On September 20, 2009 Cardel Place turned five years old. It’s been an amazing past five years and we couldn’t have done it without you – our friends and neighbours. Your honest feedback and great ideas make Cardel Place the place to be.
Our fifth anniversary is about taking time to play the holistic way – laughing, talking, creating, exercising, and relaxing with your family, friends and communities. To say thanks for five fabulous years we’re putting your thoughts into action: more space, more play and of course, more fun…
Fitness Centre Expansion
UPDATE! Call your friends, teammates and coaches – the Fitness Centre is back and better than ever! Experience a ‘whole’ new place to be. Come out and find more focus, more knowledge, more friends, more relaxation, more movement and definitely more space to play.
This summer we relocated the Fitness Centre to the Blue Gym to undergo our first ever expansion project. Thank you for staying by our side as we expanded to create more opportunities for healthy, active living in our communities.
Special thanks to all levels of government and community organizations for their generous funding assistance: Recreation Infrastructure Canada Program (Western Economic Diversification); Community Facility Enhancement Program (Alberta Lottery Fund, Government of Alberta); The City of Calgary; Amateur Sports Grant Program (Parks Foundation Calgary, Saddledome Foundation and the Calgary Flames); and the Sandstone/MacEwan Community Association.
Get ready for 2,500 more square feet of Fitness Centre including:
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New designated circuit training area*
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More Hammer Strength benches
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More dumbbells and racks
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4 new Life Fitness treadmills
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3 new Life Fitness cross trainers
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4 new Expresso Fitness bikes
*Great for all levels and abilities! Our new circuit includes eight new pieces of Life Fitness equipment. It requires very little knowledge to use thus ensuring safe and correct technique and limiting injuries.
In addition to our flexible, customized personal training plans for individuals and groups we’re also now offering a new and improved Amateur Sport Training Program. A specific team training area with additional equipment such as medicine balls, dumbbells, resistance tubing and extra free-weights now offers athletes from rec leagues to the pros their very own space to come out and train.
Check out some
photos of the expanded space and equipment.
Click here to take a virtual tour. For more information about the Fitness Centre Expansion Project, including the purpose and goals of this initiative, check out our
Frequently Asked Questions below.
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Fee Assistance Program
Opportunities for health, wellness and lifestyle are a necessary part of the development of every community. Accessible recreation not only improves quality of life, it is an investment in a healthy society for tomorrow. To ensure everyone has not only the right, but the opportunity to come out and play, Cardel Place is proposing to expand our Fee Assistance Program in 2009 and beyond. For more information check out our
Frequently Asked Questions below.
Update: Earlier this year, Cardel Homes generously donated the Lil' Bayview outdoor playhouse for our first ever community raffle in support of fee assistance. The winner was announced on September 20, 2009 - congratulations to Miriam Mathes! Thank you to all our friends and neighbours for their support - together we raised over $5000 for the Fee Assistance Program. Special thanks as well to the following organizations for their financial contributions:
Our fifth anniversary offers a tremendous opportunity for individuals and organizations to join a grassroots community effort to make tangible differences in the lives of Calgarians. Contributing to the Fee Assistance Program is an investment in securing the health of our communities for years to come. To donate, please contact Debbie Graham at 403-567-4480.
Art-a-thon
Cardel Place was pleased to partner with Cardel Homes in the first ever ARTATHON Exhibit of high school student art works. 98 artwork submissions were displayed at an evening exhibit and reception for family and friends on December 3 at Cardel Homes’ wonderful new office location. Congratulations to all artists for their initiative, creativity and commitment that made the ART-A-THON such a success. You are all winners! Six lucky students were awarded a scholarship from the Cardel Homes Foundation to further their education and love of the arts. These top six art works will be displayed at Cardel Place for the next year. Come and check them out!
$3000 Scholarship:
Jasmine Lee from Lord Beaverbrook High School
$2000 Scholarship:
Rosa Lee from Central Memorial High School
$1000 Scholarship :
Christie Lin from John Diefenbaker High School
$500 Merit awards:
Ethel Dalida from Father Lacombe high School,
Ava Mohan from West Island College
Melissa Stein from Rundle College
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fitness Centre Expansion
Why the Fitness Centre?
You may have noticed it's pretty busy during prime time hours. In fact, the Fitness Centre is our most intensely used space. And not only do we need more space, we also want to better accommodate the needs of the community including youth, amateur sport groups and those new to fitness. Expanding the Fitness Centre is critical to meet the health and wellness needs of our community. Within our catchment area, fitness training is one of the top three activities commonly undertaken by adults and youth.
Why now?
It is imperative that Cardel Place continues to grow and change with and for the communities we serve. Recently, capacity issues have become evident in certain areas of the facility. In particular, the Fitness Centre is experiencing a record number of visits during prime time. In 2009, our fifth anniversary year, we have an excellent opportunity to enrich our guests’ experiences, more effectively meet the communities’ needs and generate increased revenue to support ongoing operations by enhancing and expanding our existing Fitness Centre.
Who will benefit from the expansion?
Cardel Place values a welcoming place where all segments are comfortable and able to participate in a wide choice of quality programs and services. By creating spaces that better accommodate amateur sport groups, personal training, and guests new to fitness, in addition to enhancing the existing space to meet community demands for cardio and free weights, it is anticipated that the newly expanded Fitness Centre will welcome 50% more guests in 2009-2010 and an additional 25% more per year between 2011-2012.
Why play more?
More so than ever, during these uncertain economic times when in addition to financial struggles, we are also seeing an alarming rise in physical inactivity and obesity, our communities need access to places and spaces to play together, reduce emotional stress and build healthy lifestyles. Providing opportunities for individuals and families to engage in physical activity, amongst other activities, is an essential piece to improving the overall health of our communities. At Cardel Place, we understand the complex benefits of recreation, and because of such, we do things a little differently. Our approach to fitness is based on the five pillars of wellness: physical, mental, social, spiritual and emotional well being. This means that when you visit our Fitness Centre (and any other amenity) our programs and services are being offered with your “whole” health in mind. This holistic approach to wellbeing means individuals and families are laughing, jumping, sharing, talking and thinking their way to a happier, healthier life.
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Fee Assistance Program
What is the Fee Assistance Program?
The Fee Assistance Program was launched in 2005 in partnership with The City of Calgary to provide opportunities for low income families to experience the programs and services at Cardel Place.
Who benefits?
Since inception, 10,962 individuals have benefited from Cardel Place’s Fee Assistance Program. Applicants are Calgary residents with household incomes below Statistic Canada’s Low-Income Cutoff (LICO).
What do qualified individuals and families receive?
Applications for fee assistance are administered through The City of Calgary. Qualified individuals and families receive 50% off single admissions, passes and registered programs.
Why is it important to ‘come out and play’ at Cardel Place?
In today’s world, poverty knows no age – individuals and families of all shapes and sizes are suffering from the long-term health effects, both physical and mental, brought on by financial stress. Adding play to one’s lifestyle can effectively reduce the stresses of everyday life and improve one’s overall health. At Cardel Place, our holistic approach to play means that our guests are laughing, jumping, sharing, talking and thinking their way to a happier, healthier life. Access to our programs and services connects our guests to other community members, positive role models, and a wide variety of spontaneous and structured activities that promote life skills, teamwork and lifestyle changes as opposed to the immediate gratification of a single workout or game.
Why is this program expanding?
Over the last three years the program has increased 51% (14%, 15% and 22.5% respectively). As the surrounding community grows, we expect to see a 25% increase per year in the number of people requiring fee assistance. Thousands of people have benefited from this program thus far, but many more need our help. To celebrate our fifth anniversary in 2009 we are giving back to the community by expanding the Fee Assistance Program to ensure everyone has not only the right, but the opportunity to ‘come out and play.’
Why fee assistance? Why now?
Even before these difficult economic times, we saw a demand for financial assistance in north central Calgary. In 2001, 10% of Cardel Place’s catchment area was living in households with income below Statistic Canada’s Low-Income Cutoff (LICO). Now, more than ever before, individuals and families need access to places and spaces to play together, reduce stress and build healthy lifestyles.
How much will the program expand? And when?
To further enrich and empower the lives of low income individuals and families in north central Calgary we are proposing to grow our Fee Assistance Program 25% per year over the next three years. It is expected that this expansion will provide approximately 11,000 more individuals access to the programs and services at Cardel Place.
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