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As of the date of this report, consider our
progress as follows:
1. As shown in our current newsletter,
a natural stone cairn has been installed at the junction of
McKenzie Lake Blvd. and McKenzie Meadows Dr. complete with
plaque announcing the entrance to the Park.
2. Two other
stucco cairns have been installed on the roadway leading to
our parking lot, one of which will have a large plaque
announcing the Rotary Club of Calgary Chinook Nature Park,
the other, will eventually list the sponsors and
contributors for permanent recognition.
3. The roadway from
underneath 22X to and including our Park parking area has
been paved.
4. A post and cable fence has been installed on
both sides of the roadway and surrounding the parking area
to prevent vehicles from going beyond the restricted area.
5. The natural stone bridge over the wetland pond in the
centre of the Park has now had proper safety railing
installed on both sides.
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As you know, the reclamation
landscaping was completed by a contractor at no cost to the
Rotary Club and also, Carma Developers has installed the
extended City paved pathway system adjacent to the Park
parallel to the Bow River to accommodate pedestrian traffic
from the community of Cranston.
This is real progress!
In
the spring, a contractor will be hired to rough in the
Figure 8 pedestrian pathway around the pond, after which we
will be in a position to have the shale or pea gravel
surface put in place. We will be approaching the other
Rotary Clubs of Calgary with regard to making a contribution
of a few hundred dollars to help buy permanent stone benches
(a maximum of 12 or 13 is all that will be required), with
appropriate recognition, and we will be looking to sponsors
for the 3 gazebo shelters that are planned for installation
on the site as well.
The Members of this Club, who wish, can
become involved during the planting and final grooming
process and we hope that all will be in a state of readiness
for grand opening and dedication in early spring.
As we come
closer to determining our total costs, we will be making
appropriate applications for grants for financial assistance
from organizations and corporations, some of which have
already demonstrated an interest in this project.
We have
not sought any publicity at this time, preferring instead
that publicity be focused on the Rotary Challenger Park
project in North Calgary to assure this project maximum
support in fundraising.
Yours in Rotary,
J.H.(Jim) Thompson
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