December 2022 Ryder has the most adorable, fluffy, energetic Pomsky dog. A Pomsky, in case you aren’t sure, is a Pomeranian Husky. Her name is Nia, and she is nearly four years old. Nia was born in Edmonton and is from a breeder. Ryder’s family went and picked her up when she was eight weeks […]
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Fairview Paints the Pavement
January 11, 2023 by yvonne
December 2022 At the end of October, some of your neighbours got together for a painting party! Fairview Board member and organizer, Alicia Davis, received #ActivateYYC funding towards initiatives that transform space into place, promote movement, safety, and neighbourliness. It is a program of the Federation of Calgary Communities. She used this grant towards a […]
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Blackfoot Road Work
November 19, 2022 by yvonne
November 2022 Submitted by Michelle Stensrud I went out at lunch today for a nice romantic walk with the cutest 40 year old I know. Actually, it was a fact-finding mission that I tricked my husband into coming on. For months there have been lane closures and detours while they are digging up of the […]
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Found in Fairview November 2022
November 19, 2022 by yvonne
In 1973, Paul and Joyce moved to Fairview. Paul was the assistant principal at Fairview school. They bought their first house on Fraser Drive and lived there until 1978, when one of Paul’s students came over and told him about a bigger house for sale on Flavelle Road. The bigger house was perfect for their […]
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Meet My Pet: Fairy Garden
November 19, 2022 by yvonne
November 2022 This month’s pet is not a pet. Emma and Chloe’s dad has pretty bad allergies to all animals and they travel all the time. So, to keep him safe and because they’re not always around to take care of an animal, they don’t have any pets. Chloe did get Emma a fish once, […]
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Found in Fairview October 2022
October 9, 2022 by yvonne
When I was young, every October, my grandmother would have me and my siblings over one afternoon before Halloween to carve our pumpkins. We would set out newspapers on the table, scoop out guts, and carve the faces. It would take all afternoon and it was wonderful. The jack-o-lanterns would stay on display until November. […]
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Meet My Pet: Flash
October 9, 2022 by yvonne
October 2022 I chatted with Caellum about his adorable (my word not his), but lazy (his word not mine) pet bearded dragon Flash. Flash wasn’t always his bearded dragon, he came to live with Caellum and his family because his friend Ryder was getting a new dog and he was worried that the dog might […]
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2022 Fairview Family Festival & Film Night A Hit!
October 9, 2022 by yvonne
October 2022 Submitted by Michelle Stensrud The 2022 Fairview Family Festival and Movie in the Park was another grand success! This year’s movie was Disney’s “Encanto”, and by the size of the crowd it was the perfect choice! The weather was nearly perfect for the event – a bit chilly towards the end of the […]
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Found in Fairview September 2022
October 9, 2022 by yvonne
September 2022 Kathy paints and creates glass jewelry in her studio located right here in Fairview. She and her partner moved to the neighbourhood in 2020, because of the great location. It’s close to everything including her partner’s work. They love going for walks around the neighbourhood and running into all the cats. Kathy has […]
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