Sport Court Update
Sport Court Update – February 20, 2026 The Willow Ridge Community Association (WRCA) is excited to welcome back pickleball for the 2026 season. Pickleball is believed to be the most rapidly growing sport in Canada – if not the entire world – particularly for individuals over the aged of thirty-five. The sport aligns with the WCRA goal for building vibrant, positive, inclusive, and accessible spaces for communities to […]
Welcome to our Ward 11 Councilor
Congratulations and welcome to Rob Ward, our new Ward 11 Councilor. We are excited to have Rob and his team representing our community. We have been working with the city on two projects. The first is how to address congestion and speeding along Acadia Drive, particularly between the community association building and Southland drive. We […]
Closed for Building Upgrades
More information can be found on our website at https://mywillowridge.ca/2025-building-closure WHY IS OUR BUILDING CLOSED? On Sept. 4, a City of Calgary building inspection found some parts of the Willow Ridge Community Association (WRCA) did not meet the building code and needed to be closed immediately for safety reasons. The affected areas are limited […]
President’s Message – May
In April, we hosted our Community Association Annual General Meeting (AGM). While the building remediation remained a primary focus, our AGM also served as a celebration of our community, our volunteers, and our shared vision for an even better neighborhood. First, a heartfelt thank you to all our volunteers and board members who collectively contributed […]
President’s Message – February
As the days get longer and we start to think about spring, it’s once again time to prepare for our Community Association’s Annual General Meeting. This year, our AGM is scheduled for Monday April 14th at 7 p.m. I know AGMs can get a bad rap, but for our community, our AGMs focus on connecting […]
Update from our Ice Rink Lead Volunteer
Many in our community might not remember when our outdoor rinks were managed by five or six hearty souls, using a snow blower, shovels, and lots of manual labor, toiling in late night obscurity, battling cold weather, equipment breakdowns and doing repairs in our tiny, dark and freezing garage. Times have certainly changed, but the […]
Restrictive Covenants Presentation
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT – UPDATE February 10, 2025 The third information session regarding restrictive covenants for Willow Park and Maple Ridge was held on Saturday February 8th. I am pleased to announce we have enough interest and financial backing to proceed and plan on finalizing the details and wording of the covenant in the next few […]
President’s Message – November
Since blanket rezoning was proposed earlier this year, we’ve heard from hundreds of people across our community about densification – both good and bad. As a Community Association, we officially stated our concerns with blanket rezoning due to the significant effort our community members put into crafting the approved Local Area Plan, which supported smart […]
President’s Message – October
September 6th 2024 is a day for our community history books. On that beautiful Friday, our Community Association ran yet another successful annual Community Appreciation Party. Hundreds of people showed up to hang out with their neighbours and to enjoy games, food, bouncy castles, a petting zoo, and an amazing local band, The Frontiers. Unfortunately, […]
Update on Urban Forestry
As we write this, all eyes are on the City of Calgary’s genuine water crisis, a result of a major feeder water main break near 16th Avenue and Home Road NW. Calgarians have been challenged to reduce our water consumption from 650 million litres per day to less than 500 million litres, the production capacity […]
