Committees!

September 2015 In an effort to build community interest and share the workload of various aspects of the important issues and events in Fairview, the Board has been actively forming committees. Committee volunteering is a great way to get involved in an issue or area that matters to you, or where you may have special […]

Fawn Park improvements completed… for now!

  [nggallery id=19] Fawn Park improvements completed… for now! There was a lot of activity at Fawn Park this spring as landscaping changes were made to modernize and improve the site. The fencing on three sides was removed and new fencing was installed along the alley on two sides of the park. The path was partially diverted to make room for […]

Flint Playground Grand Opening Wrap-Up

Flint Playground Grand Opening Celebration Wow, what a turn out!! We would like to thank everyone who came out to our celebration on October 18th and made it a huge success! The fun got underway at 10:30am with a beautiful blue sky and a mascot visit from Boston Pizza’s Fairview Lionel. While he was busy […]

Flint playground build – a community who builds together, plays together

[nggallery id=17]   Flint Playground Build Well, it’s (almost) all done! Fairview’s Flint Playground Build was held on August 14-17th and what a great time it was! Read on for a breakdown of the weekend of playground building! The fun all started on Thursday evening with community volunteers unloading the delivery truck, sorting through the […]

Flavelle Park upgrades completed!

[nggallery id=3]   After two years of extensive work on Flavelle Park and playground, we are very pleased to announce that all of the upgrades on this beautiful green space are complete as of mid-July, 2014! Please be sure to check out all the upgrades and use this park space to its fullest! If you […]

Fairview Parks Survey Results

The Fairview Parks Survey ended in mid-May and the results have been compiled. We had a participation rate of about 6% (although this sounds small, the City of Calgary had only about 2% for its recent It’s Your Budget feedback. Some of the highlights and common themes from the feedback included: the importance of off-leash […]

Flint Park Concept Plans

On October 30th, 2012 at the Fairview Community Association’s Special General Meeting, the City of Calgary unveiled preliminary concept plans for Flint Park. The plans include significant upgrades and changes to help improve the functionality, use and esthetics of this valuable green space. The plans were developed with input from residents through our Parks Survey […]

Flavelle Playground Build – Another Community Success!

[nggallery id=4] The Flavelle playground build on August 24th and 25th was a great success, although we did not have the weather on our side for the Friday morning! We would like to say an extra special thank you to those Penn West Exploration volunteers who came out and battled through the rain and our […]

A Short History on the Playground Committee

The regeneration of Fairview’s playgrounds was first envisioned out of the Conversations Fairview forums in September 2010 (led by former board member Lindsay Meads), where concerned residents gathered to share ideas on improving our community. After discussions with the City of Calgary we learned that, although Fairview’s playgrounds are aging and in some cases unsafe […]