5. Activities
• Formed Save Glenmore Park in January of 2011
• Website went live February of 2011
• Alberta Transportation Functional Planning Studies
Open Houses in March
• Vision, Mission, and Key Perspectives
• Raising awareness
• Letters
• Op Ed
• Meetings, meetings, and more meetings!
8. VISION
Save Glenmore Park s vision is that the unique recreational
space and irreplaceable, life-sustaining functions of the
Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir, and
Glenmore Parks receive special status and are therefore
protected and preserved for future generations.
9. MISSION
The mission of Save Glenmore Park is to ensure Calgary
and area transportation issues are successfully addressed
without disturbing the irreplaceable, life sustaining nature
of the Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir,
Glenmore Parks and surrounding lands.
10. Achieving our Mission
SGP mission will be accomplished by building alliances
with citizens and organizations that will join SGP in raising
awareness of the significance of the area and the unacceptable
financial, social, and environmental costs
of Calgary s Ring Road (Stoney Trail) as proposed.
We will be successful when there is a long‐range,
comprehensive, specific transportation and land use plan
in place for the City of Calgary that respects and supports
this vision.
11. Save Glenmore Park -
Organization
COMMITTEE HEADS
Influencers - Duncan Kent
Alliances - Debora Walsh
Professional Services - Christine Kurrant
Communication - Holly Gibney
Environment - Lisa Flaman
Transportation Solutions - Amy Lonsberry
12. Save Glenmore Park –
Meetings
•Mayor Naheed Nenshi
• Calgary Caucus
• MLA Alison Redford
• Alderman Brian Pincott
• Alberta Transportation
• Focus Engineering
• City of Calgary Transportation and Planning
• Community Associations
• Organizations
13. The Southwest
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15. Concerns
SUSTAINABILITY
The Glenmore Reservoir, from which 600,000 people get their
drinking water, needs to be protected from the risk created by the
construction of another multi-lane expressway. Air borne pollution and
noise from additional vehicles would significantly and irreparably
degrade the Weaselhead natural area and Glenmore Park.
LOSS OF PARKS AND NATURAL SPACES
The Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir, Glenmore
Parks and surrounding lands offer tranquil park space and unique
recreational opportunities that cannot otherwise be found within
the City and, if compromised, can never be replaced.
16. Information -
Crossing Distance
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19. Save Glenmore Park -
Future Activities
WHAT CAN CALGARY DO INSTEAD?
• Right now we are only asking ONE question—What is the
best way to connect two road ways?
• The SGP Team thinks a better question is –What is the best
way to facilitate mobility and growth in SW Calgary?
• We would like to see the scope of the project expanded to
find an approach that is affordable, sustainable, and
matches the vision Calgarian’s have for their city.
20. Save Glenmore Park -
Future Activities
• Engage the PC Leadership Candidates
• Work on getting Alberta Transportation and the City
of Calgary to adopt a unique approach to this project
and ask some different questions
• Gear up for the next round of Open Houses in
October
• Hands Across the Park: Earth Day 2012
21. Save Glenmore Park -
Future Activities
• MOU indicates the study will be complete in Q4 2011
• Wait, Plan, and Prepare
• Register SGP as an official society
• Fundraising
• Raise Awareness
• Build Database
• Petitioning
22. Save Glenmore Park -
What can you do?
• Be informed
• Be involved
• Individually (sign the petition, email updates, join a committee)
• Donate time or money
• Share the message
