Roving Reporter

Bow to Bluff wins the equivalent of a Grammy!

It’s official:  Bow to Bluff has just been awarded the Canadian Institute of Planners national Innovation Award for 2013!  Congratulations to the Bow to Bluff team and O2 Planning+Design.  Big thanks to Alderman Druh Farrell and the Ward 7 Office for championing the project from the beginning, as well as City Council, key members of City Administration, and HSCA.  And thank you to everyone who volunteered, supported and participated in the wildly successful Bow to Bluff citizen-led engagement and co-design process.

Next up at Bow to Bluff: the containR village in Sunnyside!  Please donate to the containR campaign and share this link widely:

http://www.investyyc.com/projects/view/125

We’re raising funds to build a “theatre for the people” as part of this innovative urban placemaking project in the heart of the Bow to Bluff corridor.  Make the dream happen!

General HSCA News

Comic Sale returns May 25

General HSCA News

HSCA closed for Victoria Day

Please note that the HSCA offices are CLOSED Monday, May 20 for Victoria Day.

We hope everyone has a great weekend, and will be open for business again on Tuesday.

Roving Reporter

containR village in Sunnyside!

Springboard Performance, HSCA and Bow to Bluff propose to install and activate a temporary containR village on the empty triangle site just south of the Sunnyside LRT station this summer.  The pop-up venue of repurposed shipping containers will be programmed with a feast of events, exhibits, performances, and engagement activities.  We hope this innovative experiment in urban placemaking will enrich the public space experience for all Calgarians!

For more information, check out the Herald article and Springboard’s InvestYYC campaign page:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Shipping+containers+transform+vacant+Sunnyside/8146163/story.html

http://www.investyyc.com/projects/view/125

General HSCA News

Meeting May 14th – Sunnyside Development Pilot Application

Please see the invitation below to attend a meeting (Tuesday, May 14, 7-9pm, at HSCA) regarding proposed development of 214-216 9 Street NW (three lots across the street from Vendome Café in Sunnyside along 2 Avenue).  This is an interesting Transit-Oriented Development multi-family site.

 

You are encouraged to participate in this conversation-based meeting, as it is a Pilot application part of the greater City-led Transforming Planning Initiative (for more information on this City Initiative please visit:  http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/Pages/Transforming-Planning.aspx?redirect=/transformingplanning)

 

General HSCA News

Kensington Community First Garden

Information on the Kensington Community First Garden is available on their website:

http://kensingtongarden.org

Click to find out more on events, news and gardening tips.

General HSCA News

Next PENC Session Starts May 7

General HSCA News

Summer Job Opportunity

We’re hiring for a Youth Services Coordinator. Please submit your resume to Elizabeth: hsca_outreach@gmail.com