Community News

🚨 SOS! We Need 3 more Volunteers! 🚨

We’re down to our final 3 volunteer spots for next week’s Casino Fundraiser. We need to fill them to be successful! 

We’re looking for 3 people to work a shift in the Count Room the evening of Thursday, July 30.

This fundraiser provides significant funding for our community, and we can’t do it without your help. If you can spare an evening, please consider stepping up! If you’re available, sign up to help on our Casino Sign-up page as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, email drca_pres@discoveryridge.com.

Make your Sunday stop at Shirley’s Greenhouse Farm Stand! Located in the gravel parking lot next to the soccer fields, rinks, and tennis courts, you’ll find fresh vegetables, local eggs, and delicious baked goodies every week from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For Discovery Ridge Residents only! Our community’s information session is on July 29.

West Calgary Ring Road Noise Analysis and Mitigation Information Session
July 29
5:30-7:30 pm
Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West
8220 Bowridge Cres NW
Panorama Room

We have been advised of this information session regarding the ongoing noise analysis and initiative conducted by the Province of Alberta. Please plan to attend. 

What is happening at the westernmost waterfall (just below the pond) this summer? Our partners at the NDHA have been advised that that the City will do some landscape clean-up activities (weed control, removal of dead shrubs, etc.) in the area this summer. This is a positive step in managing this overgrown area that does not reflect the high quality of landscape management we expect in Discovery Ridge.

Shirley’s Greenhouse Farm Stand is back every Sunday! Swing by the gravel parking lot beside the soccer fields, rinks, and tennis courts to stock up on fresh local produce, farm eggs, and homemade baking. Open 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Often on summer days you will see ULS staff working to maintain our green spaces and medians. The NDHA requires their contractors to adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety protocols, including appropriate safety barriers, pylons, and signage when crews are working in roadway areas. Even with these precautions, working in the medians with cars whizzing by is stressful and dangerous. Please go slow and give the crews a friendly wave as you pass by.

What a gorgeous stretch of weather. We hope you’re out exploring our amazing neighbourhood this weekend — getting the side‑eye from our resident owl, spotting the beavers, admiring the rare bog orchids (they’re everywhere this year!), and stopping to chat with a neighbour along the way.

Photos submitted by Marc Dupuis and Cathy Clonts. We would love to see your snaps – send them to communications@discoveryridge.com or add them to our Facebook page post.

The City of Calgary has informed us that the multi-structure playground at 225 Discovery Dr SW (installed in 2018) has been closed as a safety precaution after staff identified heaving and movement in the equipment footings, causing a visible lean in one structure.

Status: The site is fenced and closed, effective immediately.

Next Steps: An Asset Management Engineer is on site today for a preliminary assessment, to be followed by a full structural assessment to confirm the cause and scope of the issue.

Timeline: A repair plan will be developed once the assessment findings are in. The DRCA Board will be updated as soon as the City’s team has an update; we will share this with you at that time. 

For citizen inquiries, please direct them to 311.

Our community casino only comes around every 18 months — and the last one brought in an incredible $85,000. That’s $2,300 earned for the DRCA for every single shift volunteers work. These dollars keep our rec facilities in great shape: pickleball and tennis courts, both ice surfaces, boards, the community hut, and so much more.

We truly can’t run these casinos without volunteers. Please step up and lend a much‑needed hand.

Shifts still open:

July 30

Help power the Ridge — grab a shift and make a huge impact!

Sign up at: 2026 DRCA Casino Fundraiser.