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Annual General Meeting – May 19 2

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The Tuscany Community Association is holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Tuscany Club. You are invited to attend and learn about our past year and what’s upcoming, as well as participate in the election of the Board of Directors. We represent the community in civic matters (infrastructure, schools, LRT), as well as coordinate TCA Soccer, Adult Softball, Tuscany Race, Tuscany Book Swap, Tuscany Community Garden and Tuscany Community Art Gallery. We welcome new ideas and look forward to your input. We also extend a special invitation to any community members that wish to join the board as a director, as we have a number of vacancies in the upcoming year. If you are interested in learning more about the TCA and its activities, expressing your thoughts for making Tuscany an even better community or would like to volunteer, we look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

What Do You Think? March 2011

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Old Photos and Best Friends We’d like to send out congratulations to our local photographer and Sun contributor, Erin Baer, on the birth of a health baby boy named Henry. You can read all about Henry on page 37, as well as see a few beautiful pictures of this little boy. In Erin’s article, she mentions that she’s been loving receiving old family photos from her uncle who has been digitizing their original family photos.

The TCA is reading these books. What are you reading?

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o       Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card o       The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin o       The Quirks and Quarks Guide to Space by Jim Lebans o       The Accusers by Lindsey Davis o        Learning in Relationship: Foundation for Personal and Professional Success by Ronald R. Short o       The Guernsey Island Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows o       The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger

Talk in Tuscany – February

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My son lost his I Pod on the 17th of December while waiting for the bus on Tuscany Way. He called us and asked for help to find it and to backtrack his route in hopes it was laying in the snow. My husband walked the route to the bus stop, but couldn’t locate it. The sidewalk had just been shovelled so my husband talked with the owner of the house to see if he’d seen it. To our disappointment, the owner of the home indicated no but would keep an eye out for it. My husband pointed out our house to him so he could return it if he did find it. A few hours later, the gentleman showed up to our house and asked if we had found the Ipod. I indicated no, and he handed us a bag containing a brand new Ipod Nano. He simply said Merry Christmas and walked away. Bless him for his kindness and his generosity. There are truly […]

City’s Off-Leash Survey Results Available Online

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From City of Calgary: Thank you for your interest in the provision of off-leash areas in Calgary.  Please visit www.calgary.ca/offleash to view the second draft of the Off-leash Area Management Plan and the results of the public input on the plan received on-line between November 18 and December 8, 2010. The second draft of the City of Calgary’s Off-leash Area Management Plan will be presented to Council’s Standing Policy Committee on Community & Protective Services on Feb. 2, 2011. Parks will also update the Committee on the existing off-leash area inventory and efforts to add, fully fence and improve sites.

Tuscany School Open House – French Immersion: Expression of Interest

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When: Thursday, January 27th Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm Where: Tuscany School, 990 Tuscany Drive The Calgary Board of Education is considering offering Middle French Immersion at the new Tuscany Middle School beginning in September 2012, if there is sufficient interest. This new entry point in French Immersion for Calgary Board of Education would be the first in Alberta. This entry point provides students with the option to transition to a French Immersion program in Grade 5, at the same time they start middle school. CBE administration will have information about what the Middle French Immersion program would look like and gather input from the community in their interest in the program. Department of Community Engagement and Operational Planning Office of the Director, Area 1 403-777-8710

Survey – Who Has The Best Neighbourhood in Calgary?

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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.