The Golden Age Club

19 September 2026

The Golden Age Club est 1950

www.TheGoldenAgeClub.com

610 – 8 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0M1

403.262.6342

Through Our Doors Walk a Wealth of Knowledge, Wisdom & Experience – and if you are over the age of 35, we’d love to Share our Club with you!

The Golden Age Club was formed, through the dedication of many prominent Calgarians working with what is now known as The Junior League of Calgary under the guidance of Dr. Alexander Calhoun. As a testament to their vision we will be celebrating our 60^th anniversary and are very proud of the fact that we are now Canada’s longest operating age-focused Club.

Our club was born in the mid-year of the 20^th century, when Calgary’s population barely topped 100,000. Oil had just been discovered in Leduc and Calgary’s history was about to change dramatically. It was a time of excitement. The City skyline was undergoing drastic changes in response to the new energy-based economy of ‘The New West’. Calgary celebrated “ The Age of Optimism” – and The Golden Age Club was at the ready to embrace the social needs of the area’s growing senior population.

Throughout the years, the City’s population grew ten-fold; to over a million people, and our Club has adjusted to the needs of a growing, changing society. We relocated to a 28,000 sq. ft. facility in the newly revitalized East Village initiative; for which the City’s Master Plan calls for the creation of a vibrant urban residential village with park areas, shopping, dining and recreation facilities within a stone’s throw of the Bow River and the historic Ft. Calgary. The Golden Age Club is situated prominently in the Village and promises to be the area’s significant social focus.

In keeping with the needs of our community, our Board of Directors revised the age categories of membership allowing us to serve Individuals aged 35 and over with activities, events and programming suitable for the respective interests of each group:

The Bronze Age activities appeal to members aged 35-44
The Silver Age activities appeal to members aged 45-54
The Golden Age activities appeal to members 55 & above… but, let these categories act as a guideline only – as a Club member, you are welcome to attend any activity you desire.

We, at the Golden Age Club, intend to continue to grow with the times and if you have an interest in joining us, our annual fees are only $15.00. Hours of Operation, starting November 1, 2025 are as follows:

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 8pm

Friday & Saturday: 9am – 11pm

Sunday – open for specific activities

The Village Bistro & Lounge * Bingo Hall * Darts/Billiards/Pool * Onsite Travel Office, Barber & Next-To-New Shop * Field Trips *

Computer/Internet Room * Library/Movies/Music * Adult Day Program * Shuffleboard & Shuffle Court * Dinner & Dance * Gentle Fitness *

Arts/Crafts/Painting * ‘ Lunch With Friends’ * Parking * Wheelchair Accessible

Calgary Weir

19 September 2026

Calgary Bow River Weir Project (Harvie Passage)

Connecting communities, parks and facilities on the Bow River

http://www.harviepassage.ca/

“It has been almost 100 years since the Bow River flowed freely through the City of Calgary. Since 1904, a weir to divert water for irrigation has blocked passage on the Bow. The current structure, built in 1975 near Inglewood, performs the important function of diverting water into a canal for use by farmers in the Western Irrigation District.

Called Harvie Passage in honour of Calgary philanthropist Don Harvie, the multi-million dollar project will see the hazardous weir structure in Inglewood reconstructed with a series of pools and rapids that will be safer for people and improve natural movement of fish along the river.

The objective is to eliminate the dangerous condition created by the current structure and develop a design that is suitable for downstream passage by small boats and improve fish passage. Just as importantly, the intent is to make the river look and behave more like a natural rapid so it would enhance the park values of adjacent lands. No motorized boats are allowed on the Bow River in Calgary except for those of the Aquatic Rescue Service of the Fire Department. This modification to the weir would eliminate one of their most hazardous duties by allowing their boats to pass up and down through the area. In addition to river safety, the principal benefit is considered to be the improvement to the appearance of the natural river shoreline along Pearce Estate Park.

The project is not finished and is not safe- the river will not be open to the public until after all construction is complete and its performance has been thoroughly tested and approved. Opening date is expected in the fall of 2011.”

The Alex

19 September 2026

About the Alex

Mission

A Community of Health Individuals

Vision

Delivering innovative and accessible health and social solutions

The Alex’s modest beginning was in 1972 with a doctor, a nurse and a community need. Over time, we evolved to be an interdisciplinary model of care that ad-

The Alex: Rich in History

MILESTONES ALONG THE WAY

dresses not only the illness but the social determinants of health - physical, mental and emotional. Our services extend beyond healthcare and social supports, to provide for other basic needs such as food security, housing and assistance accessing AISH, employment and education.

Today, The Alex is a respected, integral service delivering critical services annually to thousands of Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens. Our operation encompasses three separate locations, and six major programs, including the Family Health Centre, Seniors Community Health Centre, Com- munity Health Bus, Youth Health Centre, Pathways to Housing and HomeBase.

Collaboration in Calgary

The Alex collaborates with other agen- cies so clients can access and receive the best resources tailored to their needs. Working together with agencies, funders, partners, donors and volunteers is the formula to successfully make an impact on the lives of individuals who face so many barriers to care—barriers that most of us take for granted.

We Believe in You

The Alex starts working with their clients where they find themselves at this point

in their life. The Alex clients experience a non-judgmental, respectful and safe atmo- sphere. Our model of care is relationship based. The staff, physicians and nurses at The Alex develop meaningful, long-term relationships with their clients – something that is not often found, or encouraged, in the traditional medical system.

Our clients are our focus.

Our staff is our most valuable asset.

Our health care is unhurried.

1972—Calgary Medical Aid Centre moved from the YMCA on 12th Avenue SW to a storefront in Inglewood, becoming the Inglewood Health Clinic. That year, the clinic was relocated to the Alexandra School and renamed The Alexandra Com- munity Health Centre.

1973—Granted charitable status.

1976—Successful application to Alberta Health for special pro- gram funding.

1992—Multicultural Internship Coun- seling Program (sponsored by an FCSS grant) launched; Health Kids Immunization Clinic opened.

1998—Partnered with Calgary Health Region in an interdis- ciplinary approach to serve clients needs.

2001—Seniors’ Community Health Centre opened in Calgary’s East Village.

2002—Launched The Alex Community Health Bus and The Alex West Dover Outreach Clinic (closed when main clinic relocated).

2003 —Opened the Suds and Sav- ings Community Laundromat (closed when main clinic moved).

2006—Moved Family Clinic and Ad- ministration to Centre Street NE location.

Provided a new home for breast-feeding clinic when its space in Bowness closed down.

2007—Launched Pathways to Housing (based on the proven New York model) with funding from the Alberta Government via the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF).

2007—Youth Health Centre opens.

The Alex officially designated a teaching site for residents of the Faculty of Medicine, Univer- sity of Calgary.

2009—The Alex’s program budget more than doubles within two years as it faces the greatest growth in its history. Launched HomeBase (housing 100 homeless individuals iden- tified through the vulnerability index conducted by the CHF) with funding from the Alberta Government via the Calgary Homeless Foundation.

2010—HomeBase completes their goal of housing 100 clients and now has a second team to house a second group of 100 clients.

East Village Walls Tell Stories

22 January 2026

If you’re looking for an artist’s interpretation of the future of East Village, take a look at two of the neighbourhood’s oldest buildings.

The walls of the Seafood Market and the King Eddy Hotel both sport the work of one of western Canada’s leading visual artists, David Brunning, aka ‘The Kid Belo’.

The Golden Age Club