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CITY PARKS & PATHWAYSEdgemont Ravine – Edgebrook Dr. & Edgebrook Blvd. NW35.5 hectares of networking ravines in the northwest section of the city are completely surrounded by the community of Edgemont. The naturalized marsh was one of the � rst to be constructed as part of the water management scheme in a community development. The community and park were established in the late 1970s. Access to the ravines is available through the parking lot on the east side of E dgebrook Blvd. NW.

Ranchlands Park – 700 Ranchlands Blvd. NW.Ranchlands Park occupies about 12 hectares in the community of Ranchlands in the northwest part of the city. The park was established when the community was developed in the 1970s.

Nose Hill Park – 5620 14 St. NWArea: 1129 hectaresNose Hill Natural Environment Park lies in the northwest part of the city, surrounded by 12 residential communities. The park was created in 1980 and covers over 11 square kilometres. The hill most likely gets its name from the fact that, from certain locations and with a little imagination, it looks like a nose.

Bowness Park – 8900 48 Ave. N.W.Area: 30 Hectares Bowness Park is located in the North West part of the city and is open to the public from 5am – 11pm daily. It o� ers pathways and access to the Bow River, as well as seasonal activities such as paddle boating and ice skating.

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THE PORCUPINES A Prickly SubjectThe North American Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, Canada’s second largest rodent (after the beaver), is a well known mammal, with many legends related to it. It was a part of the life of early settlers and First Nations communities across the country, the quills (or spines) being dyed and used for decorative purposes, and the meat providing food through the winter.

The porcupine, when described, seems an odd looking an-imal, having: a short blunt nose, small (short sighted) eyes, almost invisible short round ears, orange continuously growing front teeth, humped shoulders, bowed legs, long curved claws for climbing trees, a thick rounded muscular tail, and a soft woolly undercoat with long yellow tipped guard hairs that conceal its quills. It plants its feet fully on the ground when walking (like humans and bears), mov-ing with a slow swaying walk, and a clumsy looking gallop when threatened. The larger male porcupine can weigh up to 18 kgs (40 lbs) and be up to 90 cm (36 in) long (not including its tail of up to 30 cm or 12 in long).

This usually quiet, peaceful animal lives alone for most of the year, in a well-treed area, just going about its business. It’s a herbivore eating a diet that varies from season to season: mostly inner bark and things like pine needles in the winter; when the sap rises in the spring,

adding leaves and catkins to its diet; over the summer enjoying herbs, dandelions, thorn apple, clover, grasses, water lily and arrowheads; and seeking out beech and acorn nuts, wild fruit, and raiding corn� elds and or-chards as fall comes. The porcupine relies on its nose to � nd food, and knowledge of its home territory, as it rarely strays far from its den (in caves and crevices, un-der logs or rocks) to � nd food.

But what about the stu� of legends? The porcupine’s most well known feature are those quills, some 30,000 of them. Many believe that porcupines ‘shoot’ quills at their predators to drive them away. The quills are actu-ally modi� ed (keratin coated) thick hairs and there are none on the muzzle, legs or under part of the belly. Quills are longest on the back and tail (up to 10 cm or 4 in) and when raised push the guard hairs forward forming a crest. Each quill is hollow and embedded in the skin, where they are attached to a small muscle that pulls it upright in the fur when the animal feels threat-ened. Quills have black tips and yellow or white shafts. The tip tapers to a � ne point covered by dozens of small black barbs, which feel rough to the touch. When they are moist (such as when embedded in skin) they swell up working the quill into the � esh. When a porcupine feels threatened, it will chatter its teeth to warn o� its predator and make for the closest shelter (rock, log, or up a tree). If caught on the ground it pulls its head in, stomps its back feet, stands up its quills, and lashes its tail sending loose quills through the air, appearing to “shoot” them at the threat. All a predator has to do though is touch a porcupine with raised quills for the quills to transfer to them. If treed, the porcupine will only act if the threat climbs the tree, then it will back down the tree � icking its tail and sending quills � ying. In addition to being used for defence these air � lled quills make excellent � otation devices for accessing food sources growing in watery ar-eas, and help insulate the animal in the winter.

The porcupine’s most troublesome habit (as far as hu-mans are concerned) is its penchant for chewing to keep the size of its front teeth in check. It is known to chew tires, leather, and wood in areas where humans (unwittingly) provide the materials. They will chew on cast o� antlers and bones where there are no humans around.

If you � nd an injured or orphaned porcupine, or other wild animal or bird, please contact the Calgary Wild-life Rehabilitation Society for further instructions.

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AT A GLANCE...• February 3 to May 29 - Herein We Dwell: Unexpected

Images of Calgary in the 1890s: A rare glimpse into the everyday life of 1890s Calgary is presented with little-seen historical images of early neighbourhoods and people. www.lougheedhouse.com

• April 22 to June 26 - Young Frankenstein: Young Frakenstein tells the story of Frederick Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein’s grandson, and how he inherits the family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of two sidekicks, he tries to � ll his mad scientist grandfather’s shoes. www.stagewestcalgary.com

• April 28 to May 1 - Arab Nights Film Festival: The Calgary Arab Arts and Culture Society presents the annual Arab Nights Film Festival at Festival Hall. The organization uses a variety of � lm to present a positive view of Arab life and society. www.calgaryarabartssociety.ca

• April 29 to May 5 - 2016 YYC Taco Fiesta: The city’s � rst YYC Taco Fiesta kicks o� on April 29. It is a week-long celebration of the best tacos in the city. The inaugural food festival comes to a close on May 5 with a Cinco de Mayo bash. www.yyctaco� esta.ca

• May 2 to 21 - Flora and Fawna’s Field Trip: As well as developing survival skills and creating crafts that your mom will love and put up on the fridge, the heartwarming play is all about the power of being a little bit di� erent. www.lunchboxtheatre.com

• May 6 to 8 - Jane’s Walks: Jane’s Walk is a weekend festival of free neighbourhood walking tours. Register to learn about di� erent neighbourhoods and buildings in the city from passionate volunteers, and share your knowledge of the areas, too. www.janeswalk.org

• May 13 to 15 - Calgary Reads Big Book Sale: More than 1,000,000 used books can be purchased over the three-day event. As well as a shopping event, there are also special events taking place during the three-day sale. www.calgaryreads.com

• May 26 to 29 – Ella: This isn’t the story of Cinderella that you already know and love. The local opera company takes Rossini’s La Cenerentola and performs it with a few Calgary twists. www.cowtownoperacompany.com

• May 28 - 2nd Annual Bridgeland Cultura Fest: Spend a day exploring the neighbourhood of Bridgeland this spring. The second annual Bridgeland Cultura Festival showcases all that the neighbourhood has to o� er. www.facebook.com/Bridgeland-Cultura-Festival-520066664797700/

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MAY 6 AND 7CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BEERFESTThe Calgary International Beerfest occurring May 6 and 7 at the BMO Centre and will be the largest beer festival in Western Canada! More info at www.albertabeerfestivals.com.

MAY 20 AND 21E.T. FILM WITH ORCHESTRAExperience Steven Spielberg’s classic � lm in a new way — screened while the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performs John Williams’ Academy Award-winning score live. www.calgaryphil.com

MAY 21 KENT SANGSTER’S OBSESSIONS OCTETJazz YYC presents the Obsessions Octet. The group is a Juno Award-nominated ensemble that mixes classical tango and jazz. www.jazzyyc.com


Creative Cakes by CathyTuscany CommunityIn 2015, after 30 plus years in Calgary and the Commer-cial Insurance Industry, Cathy Wilson left her successful career as a Partner and Vice President of a national in-surance brokerage to pursue her passion in cake bak-ing and design. With the encouragement of her friends, husband and three grown daughters she decided it was the perfect time to turn her much admired hobby into a business and Creative Cakes by Cathy was born. 2015 was a busy year with the business set up and the successful completion of various caking and safe food handling courses. To complete the year, Cathy and her husband moved to Glen Eagles in Cochrane to be closer to their two grandchildren and to allow Creative Cakes by Cathy to open a separate, fully equipped and Alberta Health Services approved kitchen in their new home.

Events, including birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, baby and wedding showers are often marked by the presentation of a cake and Cathy takes great pride and enjoyment in working with her clients to design the per-fect confection from elegant wedding cakes to naughty designs the children shouldn’t see! Every creation is baked fresh and from scratch with premium ingredients in an absolutely nut free kitchen.

Creative Cakes is pleased to also o� er gluten free and vegan options as well as Mason Jar cakes. Mason Jar cakes are exactly as they sound; cakes that are baked right in the jar. These cakes will keep up to three months in the sealed jar and make wonderful wedding and par-ty favours in their fully customizable jars.

In addition to classic cake o� erings, Cathy recognized an opportunity to expand the usual cake business to provide something unique and truly di� erent with cup-cake and cake pop bouquets. These bouquets range from exquisite edible centrepieces that are a special way to display and serve cakes to a fun gift that makes a lasting and distinctive impression.

Cathy has used her knowledge and experience in the corporate world to design an alternative to traditional gift baskets. Creative Cakes by Cathy delivers these fun and delicious bouquets to your clients with a person-alized thank you card. This service can include a bottle of wine, gift cards etc, and not only saves you and your company time but makes an indelible positive impres-sion. Arrangements can be made in any size, � avours and colours to suit your corporate branding and your clients tastes!

As one such corporate client has stated, “Working with Cathy has been a great experience. She is professional, reliable, e� cient and very talented! Our clients love her delicious creations and we love the time-saving, hassle-free approach to her gift delivery. She personalizes and brands the cards for us and even includes the gift card of our choice with the bouquets. Her personal approach saves us time and e� ort so we can focus on other things.” - Tara Rind� iesch, B.Com, Realtor RE/MAX Central

Check out the creativecakesbycathy.ca website and contact Cathy at [email protected] or 403-614-0538 to chat about all your caking needs!

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Community Cleanups: Save Yourself a Trip to the Land� llCalgary Community Standards (formerly Animal & Bylaw Services) in partnership with Waste & Recycling Services and your community association is pleased to o� er another year of Community Clean-ups for FREE of charge to Calgarians. A Community Clean-up is a day scheduled at your community centre where you can bring your household items that may not � t in your black, brown or blue carts like furniture or old fencing or items that � ll up your carts too quickly or just an accumulation of items that are ready for the land� ll. If you live in a multi-unit housing complex, we welcome you to bring your waste and recycling items to this event especially if it is closer than the designated community recycling depots.

We are pleased to announce that 3 packer trucks will be pro-vided this year (2 for waste and 1 for organic materials). Last year, 110 communities were served between April and Oc-tober. Please check with your community association to see when your Community Clean-up has been booked and bet-ter yet, volunteer to help with the event which is held either on a Saturday or Sunday from 9 am – 2 pm. Your community association needs 15-20 volunteers to put on the event so your assistance is greatly appreciated. Calgary Community Standards provides funds for food and refreshments for the volunteers, advertising and promotion, gloves, garbage bags and any other items used to help Clean-up.

Please note, there are items that the City of Calgary’s packer trucks will not accept:• Tires, home appliances, paint, household chemicals, pro-

pane tanks, microwaves, car batteries, home electronics, liquids, metals and glass, railway ties.

• Your Community Association usually enhances the event with recycling services such as electronics, metal, paper shredding and possible tire recycling and paint pickup (or you can take your cans of paint to any � re hall station).

The Community Clean-ups provide a fantastic opportunity to work with your neighbours and community associations to Clean-up your yards and homes, parks, o� -leash areas and sport play� elds. Thank you for your commitment to help create healthy, safe and vibrant communities.

For more information about the date set in your commu-nity, please call your Community Association or you can go to www.calgary.ca/cleanup for the full schedule and further details.

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HARDING’S SERVICES: o� ers “Peace of Mind Solutions” for all of your painting, cleaning, win-dow washing, ceiling texturing and renovations needs. Please call us today for your free estimate at 403-254-4726 or visit our website at www.hardingsservices.com.

JEFFREY ELECTRIC: Friendly professional electri-cal service for your next residential project large or small. City Quali� ed Trade, Master Electrician, Based in the NW, insured, licensed, certi� ed, bonded. Very competitive rates for quality elec-trical work. Service Panel upgrades from 60 amp to 200 amp. Sub-panels, Aluminum re-wiring, custom kitchens and basements. Free estimates. cejeclectric.com or call Clayton at 403-970-5441.

PROVIDING BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES: Helping companies and individuals with book-keeping, accounting, tax strategies, year end and CFO duties for over 12 years with three bookkeep-ers and a professionally designed CPA, CA to best serve you. Call 403-455-3062 or e-mail at [email protected] for your free consultation.

PROFESSIONAL PET AND HOUSE SITTING: Ex-perienced, reliable and a� ordable Pet and House Sitting and Dog Walking services. Licensed, in-sured, bonded and Pet First Aid Certi� ed. Don’t go on another vacation without calling us � rst! We care for all pets and will look after your home. Call Kathleen 403-807-2444 or Paskapoopetservices.com.

NORTHWEST ELECTRICIAN/PLUMBER: A� ordable & Professional installations/repairs. Install/repair lights, ceiling fans, switches & outlets, garage sub-panel, hot-tubs, noisy bathroom fans, OTR microwave/hood-fans. Renos and basement developments. Plumbing: toilets/sinks/faucets, garburator and dishwasher installs. Licensed, certi� ed, insured. Eighteen-year resident of Hidden Valley NW. http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/nick-dabrensky/8/1b1/7b5/. Call/text Nick 403-471-5553 or [email protected]. “Bryan Baeumler Approved”.

LOOKING FOR ENTREPRENEURS: My business is ex-panding, if you: 1. Love working from home? 2. Want complete freedom of your time? 3. Want to make $500 - $2000 per month working part-time? Then I need to buy you a co� ee. This is not door-to-door or telemarketing. Contact Russell at 403-669-1660.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A LOCAL, PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN? FCC Electric is well established, in-sured, certi� ed and happy to assist with all your resi-dential and commercial projects. FCC Electric o� ers free estimates, home inspections, kitchen/basement/garage renovations, repairs/troubleshooting panel/service changes, retail development at fair rates with references. 65+ discounts. Call us 403-462-8801.

EXPERIENCED FEMALE MATH TUTOR GRADES K - 10: Certi� ed Math Teacher. Tuscany Location. I can lead your child through the current curriculum and improve their ability with the basics. My hourly fee is $45 at your home, or $40 at my home in Tuscany. Please call me at 403-919-8125 to book.

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NEPTUNE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD: Quali� ed journeymen plumbers/gas� tters, very experienced in Tuscany. Upfront pricing. Reliable, conscientious, fully guaranteed. Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. 24 hour emergency service call 403-255-7938. “Showering you with great service.”

RIGHTWAY PLUMBING AND HEATING: Has been happily serving the Tuscany area with quality work, happy clients and fair pricing; with second genera-tion experience, there is no job we can’t handle. Fur-naces, softeners, garburators, appliances, humidi� -ers, faucets, water heaters, bathroom renos and gas lines also! Installed with great warranties. Call 403-968-6630.

SPRING SPECIALS: Power-rake, aerate, free fertilizer $150.00, cut and trims $35.00. Father and son owned and operated 21 years in Calgary. Call now 403-247-2292 or 403-796-9377.

HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Clinicair is the leading provider of Indoor Air Quality and Medical Grade Duct Cleaning services in Canada. We are look-ing for a dealer in Calgary to represent our growing company. We o� er a royalty free business. Clinicair supplies you with the latest technology, and training. Call Craig: 1-416-277-6067.

NEIGHBOURHOOD CONFLICT? Community Media-tion Calgary Society (CMCS) is a no cost mediation and con� ict coaching service that can help you resolve problems and restore peace! We help neighbours be neighbours again! www.communitymediation.ca, 403-269-2707.

YARDBUSTERSLANDSCAPING.COM: Weekly lawn mowing $36, power-rake $100, aeration $50. Some conditions. Landscape construction and yard renova-tion: Stone patios, walks, raised beds and rock walls, synthetic grass, sod and trees and shrubs, landscape lighting, water features and decks and fences and su-perhero window cleaning. Licensed. Insured. Seniors discount. Phone: 403-265-4769.

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MP Pat Kelly Introduces Motion to Study CRA Duty of Care to TaxpayersGreetings residents of Calgary Rocky Ridge! Let me start by thanking you for choosing me as your representative in Parliament. I look forward to working with the Community As-sociations, individuals, and other stakeholders to voice your concerns in Ottawa and advocate for sound policy on your behalf. To that end, I would like to tell you about my Private Mem-ber’s Motion to increase protection for Cana-dian taxpayers.

After each general election, a new session of Parliament is convened and all MPs are given a chance to put forth a bill or motion. My name came up as number six in the draw, meaning that I will be in the � rst batch of private mem-bers’ business.

My motion instructs the House of Commons Fi-nance Committee to study and report on ways to create a duty of care between the Canada Revenue Agency and Canadian taxpayers, such as by enhancing the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and making it legally enforceable. The motion also proposes empowering the CRA Ombudsman’s O� ce to direct CRA to comply with Tax Court orders and o� cial decisions. These measures should provide clear expectations for CRA, and should protect taxpayers from frivolous, vexa-tious, malicious, and grossly negligent behav-iour by it.

To learn more about the motion, please check my website: patkellymp.ca. You may also wish to like my Facebook page and follow me on Twitter. Also, please keep in mind that my of-� ce may be able to help you with issues under Federal jurisdiction, such as Citizenship and Im-migration, EI, CPP, OAS, GIS, Parole Board, RCMP Firearms Program, and of course, CRA.

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I believe this is the most important skill in the game be-cause when you hit the ball more solidly, you have more fun, it goes farther, straighter, higher, spins more and your distance control will be more consistent. If you are not striking the ball solidly and consistently, here is a check list for you to review along with a video tip dem-onstrating a great drill that should help you out:

Always start with a good review of your set up/starting position. Make sure you have good alignment, body posture, knees slightly � exed, arms extended but re-laxed and “hanging naturally”, and the ball position cor-rectly positioned in your stance.

As you make your golf swing, ensure that your posture is being maintained until after impact by keeping your head “still”.

Remember, as you approach your impact position, you want to ensure your body is rotating thus your weight distribution is moving more into your target side (trail heel coming slightly o� the ground) compared to your starting position and that you deliver the golf club simi-larly to that of your address (similar posture, head be-hind the ball, arms extended, club squared). You also want to ensure that for shots from o� the ground (fair-way/rough), that your hands are just slightly ahead of the club head at impact (in other words, the grip end of the shaft is slightly leaning towards the target). This will

ensure a proper “descending” angle of attack into the ball with a divot being made AFTER ball contact.

The challenge for many golfers relates to excessive lat-eral movement during the swing which results in dif-� culty delivering the club head consistently into the ball near the bottom part of the arc of the swing (re-member…the bottom of the swing should take place just AFTER impact, thus ball impact…then divot). This excess lateral movement and incorrect sequence of motion often results in hitting the ground � rst (hitting it “fat”) or topping the ball (hitting it “thin”), etc. One great drill to � x this swing fault is to make some swings and hit some balls with a short/middle iron using the “mini swing drill” where your swing length is shorter, your stance is narrower, and your tempo is smooth. An-other great drill is demonstrated in the link below by PGA Professional, Rick Smith. Please click on the link, watch the tip and practice both drills at the practice range and watch your ball striking improve!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoerfVLZF1U

I hope you soon will be o� to a great start to the 2016 golf season and remember to allocate some time to practice with discipline!

Good Gol� ng.

Alan R. Killian, CFP PGA of Canada

Do You Want To Hit The Ball More Solidly In 2016?By Alan Killian, CFP PGA of Canada


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TUSCANY 2016 STATS # OF SALES AVERAGE PRICE

Bi-Level 1 $439,000

Bungalow 2 $538,500

Two Storey/Two Storey Split 25 $548,600

Townhouse 2 $325,750

Condo 6 $352,833

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TOTAL 36

Average days on Market 38 days

TexT T888767 To 85377

307 Tusslewood Terrace NW • Crystal Creek, 4 bedroom+den two storey • to be built, 3 car garage, extensive extras • bonus room, hardwood, fully finished

TexT T879610 To 85377

11320 Tuscany Blvd NW • renovated 4 bedroom+den two storey • quartz counters, fully finished, new kitchen • former showhome, walk to Tuscany Club

TexT T971207 To 85377

26 Rock Lake Heights NW • Crystal Creek 4 bedroom+den two storey • walkout on pond, hardwood & granite • bonus room, 3 car garage, to be built

TexT T814959 To 85377

167 Rocky Ridge Landing NW • custom 3 bedroom+den two storey • oversized garage, hardwood, fully finished • maple kitchen, granite, gorgeous backyard

TexT T863037 To 85377

103 Tuscany Estates Close NW • Landmark 5 bedroom+den two storey • finished walkout, bonus room, granite • maple kitchen, backs on greenbelt

TexT T843993 To 85377

12011 Valley Ridge Drive NW • upgraded 4 bedroom+bonus rm two storey • extensive extras, fully finished, South yard • maple kitchen, built-ins, across from ravine

$1,149,900 $529,900

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11 Tuscany Estates Close NW • upgraded 4 bedrooms up+den two storey • hardwood & granite, huge bonus room • maple kitchen, great room, 3 car garage

$784,900

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107 Tusslewood View NW • custom 4 bedroom+den two storey • renovated, hardwood & granite, 2 fireplaces • fully finished, cul-de-sac, terraced yard

$799,900

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