Community Affairs

Tuscany Harvest Festival: Saturday, September 21st

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The Tuscany Community Association and Jeff Neustaedter & Associates welcome all residents of Tuscany to the 2013 Tuscany Harvest Festival. Date: Saturday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: central community fields near Twelve Mile Coulee School (corner of Tuscany Blvd & Tuscany Way) This years festival will include: Music Food Trucks Magicians Bouncy Castles Family Games Crafts Pedalheads bike safety Community and family resources In lieu of admission, please bring a donation for the Calgary Food Bank.  Download our poster for full event details by clicking here.

Helping Our Neighbouring Communities and Victims of the Flood

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The Tuscany Community Association met today with the President of the Bowness Community Association to ask how Tuscany residents can help at this point. The Bowness Community Association has a very organized crew, and the rebuilding is well underway. Most of their volunteers have now been redeployed to High River.  A few Tuscany residents have asked the Tuscany Community Association and the Tuscany Residents Association how they can help and whether we have organized anything to help victims of the flood. The community associations in Bowness and Tuscany do not have the ability to distribute donations of food and clothing, so as much as those intentions are appreciated, we encourage people to hold onto their items for another week or so, and then take them to NeighbourLink or the Calgary Drop-In Centre, where they will be efficiently distributed to people who are in need.  The best way people can help […]

New Development Under Consideration on Tuscany Way NW 3

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Planning of a new development is in the works along the north stretch of Tuscany Way in our community. The planning is still early in the process, and the potential builder has applied for a land-use redesignation with the city to slightly increase residential density on the site before they proceed. Below you can find a copy of the conceptual site plan that the Community Association received, as well as our comment on the proposed land-use redesignation to the city of Calgary:

Emergency Preparedness in Calgary 1

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What kinds of natural disasters can occur in Calgary? If you said “none”, you’d be mistaken. Many Calgarians think natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes happen in other places. While we may not be subjected to huge superstorms like Sandy or Hurricane Katrina, we have our own potential problems.

Silver Springs Pool Renovation – Last chance to provide your support and feedback to the City of Calgary

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The Silver Springs Community Association is working hard to save the public outdoor pool in their community (see a recent article that appeared in the Calgary Herald). A recent Pool Information Open House held in February was well attended and had residents from nearby communities in attendance. The proposed pool renovation has been postponed and The City of Calgary with the input of Silver Springs Community Association are looking at other renovation options. The Silver Springs Community Association and the City of Calgary will meet Friday, March 15 to discuss options for the potential renovation of the Silver Springs Outdoor Pool. The SSCA invites pool users from Silver Springs and other communities who have ideas about the structure of a potential renovation, potential fundraising options, or any other constructive ideas regarding the project to contact the SSCA via email prior to March 14. Please respond to ssca2@shaw.ca

Big Box Social Engineering (in Tuscany?) 1

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In response to a recent Calgary Herald article, “Big Box Social Engineering in Calgary”, one of our residents posted an interesting blog comparing our community of Tuscany to the Vancouver community of Hastings Sunrise. The results might surprise you. What do you think? http://www.darcynorman.net/2012/08/18/big-box-social-engineering-in-calgary-calgary-herald/

Tuscany to Establish a Youth Council 1

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The Tuscany Community Association, with the support of the City of Calgary, will work with youth from grades 7-12 in the community to establish a youth council. As a community, our demographics have shifted significantly over the years, and we are now at the stage where we will benefit by offering our youth a higher profile, and the ability to decide what they would like to focus on.

Correction to Rogers Wireless’ Advertisement of Public Open House 3

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Residents of Tuscany: please note the error in the brite-sign posted within our community announcing the Rogers/Telus/Wind Mobile open house to discuss the 200 ft cell tower that is under consideration for construction within our community.  The sign incorrectly states that the tower will be along Stoney Trail, but the proposal we received states it will be built along Tuscany Blvd within 12 Mile Coulee Park.  The Tuscany Community Association has contacted Rogers Wireless to request that the correct information be posted on the sign.

PUBLIC FEEDBACK SOUGHT FOR TUSCANY CELL TOWER PROPOSAL

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The deadline for Tuscany residents to file support, objections, recommendations for alternative sites, or suggestions for alternative technologies for the proposed Tuscany cellular tower is May 25, 2012, as the public consultation period ends 30 days after the Rogers Wireless “open house” in our community. Our community has not been invited to voice its concerns as a group at the April 26th “open house” organized by Rogers Wireless. The Tuscany Community Association will not be directly advocating a position regarding the proposal, but concerned residents are encouraged to voice their opinion to Rogers and industry regulators. Tuscany residents concerned about the proposed Rogers cell tower may also visit http://celltower.ca and contact support@celltower.ca for resources.