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A few weeks ago the Varsity Community Association booked the Tim Horton’s bus for a Triple A Day Trip to Banff! Fifty-six Triple A members boarded the bus and took a scenic drive from Calgary through the Bow Valley Parkway out to Castle Junction, returning via Johnston’s Canyon, and Lake Minnewanka before arriving in Banff, just in time for lunch. Lunch was enjoyed together at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Afterwards members browsed the shops at their leisure or enjoyed a coff ee at one of Banff ’s many cafes, before boarding the bus back to Calgary. All those who attended enjoyed a fabulous day out! Triple A hopes to organize more day trips such as this. If you have any ideas for day trip locations, please share them with your community association (contact details are below).


Looking to get into the Christmas Spirit? Triple A Members and friends are invited to two Christmas Themed Signature Events! Dalhousie Community Centre is hosting their Annual Se- niors Christmas Tea and Social on Wednesday December 14th from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Free admission for Seniors’ and their escorts. To reserve a seat please call 403-286-2555. Scenic Acres Community Centre is hosting their fi rst ever Christmas Tea & Sing A-Long on Friday December 16th at 1pm. This event is free to triple A members. Please RSVP to 403-547-9589 or scenacre@telus.net. Looking to drop into one of the many Triple A programs? There is sure to be something that suits at one of our member centres!

A FULL DUMPSTER IS A HAPPY THING

Another Community Clean-Up Report by Pastor Jeff Edwards

Did you know that a full dumpster is sort of like a trampoline? I found this out on Saturday October 22 when a neighbour and I were trying to compact bags of garbage into our dumpster. When you jump on full garbage bags, they are sort of bouncy, especially if they are full of leaves, weeds, carpet remnants and old back packs like these ones were. These bags were the product of our 3rd semi-annual community clean-up. Bouncing on them was a happy thing (but don’t try this at home). Even happier was knowing all that junk was off the street.


We picked up a lot because we had between 30 and 40 people this time! There was a mixture of neighbour- hood volunteers, families from Northwest Community Church, and teens accumulating community service hours for “Volunteer Service and Citizenship” at Tom Baines School (an awesome thing – we even had a couple of girls from the school raking the week before). Our teams cleaned all the slopes, school yard, and around the Edgemont Community Centre. We also picked up around the signs and surrounding areas (e.g. Esso, Petro-Can, near Co-op, etc) and around the rink and courts. So many bags, we filled the dumpster and then some. And that’s not counting the old mattress, bike and guitar we disposed of.


In addition, we left piles of cuttings on Edgevalley Drive that would have filled another dumpster. Did you see the result of our pruning? Thanks to the neighbour who stopped and showed us how to prune correctly. And thanks Daintrie for getting the city to pick up those cuttings! We also fixed the fence at the centre and we have Rick Weirzbicki to thank for organizing that. But the award goes to the Scottish neighbour who dropped off Starbucks coffee and muffins for the overtime workers. That wins.


And thanks to neighbours who waved, thanked, stopped and gave words of support. Here’s an example of the encouragement we got later by email: “Thank you to you and your team of volunteers who did the community clean-up last weekend. I think you all did a fantastic job: It was great to see so many people helping to clean out the community shrubs, etc., and to have it all trimmed back and looking spiffy again.” I would call that a successful day for community volunteering. Bravo Edgemont.


Thanks again everyone!

Home & Garden

by Elspeth Kirk

Some people feel that Christmas isn’t the greatest time to have your house on the market, but perhaps you’re ready to sell, so how do you present your home in the spirit of the season? If this is a tradition that you observe, you can make your house look welcoming and inviting to buyers this festive season.


Here are a few staging/decor tips, courtesy of Karyn Elliott that work equally well, whether your house is for sale, or not....


Add some colour and drama as you approach the house:Inside, continue the merry displays:The key to a home’s personality is the hearth. Set the stage for the buyer to imagine intimate gatherings around the fireplace:In the kitchen:

Seasonal decorations, when used with care and class, can add delicious glimpses of colour and whimsy to a home, giving it warmth and adding a “homey” touch.


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