July Newsletter 2025
Join us this stampede as we kick off the week with friends and neighbours across Ward 2! We’ll be at various community events ready to answer your questions about the things that matter most to Calgarians. So come on by, say hello, and enter to win a prize!
Visit the follow pages for details on locations and ticket prices:
July Newsletter
Happy Stampede, Ward 2!
As Calgary comes alive with cowboy hats, pancakes, and community spirit, I want to take a moment to wish you and your family a safe and joyful Stampede season. This is always an exciting time of the year—when we come together to celebrate the best of our city and connect with neighbours from all walks of life.
In between enjoying the festivities, I also want to share some exciting progress on a long-awaited project in our northwest communities:
Progress Update: Symons Valley Centre and Sage Hill Library
Exciting progress is underway on the long-anticipated Symons Valley Centre project, which will bring much-needed amenities to Calgary’s northwest. Located at 251 Sage Hill Boulevard N.W., this seven-acre, City-owned site is being developed in five phases and will primarily serve the communities of Kincora, Sherwood, Sage Hill, Nolan Hill, and Evanston.
The project — a new 15,000 sq. ft. permanent Sage Hill Library, a community commons green space, and a new main street — is moving forward with design and permitting well underway. A Development Permit application has now been submitted, marking a major milestone in the planning process.
We’re also seeing acceleration on the deep utility infrastructure work, which is now expected to begin in Q3 of 2025.
Construction Timeline:
- Phase 1 (2025): Deep utility construction begins Q3-2025, ahead of earlier timelines.
- Phase 2 (2026 – mid-2028): Construction of the library, community commons, and main street access.
- Phases 3 & 4 (2026): Land sales for non-market housing and future mixed-use retail opportunities.
- Phase 5 (Beyond 2030): Final planning for a Calgary Transit terminal and Park & Ride facility.
What This Means for Our Community:
- A modern, full-service library to replace the current temporary Sage Hill location;
- A new green space for walking, gathering, and outdoor events;
- Retail and services to support daily needs and reduce travel for local residents; and
- A more connected main street with improved access, walkability, and parking.
This project has been a long time coming, and it’s encouraging to see momentum building. We’ll continue to share updates as construction progresses and more phases move forward.
To learn more, visit calgary.ca/planning/projects/symons-valley-centre.
As always, my office is open if you have any questions or concerns. You can reach us at Ward2@calgary.ca. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
- Jennifer
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Community Spotlight
Evanston Community Park
Come and enjoy the Community Park including the book library that is free for all to use. Want to use the fire pit? Let us know at board@eccacalgary.com.
Hawkwood Parade of Garage Sales
July 5
Hawkwood's parade of Garage Sales is coming up! Plan to attend a few, and if you live in Hawkwood, you can click below to get more information or register your address.
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Hawkwood CA Mobile Skate and Scoot
July 31 – Aug 12, 11 AM – 7 PM
The City of Calgary and HCA have partnered to bring you the Mobile Skate and Scoot terrain park this summer! Drop in and enjoy this FREE wheeled sport park in the HCA basketball courts. Fun for both beginner and skilled in-line skaters, skateboarders, and scooter users of all ages. Skateboard and inline skate instructors are on site during the indicated hours to help build skills! Helmets are required.
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STANCE Youth Summer Basketball
Ages 6-14, July-August
HCA has partnered with STANCE Basketball to offer a one-of-a-kind summer program for our youth members! Join Coach Jeff outdoors at the HCA Community Park this summer to learn/improve basketball skills, play scrimmage games, and have a family-friendly time!
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Pickleball Club Drop-in
Our Pickleball Club drop-in play is off to a great start! Still interested in signing up? With 5 drop-in sessions a week, and a large community of beginner to advanced players, you definitely should! Registration is ongoing throughout the summer.
Make sure you’ve joined the WhatsApp group chat too!
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Hawkwood Community Clean Up
July 12
HCA has partnered with the City of Calgary to offer a Community Clean Up event this summer! Conveniently timed just after the Parade of Garage Sales, you can bring household items for trash or recycling, along with gently used youth sports equipment for the KidSport Flames Sports Bank and clothing and electronics donations for Good Neighbour non-profit.
We need YOU to help us out! Refreshments provided for a few hours of your time: Click here to volunteer.
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Evanston Community Cleanup
July 19, 10 AM - 2 PM
St Josephine Bakhita School parking lot
Community Cleanup events provide an opportunity for Calgarians to dispose of items that do not fit in their waste and recycling carts. They also support community residents who do not have access to cart service. We are looking for volunteers to help, too. Please contact memberships@eccacalgary.com if you would like to help!
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