Community News - Coopers Crossing

Fall/Winter 2014
Volume 8, Issue 4
Community News
Trails of Light 5th Anniversary
Inside this issue:
Real Estate News
3
“Best” Community
4-5
Meet Your Neighbour
6
Sod-Turning For K-4
School in Cooper’s
6
Remembrance Day
Reflection
7
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This year marks the 5th anniversary of the “Trails of
Light”. For the past 4 years,
home owners have been showing their community spirit by
lighting up their back yards and
creating the “Trails of Light”
for everyone to enjoy over the
Holiday Season. Cooper’s
Crossing Residents’ Association is once again inviting
those that back onto our amazing parks to create a dazzling
light display for a chance to
win not only bragging rights,
but also a $100 gift certificate
to a local Airdrie restaurant.
What could be better than
bundling up on a cool winter’s
night, grabbing a mug full of
steaming hot chocolate, and
wandering through the parks
and pathways in Cooper’s
Crossing with your family,
friends, and neighbours? This
year we invite you to join the
hunt for the best and brightest
rear yard light display. Join our
tour of the “Trails of Light” on
December 12 beginning at 6:45
pm from the WestMark office
(7 Cooper’s Close). Bring your
own travel mug and we will
happily fill it with hot chocolate from Starbucks. One of
the many reasons our community was voted “Best in Airdrie” is because home owners
really do have community spirit. We will be looking for the
most outstanding back yard
“May the magic and the wonder of the
holiday season stay with you throughout
the coming year” Author Unknown
light display on December 12th,
so make sure to turn your
lights on and light up the trails.
Alternate date in case of inclement weather (colder than
-20° C with wind chill) will be
December 18, 2014.
New Logo, New Website, New Look
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the first homes completed in Cooper’s Crossing.
We’re proud to announce the
launch of a refreshed logo for
the ongoing evolution of our
community.
We’ve also given our website a
whole new look and feel with
improved performance for
mobile devices and tablets.
Check it out at cooperscrossing.ca.
It seem only fitting that with all
these changes the community
newsletter also deserved a new
look. You can also keep up to
date with what’s happening in
our community through Facebook or follow us on Pinterest.
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Cooper’s Crossing Real Estate News
Long summer days have come
and gone and we are all enjoying a rare, mild, extended fall.
around with 11 recorded single
family sales and 3 condos.
$459,900 to a high of
$1,350,000.00.
Throughout the market, the
start of the third quarter in real
estate was slow compared to
the previous fast paced
months.
Sale prices ranged from
$370,000 for a condo to a high
of $862,500 for a single family
home. Properties stayed on the
market for an average of 62
days.
With a great selection of re-sale
and new properties, Cooper’s
Crossing continues to be a
popular choice for a wide variety of home buyers.
Cooper’s Crossing recorded 6
single family sales and 1 condo
sale in July. Moving into August, we slowed even more
with 4 single family and 1 condo sale. September turned
The market continues to be
brisk as we move further into
fall. There are currently 21
single family properties on the
market in Cooper’s Crossing
with a range of pricing from
These statistics were compiled
by Cooper’s Crossing resident
Nancy Harris of Manor Real
Estate.
Supporting Community
WestMark is a family owned
company (Rod Gerla and his
two sons Paul and Keith)
which has been operating in
Airdrie for over 25 years. Both
Paul and his brother Keith
work at WestMark and also live
right in Cooper’s Crossing.
As owners and residents, Paul
and Keith have a vested interest in what’s best for the community and city. This strong
connection to the city influences decisions they make on a
daily basis.
Providing support through
their time, philanthropy, and in
-kind donations is WestMark’s
commitment to help strengthen the community of Airdrie.
Top photo—Ed’s Perch, an announcer/press box located at the Ed
Eggerer Athletic Park donated by
WestMark and McKee Homes and
has become a Alberta Summer
Games Legacy.
Bottom photo— Paul Gerla, WestMark and Brenda Hume, Community Links
Westmark donates $40,000 to
assist with P.L.A.Y a Community
Links drop in program for children
aged 0-5.
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Community News
“Best” Community 2013/2014
“Trails of Light” winner 2013
Moving dirt to make more “living” space
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Cooper’s Crossing Fireworks
Celebration
Winners of the “Where’s
Cooper” challenge
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Meet Your Neighbour
building both business and the
community.
The CCRA is always
looking for residents in our
community that make a
difference not only in our
own community, but in
Airdrie and abroad. If you
have a neighbour in
Cooper’s Crossing that we
should meet, please submit
their names along with a
short explanation as to why
they should be our next
featured neigbour to
[email protected]
Sherry lives and operates her
business out of her home in
Cooper’s Crossing. Sherry’s
career has been multifaceted,
but writing freelance lifestyle
pieces for the Calgary Herald
helped to inspire her to write
about her own community.
airdrielife magazine was the
byproduct of that inspiration.
Cooper’s Crossing resident
Sherry Shaw-Foggatt, Publisher
and founder of airdrielife magazine, has been recognized as
Airdrie’s 2014 Business Leader.
The prestigious award is given
to a business leader that has
demonstrated long-term vision,
leadership, and commitment to
Since airdrielife magazine,
Sherry has also been a founding member of Creative Airdrie
Society and worked with the
Airdrie Festival of Lights
board. When asked about how
she felt about receiving this
prestigious award, Sherry willingly shared a quote from her
acceptance speech; “I am re-
ceiving this award because I
am incredibly selfish. I simply
wanted to live in, and write
about, a place where the arts
flourish; where public art, live
music and theatre, great restaurants and festivals can be provided for my own entertainment and amusement. I want
to walk down the street and see
colour and culture and diversity. I want to see it, hear it,
smell it, and taste it. Mahatma
Gandhi said “You have to be
the change you want to see in
the world.” And so I founded
the Creative Airdrie Society.
We wish to recognize and
commend Sherry on her ongoing commitment to bring more
art, music, creative opportunities, and cultural diversity to
the City of Airdrie.
Sod-Turning for New K-4 School in Cooper’s Crossing
As per the Rocky View School
Division newsletter “Replay”
dated October 28, 2014, the
sod-turning ceremony for the
long anticipated K-4 school in
Cooper’s Crossing is scheduled
for November 14, 2014 at
11:30am.
All are welcome to join Rocky
View Schools’ Board of Trustees, Superintendent of
Schools, and Government of
Alberta dignitaries for this exciting new beginning.
Rocky View School Division
advises that they anticipate
construction of the new elementary school to begin in
January 2015 with a projected
opening of September 2016.
Be a Snow Angel
Be a snow angel it’s the
neighborly thing to do.
Property owners are reminded
that snow and ice must be removed from the sidewalk along
your frontage within 48 hours
of the beginning of a snowfall.
According to Airdrie Bylaw
No. 910, section 401, residents
are not permitted to place
snow removed from sidewalks
and driveways on to the roadway or any public space.
Be a respectful and thoughtful
neighbour. Shovel your snow
and encourage others to do the
same. Keep a watch for people
in the neighbourhood who
have difficulty moving snow
and lend a hand by being a
snow angel.
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Remembrance Day Reflection
We Shall Keep
the Faith
by Moina Michael
November,1918
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders
Fields,
Sleep sweet - to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the
Faith
With All who died.
We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where
valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never
dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms
above the dead
In Flanders Fields.
And now the Torch and Poppy
Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for
naught;
We'll teach the lesson that ye
wrought
In Flanders Fields.
The poppy has been
worn as a symbol of
remembrance in
Canada since
November 11, 1921
DISCLAIMER
The opinions expressed within any published article, report or submission reflect those of the author and should not be considered to reflect those of the Cooper’s Crossing
Residence Association. The information contained in this newsletter is believed to be accurate, but is not warranted to be so.
The CCRA does not endorse any person or persons advertising in this newsletter. Publication of these ads should not be considered an endorsement of any goods or services.
Cooper’s Crossing Residents’
Association
7 Cooper’s Close
Airdrie, AB
T4B 2XI
Phone: 403-948-5300
Fax: 403-948-5340
E-mail: [email protected]
Mark Your Calendar
Nov 11, 10 am……………Remembrance Day Ceremony hosted by Airdrie
Legion at Genesis Place
Nov 14, 11:30 am…………………..Sod-turning for Cooper’s K-4 School
Dec 1-31……………….…Airdrie Festival of Lights at Nose Creek Park
Dec 6, 5 pm…………………….....Santa Claus Parade along Main Street
Dec 13 ……………..Jesse Peters Vintage Christmas at Bert Church Theatre
Dec 31, 6:30 pm………….Airdrie’s New Years Eve Fireworks at Ed Eggerer Athletic Park (formerly East Lake Park)
Feb 15, 2:30pm…………………….Fred Penner at Bert Church Theatre
Looking for other ideas, go to the events calendars available at
www.airdrieonline.com; www.discoverairdrie.com; www.airdrie.ca
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403.369.4800
[email protected]