The DRCA AGM will be held, via Zoom, on February 24 at 7:30 pm.

To receive the Zoom link to the meeting, please email us at drca_pres@discoveryridge.com and we will send it to you directly.

Agenda:
The business of the Annual Meeting will include:

General Notes:

Any member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, at any General, Special, or Annual Meeting of the Association.

All DRCA Executives and Directors must be current DRCA members.

Election of the Executive and Directors:

*There are Executive positions and Director positions available! 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss opportunities in advance of the meeting, please contact us at: drca_pres@discoveryridge.com.

When donating refundable beverage cans and bottles, especially wine bottles, please use a wine box when possible. These boxes help prevent breakage and stack efficiently in the shack, optimizing storage space. Remember, “Buy it in a box. Deposit it in a box.” Plastic bottles can be donated in large, securely tied plastic bags. Thank you for supporting the DRCA Bottle Shack and for carefully packing your donations.

The City of Calgary has advised the DRCA that they will be lifting the Wildlife Affected Area designation for Discovery Ridge tomorrow, November 15th. While this means the bylaw will not be in effect, we strongly encourage all residents to handle their bins and food waste with great care and consideration for wildlife and resident safety at all times. 

Here are the full details on the WAA designation being lifted from the City:

As per the DRCA member email that was sent earlier today, The City of Calgary has advised the DRCA that they have enacted the Wildlife Affected Area (WAA) designation for Discovery Ridge, as of today.

As a result, effective immediately, all households must:

***During the time the WAA designation is in place, bin collection times will not begin until 9am on pick up days.***

Full details from the City:

In addition to DRCA communication channels, the City will be advising residents thought the Garbage Day App, Ward 6 office, Website, Media/Social Media and a card will be mailed to every DR household today.

PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!

It is the height of bear season and there are many out and about in and around our special community as well as in Griffith Woods. This includes a mama bear and her cubs. They are in search of food before winter hibernation and if food is made available to them within the community, they will find it.

It is the responsibility of us all to ensure these special animals do not become habituated to residential waste. Bears will get into bins with scents or food items in them if the bins are outside. Please ensure bins are not put out until the morning of pickup and are secured and not accessible to bears or other wildlife at this critical time.

The Discovery Ridge Community Association and David Pelletier are excited to once again bring you MUSIC IN THE PARK!

Details:
Saturday, September 7th
3:00pm – 7:00pm
@ the Discovery Ridge Recreation Facility Green Space

Grab a chair or blanket and bring the whole family to join in on the fun!

Entry is FREE for DRCA members and their families. Non-members will be asked to make a donation, in an amount of their choosing, or purchase their household $25 DRCA annual membership at the gate.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: These events take help. Please contact Lillian at volunteer@discoveryridge.com to volunteer selling beer/wine tickets from 3-5pm or 5-7pm!
It’s an easy, fun job! We’ll assist you in setting up the Square App for selling. Thank you!!!

We are incredibly grateful for all of the support Music In The Park receives from our community! Without this remarkable group of individuals and businesses we would not have the outstanding event that we do.

Thank you to David Pellettier, RE/MAX First, who has been our Lead Sponsor since our inaugural event in 2016.

As well, a huge thank you to our current Friends of Music In The Park:

We’re excited to present an amazing lineup of musicians for Music in the Park! Check them out:

3:00-400 — The Syndicate of Soul: facebook.com/TheOriginalSyndicateOfSoul
4:00-4:30 — Robert Seer: songwhip.com/robertseer/my-backyard
4:30-5:30 — The Corazones: corazones.ca and facebook.com/dascorazones
5:30-6:00 — Paul Saks: facebook.com/PaulSaksMusician
6:00-700 — Dangerous Goods: dgoods.mystrikingly.com and facebook.com/dgoodsband/

All DRCA annual memberships expired on August 31st. If you have not done so already, please renew online at: discoveryridge.com/membership.

In addition to many other things, the DRCA:

DID YOU KNOW? A major potion of the DRCA operating funds has to go to insurance policies and mandatory not-for-profit annual financial audits. The fixed costs for community associations are a huge commitment. Membership matters!

We have been advised that, thanks to our MLA, the Hon. Mike Ellis, advocating on behalf of Discovery Ridge, a Ring Road noise study will be completed this month. Here is the information provided to us:

“On behalf of the Honourable Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, I am able to provide the following information.

Noise attenuation along the Calgary Ring Road is constructed only where warranted based on provincial guidelines. A copy of the noise guidelines can be found here. To date, warranted noise attenuation for the West and Southwest Calgary Ring Road projects has already been constructed based on the design of the road and the projected noise levels.

Although no additional noise attenuation is planned for construction adjacent to the community of Discovery Ridge at this time, as per Transportation and Economic Corridors’ post-construction plans, a noise study will soon be conducted to measure actual noise levels. The tentative scheduling of the study is targeted for September 2024. However, the specific dates are not yet confirmed. Efforts to include monitoring in some of the locations where residents or the public request monitoring will be part of the study. The department’s contractor will endeavour to test the location(s) that will yield the loudest results for evaluation against Transportation and Economic Corridors’ guidelines.

The results of the noise monitoring study will inform if and where additional noise mitigation may be considered for construction. I can confirm that department staff continue to work with the highway maintenance contractor to review noise concerns and will be finalizing the location(s) in the near future.

Should your constituents have any further questions on this matter, please feel free to have them contact Mr. Nathan Lau, Operations Engineer. Mr. Lau can be reached at 403-297-4742, or at nathan.lau@gov.ab.ca.”