I wish I could give ZERO stars or even negative stars!!! I was living here 19 years and they take…read moreour $262.50 annually for 3 months of activities and during the 2 year Pandemic we got absolutely NOTHING except the bill. The tennis courts and water park gets 4 stars (not even 5!). Today at Canada Day on Jul.01,2022 they gave my son 10 year old melted candy and we only got one tiny burger per person. This was actually the first time they did something about keeping the "uncouth" Harvest Hills and Coventry Hills folks off our community property. So for all their "savings" from keeping the heathens off our private property they were generous enough to hand out one free tiny hamburger per person this year after being closed for 2 years due to Covid. We in panorama deserve better than this BS! My question is: ".. I can't possibly be the only Panorama hills sucker to gratefully pay that $262.50 per year for nothing, basically!"

Great place for families! It is a private space, which is nice in that if it's hard so the kids can…read morerun around with a bit more freedom and the park isn't always super busy. They have a splash park, playground, sand box, beach volleyball, basketball nets, picnic areas with charcoal bbq's, and green space perfect for tossing Frisbees, football etc. They also host various events free to members, throughout the year. Easter egg hunt, with chocolate at the end, the Easter bunny has made an appearance as well. Haunted house, Canada day bbq with DJ, bouncy house and obstacle course, face painting, games etc., horse drawn wagon, Santa and hot chocolate, ice skating and toboggan run in the winter. There are also a variety of fitness and children's programs offered at reasonable rates in the center. Fees also go to the upkeep of the community which I'm not sure everyone who pays them realizes. The association plans all the flowers and looks after maintenance of the landscaping, watering etc. For the area covered by the fees. For the older parts of the community there is apparently the open to join the association of you aren't currently in it.

A couple of winters ago I was a Girl Guide Leader for the Varsity Girl Guides. No really... I was…read more Scout's honour. Every Tuesday we met at the Varsity community hall. I call it a community hall because calling it the Varsity community building just doesn't have the same feel to it. If you're from a small town, the hall itself isn't so much what you'd expect. See, where I grew up, the community hall was a one room deal with a stage at the end. This one's got a multitude of rooms in different shapes and sizes that are used for a variety of different things (dance classes, Girl Guides and even a playschool). The hall is great (and cheap) for small group kind of rentals. Unlike your small town hall (big hall for the small town rather than the other way around), I don't think you'll want to be catering any big weddings here. But with a playground right outside, some field space, and easy accessibility just off Shaganappi Trail, you've got a solid venue for your event(s).

I had my 200 person wedding at Varisty Hall and it was great. The staff are great to work with, the…read morefood was amazing. If you have an event there make sure you pay extra to get perogies! They are just like grandma used to make, and that's probably because they have a Ukranian woman making them! The venue is very beautiful inside although it doesnt look like much from the outside. They just redid the main hall with new paint and floors. If you have an event there in the summer time they even have a deck off the hall that is licensed for alcohol! Couldn't ask for a better venue or group of people to work with! Thanks so much for the great day!

I had my first visit to the Inglewood Community Hall last night for the Kit and Kaboodle Circus. I…read morewondered how they were going to simulate a big top in a community hall. When I pulled up and saw the circular hall, it all became clear! Spacious and well-kept, the hall is in good shape and looks to be home to a hub of different activities, like the Rhythm Cafe-live drumming and music the last Friday of every month. I like the circular setup of this hall better than your typical rectangular halls. It made for a good view of the stage from almost any angle. Acoustics for the show were clear, although I'm not sure if the hall came with a sound system or not. At any rate, it's a nice little spot for community events down in Inglewood.

From the owner: Inglewood Community Hall specializes in Venue rentals for events of all kinds such as board…read moremeetings, weddings, small concerts, birthday parties, BBQs, spiritual services and fitness classes. The ICA Hall is also the home of Wednesday evening 'Cool Choir' and Friday evening public Drum Circles, hosted by 'Circles of Rhythm'. During the school year, the ICA Hall also hosts Colonel Walker Programs, a Before & After School Program for our community school (Colonel Walker Elementary School), and the Mangrove Tree Preschool & Childcare Program.

The Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association runs an indoor flea market every Sunday from 7 a.m…read more to 3 p.m. I have participated in this flea market as both a shopper and a vendor, and I am happy to share my thoughts as both. As a shopper, i was shocked at the size of it. When I first arrived and looked around, there had to be 50+ vendors around this gymnasium.. Just when I thought I saw it all, I found out there were three large rooms with MORE vendors. So if you go, keep wandering. There is definately more than simply that one big area. This is definately more of a flea market with plenty of bric a brac, as opposed to an artizan market such as the Calgary Farmer's Market, so be prepared for an indoor garage sale-type scenario. I got some fantastic deals on CDs and second hand books, so I was quite a happy little shopper. I also bought a pair of gorgeous earrings for $2. Seriously! There was one kiosk in there that made falafels that was delicous. :) I don't know if this lady is there every week, but she was worth every penny. As a vendor, the price was definately right. A table is $25. However, admittedly it is tough to get space there, since it is so busy. I was lucky enough to secure two tables for $50, so I actually had some room to display some clothing I was selling to raise money for the Giver for Liver Marathon. www.giverforliver.ca. Since the crowd was such bargain hunters, I didn't have much choice but to price my wares accordingly, therefore, making it difficult to do exceedingly well profit-wise. I know for certain there are many vendors that do very well there, but for me, with second hand clothing, it was a challenge. An item I would sell on kijiji for $10, I had to sell for $5, and more often than not, I would get haggled to $2. The vendor across from me dropped his prices all day and gave away all of his product for free in the last hour, which made it extremely hard for me to compete with free. I did exhibit in January where customer traffic was slower, so I may give this another kick at the can in the spring and update my review. However, my experience with the post-Christmas traffic was not a lot of profit for a nine hour day. I tried for two weekends. The first weekend, I didn't make my table (sold $40 worth of items, and the two tables were $50). The second week, I walked away with $55, so I had a much better sales day, but when I divide $55 by 9 hours, the charity only made $6.11 per hour. Much less than minimum wage. However, I spoke to many vendors around me, and many of them have been exhibiting there for years and have been profitable, selling antiquey-type housewares or books. So, it may simply be my product line (which was second hand clothing) or possibly my display, or other factors directly related to me. However, dealing with the community center was an absolute pleasure. Bonnie was extremely helpful and all the vendors I interacted with were a pleasure to deal with.

Sure, the building is fairly old, but HSCA seems to be well-maintained and clean. I've been here a…read morecouple of times, and even though the atmosphere is high school gymnasium-esque, the ladies room is sparkling and doesn't have graffiti about that one guy that dated all your friends behind your back. Parking is ample, and during the evenings and weekends, is free if you have to to park on the street.

Very happy when I go there with friends and my wife for bingo on the occasional Sunday and Tuesday…read more Payouts are way better than most other places we have been to. And at least we get the opportunity to win-- unlike some other ones where it seems to be the same people winning constantly. They allow outside food and drink-- but their food is awesome as well. Different specials every day. Nice friendly sellers as well. A little tricky hearing the callers sometimes-- like they are tired and don't want to be there. Really have to yell a bingo from the back of the hall as well to get their attention. Only problem is no A/C in there. Gets incredibly hot half way through an event-- especially the $5000 night.

From the owner: Community Association with event/meeting venues, programs, skating arena, bingo, racquetball,…read morebowling and full-service restaurant - The 56. An inclusive playground on the south-side, The Thornview Seniors Centre (independent), Fun Kids Club Before and After School Care (independent).

This week in Bowness and Montgomery Community Associations have hosted several events on Food…read moreSecurity, Food Growing Ability and Food Procurement for Seniors and Low Income Households. All the information has been helpful. About 100 people attended the scrumptious Mexican meal put on by Salt & Pepper Restaurant! Julie Van Rosenburg headed a 5 member panel on many other organizations such as Community Harvest, Community Cooking that assist and teach participants to eat well on a budget!

I went to a wedding reception in the Hall…read more Nice floors. Nice enough tables (but I'm guessing the renters provided the tablecloths). Large enough to have tables in the main area, and a dancing area in the other half. A useful-looking kitchen (oven, stovetop, refrigerator, lots of counter space) with a serving window to where the two halves meet. Good choice for a party where you arrange catering separately or don't need one.

My sister gave me a bunch of free passes to the Y, and I've really enjoyed working out here while I…read morefigure out which gym to join for my summer in Calgary. It's a very large center (or 'centre', seeing as I'm back in Canada now), with a large pool, a basketball court, a workout gym, and a few other facilities. The gym was well equipped and always very clean, and I liked that everyone was really good about using the signup system for cardio equipment (not that I ever had to wait for a machine). There were only a couple of things I wasn't so crazy about here: First, I found it odd that there were two locker rooms: a basic one, and a 'plus' one that you had to pay extra for and which required an access code in order to enter. I'm not quite sure what the difference was, but it seems very un-Canadian (and un-YMCA) to offer differentiated service like this and create a sort of locker room elitism. The other thing that bugged me a bit was that there were always a lot of pre-teens and teenagers working out here (I think this is a YMCA thing), and they seemed to be a little lacking in basic gym courtesy (um... could you please not sit and hang out on the shoulder press machine talking to your friends?) Nice place, and I may join, but I want to check out a few other options first...

So, I've never been a huge workout fiend, but every once in a while it's nice to get a good swim…read morein, and Crowfoot YMCA is great for that. Not only is their pool huge, with a bunch of different lanes to choose from, but it's usually open for public use - meaning it isn't closed off a lot of the time. People generally stick to their own space, which is nice and courteous of others. I always feel bad because I'm not as fast, and stop for a lot of breaks, but I think the other swimmers understand. I've never bee a fan of the tread mills or stair masters, I figure I can get that exercise without paying for it. YMCA is nice because they don't have an expensive drop-in rate. I can go once a week and not feel like I'm being completely ripped off. I don't think I go enough to buy an entire membership, which is why I love the drop-in rate so much. This facility is quite immaculate in that it has a large everything; gym, multi-purpose room, pool, cardio area and weight room. It's a good place to get your weekly workout in! I feel fancy every time I go.