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Click on the link to view the May 2012 Status Report for the West LRT Project.
Here are some highlights from the May 2012 Status Report (from east to west):
- There will be a road closure: 11 Street S.W., between 6 Avenue and 8 Avenue S.W. beginning mid May until the end of June (10 Street is currently planned to be reopened mid-May to allow for an alternate route).
- In May, a Test train will begin the Testing Phase on track between 11 Street and 24 Street S.W.
- Installation of the cable between the overhead catenary system poles is completed to Shaganappi Point Station.
- Interior work continues at Westbrook station, with backfilling beginning to occur on the site.
- Installing the platform mounted equipment at 45 Street Station in May.
- Ongoing ramp and road work at the Sarcee Trail and 17 Avenue interchange to prepare for the final road alignments.
- Calgary Transit sign installation continues at Sirocco station and platform mounted equipment will continue in the spring.
- Installation of track through the 69th Street Station to the end of the tail track area has been completed. Fine tuning work is in progress.
- Safety fencing continues to be installed throughout the West LRT route trench and barrier walls.
You will find these points and other information on the construction progress and upcoming traffic impacts for May 2012 in the attached status report. Feel free to forward the report or information from the report to your stakeholders, neighbours, community members, etc... You can also find the Project Status Report on the What's New web page at westlrt.ca.
The best way to keep informed on upcoming traffic impacts is by signing up at westlrt.ca to receive Traffic Alerts through your e-mail. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Melanie MacKenzie
Communications Strategist
West LRT Office
An "Extraordinary Resolution" (Special Resolution) will be presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Shaganappi Community Association to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday June 12, 2012 at the Shaganappi Community Hall. The Special Resolution is to update the by-laws of the association. The by-laws update will bring them forward from the original 1955 registration to better align with the current operations of the association and similar associations in Calgary.
The following motion will be presented:
As provided for in the Shaganappi Community Association By-Laws Section 12, an "Extraordinary Resolution" is presented to rescind the existing By-Laws and replace them with the proposed By-Laws.
The following links contain the current and proposed by-laws:
Original Bylaws
Proposed Bylaws
If you have any questions about these changes, please e-mail
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The West LRT line is the latest addition to public transportation in Calgary and is less than one year away from opening day. The West LRT and 23 newly designed bus routes will connect Calgarians in the city’s west side to a 50-kilometre LRT network that includes more than 40 LRT stations and a direct route to the downtown core. For many Calgarians, it will improve a commute that can be delayed by traffic and winter weather. No more traffic lights. No more sitting on roadways with 60,000 other daily commuters. The West LRT is your new option for travelling in the city.
Construction of the West LRT line is on schedule for completion in early 2013. Through 2012, you will see it transition from a construction project to a transportation option. Crews will first finish the LRT stations, track, utilities and road work, including the 17 Avenue S.W./Sarcee Trail interchange and the final top-lift paving on Bow Trail, 17 Avenue S.W. and Sarcee Trail within the construction zone. As track and station construction is completed, the contractor will begin to test and commission the entire eight-kilometre LRT line during spring and summer 2012. During this phase, Calgarians will see a CTrain or two riding the rails between downtown and 69 Street Station through late spring and summer.
In late 2012, the contractor will hand the new LRT line over to Calgary Transit, who will then begin training operations staff and complete preparations for opening day, which is scheduled for spring 2013. For more information on the West LRT and to keep track of Calgary’s newest LRT line in a generation, check the website at www.westlrt.ca.
If your community has homes that are 100 years old or thereabouts, this message is for you. Century Homes Calgary is a citywide celebration of homes and communities constructed during our first big building boom a century ago. Residents and owners of Century Homes are invited to share details and stories about their old homes, particularly during Historic Calgary Week, July 27-August 6. Several community associations are involved in supporting this initiative, which is detailed at www.centuryhomes.org and in the community newsletter article and poster.
A number of older communities have placed Century Homes information in their newsletters based on previous communications, and if you are one of those communities, thank you! There has been excellent response from residents of Century Homes in communities where the information has been published. If your community has some century homes, but has not seen or published in the information, it is not too late. I hope you will help us get the word out in your community in upcoming newsletters or through other means.
If you want to get in touch the organizers, feel free to contact me.
More information is at www.centuryhomes.org. We will have a Facebook page in the near future as well.
Forwarded on behalf of Century Homes Calgary by:
Bob van Wegen
Urban Planner
Federation of Calgary Communities
301 1609 14th Street SW
Calgary, AB T3C 1E4
Phone: 403-244-4111
Fax: 403-244-4129
e-mail:
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web: www.calgarycommunities.com
On Tuesday April 3rd at approximately 6:00 PM two girls, aged 9 and 10, were walking along in the 3400 block of 28 avenue SW. A four-door car pulled up and stopped at the curb on 28 avenue. The lone male occupant exited the vehicle and walked up behind the 9 year old girl, who was walking approximately 5-10 metres behind her friend, and grabbed her from behind. The victim was lifted up off the ground at which time she began to fight by kicking and screaming. The offender dropped her and ran to his car and fled the scene. The two girls ran to the victims home where they reported the incident to her parents. The police were notified, attended and circulated the area however the offender was not located.
The vehicle is described as a 1990's beige or gold four-door car with three lines down the side which may have been a moulding. The seats were fabric. There may have been an 'X' as one of the letters in the license plate.
The offender is described as a white male in his 20's approximately six feet tall, slender build with shorter brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a red T-shirt with a small Calgary Flames logo on the upper chest, beige pants and black shoes.
The Calgary Police Service continues to investigate and requests that anyone with information about this offense contact the Police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:
TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: tttTIPS.com
TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637
Cst. Nick Wilsher #4584
Calgary Police Service
Community Liaison Officer
District Two - Zone Two
403-567-6200
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Vigilance - Courage - Pride
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