New in our Neighborhood – Calgary Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Alberta Health Services (AHS), in partnership with the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, is planning for the development of a centre for child and adolescent mental health in the community of Hounsfield Heights – Briar Hill in Calgary on the former AADAC site in the 1000 block of 17A Street NW.

 

Community Engagement Workshop – August 23, 2018 @ 6pm

As a part of the planning for these services, we are hosting a number of small conversation sessions where we want to hear from the community. This will be an opportunity for you to ask questions, voice concerns, provide feedback and learn more.

Plesse visit https://ccamh-calgary.eventbrite.ca  to register for this event

This is the beginning of opportunities for in-person engagement. More meetings with the community will take place in the Fall.

For more information about the new centre please visit www.ahs.ca/ccamh. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about opportunities for engagement please email ccamh.calgary@ahs.ca.

 

Online Community Discussion Forum

The HHBH Community Association has created an online community forum for residents of Hounsfield Heights Briar Hill to discuss this initiative.  Not only will this forum will be one of the first places that the Community Association will post updates pertaining to this initiative but, in that all members of the forum can post to it, it also provides a mechanism for residents to pose questions and discuss the initiative amongst themselves.

To join the online community forum:

  1. Visit https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/hh-bh-ahs-redevelopment
  2. Select “Sign in to view this group”
  3. Sign in with any existing Google/Gmail account you have. If you don’t have one, simply select Create Account and use your existing email address (it doesn’t have to be Gmail!). Follow the instructions provided to complete account creation and your email address will then be associated with a Google account that you can use to sign in to the group.
  4. Click “Apply for membership” and complete the pop-up window that appears

Please contact strategic.planning@hh-bh.ca for further information about the forum

Community Representation Framework

In September or October 2018, City Council will vote on the Community Representation Framework. The outcome of this vote will likely affect who we are as Community Associations.

Below is some information that may be useful in helping you form an opinion.

Calgary Herald article

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-community-associations-consultation-process-district-forum-1.4763580

The Federation of Calgary Communities also has some information on it that may help you as follows to supplement your knowledge::

https://calgarycommunities.com/federation-presentation-to-spc-on-the-community-representation-framework/

There are challenges with the current community association model. Former Councilor Brian Pincott does a pretty good job of summarizing some of these:

https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/condos/white-not-all-community-associations-are-created-equally

In 2016, there was a study done.

https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Community-Associations-Conger-Goodbrand-GondekFINAL-1.pdf

 So, what can you do if you have questions or concerns about the new framework?

1)  Contact your city councillor

2)  Contact your community association and let us know what you think admin@hh-bh.ca