Glendale/Glendale Meadows Community Association
4500 25 Ave SW Calgary, AB, Canada

Glendale is very excited to announce our first 50/50 fundraiser to help our Hall Rebuilding Campaign. Tickets are limited for the draw with a minimum $1,000 prize. If we sell out all 830 tickets, the winner takes home $2,500. Click below for your chance at the grand prize and to support Glendale!

Tomorrow is our annual community clean up day Bring your household electronics, garbage, lawn/leaves for compost and bottles for Glendale Preschool ) Glendale School 9am - 2pm... Then grab something to eat at the Food Trucks on Glenmount Dr SW 11-2pm Crack’d Chees’d Bear Balls

The food trucks are coming, the food trucks are coming! April 25 from 11:00am to 2:00pm 25 Ave and Glenmount Drive... Bring your household materials, recycling and BOTTLES (proceeds go towards our Preschool) for Clean Up Day Glendale School 0900-2:00pm then grab some food!

Looking for a simple way to brighten up your garden? Consider planting some wildflowers! Not only will you enjoy the flowers, so will our local pollinators! Sign up before April 12th to receive a FREE packet of native wildflower seeds. Available to Calgary residents only. https://www.calgary.ca//plan/wildflower-seed-giveaway.html

Here's an update from the City of Calgary on 37th Street "Main Streets" construction.

Glendale Clean Up day April 25 from 9am - 2pm There will be an electronics recycling, garbage and compost trucks.... As well as bottle donation (going towards the Glendale Preschool) For more information about what is accepted please look at the City of Calgary Website https://www.calgary.ca//community-cleanups-items-we-accept

Join Councillor Jeff Davison on Thursday, April 22 at 7pm for his monthly Virtual Town Hall meeting. This month’s topic is Community Protection & Safety. Jeff is very excited to have members of the Calgary Police Service, Calgary Fire Department, and Community Standards - Bylaw as guests. Do you have questions, comments, or concerns about safety or crime that you would like discussed? Please email the Ward 6 Office at [email protected] Tune in on Jeff's Facebook page @JeffDavisonYYC or click: https://www.facebook.com/JeffDavisonYYC/

Glendale Tennis Courts Are Open Glendale’s tennis courts are open for a new season and new members are welcome. All returning and new members must purchase a tennis membership online at www.myglendale.ca to receive the 2021 court key. Returning members can exchange their old key for a 2021 key. New members must pay a $20 refundable key deposit when signing up. Email [email protected] to arrange your key pickup after making your payment.

Following January’s terrible flood, we are rebuilding our hall and creating a new space for today’s generation of Glendale residents. If you’re able to contribute to our efforts, please take a look at our GoFundMe page. There, you’ll find more details and a few ways to help! https://gofund.me/3f67992c

Construction update: Sarcee Trail and Richmond Road Intersection Improvements Starting on Wednesday, September 23, crews will be completing overnight concrete a...nd asphalt removals on Sarcee Trail to minimize interruptions to traffic during the day. This work is scheduled to take place as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 23 Saturday, Sept. 26: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. To accommodate this work, southbound Sarcee Trail traffic north of Richmond Road will be shifted to the west lane. There will be noise associated with this work such as moving machinery, which is expected to occur through most of the night until the removals are finished. Starting on Monday, September 28, 2020, there will be work completed on Richmond Road overnight from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. to minimize interruptions to traffic during the day. This work is expected to last fourteen (14) nights and will consist of concrete and asphalt removals, curb and gutter construction and gravel & asphalt pavement placement. To accommodate this work, eastbound traffic on Richmond Road will be shifted to the south lane. There will be noise associated with this work such as moving machinery, which is expected to occur through most of the night until the removals are finished.

Do you recognize this bag? It was left outside prior to March. If it’s yours please message us with the contents inside!

We are happy to see a bike park coming so close to Glendale! Please take a moment to complete the survey.

There have been several bobcat sightings in the neighbourhood, like this one captured on Georgia Street. Keep your pets and children safe!

Our community preschool is still accepting registrations for the Fall. https://glendalepreschool.ca/

Westbrook Communities Update Calling All Kids! We want to see what the kids in the Westbrook Communities love most about their neighbourhood, or what their hopes for the future are.... Have your child(ren) draw us a picture and show us: What they think makes your neighbourhood a great place to live What their favourite spots and destinations are What big ideas they have and what they think the area should have in the future Pictures submitted could be used in future communications materials for the project and/or could be included in the final local area plan document. You can submit pictures https://engage.calgary.ca/westbrook/callingallkids

One of the fallouts from Covid-19 is The Thumper is no longer being delivered door to to door in Glendale. But you can read the latest electronic copy of our newsletter right here. https://www.mycalgary.com//Calga/SW/Glendale/Glendale.pdf

We hope you all enjoyed Glendale Music Day this past weekend. We have a Gofundme campaign that is still open until the end of this week for any folks who would like to make a contribution to our project. Thank you all for coming out to our Neighbour Day festivities. https://www.gofundme.com/manage/glendale-music-day#

Well that was a Neighbour Day party to remember! Thanks to everybody who came to enjoy our curbside concert series, our amazing volunteers and to all of the artists who entertained us in Glendale on Saturday.

Jay Bowcott entertains on Glenmount Cres. for Glendale Music Day.

Jamie Allanach Shakin Off Glendale Music Day on Glenwood Cres. Check out Jamie at 2 pm at Kelwood Cres.

Michela Sheedy kicks off Glendale Music Day on Granlea Cres. 6 more Curbside concerts to go till3 pm today.

Come listen to Jay Bowcott Saturday at Glendale Music Day. Jay plays at 1:30 on Glenmount Cres. Social distance Curbside Concerts to brighten Calgary Neighbour Day.