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兔年祝語

祝福大家新年好，
人睦財來運又到，
老少平安萬事勝，
更添多個小寶寶！

 

Year of the Rabbit Greetings

Wishing you all a Happy Chinese New Year,
Living together with harmony,
Good luck, much health and prosperity in the coming year,
Have an addition of babies to the family!

List of the Chinese New Year – The "Year of Rabbit" Celebrations in Calgary

updated: February 3rd, 2011
by Paul K.P. Wong

	PUBLIC EVENTS
	Jan 21 - Feb 6		Chinese New Year Celebrations & Specials Dragon City Mall Read More...
	January 22-23		Chinese New Year Celebrations T&T Super Market - Pacific Place Mall in N.E.
	February 5		Hong Kong New Stars - Will bring in a romantic night to you in the Chinese New Year. Read more...
	February 6		Let's Celebrate - "The Year of the Rabbit" Chinese New Year Dinner & Dance Party. Read More...
	February 26		Calgary Hitman 2011 - Year of the Rabbit Lunar Celebration Read more...
	ORGANIZATION CELEBRATIONS
	January 22	6:00pm	Chu Hai University Alumni Association of Alberta
	February 5	12:00pm	Shunde Association of Calgary, Canada
		12:00pm	Tsung Tsin Benevolent Association Celebration
		6:00pm	Sien Lok Society of Calgary Chinese New Year Banquet
		6:00pm	Manting Chan & Phoebus Chan Concert & the Celebration of Chinese New Year Buffet and Dancing Party
	February 6	12:00pm	Chao Chow Community Benevolent Society Celebration
		1:00pm	Fukienese Association of Calgary
	February 8	6:00pm	Club 88’s Chinese New Year Banquet Read more...
	February 11	6:00pm	Hong Kong Canada Business Association - Calgary Read more...
	February 12	6:00pm	Hai Nan Community Association (Calgary) Banquet
		6:00pm	Yee Fung Toy Society of Calgary Banquet
		6:00pm	CUSTTA 9th Anniversary Banquet
	February 13	11:00am	Indo-China Ethnic Chinese Association Celebration
		6:00pm	Malaysian Singaporean Bruneian Community Association Banquet
	February 16	6:00pm	Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Association Banquet
	February 19	11:00am	Calgary Jiang Zhe Shanghai Association Celebration
	February 20	6:00pm	Wongs’ Affinity Association Banquet
	February 27	6:00pm	Alberta Chinese Canadian Friendship Association Celebration
	March 5	6:00pm	Lung Kong Association (Calgary Chapter) Banquet
	March 12	7:00pm	Tsung Tsin Benevolent Association Banquet
	March 13	6:00pm	Lee Association Banquet
	May 14	6:00pm	Shunda Association of Calgary

A letter from the Mayor

Fenruary 4th, 2011

Dear fellow Calgarians:

Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary

On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, I would like to wish you good health, good fortune and may all your wishes come true.

Thanks for your support. I have had an exciting and unforgettable 2010.  I will work hard to serve Calgarians so that we can all enjoy our lives in Calgary. The City Council and I are committed to keep our momentum in meeting the challenges in 2011 with dedication and cooperation.  We have invited and received increased input from Calgarians through our expanded channels of communication – City website, Face book, Twitter and 311 telephone services. Over the past months, we have become more aware of the concerns of Calgarians.  One of the most urgent issues of great concern is the construction of the Airport Trail Underpass.  Part of Barlow Trail North will be closed permanently in April this year for the construction of a new runway for the Calgary International Airport.  We have to make a final and timely decision with respect to the construction of the Airport Underpass.  In keeping with our increased transparency of operation, we want to clarify some misinformation with the following facts:

1. The closure of part of the Barlow Trail North is permanent.  There will be a new runway constructed on this closed portion of the Barlow Trail North.  Access routes to the Calgary International Airport will be changed.
2. We need the Airport Underpass.  This infrastructure has been part of the Calgary’s transportation plan since 1995, if not earlier.  Some Calgarians were concerned about its cost – in fact, it is no different from other infrastructures we build every year.  It will cost, for example, a fraction of what was spent on the Pine Creek water treatment plant.  It will cost about what the Glenmore and Elbow interchange would cost if we were to build it today.
3. Construction of the Underpass is not just for the access to the Calgary International Airport.  It is about the linking of Calgary East and West.  Without the Underpass, there will be no access to east Calgary for a distance of 8 kilometres, roughly the same distance between the City Hall and Heritage Drive.
4. The far northeast is one of Calgary's few remaining identified growth corridors. Thousands of new residents and businesses are slated to be added to this part of the city in the upcoming years, and they will need road and transit infrastructure. Far from enabling an unsustainable sprawl, getting the right road infrastructure in place before we build communities helps us serve them more effectively by transit, and helps us build more complete communities, where people can live, work, play, shop and go to school in closer proximity.  They will also have easy access to other parts of Calgary.
5. While we have planned additional roads such as Stoney Trail East and Metis Trail, these two roads cannot significantly increase the access between East and West.  More work remained to be planned and completed before they can facilitate access between East and West.
6. If we fail to take immediate action to build the Underpass before the runway is constructed, we may lose the window of opportunity to do so.  After the completion of the runway, we may never have the chance to construct the Underpass because it will become too costly to build under a live airport runway and it may be technically impossible to dig and build under a live airport runway because it may compromise the integrity of the surface structures.
7. The Construction of the Airport Underpass will facilitate automobile traffic as well as future LRT to the Airport terminal.  The Underpass will serve express buses and will be designed to accommodate a LRT link when we are ready for one.

In fact, Calgarians have spoken – 99 per cent of those voted have elected a mayoral candidate who favoured the Airport Trail Underpass.  We have asked for a true costing of the project so that we can make the best decision based on the best facts.  I will urge my council members to support this investment for the future.  It is the right decision for the 20 million travellers who will use the Calgary International Airport every year and for the 15,000 people who work there.  More importantly, it is the right decision for all Calgarians.

Best wishes for a prosperous new year.

Your Mayor,
Naheed Nenshi

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	On November 18th, Mayor Naheed Nenshi addressed the Calgary Chamber audience. Click Here to watch what Mayor Nenshi had to say.