May 2023 At the last Fairview AGM, we put a call out for people to help with “Paint the Pavement”. One late October weekend around 20 volunteers got together to express their creativity, visit together and play a part in creating safer streets. The finished painting was briefly shown in the newsletter before the snow […]
Found in Fairview March/April 2023
April 1, 2023 by
by Michelle Stensrud, Roving Reporter Do you wear a uniform to work? I don’t (unless you count PJs as a uniform), but this month’s resident does. Meet Dexter, a hardworking puppy. He wears a yellow jacket to work every day. He works so hard because when he grows up, he wants to be a guide […]
President’s Message
March 1, 2023 by
March 2023 Happy March Fairviewers! As we finalize our budget for the upcoming fiscal year (March 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024), I am reminded of the great events we have hosted in the past and hope to continue. Keeping events on the community association’s calendar, adapting events to changing circumstances, and creating all new […]
Found in Fairview January 2023
January 11, 2023 by
If you follow the Fairview Community Facebook page (www.facebook.com/fairviewyyc), you may have seen a post about an Ikebana workshop offered in December by Rika Saruwatari.I saw the photo in the post and I knew that I had to make one of those beautiful flower arrangements myself. In true procrastinator fashion, I signed up for the […]
Heritage Communities Local Area Plan Update
January 11, 2023 by
January 2023 It’s been over three years (thanks, Covid!) since consultation began on the Heritage Communities Local Area Plan (LAP), and the final draft of the plan is finally almost finished. In September 2019, city planners convened with community association representatives and local residents from each of the involved neighbourhoods (Kelvin Grove, Eagle Ridge, Chinook […]
President’s Message
January 11, 2023 by
January 2023 Hello Fairview! I know it’s been awhile since I included an update in our newsletter – welcome to all new Fairviewers who have chosen to make this community their home in the past several months. Your Fairview Community Association (FCA) is led by – your neighbours! We are completely volunteer-run by passionate folks […]
Meet My Pet: Nia
January 11, 2023 by
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 […]
Fairview Paints the Pavement
January 11, 2023 by
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 […]
Blackfoot Road Work
November 19, 2022 by
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 […]
Found in Fairview November 2022
November 19, 2022 by
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 […]