Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association & Rec Centre

The Annual TGCA Scholarship The TGCA Scholarship is awarded to full-time students every year based on academic standing and community involvement.

More info/online applications: www.tgcacalgary.com/scholarship-...

🎓🔬🥽🦺🏘TGCA Scholarship applications are open until the 20th, so if you're going into your first or second year of post-secondary schooling (college, university, trade school) and went to a local high school, take a look at the requirements and get yours in soon.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This week, TEBA applied to the Alberta Labour Relations Board to hold a lockout vote on August 29. This development is not unexpected—it’s the employers’ version of the same legal step teachers took with their strike vote. 1/4

This initiative has brought so much life to our city! Glad to it is going strong. #yyc

🖼🎨Registration for the kids' Let's Create a Mural Together workshop closes on Monday, so make sure and get yours in soon! More info/online registration: www.tgcacalgary.com/youth-progra...
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A Black-capped Chickadee perches on a thin branch.

While nearly all our migrant songbirds have gone silent, there remains THE singular voice that brings life to our yards. Black-capped Chickadees are the most enduring of the wild notes to our lives.
There will always be a chickadee. #birds

so there may be a wait time to play, but our volunteers will do their best to get as many on the court as we can. We'll see you at 1! Program info: www.tgcacalgary.com/youth-programs

🏸🥒😁Today's free summer activity is badminton and pickleball in the gymnasium. Please note that youth need to bring their own badminton racquets, but the TGCA has birdies and pickleball equipment for youth to use. We only have 4 courts...

This seems like a good initiative, similar to moving day in Montreal, but leaving things on the street isn't really connecting with your community. Maybe bringing in a social media aspect might create some connections...

TGCA Racquetball League The TGCA racquetball league has been going strong for decades. This is a mixed league, open to any level of skill.

Find all the info and register here: www.tgcacalgary.com/recreation-r...

🔵🤓👟Registration for the TGCA upcoming racquetball league opened today! This league is great for all skill levels, its open to men and women, and is 14 dates per night (Monday/Wednesday), and includes a great windup party for both nights at the end of the season. #yyc

If you're hanging around Calgary this long weekend and looking for some free things to do - be sure to mosey on up to Greenview Industrial and come hang out and enjoy some community family fun. #calgary #yycbike

Adult & senior programs in north Calgary Enjoy yoga, art classes and more in North Calgary at TGCA community programs & leagues. Members receive 1/3 off!

Info and registration here: www.tgcacalgary.com/adult-progra...

🪑🧘Chair Yoga, summer session 2 registration is open until Tuesday. It's a short 5 date session but you can drop-in to the class to, if that works better for you. NOTE: the TGCA will offer a second chair yoga class on Tuesdays beginning in September!

A mixed groups of adult and young of the year Eared Grebes swimming on a wetland.

While most of our bird families have already broken apart following the fledging of the young, Eared Grebe family ties remain intact - for now.
The wee grebling take quite a bit of time to get the knack of flight and foraging y themselves - prolonging the parental efforts. #birds

Chinese Cemetery restoration completed after three years - LiveWire Calgary For the vast majority of the 20th century, and into the 21st, the headstones in Calgary’s Chinese Cemetery have laid damaged both by neglect and by vandalism. But for the past three years, Calgary’s…

Three years of efforts to repair and restore Calgary's Chinese Cemetery came to a finish on Thursday, as volunteers cleaned the final headstones and grave markers that had been damaged and left askew for decades.
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❤🏘 Are you a resident (voting) member of the TGCA? Do you know another resident member that deserves some recognition of their service to the community? Nominate them for a TGCA lifetime membership! Find out more here: www.tgcacalgary.com/tgca-seeks-l... #yyc

What is community resilience and why does it matter? | UrbanFootprint Community resilience prepares communities to bounce back after a disaster or new challenge. Learn the strategies to build it.

Community resilience is key in our rapidly changing times. These characteristics do not need to be innate to a community; they can be encouraged and improved. #yyc #community urbanfootprint.com/community-re...

Council votes to create plan to clear out problem poplars Calgary city council will move ahead with a plan to speed up the removal of thousands of poplar trees that are causing problems in many communities and get residents off the hook for the expense.

The City of Calgary has voted for a proposal come up with a plan to remove problematic poplar trees without having residents on the hook for costs #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Ever wondered what wildlife rehab looks like behind the scenes? Just like a human ER, our clinic has patient boards with animal treatments, meds & feeds. We do rounds 2X a day, bc every number on the board is a life worth saving.
Pls support our crucial work.
www.calgarywildlife.org/monetary-don...

New measles exposure alert issued for Calgary; confirmed case attended clinic, eatery Alberta Health Services is sounding the alarm on another person with measles who was in public places while infectious.

New measles exposure alert issued for Calgary; confirmed case attended clinic, eatery
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🎨🖌🤝Kids 5-10 will learn to collaborate and make art together at Let's Create a Mural Together art workshop on Aug. 16 from 1-4 pm. Registration is just $35 for members and it's open until Aug. 11. See all the info: www.tgcacalgary.com/youth-progra...

✏️✂️📒🖊🎒If your family is in need of school supplies this year, check out this event! Free backpacks with supplies for K-12 will be given out, and there will be free haircuts, snacks & refreshments, and community resource booths too.

⛅️☮ Summer session 2 of Hatha Yoga is open for registration until July 29. It's a short 5 week session from Aug. 1 - 29 on Fridays at 10:30 am, and it's just $50 for TGCA members. Find all the program info: www.tgcacalgary.com/adult-progra...

📅🎓Did you know the TGCA has given out scholarships since 1980? We're looking for applicants and we thought a great way to garner some attention would be to ask past recipients how it helped them and the community. Check it out in our latest blog: www.tgcacalgary.com/past-recipie... #yyc #community

'Cycling Without Age' lets everyone enjoy a little wind in their hair High River has a program called Cycling Without Age that takes seniors and people with mobility challenges on bike rides—but not on regular two-wheelers.

Watch: High River has a program called Cycling Without Age that takes seniors and people with mobility challenges on bike rides—but not on regular two-wheelers.
Kevin Fleming has more. #yyc #calgary www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...

🥕🍎🧅🥒🥔🍅The Good Food Box makes nutrition affordable and available on a monthly basis. The July order deadline for the Good Food Box is tomorrow, July 22 at 2 pm. Pickup is July 31 between 2-6 pm at the centre. See program info: www.tgcacalgary.com/good-food-bo...

We've launched a new series on our blog where we're tipping our hats to women reimagining public space in Calgary. ⛲🎨 First-up: women transforming Bridgeland (1/3)

🎓🤓Applications for the annual TGCA scholarship are open until Aug. 20. This is a $1000 award for students who attended a local high school. Learn more: www.tgcacalgary.com/scholarship-...
Look for our upcoming blog with messages from past recipients next week!

Albertans wanted for new national survey on state of primary care | CBC News A Canadian research team is calling on Albertans to take part in a national survey about primary care.

It's a 15 minute survey with a section to share your thoughts on how to improve primary care.