Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association

Volunteers Needed for the  17^th Annual Sun & Salsa Festival 

Come out to volunteer and support the Brenda Strafford Centre at the Sun & Salsa Festival in Kensington.

 This annual family event which draws a crowd of 90,000 takes place along Kensington Rd and 10th St NW. Seven live entertainment stages will spread Latin flavour throughout the festival if you want to listen to music and dance. Bring your kids to the Childrens’ Carnival zone for family entertainment and fun! Check out Kensington fashions on the Pageant stage or be astonished by the strongman in the King of Kensington Strongman Event. All of the great Kensington retailers, restaurants and pubs will be open for shopping and eating pleasure, along with the streets being filled with vendors & artisans selling a variety of products & services for the day.

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Note that the deadline is July 18, 2010. The feedback forms were mailed out to all residents in the community. Unfortunately mailboxes with ‘no junk mail’ signs did not receive them. If you did not receive your feedback package you can pick one up at the HSCA or go online to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pedestriancrossing.

HSCA presents the movie FRESH on July 14 at 7 p.m. as part of the HSCA Farmers’ Market. Click the link below for information.

Fresh Poster HSCA

Thanks for attending the meeting at 4:00 p.m. on June 23, 2010 regarding the ‘gazebo park’ at the Sunnyside C-Train station. I’m sending this summary of the meeting to all the people for whom I have email addresses. Please forward it to those I’ve missed.

Attendees: Richard Smith, HS Community Vitalization Committee; Jo Anne Pauling, HS Community Vitalization Committee; David Wilson, President of HSCA; Kerri Treherne, HSCA Board Member & Chair of the HS Community Vitalization Committee; Druh Farrell, Ward 7 Alderman; Bill Biccum, Ward 7 Executive Assistant; Lazlo Tandari, Transit; Peter Enslen, Transit Facilities Manager; Tim Ogle, Transit; Fred Wong, Director Calgary Transit; Drago ??, Transit; Steve Jones, City Planning; Allan Nearing, Manager Centre Division Parks; Marty Minisofer, nearby property owner; Howie Truong, adjacent property owner; Peter ??, nearby property owner

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