Michelle Whitten

Thanks to those who responded to the DRCA Planning Committee’s last update on improving our community’s pathways and parks. We plan to reconnect with the City of Calgary and Alberta Transportation in September, and your support is greatly appreciated.

Our main request to the City is to connect Discovery Ridge to Westhills Way with a multi-use trail or paved pathway We are also asking that they redesign and restore the Elbow Valley Constructed Wetland at the east end of our community. Long-time residents will recall this was built with donations and help from our community and other organizations. It was partly sold and remaining improvements (seating, picnic shelter, displays) demolished in 2019/20 by the City of Calgary to accommodate the Ring Road.

Our ask to Alberta Transportation is equally simple — please show a conceptual alignment (line on the map) for a Multi-Use Trail (MUT) from Westhillls Way to the City boundary on the south side on the Ring Road (Hwy 8). Alberta Transportation has already done this for the west Ring Road, which can be seen on their website.

We believe both these requests to be reasonable and fair. What do you think? Our massive three-person committee can be contacted at dsrleighton1@gmail.com, and we’re always looking for help

We are excited to announce that one of our favourite community events — Music in the Park — is on again. It will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm in our green space next to the rink and tennis courts. For anyone new to this event, it is an afternoon of music, tasty food, and a beer and wine garden. Admission is free! Bring a lawn chair and come join us for a fun/musical afternoon.

For our event to run, we need the help of our community volunteers. The Music In The Park committee needs help with set up and take down, serving (must be ProServe certified), ticket sales, and gate security. Last year the shifts were two hours each. With more volunteers, the shifts could be shorter.

To volunteer for Music in the Park, contact Lillian at volunteer@discoveryridge.com or complete our Volunteer Form.

The 2023 DRCA Stampede Roundup was an astounding success! We had a perfect sunny day to enjoy the food trucks and activities. A special thank you goes out to our volunteers and we would like to give a big YAHOO to our sponsors for making the day spectacular:

This year’s sponsors include:

Round up your family and come on down to the DRCA Stampede Roundup on Saturday, June 24 from 4:00-7:00 pm. There is so much fun to be had, including:

• Butterfield Acres petting zoo (4:30-6:30 pm)
• Line Dance Stampede (4:30-6:00 pm), which includes a performance and lessons
• a visit from Harry the Horse, the official mascot of the Calgary Stampede (5:00-7:00 pm)
• the Calgary Public Library Book Truck
• a Wildlife in Discovery Ridge information booth with staff from Alberta Fish & Wildlife and the City of Calgary Waste and Recycling Services
• a DRCA membership table, so you can renew your membership for 2023-2024
• games, face painting, balloon animals, and music

Bring a lawn chair or blanket, mix and mingle with friends and neighbours, and stay for dinner. These YYC Food Trucks will be onsite:

• Neon Taco
• Alberta Burgers
• Family Dogs
• Family Cheesed
• Canadian Bear Balls
• Lics Ice Cream Shop
• Family Squeezed Lemonade

See you there!

The amazing events that occur in Discovery Ridge couldn’t be the events that they are without our most generous sponsors. We cannot thank them all enough! This year’s sponsors include:

Disappointingly, our beautiful Recreation Facility is not always being treated with respect and care. There has been damage that required repairs. In addition, the amount of litter and debris being strewn around the site has been steadily increasing. There are garbage cans available, so please use them and assist by reminding the younger members of your family and any visiting friends to do the same. Thank you for everyone’s support to improve this situation.

To the residents that assist with picking up litter and debris when they are at the site, we thank you! The Recreation Facility is 100% operated by community volunteers, so the more people assisting the better.

If you encounter encampments or campfire setups in any of our community wooded areas or in Griffith Woods Park, please report them to 311. The 311 app is a great way to do this as photos and coordinates (a pin) of the location can be included and are very helpful to City staff.

Report active fires to 911.

The Parade of Garage Sales in Discovery Ridge is tomorrow — Satufday, June 10 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. There is no signup process. Simply host a garage sale if you wish or cruise the neighbourhood to check out and shop the deals.

Work on installing tennis court lighting is scheduled to begin the week of June 12 and will take a few weeks to complete. During this time there may be limited temporary closures of some of the facilities to accommodate construction activity and equipment.