June 6th, 2023 | | Calgary, Alberta |
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Springbank Community Association Updates
Spring Kids Programming
We have a 4-week engineering program starting next Friday, May 26! Ages 5-7 and 8-13 at SPFAS. We are subsidizing the cost with our raffle proceeds :) Register Now
Summer Camps
We are also moving ahead with summer camps thanks to funding from Family and Children Support Services (FCSS)! All registrations available on eventbrite. The cost of these camps are offset so that we can have some local choices for our residents. Camps cost only $175/week for a 5-day camp for Rocky View County residents!
Engineering For Kids:
July 4-7 (Ages 5 - 7) @ EDGE School
Morning (9AM - 12PM) Go Robot Mouse and Code
Afternoon (1PM-4PM) Junior Inventors
July 17 - 21 (Ages 8 -12) @ EDGE School
Morning (9AM - 12PM) EV3 Robotic Games Summer Camp
Afternoon (1PM-4PM) Creative Game Design with Bloxels
Rediscover Play:
July 24-27 and July 31-August 4 (9AM-3PM) @ Equestrian Centre
For more information
Your child will participate in various wilderness skills which may include: shelters, flint &steel, real tool use, hikes, plant identification, habitat understanding, storytelling, nature crafting, gratitude circles, and group games.
Children should be dressed according to weather, preferably in layers. Please provide an extra set of clothes, socks and a towel, as well as personal wet wipes for hygiene. All items with snacks, and water bottle are to be sent in a backpack the child can carry.
Recreation - SR1 Funds
Rocky View County is creating a policy to use the $10M in SR1 compensation funds and we think that our community should have a say! We learned at Council in January that $2.2M of the SR1 funds were used to acquire the land next to the Park For All Seasons. So far, we have no information on future plans for the land.
Our thoughts on the funds were captured by Rocky View Weekly The SCA wants to make sure that this money is used wisely, which includes exploring opportunities for matching grants and the creation of an endowment fund. This money could turn into $20-30 million if used properly. Unfortunately, the money spent on the land does not appear to have been eligible to be used for matching funds, which is a tremendous lost opportunity in our view.
We also believe the SR1 funds should be used for projects outside those that should be funded by regular tax dollars (for instance, both Langdon and Springbank recreation facilities are included in the Recreation Master Plan). This is an exceptional situation - and opportunity - to create legacy infrastructure and lasting benefits in the greater Springbank Community to balance the lasting environmental and health risks of SR1.
Springbank Community Centre
RVC administration is working internally to determine servicing needs for the 74 acre parcel that will be home to the new community centre. In our view, there are two decisions that need to be made & RVC needs to recognize that these decisions are connected:
The 74 acres purchased (next to SFPAS) with SR1 money (next to SFPAS) requires site plan:
The community centre project needs to reset with additional community engagement and more detailed planning:
Springbank Barnwood Reclamation project
If you are looking for reclaimed Barnwood for your project(s) you need to look no further than our own back yard. This not for profit fundraiser is solving our farmer's and rancher's problems with derelict structures by "disassembling" them and making the historical wood/materials available at a low cost to all. Please Call Ian at 403-630-3650 for details. We also have Barnwood Picnic Tables available at $195 each.
KOAC - Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre - check under the Local News Tab for details.
Please check under the "Heritage" tab for important upcoming events at the Heritage Club.
See the homepage tab for your Trustee updates.
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