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CALGARY & NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES • APRIL 2012
Yee-haw!
THE OFFICIAL START OF THE 100TH CALGARY STAMPEDE IS STILL
MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY — BUT FOR LONGVIEW
SILVERSMITH SCOTT HARDY, THE PARTY’S ALREADY IN FULL SWING.
SEE INSIDE FOR THE FULL STORY
ALSO INSIDE: Southwest Calgary homeowners celebrate quadrant’s diversity
PLUS: Advantages of life in High River • Airdrie • Cochrane • Chestermere • Okotoks • and more . . .
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CARSTAIRS
Yee-haw!
THE OFFICIAL START OF THE 100TH CALGARY STAMPEDE IS STILL
MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY — BUT FOR LONGVIEW
SILVERSMITH SCOTT HARDY, THE PARTY’S ALREADY IN FULL SWING.
SEE INSIDE FOR THE FULL STORY
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ALSO INSIDE: Southwest Calgary homeowners celebrate quadrant’s diversity
PLUS: Advantages of life in High River • Airdrie • Cochrane • Chestermere • Okotoks • and more . . .
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Town’s culinary culture is
certain to captivate foodies.
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Diversity is name of the game
in this quadrant’s communities.
OKOTOKS
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Local student sings her way
to famous Carnegie Hall.
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HIGH RIVER
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LONGVIEW CAYLEY
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Silversmith brings the West’s artistic history into focus STAVELY
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Golf-course community hits hole in one with homeowners
magine living alongside a stunning golf
course in the quiet countryside, yet still
being only a short drive from the city.
That is the lifestyle that awaits at The
Lakes of Muirfield, located east of Calgary
in the idyllic community of Lyalta, halfway
between Chestermere and Strathmore.
The Lakes of Muirfield is a prestigious
community built around the Muirfield
Lakes Golf Club, which features a course
that’s both scenic and challenging, as well
as a clubhouse that has become a central
amenity for residents.
New to the community are a number
of villas starting in the high $300,000s, a
price point that is unheard-of for a golf
course community.
“With price points ranging from the
high $300,000s for the villa units, it’s more
affordable than ever to live at Muirfield,”
says developer Jimmy Souza, pointing
out there are also a number of available
bungalows backing on to the golf course
in the $400,000s and $500,000s.
In addition to many retirees who love
the community’s golf-course lifestyle,
Souza is also seeing a number of young
families with children looking to escape
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residents have told Souza that living in
the community lets them leave the hustle
and bustle of the city behind at the end of
each work day — they feel like they are
retiring to the country.
They even appreciate the fact that,
unlike some other outlying communities,
the sun is always behind you rather than in
your eyes while driving to work in Calgary
in the morning, and home in the evening
— a small but welcome difference.
The golf course, which opened for the
season at the end of March, continues to
be a huge attraction for people buying in
The Lakes of Muirfield.
In fact, Souza says he’d put the Muirfield
Lakes Golf Club up against any other
course in the Calgary area. When you
are standing on a tee box or green and
looking around at the beautiful course and
surroundings, it compares favourably with
some of the best in the region, he says.
And then there is the community spirit
that comes from living in a quiet country
setting.
“In this day and age, it’s so easy to drive
into your garage, close the door and not
see any of your neighbours,” says Souza.
The Lakes of Muirfield, however, is a
community where people greet each other
on the street and make lasting friendships
in the community.
A new show home parade is now open,
with four select builders having new
models available for viewing right across
from the golf course clubhouse.
The Lakes of Muirfield features homes and
villas from Ribero Homes, Douglas Homes,
Todays Homes and Compass Rose Homes.
For more information about The Lakes
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online to www.lakesofmuirfield.com or
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stampede’s
silver star
Master silversmith Scott Hardy is keeping Alberta’s cowboy
traditions alive on his ranch near Longview, and hopes his
most recent project for the Stampede’s centennial will
put the West’s artistic heritage in the limelight.
Story by Joel Schlesinger. Photos by Estelle Besserer.
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t’s not hard for Scott Hardy to find inspiration
for his work. The 54-year-old silversmith only
needs to look out one of the many large windows
of his studio, a 10-by-10-metre unassuming
structure on his family ranch near Longview.
The Rocky Mountains, rolling prairie and foothills
make for an idyllic setting for the world-renowned master of an increasingly endangered art form.
Hardy is among Canada’s leading practitioners of
traditional cowboy arts, and is one of the few Westernstyle silversmiths in the country. In fact, there are just a
handful in North America still hand-crafting elaborately
designed Western belt buckles and jewelry.
His work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C, and he has been commissioned to create pieces for some of country music’s
brightest stars. Yet perhaps the greatest feather in
Hardy’s black Stetson thus far is a commission to design
and handcraft 100 commemorative belt buckles to celebrate the Calgary Stampede’s centennial this July.
It’s a massive project for the lone silversmith, one that
has consumed much of his working life of late. Every
morning at 8:00, Hardy walks across the yard from his
split-level home to his studio and works steadily until
dinner. Then he heads back for an evening session until
about 10 p.m.
Despite the long hours, it’s by no means a tedious task
for Hardy. It’s labour he truly loves.
“I’ve known about the Stampede my entire life and I’ve
always admired it,” he says. “I remember being a little kid
in Saskatchewan watching it on TV, and I’d see all the
horses — I was enamoured with it.”
WWW.CALGARYHERALD.COM/SUBS Head down, hunched over his work table, Hardy slowly chips away — literally — at the task at hand. It’s a
painstakingly detailed process, with one buckle equalling
about 30 hours of work.
“Each buckle is an individual,” he says about the sterling silver pieces that feature 10-karat gold detailing.
“Each letter is hand-cut. Each edge is hand-twisted.
Each golden, bucking horse in the centre is hand-carved
and each buckle is hand-engraved.”
The long hours of late have left Hardy with little time
for his other job: tending to his herd of cattle.
Located a few kilometres off Highway 22 — the
Cowboy Trail — the Hardy Ranch is a quarter section
of land that Hardy himself is quick to concede isn’t a
true working ranch.
“If you’ve got 30 cattle, you don’t really call yourself a
rancher,” he says. “You’re just playin’.”
But the setting couldn’t be a better spot to inspire his
elaborately designed silver pieces that run from a few
hundred to tens of thousands of dollars.
Earning a living at what he loves is a blessing, he
says. But it’s not about money. Cowboy culture courses
through his veins. Born in Dundurn, Sask., Hardy grew
up riding horses, not bicycles.
“We had the horses right in town with a little two-stall
barn in the backyard,” he says. “As kids, we terrorized
everybody in the area on our Shetland ponies.”
At 15, he found work taking care of the horses at
Banff National Park.
“I’d never been in the (Rockies) before, aside from a
drive-through when I was a small boy, but when I got
out there, I was intoxicated with the beauty.”
Ever since, Hardy has lived and worked near the mountains — and owning a piece of the beauty was always in
the back of his mind.
He met his wife, Leslie, had twin boys and earned a
living as a ranch-hand and welder. When a patch of land
southwest of Calgary came up for sale more than 20
years ago, the couple jumped at the chance.
“We were pretty blessed,” he says, adding he purchased
the land with his brother David, and David’s wife Carol,
who don’t live on the ranch.
Living just five minutes’ drive from Longview, population about 300, the Hardys have forged deep roots in the
community where everyone knows everybody else.
“The people who live here want to live here. It’s not
like they’re stuck here,” he says. “It’s real eclectic.”
The community is home to cowboys, farmhands,
artists, construction workers, oil and gas workers and
even a North African family that runs the Longview
Steakhouse — considered one of the best places to get
a steak anywhere.
Of course, much of the draw is its beautiful setting.
Hardy infuses his works with nature — prairie flowers
and scrolls that elegantly twist and turn with incredible
detail into three-dimensional, almost lifelike masterpieces.
Yet his inspiration to become a silversmith didn’t come
from an elaborate cowboy’s belt buckle he saw as a child.
Instead, it was a tea set his great-grandmother brought
with her from England. Hardy would often stand in
front of her china cabinet, poring over every detail of the
sterling silver set.
Years later, he decided to pursue his career dream, taking
a jewelry-making course at Mount Royal University. >>
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Hardy’s 1,200-square-foot cedar-sided home is
a work of art in itself, designed to blend into its
surroundings. Inside, Hardy’s works are notably
absent, replaced instead by a mix of artwork
from friends and artists he and his wife Leslie
admire. Photos by Estelle Besserer
<< The 10-week class focused on general jewelrymaking, and served as means to get his artisan feet wet.
But most of what he learned of his craft was through
trial and error while he continued to work as a ranch
hand.
“I read everything you could read on the subject, and it
sprang up from that,” he says.
He eventually met a master saddle-maker from southern Alberta, Chuck Stormes — one of the premier cowboy craftsmen in the world.
“He convinced some very good Western silversmiths
in the U.S. they should help me out,” Hardy says.
“We became friends, and it became the type of thing
where you could phone back and forth and talk about
projects and techniques, and that certainly helped me out
over the years.”
Today, Hardy is a leading figure in the cowboy arts
realm. But by no means does he seek the limelight, yearning for fame and fortune. His work speaks for itself. In
2001, the Academy of Western Artists presented him
with the Will Rogers Award for Engraver of the Year.
He has also been invited to lecture several times at the
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in
Oklahoma City.
In 2006, he was also invited to the Smithsonian
Institution as one of two craftsmen from Alberta to represent Western heritage and craftsmanship.
His work has been as much about bringing joy to
those who buy his works as it is about ensuring the
Western traditions do not fade into bygone days.
It’s one reason he helped found the Traditional
Cowboy Arts Association, which brings together the
community of Western artists to share their works and
collaborate on projects.
Every October, they exhibit their works at the museum
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in Oklahoma. For Hardy, who often works on a commission basis, it’s a chance for him to let his imagination
take the reins.
“There are things that come into my mind that I want
to create that I may wait forever to have someone commission me to do it, so I don’t wait,” he says.
A wine boat he created for last year’s show — fashioned
from a steer’s horn and adorned with hand engraved silver
— had been on his mind for five years.
“I just had to build it,” he says about the piece worth
more than $33,000.
But spare time to tinker is a rarity. Hardy suffers from
no shortage of demand for his work, which has found its
way to Japan, Europe and all over North America.
Perhaps surprisingly, one place in which his pieces do
not figure prominently is the family home. Instead, an
eclectic mix of artwork from friends and artists he and
Leslie admire infuses the home with meaning.
One of the couple’s most prized paintings is by a close
friend, famed First Nations artist Dale Auger, who passed
away a few years ago.
“Dale was a Cree from Northern Alberta and had a
PhD in education, but he was an incredible artist,” Hardy
says. “He was very spiritual and he was hired to go into
the prison to teach young natives.”
The Hardys’ home is also a work of art itself. Designed
by Calgary architect Jack Swinton, the 1,200-square-foot
home — which also has a 400-square-foot loft and walkout basement — is intended to meld with the landscape.
“We live on sloping land, so our house slopes the same
way,” says Hardy. “It goes from the very top on the north
end of the house and slopes down to the south, so it
moves with the hill.”
The cedar-sided home is one-of-a-kind, including
unique angles that drove Hardy and the others who built
it “crazy.”
But the result was worth the trouble. The home features
dark oak hardwoods throughout (installed by Hardy himself), four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
A few metres from the home, in the studio, Hardy harnesses all the inspiration of the gorgeous vistas he breathes
in everyday. In the front is a small gallery, containing
photographs of his work and of other artists who inspired
him. More photos hang on the wall of the workshop in
the back.
“You should have things in your life that connect
you to past and present,” he says. His own family history
— he is a fifth-generation stockman — is as precious as
the metals he chooses as his medium for artistic expression.
His 27-year-old sons, Colter and Tyne, have inherited
that artist’s soul, too. Tyne works as an armed security
guard, but is studying to be a graphic artist. Colter is following in his father’s footsteps.
“He’s taking it in his own direction,” Hardy says. “I do
all Western stuff and he does more modern work.”
As he works on the Stampede belt buckles — each one
slightly different from the next — Hardy can’t help but
wonder about how his work will be received long after he’s
gone.
“Hundred years from now, they won’t have a clue who
Scott Hardy was, but if that piece of silver or gold still
makes them feel good, then my life has been worth something,” he says.
“It’s not about me. It’s about that piece of work, and it
always has been.”
HIGH RIVER
HIGH RIVER
at a glance
Population: 12,920
(2011 census).
Location: Junction of
Highway 2 and Highway
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south of Calgary.
Online: highriver.ca
Town of High River parks and recreation manager Darren Goldthorpe and High River Minor Soccer president Don Baldwin are both
hopeful that an $8-million indoor fieldhouse could spark further interest in soccer and lacrosse year-round. Photo by Wil Andruschak
Museum of the Highwood
museumofthehighwood.com
High hopes for indoor fieldhouse
Guy Weadick Days
hragsociety.ca
George Lane Park
georgelanecampground.ca
Organizers say expansion is vital to town’s soccer and lacrosse leagues
by ALEX FRAZER-HARRISON
A
new indoor fieldhouse in High River
has the potential to turn activities like
soccer and lacrosse into year-round
sports in the growing town, say local
organizers.
The current Bob Snodgrass Recreation
Complex is scheduled for an expansion that
will add a 28,000-square-foot fieldhouse with
indoor playing fields to the facility, which
already includes a 25-metre swimming pool,
two ice arenas and a curling club.
The indoor playing fields will give sports
like soccer and lacrosse a chance to be enjoyed
through the winter, says Don Baldwin, president
of High River Minor Soccer who, in 20 years,
has seen his group’s membership swell from 80
to more than 600.
“I believe children should have a lot of
opportunities and shouldn’t be limited (in) any
particular activity and sport,” he says.
“We had a town meeting, and what came
out of it is there are certain activities that
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to get more activities that could be done in
wintertime.”
The fieldhouse, which is expected to open
in fall 2013, is budgeted at $8 million. Its
need was identified in a 2007 study, says town
director of community services Doug Munn,
who adds that plans also call for dressing rooms,
office space and, potentially, a walking track.
Meanwhile, plans are underway for a
fieldhouse on a 16.5-hectare site at Aldersyde,
midway between High River and Okotoks.
The project is currently spearheaded by the
MD of Foothills and Town of Okotoks. The
Town of High River was involved in early
discussions but chose to focus on developing
facilities inside the community.
“We took a look and the (cost) numbers
came in higher than expected,” says Munn.
“When you look at the location, 10 to 14
kilometres from High River, we decided we
could build one ourselves and be fully in control
of the programming.
“We believe that putting facilities in our own
community is better than something 10 to 14
kilometres away, with economic impact on our
businesses and making it a drawing card for
bringing people to our community to come
and live here, because we have a facility in our
backyard.”
Meanwhile, Mayor Emile Blokland says early
discussions are underway regarding building a
separate aquatic-based leisure centre in the town.
“Recreation is extremely important for
residents who want to pursue a healthy
community and have a healthy lifestyle,” he says,
adding plans for the centre are at an early stage.
The Okotoks/Foothills fieldhouse, which
could include as many as four indoor fields at
full buildout, is currently in its design phase,
with construction also expected to begin this
spring, says Foothills Reeve Larry Spilak.
“We were disappointed when (High River)
decided to not go with us, but I respect their
decision to keep it locally within the town
limits,” he says, adding the Aldersyde fieldhouse
is envisioned as part of a larger recreational
campus.
In the News: High River
has been named among
the best places to live by
MoneySense magazine.
The town ranked 71st
of 190 communities on
the 2012 list. It was also
named the sixth best place
in Canada in terms of discretionary income, seventh
for its low jobless rate,
21st in terms of finding
employment and the 55th
best place to raise kids.
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OKOTOKS
OKOTOKS
at a glance
Population: 23,981
(2011, municipal census).
Highways 2A and 7, 23
kilometres south of Calgary.
Online: okotoks.ca
Okotoks Pro Rodeo:
okotoksprorodeo.com
Okotoks Minor Soccer:
okotoksminorsoccer.com
Okotoks Dawgs:
dawgsbaseball.ca
In the News: In midMarch, Okotoks town
council voted to postpone
a vote to lift its population cap and instead bid
to annex enough land
outside the town’s existing boundary to accommodate growth for the
next 30 years. The vote
is expected to take place
June 25. The current cap,
put in place in 1998 by the
community’s Sustainable
Okotoks policy, is 30,000.
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Barrel racer Deb Renger says plenty has changed in Okotoks since she put down roots there more than 20 years ago. Photo by Wil Andruschak
Off to the races for rodeo champ
Barrel racer Deb Renger happy to hang her hat in southwest Alberta town
by SUZANNE BEAUBIEN
F
or barrel racer Deb Renger, Okotoks
was the obvious choice when she started
competing in rodeos nearly 20 years ago.
With ample space to exercise her horses
daily and a location that allows the five-time
Canadian champion to hit the road quickly in
any direction, it’s no wonder the town is popular
among the province’s professional rodeo riders.
“If you want to go pro rodeo, it’s a good
central location,” says Renger, a Calgary
Stampede champion who has clocked as many as
140,000 kilometres on the road in one year.
All that time behind the wheel — and in the
saddle — has paid off for 43-year-old Renger:
in addition to her five Canadian Barrel Racing
championships, she’s qualified for five National
Finals Rodeos (1995, 1999, 2004, 2007-08), and
won a silver medal at the rodeo featured as part of
the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City — among
her proudest accomplishments, says Renger.
“I like the speed part. I just can’t see myself in
show jumping,” says Renger, who also likes the
control: timed by an electronic clock, you either
win or you don’t, she says — fair is fair.
While some barrel racers saddle up on horses
that have already been trained for competition,
Renger prides herself on building her prizewinning horses from the ground up.
“I guess I grew up with a work ethic, and
it just feels really good to win on a horse that
you’ve trained yourself,” she says, recalling her
longtime winning horse, Buck.
Retired now, Buck turns 25 this year. Renger
credits his training with countless hours spent
watching and asking questions. Now when she’s
at home in Okotoks between rodeo seasons, she
offers barrel-racing clinics to young riders so
they can skip some of the harder lessons she had
to learn on her own.
Renger grew up riding horses in Hudson
Hope, B.C., but narrowly escaped a career as a
veterinarian’s assistant, instead putting her college
money toward financing her rodeo aspirations.
“I just wanted to go barrel racing,” says
Renger. “So I bought a trailer...and when the
time seemed right I bought a horse and came
down here (to Okotoks).”
To say Okotoks has grown since Renger
first moved here in 1991 would be an
understatement.
“It used to have just one stoplight — now it
has plenty,” Renger says.
But there are advantages, she adds, to the fact
the small town has become a thriving bedroom
community of the big city to its north:
“Now I don’t have to go into Calgary.”
This year she’ll spend the winter in Texas
competing with her new horses, a six-year-old
mare named Nemo and seven-year-old Scooter.
Time will tell whether her newest horses will
follow in Buck’s fleet footsteps, but Renger is
optimistic. Scooter has had injuries in the past
but he’s sound now, she says.
“I know he’s got the talent.”
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kotoks is well known for offering big-city living with small-town
charm. Yet nowhere is this feeling
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town’s most established new communities.
Cimarron provides easy access to all that
Okotoks has to offer, meaning residents
really have no need to go into the city unless
they want to, says Trico Homes marketing
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From retail stores, food outlets and restaurants to child care, day care and the Okotoks
Recreation Centre, it’s all within footsteps of
homes in this growing community.
A K-to-9 school that will serve Cimarron
residents is also under construction, with an
expected fall 2012 opening date.
The best thing, says Hogan, is while all
these amenities are available only a short distance from Cimarron, life in the community
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And if people do want to go to the “big
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south Calgary.
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STRATHMORE
STRATHMORE
at a glance
Population: 12,139 (2010 municipal census).
Location: 50 kilometres east of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Online: strathmore.ca
Strathmore Farmers’ Market: strathmorefarmersmarket.ca
Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede: strathmorerodeo.com
Strathmore Theatre Players: [email protected]
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Big for business
Group paints bright future for local entrepreneurs
by shawn HOULT
T
o an outside observer, Strathmore
might appear to be a quaint Prairie
town, built on cattle and oil.
And while that may be true
to some extent, it doesn’t begin to describe
the current changes going on within the
municipality’s growing small businesses sector
— changes that are helping to set it apart.
Behind much of this change in recent
years has been Community Futures Wild
Rose. The federally funded program gives
small business owners throughout the 15
shareholder communities in the area east
of Calgary access to the information and
resources that they need.
Also offered throughout the province and
the country, the 20-year-old program assists
individuals, small business and organizations
through lending, community economic
development services, and business and
advisory training services.
Essentially, Community Futures Wild Rose
looks to give small business owners access to
the information and resources they need.
“When sometimes it seems large
corporations are growing at an ever-increasing
speed, we’re here to help the small businesses
and those entrepreneurs really try to gain
some footing or help link them into the
information to make sure that they’re
successful,” says Jennifer Brooks, Community
Futures Wild Rose community economic
development officer.
Ry-Dan Strathmore Glass is a father-andson owned-and-operated home renovation
company that was already up and running
before its owners got in touch with
Community Futures.
Ry-Dan owner Dan Belanger says an
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Ryan and Dan Belanger of Ry-Dan
Strathmore Glass. Photo courtesy
Ry-Dan Strathmore Glass
opportunity to expand the business and add a
storefront became available, but it was difficult
at the time as a self-employed business owner
to get the loan he needed from the banks. So
he went to Community Futures.
“It made a huge difference — we’re still
here,” he says.
Belanger says the loan not only helped the
business expand, but it put it on a path to
being named 2010 Small Business of the Year
by the Strathmore and District Chamber of
Commerce.
“For small businesses like me, it’s like a
hand up. It’s very important,” says Belanger.
“For me and Ryan as a small business,
Community Futures understood what we
needed and gave us the money we needed to
keep going. They basically set us on the path
of success.”
For more information about Community
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Expectations
blooming at
Wildflower
Ranch
T
WWW.CALGARYHERALD.COM/SUBS The Tamarack
The Brockton
The Astor
The Ashton
$344,900 (plus GST)
$340,250 (plus GST)
$350,500 (plus GST)
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1677 sq ft / 3 bdrm / 2.5 bath
Wildrose Drive
Wildflower Road
he folks behind Wildflower Ranch
in Strathmore are used to dealing
with high expectations — not
surprising, considering the community’s
huge lots, variety of homes and seemingly
endless open spaces.
In fact, everything is big at Wildflower
Ranch, not the least of which are the
homeowners’ dreams.
The master-planned community will
eventually greet visitors with ranch-gate
entrances, a village centre and more than
six hectares of carefully preserved wetlands and pathways, and offer a home
suitable for every style and budget.
In fact, at the heart of Wildflower
Ranch is the idea that homeowners
shouldn’t have to move out in order to
move up.
The community features a variety of
single-family, cottage, semi-detached and
attached homes, as well as apartments
and seniors’ assisted living.
Wildflower Ranch is also designed for
homeowners who want a little extra space
to roam, with a selection of country lot
homes set on 50-foot-wide lots.
Phase I homes are currently being offered
at special pricing which includes lot.
Aquilla Homes is offering the 1,677
square-foot, three-bedroom, two-and-ahalf-bathroom Tamarack model for only
$344,900.
The Brockton model from Carpenter
Homes provides 1,758 square feet of
space, with three bedrooms and two
and a half bathrooms for $340,250.
Paradyme Homes is also offering a
1,755- square-foot, three-bedroom,
two-and-a-half-bathroom Astor model
for only $350,500.
Last but certainly not least, Ribero
Homes is selling the Ashton model
for just $370,475, a great price for a
1,919-square-foot home with three
bedrooms and two-and-a-half
bathrooms.
Wildflower Ranch is located 35
kilometres east of the Calgary city limits.
For more information on Wildflower
Ranch, call 403-243-4338 or visit
www.wildflowerranch.ca.
Wildflower
Ranch
Strathmore
Petro-Canada
Westridge Rd
To Calgary
TransCanada Hwy
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south
by SW
Growing Calgary quadrant
defined by its diversity —
from rolling prairies to
inner-city neighbourhoods
Story by Alex Frazer-Harrison
Y
ou’ve heard about the guy who liked a
product so much, he bought the company.
Now meet a fellow who loved his southwest
Calgary neighbourhood so much he sold half
his street.
Humberto Pineda moved to Calgary two years ago
from Red Deer and found a 1,780-square-foot twostorey home in Evergreen Ridge, one of several growing
communities in the city’s diverse southwest quadrant.
“The neighbourhood is so beautiful — lots of families and lots of children,” says the real estate agent, who
now has two children with wife Indira: Pablo, 3, and
Lucia, three months.
“And we’re close to Fish Creek Park and Highway
22X, so it’s easy on weekends to get out to Bragg
Creek, or we go south on Macleod Trail to Okotoks.”
Parks were also a selling feature for the Pinedas.
“When we get bored of the park (across the street),
we just have to walk two blocks away from our house
and find another one,” he says.
Pineda has been so impressed by his new community
that he’s also spread the word.
“In my same block, I sold eight houses,” he says. “I
felt very comfortable here, and it was a great builder.
“People said I was crazy to sell homes to my neighbours … we all live metres away from each other.”
From Canada Olympic Park and Signal Hill to
bustling inner-city neighbourhoods and rolling
prairie suburbs like Evergreen Ridge, southwest Calgary
Humberto Pineda with wife Indira, son Pablo and
daughter Lucia at their home in Evergreen Ridge.
Photo by Wil Andruschak
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is arguably the most geographically diverse quadrant of
the city, notes Ryan Hall, vice-president of marketing for
Baywest Homes, which is building houses in the Westland
Estates section of West Springs, south of COP.
“The southwest has been a very progressive, fast-growing quadrant that encompasses many of Calgary’s historical legacy communities, and it blends into the new areas,”
he says.
“The growth (around Westland Estates alone) has been
outstanding. The appeal lies with the relative ease of getting downtown.”
Hall adds construction of the LRT’s western leg — set
to open in 2013 — will provide even greater access to
many of these new southwest Calgary communities.
Baywest also builds in Silverado, located alongside
Spruce Meadows’ world-class equestrian facility.
“The appeal there is the nice mix of affordable housing,”
Hall says. “It’s an amenity-driven community. Even though
it’s in the far southwest, it has a bit of panache to it.”
Inner-city southwest Calgary is also seeing new development. Canada Lands Co. has reinvented Currie Barracks,
where military trucks have been replaced by stylish singleand multi-family homes.
“A lot of people want to stay in the inner city, in a
house they’ll have for the next 20 years,” says Amy Koehn,
community manager for Birchwood Properties, which is
building in the community.
Here are a few further snapshots of new communities in
southwest Calgary.
SILVERADO
Located due east of Spruce Meadows and south of
Highway 22X, Silverado is an equestrian-themed neighbourhood that boasts some 36 hectares of green space —
not counting an extra 24 hectares of environmental reserve
— a large wet pond, and quick access to the Shawnessy
commercial district.
WWW.CALGARYHERALD.COM/SUBS An LRT line is expected to eventually land just east of
Silverado, which already has quick access to Macleod Trail
and Highway 22X.
The community offers a range of housing styles, including estates and what area developer United Communities
dubs “Euro-style condos.”
CURRIE BARRACKS
A rare case of a new inner-city neighbourhood, Currie
Barracks is the latest community to be carved out of
the former CFB Calgary lands north of Mount Royal
University.
The latest phase, built around streets honouring
Calgary’s military heritage (street names include Mary
Dover Drive), promises a mix of single-family, urban
estate and multi-family homes. Garrison Woods and
Marda Loop shopping areas are also nearby — though the
area is slated to get its own “High Street”-style commercial area, too.
ASPEN WOODS
Located on the city’s western edge in the East
Springbank area, Aspen Woods is a suburban neighbourhood offering single- and multi-family homes close to the
Westside Recreation Centre and Aspen Landing. In 2013,
residents will also have quick access to downtown via the
West LRT extension, which will terminate at 69th Street.
The region is also home to a number of prestigious
schools including Webber Academy and Calgary Academy.
COUGAR RIDGE
Another neighbourhood expected to benefit from the LRT’s
west expansion, Cougar Ridge is located north of Old Banff
Coach Road and due south of Canada Olympic Park. It is a
well-established community with a number of areas still under
development, such as a villa project called The Landings.
Pictured top, Cougar Ridge benefits from being
a well-established community. Pictured above,
Silverado’s neighbour to the west is Spruce
Meadows. Calgary Herald photos
Cougar Ridge is a short drive from a new Calgary
Co-op shopping centre and neighbouring commercial
development, offers a scenic commute via Bow Trail, is
one of the closest neighbourhoods to Calaway Park, and is
home to the Calgary French & International School.
MONTREUX
Located southwest of 17th Avenue and 85th Street
S.W., Montreux is billed as an alpine-themed community
(as illustrated by its street names that reflect famous ski
meccas such as St. Moritz), built around nearly 13 hectares of green space and a ravine.
The community is a short drive from the LRT’s west
terminus and Westside Recreation Centre, and kitty-corner to the Aspen Landing shopping centre. Head west on
17th Avenue and the mountains await.
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SOUTHWEST CALGARY
Southwest Calgary attractions, amenities
From sports sites to street shopping, this Calgary quadrant offers plenty for its residents
17TH AVENUE S.W.
by Alex-Frazer-Harrison
S
outhwest Calgary is home to many of the city’s major
attractions, from a world-class sports training facility
to a world-class show-jumping centre.
CANADA OLYMPIC PARK
This legacy of the 1988 Winter Olympics continues
to reinvent itself. Featuring a popular urban ski hill and
summer mountain-bike park, it is now home to Canada’s
Sports Hall of Fame, the Naturbahn Teahouse, Zipline at
the Park and a newly built athletic and ice complex.
SPRUCE MEADOWS
One of the world’s top equestrian venues, Spruce Meadows
is more than just horses. It also hosts a number of special
events year-round, such as the International Christmas Market
and the Calgary Horticultural Society’s annual Garden Show.
So it’s been a few years since 17th Avenue was last
“party central” during a Flames Stanley Cup run, but that
doesn’t make this famous stretch of road any less attractive
as a place to visit for a good meal, a fun night out with
friends, or an eclectic shopping spree for anything from
Egyptian treasures to spyware.
HERITAGE PARK/GLENMORE RESERVOIR
Heritage Park’s authentic re-creation of a pioneer village
boasts a captivating view of Glenmore Reservoir, a spectacular man-made urban lake, with both high on tourists’
“must-see” lists.
Be sure to check out the shops outside Heritage Park’s
main gate, which are open year-round. Ands if you want to
see the reservoir from new perspectives, drive out to North
or South Glenmore parks, or strap on a lifejacket and get
thee to a canoe.
THE MILITARY MUSEUMS
You don’t need to be a veteran to appreciate the exhibits
on display showcasing the accomplishments of Canada’s
armed forces over the last century, located off Crowchild
Trail and considered the largest in Western Canada.
EDWORTHY PARK
Once earmarked for a freeway, this hidden valley off
Spruce Drive is one of southwest Calgary’s most underrated treasures. Book a picnic area for the family, or enjoy
strolling the pathways and the pedestrian bridge over to
the north shore of the Bow.
CHINOOK CENTRE
The largest shopping centre within the city, Chinook
Centre, at Glenmore Trail and Macleod Trail S.W., has
been a shopping mecca since the early 1960s, and recently
added a high-fashion expansion.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
D
Southwest community opens the door to extraordinary living
esigned for homeowners looking
for something extraordinary is
Timberline Estates, an exclusive
southwest Calgary community by
WestCreek Developments.
Located off Glenmore Trail, en route to
the mountains, Timberline Estates consists
of 65 lots averaging about 10,000 square
feet apiece, with front lawns ranging from
50 to 70 feet wide.
It’s the kind of space that’s rare within
the city limits, and practically unheard-of
only 15 minutes from the downtown core.
Timberline Estates also features three of
Calgary’s premier builders in Albi Homes,
Crystal Creek Homes and Homes By Avi.
WestCreek Developments manager
Patrick Briscoe says the builder group
has been a tremendous asset for the
community, both in attracting buyers and
in giving homeowners what they want.
“They have been doing a great job
on the product that they’re putting into
Timberline Estates, and the show homes
are pretty spectacular. It’s definitely a
premium community,” he says.
Briscoe notes one-third of the
community’s lots have already sold in the
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first six months. Home and lot prices begin
in the $900,000s.
“They’re fairly large homes. Compared
to anything in the area with the size of
lots that you’re getting and your home
options, it is the best deal on the west
side,” says Briscoe.
While Timberline Estates residents will
have a lot of reasons to stay in and enjoy
their homes, the community’s unique
location also offers much for outdoor
aficionados.
The community itself features plenty
of green space as well as a children’s
playground area, while walking paths
connect residents to the nearby ravine and
pristine environmental reserve.
Timberline Estates also provides its
residents with incredible views of the
nearby Rocky Mountains. In fact, the
amazing views are just another reminder of
how close the community is to recreation
meccas such as Canmore and Kananaskis
Country, with easy access via adjacent 85th
Street and nearby Highway 8.
Access to points within the city is also
easy accessible thanks to Glenmore Trail
and 17th Avenue, as well as nearby
Stoney Trail and the C-Train.
Other nearby amenities include a mix
of shopping and dining located at both
Aspen Landing and Westhills Shopping
Centre.
For recreation, Timberline Estates is
just minutes from several golf courses,
including the semi-private Elbow Springs
Golf Club, as well as being just down
the road from the Westside Recreation
Centre.
Timberline Estates also sits close to
several of the city’s elite private schools,
including Webber Academy, Calgary
Waldorf School and Calgary French and
International School.
For more information, visit
www.timberlineestates.com.
Welcome
To
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TIMBERLINE
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Timberline Estates is the
destination of choice for those
seeking a luxurious lifetstyle.
Located on the west side of the
community of Springbank Hill,
near the intersection of 34th
Avenue and 85th Street, in
Calgary’s southwest.
This twenty-two acre
development is surrounded
by a ravine to the east and by
acreages to the north, south
and west.
Our 66 oversized lots begin at
10,000 square feet. Bungalows
start at 1800 square feet, Two
Storeys 2800 square feet. All
homes are, of course, finished
with the utmost care and
attention to every detail.
You can own your own
exclusive space in
Timberline Estates
starting from the $900’s.
We are proud to offer our
nature inspired architecture
by three award winning
builders:
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AIRDRIE
Down
& Derby
AIRDRIE
at a glance
Airdrie roller-derby girls
are not your typical
minivan moms
by Carl Patzel
Population: 43,155
Location: 32 kilometres
north of downtown
Calgary on the Queen
Elizabeth 2 Highway.
Online: airdrie.com
Airdrie Edge:
airdrieedge.com
Genesis Place:
airdrie.ca/genesis_place
Ironhorse Park:
ironhorsepark.net
In the News: The City of
Airdrie has finalized the
annexation of 5,115
hectares of land to the
west, north and east
of the city limits. The
agreement with Rocky
View County is expected
to provide Airdrie with a
50-year land supply
that will see future
development of services,
amenities and housing,
says the city.
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S
porting multiple tattoos barely covered by
their purple elbow pads, Sarah Hissett and
Sarah Deveau are not your typical active
moms.
Their passion comes in the form of a tightly
laced pair of roller skates and a few eagerly
thrown elbows, along with a touch of athletic
violence and a rink filled with good fun.
Hissett and Deveau are roller-derby girls, and
the dynamic duo are looking to bring the sport
to fans in Airdrie and Rocky View County.
Hissett, who previously caused havoc in the
Calgary Roller Derby Association under her
derby handle, “Hissett-Fit,” compares the rolling
sport to an alternative lifestyle.
“Roller derby is a totally different story. I’m
heavily tattooed and it’s a sport that accepts that.
The women come in all shapes and sizes,” says
Hissett, who took a break from skating last year to
have a baby. “I tell the new girls it quickly becomes
a sisterhood with derby. You have one great, huge
extended family. A roller girl is always willing to
help another girl out, regardless of what they need.”
The former tattoo parlour employee certainly
isn’t your typical minivan mom, as evidenced by
her SUV’s bumper sticker: “Roller Derby saved
my soul.”
Having represented Canada at the first international roller-derby bout in Great Britain, Hissett
has plenty of experience, and doesn’t take the
sport lightly. Players new to roller derby have to
take a written test, know the rules of the game
— displayed in a 45-page booklet — and pass
minimum skill testing for safety reasons.
“Roller derby isn’t a sport that anyone can just
throw some skates on and play. We’re padded
up, but to avoid injury we teach how to
fall small and how to take a hit and give a hit,”
says the Irricana resident.
Not only did Hissett attract more than
50 ladies to a March information meeting in
Sarah Hissett, aka ‘Hissett-Fit,’ and Sarah Deveau, aka ‘Socra-Tease,’ are hoping to bring the
thrills of roller-derby to Airdrie and the rest of Rocky View County. Photo by Carl Patzel.
Airdrie, but she also pulled her sister-in-law
Sarah Deveau into the sport several years ago.
Deveau, whose roller-derby persona includes
the moniker “Socra-Tease,” was attracted to the
pageantry of the sport and its colourful skates and
helmets, short skirts and ripped fishnet stockings.
Yet the physical aspects of the game and the
camaraderie are what hooked the mother of three.
“It’s a real sisterhood and a community.
That’s why it fits with Airdrie and the whole
small-town feel,” says the Airdrie resident, who
has authored several books as the Money Smart
Mom.
“Derby girls are sisters to each other in the
truest sense of the word. You’re going to be
playing and hitting people that you are going to
go to dinner with that night, or maybe will babysit your kids the next night,” she says.
Deveau stresses the modern iteration of the
sport is not the roller derby of the 1970s where
over-the-top good-and-evil characters battled out
wrestler-type scenarios on wheels.
Though there is no fighting, an infraction that
will get you kicked out of the league, there is
plenty of real contact.
“People ask me if it’s fake. It’s hard enough to
do it real, let alone add a level of fake on top,”
says Deveau.
“It’s full contact, but you’re wearing padding.
It’s smart contact. You’re not looking to kill
someone, just knock her off the track.”
In the Rocky View Roller Derby Association,
the girls require only enthusiasm, perseverance,
a bit of patience and a sense of humour from
newcomers.
Training in the Pete Knight Arena in
Crossfield, they expect to begin playing games
in 2013.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Brownstones in Sage Meadows colours neighbours green with envy
T
he timeless elegance of traditional
brownstone architecture meets the
desired convenience of an upscale
northwest community minutes from
downtown in the Brownstones in Sage
Meadows.
Located just footsteps from Stoney Trail,
this exclusive development of 46 executive-style townhome units has the added
bonus of being set within a community
where 60 per cent of it will be preserved as
green space, including an area along scenic
West Nose Creek with a pathway system
“It’s a nice lifestyle to be around that
much environment,” says Bruce Taylor
with the Genesis Builders Group.
Development in Sage Meadows is being
carefully limited to only 160 single-family
homes and the 46 units of the Brownstones,
which themselves have a coveted location
within the heart of the community.
The Brownstones all feature front and
back yards, and rear-drive garages, with
most being two-car.
Townhome units range in size from
1,182 to 1,375 square feet. A finished
bedroom and bathroom in the basement
is a standard feature in The Brownstones,
adding more than 300 square feet to most
floor plans.
Most units are two-storey, three-bedroom designs, but there is also an optional
floor plan with two master bedrooms, each
with an ensuite.
Prices start from $349,950, which
includes lot, house and GST. The first six
buyers will receive an added bonus of up
to $10,000 in upgrades.
Visit www.thebrownstones.ca or call
403-455-2280.
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expected executive style living to be.
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$
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Experience the warmth of stonetile and stucco facades reminiscent of the historic brownstone architecture of late 1800’s New York. Enter into
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AIRDRIE
Tricia Andres McDonald operates Sol Swimwear. Photo by Carl Patzel
Home sweet home
Home-based businesses booming in Airdrie
by Carl Patzel
D
iving into the deep end of the
home-business sector turned out
to be a real splash for Airdrie’s
Tricia Andres McDonald.
Dipping her toes into the entrepreneurial
waters five years ago, McDonald began her
Sol Swimwear venture out of the comfortable surroundings of her home — and
things have gone swimmingly ever since.
“I had know idea what I was doing at first,
but in Airdrie I found that it was very easy to
start. You get a business licence and get some
ideas and go from there,” McDonald says of
her custom-fit swim-line enterprise.
Utilizing a home boutique, McDonald
focuses on producing a relaxed, less self-conscious atmosphere for women looking
to get into a summer holiday bathing suit.
“When I started out, I wasn’t really sure
where the concept was going. I just knew
there had to be a better way of trying on
swimwear,” says the former archaeologist.
“I realized it’s the average women
between the age of 30 and 50 who have
the hardest time finding swimwear that fits
properly, and a place where they are not
feeling self-conscious.”
McDonald joins a surging home-based
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business community that is flourishing in
the growing city north of Calgary.
Of the 20 to 30 new businesses opening
in Airdrie each week, around two-thirds
are starting up in homes, says Leona Esau,
economic development officer for the city.
In 2011, more than 990 residents
applied to licence businesses based in their
residential dwellings, says Esau.
“Airdrie is a really young community, she
says. “We have a lot of people in the 30-34
age group who are having kids, and you
have one of the parents looking at what they
can do out of their homes to better establish
that whole life/work balance.”
Many of the new endeavours have
developed from the construction and professional and technical service industries.
Close to 400 of the businesses fell into
this category, with engineers, architects and
general business consultants among them.
To keep up with the growing demand,
the city recently initiated community-wide
business surveys it will use to highlight
trends and opportunities. The city is also
encouraging businesses to use its Airdrie
Now program and several other initiatives.
“There’s a great need for training opportunities at a really good value, to help some of
these small business owners out,” says Esau.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Hillcrest in Airdrie offers homeowners a breath of fresh air
W
ith so many communities
seeming to blend together, it’s
a breath of fresh air to discover
Hillcrest in Airdrie, a community with
distinctive architecture and a relaxed,
small-town atmosphere.
Situated on the scenic hillside in the
city’s southwest, Hillside is an inviting
community built around natural green
spaces with a collection of parks and
pathways.
Residents can appreciate their quiet
surroundings and Airdrie amenities such
as schools and recreational facilities, yet
can still enjoy the conveniences of Calgary
only minutes away, or nearby shopping
centres such as CrossIron Mills.
Hillcrest welcomes visitors with a gallant
stone tower and gatehouse entrance.
Within the community itself, homes
feature classic architecture styles that make
use of a rich colour palette and elements
of stone and woodwork.
Trico Homes is offering five different
models of homes in Hillcrest, ranging from
about 1,780 to more than 2,400 square
feet, with prices starting from $370,000
Most floor plans feature three bedrooms
and two or two-and-a-half baths, with
two-car, front-drive garages. A popular
option is a fourth bedroom, perfect for
larger families.
Two Trico show homes are currently on
display in Hillcrest, including the Berkeley
model, located at 22 Hillcrest St. S.W.
Spread out over a functional and usable
1,984 square feet, the model features a
great bonus room with optional vaulted
ceilings and built-in wet bar, the latter
of which will keep the popcorn and
refreshments flowing, says Trico area
sales manager Cory Baiton.
The home also has lots of windows
to allow natural light to burst through,
showing off the polished finishings,
including a superb kitchen with a
giant island that is ideal for baking or
entertaining.
For homebuyers looking for more
semi-estate living, Trico is also building in
nearby Cooper’s Crossing in Airdrie.
The 130-hectare community is similarly
located on a gentle hillside in southwest
Airdrie. Trico homes in the community
range in size from 2,000 to 2,700 square
feet, and are priced from $470,000. And
remarkably, the homes do not back onto
one another.
Within Cooper’s Crossing itself are open
spaces, scenic ponds, active playgrounds
and two future school sites, all linked by a
network of lush park trails.
For more information on Hillcrest or
Cooper’s Crossing, call the Hillcrest
show home at 403-980-8510, or visit
www.tricocommunities.com.
Phase II Lots Just Released!
Come down and see our newest
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and The Berkley. We have a
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CHESTERMERE
Local singer takes centre stage
Dallas Hayes-Sparks’s recent travels take her to Carnegie Hall
by GERALD VANDER PYL
CHESTERMERE
at a glance
Population: 14,682
Location: Trans-Canada
Highway, about 18
kilometres east of
downtown Calgary.
Online: chestermere.ca
Chestermere Rec Centre
chestermerecrca.com
Chestermere Public Library
chestermerepubliclibrary.com
In the News: A muchanticipated 22,000-squarefoot health centre in
Chestermere took another
step closer to reality with
its official groundbreaking
ceremony at the end of
March. The Chestermere
Health Care Centre at 288
Kinniburgh Blvd. will centralize home care, public
health and mental health
services under one roof.
Alberta Health Services
will be leasing just under
half of the space.
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I
t’s a long way from Chestermere to New
York City, but local singer Dallas HayesSparks is bridging the gap between life
in her quiet home community and the
bustling world of an aspiring vocalist.
Hayes-Sparks, a Grade 11 student at Heritage
Christian Academy and a member of the
school’s choir and jazz group, performed at
famed Carnegie Hall in New York City earlier
this year, just another stop in her emerging
singing career.
The performance with the Honors Choir
included singers from around the world as part
of the 2012 American High School Honors
Performance Series.
Hayes-Sparks says she wasn’t nervous until
actually getting on the stage in front of the
audience, “and it finally hit me that this is
real. I was shaking for a little bit, but after
the second song I stopped and settled into it
and (realized) that this is what I should be
doing.”
The event at Carnegie Hall was just the latest
trip the 17-year-old has taken from Chestermere
for her singing career. She has travelled with the
school choir to perform in Olds, Edmonton,
Saskatoon and even Chicago, which is where
she caught the attention of organizers selecting
students for the Honors Choir.
Hayes-Sparks’s proud mom Paula-Rae says
after the Chicago performance, a director asked,
“Who hit the high A?” That led to Dallas being
invited to New York City.
Paula-Rae says she can’t really remember a
time when her daughter didn’t sing. From a
young age, she was always whistling and singing,
she says. Paula-Rae recalls her daughter once
telling her, ‘Mom, if I don’t feel happy, I sing,
and it makes me feel better.’”
By Grade 7 it was not just Hayes-Sparks’s
parents and three siblings who knew of her
singing skills. After a choir performance, wellknown singing teacher Shelley Fullerton came
forward and said she wanted to work with
Dallas.
Fullerton has taught Hayes-Sparks ever
since, and also gets to hear plenty of the
teen’s thoughts and opinions the TV singing
Music has always been in Dallas Hayes-Sparks’s blood, says mother Paula-Rae. Recently,
the Chestermere singer’s travels took her to New York City. Photo by Paula Trotter.
competition shows she loves to watch.
She says what appeals to her about the shows
in not always the performances, but seeing
people have a chance to chase their dreams,
much like she is doing.
While Hayes-Sparks has enjoyed spending
time on the road performing, she’s always glad
to come home to Chestermere.
Having grown up in Calgary before moving
with her family to the small town east of the
city seven years ago, Hayes-Sparks says she never
had the chance in the big city to make friends
like she has in Chestermere.
Paula-Rae says a big reason they moved to the
town was to build a home big enough for their
family, rather than have some of the kids sharing
rooms, as they had to do in their Calgary home.
While she was a bit worried at first about
uprooting the family, “it was one of the
I stopped and settled into
it and (realized) that this is
what I should be doing.
very best decisions of our lives,” says Paula-Rae.
“It’s so peaceful here, and there is a real sense
of community that you don’t get growing up in
Calgary.”
Hayes-Sparks says after high school, she
hopes to study education and singing at a
post-secondary institution such as the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.
Still, she thinks Chestermere will always be
the kind of place she wants to call home.
“I loved New York a lot, but I think I’d have
to live somewhere small, maybe close to a big
city, like I am now,” she says.
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EvansRidge hits its stride with new show home openings
he popular northwest community
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level this spring with the grand opening of 15 new show homes.
The first 11 show homes are open now,
with the final three set to open in early June.
The new additions come after a successful first year of sales, says Dundee Developments marketing co-ordinator Cheryl
Heilman.
and get out and enjoy life. Pathways
criss-cross through green spaces, a future
school site, eight different ponds and even
a buffalo jump.
And because of its close proximity to
Stoney Trail, EvansRidge provides easy accessibility to virtually anywhere in Calgary.
For more information, including show
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Credit for the community’s popularity
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without having to move away. Homes include ridge walkouts, laned homes, townhomes, rear-garage homes, front-garage
homes and zero-lot-line homes.
Pricing starts in the $280,000s for townhomes and rear-garage homes, and under
$350,000 for front-garage homes.
EvansRidge also encourages residents
“The response has been phenomenal.
We’re very happy with the community, and
with the response from the public,” she says.
Heilman credits much of the community’s early success to the quality of its
builders.
“They have really been able to hit their
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various product offerings, and that shows
in the sales,” she says.
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CANMORE
CANMORE
at a glance
Population: 12,317
(2011 municipal census).
Location: Trans-Canada
Highway, about 106
kilometres west of Calgary.
Online: canmore.ca
Tourism Canmore
Kananaskis
tourismcanmore.com
Canmore Nordic Centre
canmorenordic.com
Canmore BRZ
downtowncanmore.com
In the News: Construction
continues on the new
Canmore Multiplex, a
$39-million 77,000-squarefoot facility that will house
an aquatics centre,
climbing centre, library
and multi-purpose
community spaces.
Located at 700 Railway
Ave., the facility is expected to open this year.
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Canmore is proving to be within reach for many Calgary commuters looking for an escape from the big-city grind. Calgary Herald photo
Two ways about it
Homeowners trade off longer commute for piece of personal paradise
by RACHEL NAUD
T
en years ago, a job transfer was what
brought Glenn Isaac to Canmore.
A decade later, it’s the area’s quiet,
safe and beautiful nature that keeps
him there.
These days, the environmental specialist
commutes to Calgary for work, and says the
hour-and-five-minute one-way daily drive is
a small price to pay to live in the beautiful
mountain town.
“Canmore is a great place to live outside of
the hustle of everyday life in the city,” says
Isaac. “You can leave behind the stress of
everyday life at 5 p.m.”
Isaac’s not alone. According to the city’s
2011 census, more than 510 people live in
Canmore but work in Calgary — up from 470
in 2009 and 450 in 2008.
“It has been seen in a number of reports
and surveys, both of permanent residents
and non-permanent residents. The major
reasons for coming to the community are
such things as the natural environment, the
local recreation, particularly trails, proximity
to the National Park and the small-town
atmosphere,” says Gary Buxton, manager of
planning and development for the Town of
Canmore.
“Plus, there may be some element of avoiding
some of the negative aspects of metropolitan life,
such as congestion, sprawl and crime. Certainly,
it’s easier to move around Canmore than it is
around Calgary.”
Located just over 100 kilometres west of
Calgary, Canmore is home to 12,317 permanent
and 5,982 non-permanent/second home owners.
It’s also home to more than 71 kilometres
of multi-use trails within the town’s limits,
the World Class Canmore Nordic Centre, five
major ski resorts, as well as an array of hiking,
scrambling, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking,
canoeing, rafting opportunities.
“People would rather commute to work
as opposed to commute to play,” says Dan
Sparks, realtor for Century 21 Nordic Realty in
Canmore. “Sure, Monday to Friday they’ll spend
an extra 45 minutes on either end commuting.
Yet at same time, during their evenings and
weekends they are where they want to be.”
In addition to its recreational activities and
small-town charm, Canmore is also attracting
Calgarians for its housing market.
“The housing market is lagging behind
Calgary,” says Sparks. “As Calgary recovers,
Canmore lags about six to eight months behind.
Prices are stable and sales are picking up, but our
prices are still down.
“Three or four years ago, people wrote off
Canmore as place they couldn’t afford, but now
prices are down 20 to 25 per cent so we see a lot
of people coming back to town because they can
afford it again.”
The selection in the market is also favourable
for buyers. This past year, the Canmore market
experienced a 3.5 per cent increase in listing
volumes with an 11.75 per cent drop in sales.
“We have everything between studio condos to
multi-million dollar homes,” says Sparks.
“People are coming here for the lifestyle, not
to mow lawn. I know one family with two kids
who recently sold their home in Calgary and
moved into a townhouse in Canmore because
their reason for living here is for biking and
skiing. They don’t want yard work. This way,
they can immediately play after work.”
Isaac agrees.
“We love the people and the beauty of the
surrounding area,” he says. “If you like the
outdoors, its hard to find a place like this
anywhere else in Canada. We don’t know how
long we plan to stay at this time. But we enjoy
everyday that we get to spend here.”
COCHRANE
COCHRANE
at a glance
Population: 17,580
(2011 Census).
highways 1A and 22,
18 kilometres northwest
of Calgary.
Online: cochrane.ca
Cochrane RancheHouse:
cochraneranchhouse.ca
Bernie’s Bavarian Bakery owner Bernhard Fortner says the secret to his success is in the ingredients. Photo by Carl Patzel
Culinary charm certain to captivate
From champagne truffle cookies to chicken portofino, town’s eateries hit the spot
by Jessica Patterson
T
here’s more than ice cream in Cochrane.
From steaks to seafood, Italian to
Indian and tasty bites in between,
Cochrane’s wide range of food
establishments is sure to satisfy.
Tempt your sweet tooth with chocolate-filled
butter cookies, applecake with marzipan or
champagne truffle cookies at Bernie’s Bavarian
Bakery (136 Railway St. W.)
Owner Bernhard Fortner hand-crafts loaves,
buns, baguettes, pies, desserts, cookies, tarts and
cakes from quality ingredients. Of the 17 breads
available, several are on offer each day, such as
kamut, Rustic Seed, Munich House bread and
Bow River rye.
“The ingredients in the baked goods are
what make the difference. People come back
for more,” says Fortner, who is originally from
WWW.CALGARYHERALD.COM/SUBS Bavaria in Germany. “It’s not a secret. It’s the
ingredients. They taste the difference quality
makes.”
Across the railroad tracks is Portofino Italian
Ristorante (205 First St. E.), owned by Pierre
Langlois. For the seven years Langlois has
owned and operated Cochrane’s only Italian
restaurant, where nothing comes out of a jar.
Everything on the menu is made to order while
you wait.
“Our rack of lamb, our linguini with seafood and
our chicken portofino, a dish we created for the
restaurant, are our most popular,” says Langlois.
He notes the secret to the restaurant’s success
is the quality of service and food.
“I think it’s because we’re consistent,” he says.
“We have extremely friendly service, we know
everyone and everyone knows us. It’s being
always on top.”
A discussion of Cochrane’s gastronomical
delights would be incomplete without mentioning
Twisted Basil Bistro, (122 Third Ave. W.), which
specializes in fresh food on the run.
You can get fast food, or you can get healthy
food, “but the two don’t easily go hand in
hand,” says owner Leslie Swann.
Swann says she can’t seem to make enough of
the famous and fabulous dragonboat salad for its
adoring crowds.
“The salad itself is brown rice, raw grated beet,
raw grated carrot, raw slivered kale with pea pods
and sesame seeds,” she explains. “The dressing
is a fresh flavour explosion, a beautiful green
smooth dressing that no one can ever figure out.”
More than 60 different fresh items are
available at Twisted Basil, which is different
from many other establishments in Cochrane.
“We have a great combination where people
can run in quickly and grab fast food, but it’s all
completely healthy,” says Swan.
Spray Lake Sawmills
Family Sports Centre:
slssportscentre.com
Glenbow Ranch
Provincial Park:
tpr.alberta.ca/parks/glenbow
In the News: Rocky View
Schools has identified in its
capital plan for 2013-16 that
the top priority is developing a new K-8 facility in
Cochrane. The school board
says Cochrane schools
will face an “accommodation crisis” by early 2015
if something isn’t done.
Airdrie will face that crisis
in 2017; Crossfield by late
2015.
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COCHRANE
Side of ranch
Cochrane embraces its roots with Stockmen Memorial Foundation
by Shawn Hoult
C
ochrane was built around ranching — literally.
The site of the historic Cochrane Ranche still sits
in the town’s centre and downtown stores still
offer the kinds of rustic façades one might have
expected during the ranch’s heyday.
So it is only fitting that this hotbed of ranching history
should be home to one of the country’s largest collections of
ranching documents and artifacts.
The Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation was founded
in 1980 with the goal of protecting Western Canada’s
ranching heritage. More than three decades later, it has
become a treasure trove of history tying Cochranites,
Calgarians and Western Canadians to their region’s past.
The foundation’s collection features tens of thousands
of artifacts, including rodeo programs, photos, sheet music,
poetry, posters, videos, maps and even cancelled brand files.
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Foundation Library and Archives in the Cochrane
RancheHouse.
“It was created to celebrate and make people aware of the
ranching history in Alberta,” says head librarian Jana Wilson.
The library annually welcomes more than 3,000 guests
through its doors, with visitors ranging from history buffs to
students on field trips.
“We have all sorts of people coming in here and tracing
their family history back through their pedigreed livestock,”
says Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation president Don
Hepburn.
The majority of the foundation’s collection has been
donated either by the government, other organizations or
private citizens. Though library contents can’t be checked
out, visitors are welcome to view artifacts and enjoy a
collection that spans more than a century and includes a
number of one-of-a-kind pieces.
The Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation also works with
other organizations, including the Town of Cochrane, to
bring the region’s history to life. Society volunteers take part
in various town events such as the recent Heritage Day and
the Calgary Stampede.
Cochrane town councillor Joann Churchill says the area’s
rich ranching tradition has long played an important role in
Cochranites’ lives, and that heritage continues today.
Having a resource like the Stockmen’s Memorial
Foundation has been important in allowing residents to
connect with their past, she says.
“From Cochrane’s perspective, it’s a real draw for
attracting tourists and folks who are interested in our
Western heritage,” says Churchill.
“The Stockman’s Foundation and the memorial library
itself could be anywhere and they chose to have it in
Cochrane. I think it’s very fitting because of our history, and
it helps to instil our roots because it’s here.”
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Dreams come true at Jumping Pound Ridge in Cochrane
ouldn’t it be great to go home to
a quiet neighbourhood, drive up
a peaceful street to a distinctly
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neighbours and then look out at the surrounding wooded natural reserve?
If you said yes, then Jumping Pound
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Perched atop a ridge in the southwest
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is surrounded on three sides by the Toki
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The 170-home community includes an
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gorgeous views that will remain unspoiled
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With such an amazing setting, one of the
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tice to the surroundings. Both Cornerstone
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The community features a Craftsman-style
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All three builders excel in creating custom
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with homes on ridge lots that offering 52 feet
of space starting from $500,000, building that
perfect home is even easier.
To see Jumping Pound Ridge first hand,
visit the show home parade currently
featuring both Cornerstone and WestView,
with further show homes expected from
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For more information visit www.
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ADVERTISING FEATURE
Evergreen Ridge’s final phase offers best of both worlds
W
ith most new communities,
homebuyers have to sacrifice
amenities and convenience
as they wait, sometimes years, for the
neighbourhood to develop around them.
Not so with Jagerhaus’ Emerald Estates
of Evergreen Ridge.
Being a part of Evergreen Ridge’s muchanticipated final phase means homeowners
get the best of both worlds: a brand-new
home in a well-established community
that already offers services and amenities
at your fingertips.
“These are the lots everyone is waiting
for,” says Annette Nielsen, development
consultant with El Condor Developments
Limited Partnership, which is developing
the southwest Calgary community
“Most of the 140 lots remaining back
onto park, pond and pathways, as well as
many cul-de-sac lots.”
Nielsen notes Our Lady of the
Evergreens, a K-6 separate school, is
already built, and is within walking
distance of these lots. A second school site
is just to the north of Emerald Estates.
Fish Creek Park is also within walking
distance, while nearby 37th Street
connects to Anderson Road, shopping
down on Macleod Trail and the Shoppes
of Bridlewood.
On top of all this, homeowners are only
minutes away from the LRT and the South
Fish Creek Recreation Centre.
Plus, quick access to Highway 22X
means easy access to the mountains,
Bragg Creek, Priddis, Spruce Meadows or
the Millarville Market.
About 140 estate lots are available in the
final phase. Prices start from $470,000.
Seven floor plans are available, ranging
from the 2,016-square-foot Axis 2 design
to the 2,544-square-foot Staccato.
Three-, four- and five-bedroom models
are available, with great builder features
such as full-length two-car garages, and
low-maintenance exteriors — meaning
you’ll never have to spend precious
summer days painting.
“The exclusive builder in Emerald
Estates is Jagerhaus, which has gained a
reputation for providing great customer
service, adding to peace of mind for
people buying in the community,” says
Nielsen.
A limited number of homes are currently
available for immediate possession. Model
homes are also open for viewing.
Drop by the sales centre at 5
Everhollow Ave. S.W. at Everridge
Drive (look for the signs off Fish Creek
Boulevard) and check out the parade
of model homes. Hours are Monday to
Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. and weekends
from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, including
designs, visit jagerhaus.ca, or call
Lee Fernando at 403-873-1915.
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Mattamy invites you to live and relax by shores of Chestermere Lake
T
he charming lakeside town of
Chestermere will soon be getting
ready for warmer days. This is a
place where you can participate in water
sports, catch the wind in a sailboat or
just sit by the lake and watch the world
go by.
Mattamy Homes saw this as a
wonderful family atmosphere, and has
just opened a new community in the
town called Lakepointe. This is the
second neighbourhood Mattamy has
opened in the Calgary area, and it has
plans for more in the near future.
Mattamy is the country’s largest new
homebuilder. Since 1978, it has built
more than 50,000 homes in more than
150 communities across North America.
Its community of Windsong in Airdrie
is a major success, having just recently
welcomed its 500th family.
The company has impressive
credentials, and Lakepointe is a true
example of all it has learned in building
master-planned communities.
Lakepointe is a place where a
maximum number of homes offer views
of the water. It is adjacent to the lake,
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and the space to the shores will always
be preserved. There are also walking
paths that connect Lakepointe residents
to downtown Chestermere. It’s a
community of natural features and green
space. It’s a place where you’ll hear
lots of children’s laughter. It’s a place
where children will rediscover the great
outdoors.
And Mattamy’s collection of homes
in Lakepointe has been architecturally
inspired by the local surroundings.
The neighbourhood has been planned
with homes at various distances from
the curb, which helps create attractive
streetscapes.
The homes themselves come in a
variety of sizes and styles, so just about
every family requirement can be satisfied
in Lakepointe. There are WideLot
townhomes that range in size from
1,156 to 1,619 square feet. WideLot
Townhomes start from $254,990.
There is also a fine selection of semidetached homes ranging from 1,665 to
2,065 square feet. These homes have
two-car garages, and start at $339,990.
The detached homes are a showcase
for Mattamy’s attention to detail. These
exceptional homes will be available with
two-car garages in two series. They
range in size from 1,858 to 3,106 square
feet. Series I homes start at $389,990;
Series ll starts at $449,990.
To get a first-hand look at the quality
and style of Lakepointe homes, Mattamy
invites you to Windsong in Airdrie to
enjoy a tour of its extensive show home
collection.
The Lakepointe sales centre is located at
400 West Park Dr. in Chestermere. Hours
are Monday to Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m.,
Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday to
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, call 403-5194083 or visit www.mattamyhomes.com

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It Would Be A Pleasure To Meet You In Chestermere.
Lakepointe
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Of Lakepointe Living.
We’re new in Chestermere and we just want to introduce
ourselves at our new community of Lakepointe.
We have been building homes and communities for over
30 years and currently we have built more than 50,000 homes in
over 150 communities across Canada and the United States.
If you’d like to see exactly what we offer as a builder/developer,
we invite you to visit Windsong in Airdrie and tour our streets and
our Showhomes. Lakepointe is by the shores of Chestermere Lake,
a quick walk from the centre of town and an easy commute into
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Live By The Shores Of Chestermere Lake
These prices include the lot, the home and GST. There are no condo fees on any Mattamy home.
Airport
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Trans-Canada or 1
6th
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Widelot™ Townhomes from $254,990
Semi Detached Homes from $339,990
Series I Double Car Garage Homes from $389,990
Series II Double Car Garage Homes from $449,990
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are artist’s concept. All dimensions are approximate. Prices, specifications, terms and conditions subject to change without notice.
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