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Avenue magazine is conducting a survey to find Calgary’s Best Neighbourhood, and they would like to enlist your help to ensure there is as much public participation as possible.  We want to know what makes your community great, and what makes a great community in general.  Participants in the survey are also rewarded with a chance to win a trip for two on WestJet airlines anywhere they fly. We want to make sure that the members of your community are aware of the opportunity to sing the praises of your neighbourhood.  Click this link if you would like to look at last year’s results to get a better idea of how the survey results are presented.  The survey ends February 28, and the results will be published in our August 2011 issue.    

Taken From: Royal Oak Casino Opinion “The Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association has just been informed that the developers of the Hotel Convention centre and possible casino will be pulling the land use application to allow the casino, they will also be pulling from the purchase of the land.”

The site Royal Oak Casino Opinion has been created by concerned residents of Royal Oak, Rocky Ridge and Tuscany. Its goal is to keep residents informed of the Hotel/Casino/Convention center development currently being proposed by the city for construction in Royal Oak.  Whether you are for or against having a casino in your neighbourhood, your opinion matters and the decision makers need to hear it. Log onto RoyalOakCasinoOpinion.com to get all of the facts, latest development updates, news reports and link to the facebook page to find out how you can get involved. To see where the Casino may be placed, check out the Royal_Oak_Newsletter about this issue.

The TCA has had a couple of inquiries this month about the article that ran in December’s Tuscany Sun about Football Ready’s football camp for kids ages 8-12. The camp is being held in January and information can be found on the Football Ready site or you can email Jason or Gord your questions.  For your information, we’ve posted the article below.

2011. For some reason, this year date seems crazy to me! It seems that just last year I was getting all dolled up (pre-children and feeling pretty snazzy) to head out to the New Year’s Eve party of 2000 and hoping that my belief that the world was not going to come crashing down would turn out to be correct. Of course, the way my brain works is to store information but not with a date and time for reference. Hence, the game of charades I often play with my husband when I am trying to recall an event that would helpfully illustrate a point I feel is essential to make.

Hello, Some friends of mine who live in Royal Oak and Rocky Ridge have informed me about the planned development of a Hotel and Casino close to where the Wal-Mart store is located.  This development will also be close to several schools and the Universiry of Calgary Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). I live in Tuscany and I do not want to see any such development in these communities. These communities are residential areas with 1000’s of families with young children.  There will also be a negative impact on the traffic volumes in the immediate and surrounding areas. Crime will also increase as a result of such development and will also have a negative impact in Tuscany.   How on earth does Gordon Lowe justify building a casino and how can he say it will benefit the area?  This is another clear example  of how out of touch he is with the […]

I just wanted to comment on the recent article in the Tuscany Sun titled ‘What is a Roundabout?’.  Coming from the UK, I know all about roundabouts and would definitely encourage use of them in Canada for all the reasons that were stated.  However, the benefit from roundabouts in terms of traffic flow is dependant on people using them properly.  One example is correct signalling.  If vehicles on the roundabout are not signalling, a car wanting to enter the roundabout may have to unnecessarily stop because it is unclear when/where the vehicles on the roundabout are exiting.  Another example happened to me recently at the roundabout at Crowfoot.  Approaching the roundabout the car in front of me stopped even though there were no other cars on the roundabout.  When learning to drive in the UK you are going to encounter and learn about roundabouts.  My worry is that they are […]

St Basil School would like to  invite parents in Tuscany to attend a free seminar at the school on November 4th at 6:30pm. The seminar summary: “Incidences of Internet luring are on the rise and desensitization and cyber bullying are real world problems initiated in the virtual world. The Internet posts millions of adult pages in the competitive pornography industry, and children are publicly posting private information about themselves, their friends and their family. Education will help protect us and our children. This presentation provides ideas to help adults face challenges and reduce risks to their children while using the Internet.”

I’ve lived in Tuscany for nearly 3 years now, and have always felt safe and welcome in this community.  However, I would like to share a story some very UN-neighbourly behaviour I recently encountered.

I am beginning to cringe when I see “The Tuscany Sun” in my mailbox. Which is really too bad ..as when you get past people getting not one now, but two whole pages to argue with one another…it is a really good little publication – full of lots of interesting articles and advertisements. But, it’s the arguing that is getting to me ..and I’m not alone.