Notice of Annual General Meeting 7 PM, Thursday May 22, 2013 Community Room Eau Claire Market 200 Barclay Parade SW
Every year CASE invites all of our members, as well as everyone else in the Calgary skateboarding community and those who support skateboarding, to our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Our AGM is an opportunity for CASE to share what we have accomplished, what we are working on, and what we have planned. It will also be a chance for us to answer your questions, and hear your ideas and suggestions about what we can do for skateboarding in Calgary in the coming year. More information about the meeting is available at www.calgaryskateboarding.com/agm
The City will be constructing the first 3 of the first 8 skateparks this summer, and a City representative will be at the meeting to give an update into the Skatepark Strategy, and answer questions about it.
With the growing number of skateparks in Calgary, CASE needs more people to get involved in a variety of roles so we can do more for Calgary skateboarders. If you may be interested in working with CASE in some way, come to the meeting and find out how you can help. Whatever time and effort you can give, a little or a lot, it will help push skateboarding forward in Calgary
If you have questions, comments, or need more information before the meeting please reply to this email or contact CASE through our website at Calgaryskateboarding.com.
The City of Calgary selects sites for skateparks
April 23, 2014 01:30 PM Categories: Recreation & Leisure
Calgary, AB – Working with Calgarians, The City of Calgary has selected eight sites for new skateparks as part of the Skateboard Amenities Strategy. In 2014, the first three skateparks to be built will be in the following Calgary communities:
“We have been working closely with the Calgary Association of Skateboarding Enthusiasts, or CASE, for many years developing the Skateboard Amenities Strategy and earlier this year we held open houses to gather feedback from skateboard enthusiasts and the general public,” says Greg Steinraths, Manager of Sport and Partnership Development, Recreation. “The feedback we got was amazing and with this input we are happy to be moving forward on the eight new parks.”
The first three locations to be built demonstrate the two different types of skateparks that can be developed: a skate spot (150 – 600 m2 or about half a basketball court size) and a neighbourhood skatepark (600 – 1200 m2 or around the size of a tennis court).
“CASE is very happy to see the three skateparks going ahead. We are thrilled that it is all finally coming together,” says Zev Klymochko, CASE spokesperson.
Next, The City will engage skatepark supporters and Calgarians in a participatory design process for the first three skateparks. This process will give attendees more information about the development and invite input into design ideas and priorities. Anyone interested in getting involved is invited to attend on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the former Centennial Planetarium, 701 11th St. S.W.
Thanks to everyone who cleaned up Millennium Skatepark on Saturday. We were able to get a lot of the garbage out of there and chip away most of the ice and snow. The drains are working and the snow is melting so the park should be totally clear very soon!
Special thanks to John Rajic for the photos and to Councillor Evan Woolley for helping out too.
Please join us at Millennium Park on Saturday April 5th for our annual skatepark cleanup. Bring gloves, shovels, brooms, and garbage bags if you can. We’ll have some supplies on hand also, courtesy of Calgary Parks.
