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March 05, 2021 | Joel Schlesinger
Willow Park Golf and Country Club has been the heart of southeast community for five decades and counting
Don Boykiw has come full circle.
The president of the Willow Ridge Community Association grew up in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Willow Park before moving away to carve his own path. As fate would have it, he returned to the community 13 years ago.
The president of the Willow Ridge Community Association grew up in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Willow Park before moving away to carve his own path. As fate would have it, he returned to the community 13 years ago.
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April 24, 2020 | George Johnson
My First Home: Tim Hunter, Calgary Flames alum and longtime NHL assistant coach
Raised in Acadia, the neighbourhood where he learned to love the game, Tim Hunter admits he still has fond memories and an affinity for Calgary's southeast.
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March 27, 2019 | CREBNow
Four-corner luxury: extravagant homes from every Calgary quadrant
People have differing opinions of what constitutes a luxury home. For some it's price, for others sheer size, and for others still it's the prestige of an exclusive location. However, when it comes to luxury, seeing is believing. With that in mind, let us take you inside a luxurious home that is currently for sale in each quadrant of the city.
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March 07, 2018 | Mario Toneguzzi
Buses, trains and automobiles
Plans for Anderson Station transit-oriented development approach final approval
A new outline plan and land use application for the lands surrounding the Anderson LRT Station was approved at the Calgary Planning Commission in February and will now go before city council on April 16 for final approval.
Doug Cassidy, director of real estate and development services for the City of Calgary, said Anderson Station has many characteristics that make it viable as a transit-oriented development (TOD) site.
A new outline plan and land use application for the lands surrounding the Anderson LRT Station was approved at the Calgary Planning Commission in February and will now go before city council on April 16 for final approval.
Doug Cassidy, director of real estate and development services for the City of Calgary, said Anderson Station has many characteristics that make it viable as a transit-oriented development (TOD) site.
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Aug. 30, 2017 | Gerald Vander Pyl
Growing closer
Community gardens bring neighbourhood residents together
When Lynn MacCallum helped out with the Cliff Bungalow Community Garden during its construction in 2014, it was with a view towards having some garden space of her own.
"We are in a condo, and like many people in the neighbourhood, we didn't have access to growing food in our own gardens," said MacCallum. "I think a lot of people in the garden live in an apartment, so other than growing a couple of herbs in a pot on a balcony, there wasn't much opportunity.
"Growing food was foremost, but what has happened is this community that has been created, which is pretty awesome."
When Lynn MacCallum helped out with the Cliff Bungalow Community Garden during its construction in 2014, it was with a view towards having some garden space of her own.
"We are in a condo, and like many people in the neighbourhood, we didn't have access to growing food in our own gardens," said MacCallum. "I think a lot of people in the garden live in an apartment, so other than growing a couple of herbs in a pot on a balcony, there wasn't much opportunity.
"Growing food was foremost, but what has happened is this community that has been created, which is pretty awesome."
