This is the
VOICE OF SUNNYHILL
Submitted by Belle Auld, Education Committee
The ATB Tax Time Savings Program is offering 300 people the opportunity to earn a massive 50 percent interest rate after just one year of saving your income tax refund.
When you put away between $200 and $1,000 of your return, ATB will pay out half of the money you save for a period of one year.
For more information, you can dial 211 or go to Momentum’s website.
Submitted by Belle Auld on behalf of Education Committee
Recycling tip - Where do bottle caps and milk jug lids go?
Put small metal lids and small plastic lids in your black cart as garbage.
Tip: If the lid is smaller than the palm of your hand, it belongs in the garbage.
This includes:
Beer caps
Pop lids
Milk caps
Wine caps (including aluminum caps)
Bottle lids
Beverage lids
For a detailed list of what goes where, look at this easy to use list:
http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/WRS/Pages/What-goes-where/Default.aspx
Submitted by Jackie Durrie
Submitted by Rachel Rose on behalf of Social Committee
Submitted by Jackie Durrie
Submitted by Don McCabe on behalf of Grounds Committee
The Grounds Committee is pleased to give a heads-up to Members that Pam and Cindy prepared and submitted applications for two grants for improvements to our yards and green spaces, and if successful, there will be lots of landscaping activity over the next 2-3 years.
Sunnyhill Co-op supports the development of permaculture and native species in our yards, common areas and public-use areas. These principles were the basis of the grant applications
Members are encouraged to contact the Grounds Committee or any of its members for more information, and the Committee will update y’all when we have news.
Submitted by Bonnie Robinson on behalf of the Social Committee
Board Games Event
When: Sunday March 3rd 2019 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where: The Calgary Curling (Blue Room)
What: Board Game Social
Why: Cause it's fun, Karen.
It's time to dig those weird ancient looking board games out of the attic and release the men trapped inside!
Join the Social Committee for a fun afternoon of fun and fun! Bring your favourite games or try a new one. Don't like games? Just pop in for snacks and socializing. What a fun time!
**Brownie points to any who actually bring Jumangi.
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Submitted by Eric Moschopedis on behalf of Planning and Development
Planning and Development Information Session
Thursday February 21
7 PM - 9 PM
Curling Club, Blue Room
Planning and Development has spent the last several months developing a 60 year financial analysis as part of our lease negotiations with the City of Calgary. The analysis functions as a valuable planning tool for SHC that can assist in our long-term housing choices and brings together our overall operations, capacity to borrow, and different development scenarios. Planning and Development worked with members from other committees to scrutinize our Building Condition Assessment (BCA) and annual operating budget and this work has been integrated into the context of a long term plan.
Planning and Development will be holding an open committee meeting to share the analysis with the membership. The meeting will walk folks through the document and will provided an explanation of our financial outlook. The analysis is multifaceted and dense. Drink some coffee before coming!
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Submitted by Cindy Schnee
What do you see out your kitchen window? The big one not over the sink?
Submitted by Andrea Bergen
February 11, 2019
Dear Members:
At its February 5th meeting, the Board discussed progress, to date, in developing a smoking policy for Sunnyhill. We concluded that we currently have a busy agenda: we are in budget season, we are transitioning to a new Board at the Spring AGM, we are in the middle of lease discussions with the City and developing financing scenarios and applications with CMHC, and we are refreshing our Member Handbook and Policies. With all this going on right now, we are not sure that we are adequately prepared to stage a fulsome member discussion on the topic.
Our intention, then, is to pick this discussion up at the June Board meeting. If you are interested in being part of a small task group to bring this policy to completion please contact the office.
Cooperatively:
Sunnyhill Board of Directors
Submitted by Andrea Bergen
ROBERT’S RULES ON BASIC MOTIONS
Even though it’s the nature of meetings to have more said than done, Robert’s Rules helps keep things on track by requiring that no discussion be undertaken until somebody proposes an idea for action. It’s through motions that everything your group ever accomplishes gets its start. The length of time you discuss something and the ultimate decision your group makes are both based on your members’ use and understanding of the nature of the different types of motions, their relationships to each other, and how the different motions are best used as your tools for effective decision-making.
REMEMBER:
Until a motion is made, seconded, and stated by the chair, no discussion is in order. This rule of “motion before discussion” saves valuable meeting time. When you start off with a definite proposal — “I move that . . .” — your group discusses the motion’s merits and all the details necessary to make a decision. And during the discussion, you and the other members are free to alter your motion as much as necessary before reaching the final decision. This process is much more productive than just starting off jabbering about some vague idea hoping to work it out as you go, and then getting around to making a motion summarizing what you think you may have just proposed.
A main motion introduces a new subject for discussion and action. A main motion says: Let’s do this about that. The main motion is the starting point on the way to making a group decision.
Secondary motions offer different approaches to consider in the discussion of the main motion. A secondary motion says: Let’s do that this way. Secondary motions fall into one of the three classes:
Subsidiary motions apply directly to a pending main motion (or pending secondary motion) and help the group arrive at a final decision on the main motion. A subsidiary motion says: Let’s do this along with the main motion.
For example, the motion to Refer the main motion to a committee. You use it when you don’t want to spend all night talking about something that could be done at another time by people who are interested in working out the details.
Privileged motions deal with things relating to the comfort of the assembly or other situations so important they may interrupt pending business and must be decided immediately by the chair or by the members without debate. A privileged motion says: Let’s do this even though there is a pending main motion.
Incidental motions are motions that generally deal with procedures and help process other motions. An incidental motion says: Let’s do this to better handle the pending motion. You use incidental motions to help the group go about conducting its business in meetings.
A restorative motion seeks to put things back to where they were. A restorative motion says: Let’s undo this and maybe do that instead.
Reference: Robert’s Rules for Dummies
Submitted by Rose Ing
The Education Committee would like to invite Sunnyhill Housing Co-op members to an educational workshop presented by EmPower me. Empower me is a free energy conservation program supported by Energy Efficiency Alberta, Enmax and the City of Calgary.
Empower me’s 90 minute workshop provides education and mentorship on how to reduce energy bills. The program provides important information about energy efficiency, water usage and recycling. As an added bonus, you will receive a basket of energy saving products worth about $90 when you bring in a copy of electricity or natural gas bill.
The workshop will be held on Sunday March 10, 2019 at the Curling Club from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Please note that workshop will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants. To ensure that there will be enough energy saving kits for households in attendance, please RSVP to the Sunnyhill office by March 1, 2019.
For further details, please refer to the attached poster.
Submitted by Belle Auld
This is from the Sunnyside newsletter:
New Alpha House Needle Response Team
In January 2019, Alpha House launched a Needle Debris Program supported by grant funding from the Government of Alberta in response to growing public concern about needle debris and to create a more efficient and cost-effective response to this issue. The program will focus on having a response line where Calgarians can call to report if they have found needles on private or public property. The team will also be doing pro-active sweeps in the community looking for needle debris and providing training on how to discard of needles safely.
Hours of operation are 8:00am – 6:00pm. Needle debris can be reported to Alpha House at (403) 796-5334 or needle@alphahousecalgary.com.
Submitted by Andrea Bergen
Please ensure that if you are having any electrical or plumbing work done in your unit that it must be done by a certified Electrician/Plumber.
Portable Space Heaters – Please ensure that if you are using these space heaters that you keep them away from any furniture, clothing, and bedding; and never leave them unattended.
Submitted by Gabriela Orban on behalf of the Social Committee
Submitted by Rachel Rose
Join the Social Committee for a fun afternoon of skating and outdoor fun just a few blocks away. Hot chocolate and donuts provided as a warm up. Don't have skates? No problem join for the company or even a play in the snow. Everyone is welcome!
Submitted by Belle Auld
The next Education Committee meeting is January 9, 2019.
Submitted by Jacky Durrie
Submitted by Pamela Boyd
“Willful waste makes woeful want.”
As a result of our very successful recycling and composting habits we are showing a marked decrease in garbage and need for the big garbage bins. At last week’s General Meeting, membership voted in Ground’s new waste disposal plan. On January 4 the city will be taking away our big garbage bins and BluPlanet will be delivering new, smaller garbage bins along with larger recycling bins and larger compost bins. Each garbage enclosure will contain; 1 garbage bin, 2 recycling bins, 1 compost bin - which will all fit in the existing enclosures. Additionally there will be two big recycling bins; one at the bottom of Sunnyhill Lane and one by the garage. So….when you find there is not enough room in the bin for your stuff, you can find a bigger recycling bin either at the bottom of Sunnyhill Lane or by the garage. Please use them. Remember, Blue Planet charges us an additional fee for any recycling left outside the bin, or for boxes not collapsed.
And then there’s Christmas - you may want to save up your recycling till the new bins arrive on January 4th. We don’t want to be charged for a Christmas mess just as we’re about to make things better.
