Calgary!
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9 Sales for the Year
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