October 2010

Chaparral Pointe
Board of Directors
Thank you to everyone that attended the 2nd Annual General Meeting on September 11th,
2010.
Following is a list of the Board members for 2010-2011. At this time we are still working out the
SPECIAL “official” titles as so many members are new and would like to find out more of what is involved
POINTS OF with each position so they can decide what they are best suited for.
INTEREST:
Howard Anderson President
• Board Members
Claudette Coderre Secretary
• Carpet cleaning
Sue Berglund Treasurer
• Common Area
Gae Stevenson Pets & Social Club Liaison
• Guest Children
Ralph Leckie & Tom Brett Warranty issues with POV & NHW
• Recycling
Dee Treder with the help of
• Web Site
Ralph Leckie & Tom Brett Inside maintenance, Grounds, Parking & Parkade
• Visitor Parking
Bud Burrell Member at Large
• Move in/out

• Social Club
We will be meeting once a month and reporting back to the owners and residents on a quarterly
• Building Updates basis through this newsletter and post any important updates on our website regularly.
If you have any questions for us we encourage you to visit the website and use it to email us
your concerns.

thechaparral.weebly.com

Carpet Cleaning

On Tuesday, November 2nd, Nu-Life Carpet cleaning will be in the building to clean all of the
common area carpets. This will include all of the halls and stairwells. They will be in on Friday,
October 29th to pre-treat all major stains.
We ask your cooperation on that day and be patient with the crew.
The carpets have never been cleaned so this is quite exciting for all of us. We hope that in the
future, if you spill in any common area, that you will be responsible enough to clean your spill
immediately. If you neglect to do this you will be charged with the cost of cleaning.
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Common Area Use

At our September meeting we revis- Booking of the room should be done
ited the use of the Common Area by through the website at least one
owners and a decision was made to week prior to the occasion.
create a contract that will be binding
We have omitted Fridays as this day
between the Board and the Owner
is already being used by residents for
wishing to use the area.
a social gathering evening.
A copy of the contract can be found
Please visit our website and look
on our website.
over the contract.
We have put in place rules and regu-
lations that we feel are very fair to all
involved and we have also instituted
a damage deposit of $100.
Book the Common Room for your
special event through the website

Yo u n g C h il d r e n in t he
building
Please keep in mind that this
is a +45 building. When you
have your grandchildren visit-
ing, they should be accompa-
nied by an adult at all times.
The exercise room is for resi-
dents only and children
should not be left unattended
in this area.
Recycling
It is really wonderful to see
that so many are using the
recycling bins for the Social
Club’s fundraiser with the
bottle return. You may have
noticed that we now have a
large blue bin in the garage to
recycle ONLY paper and card-
board. The Board investigated
full recycling and it was too
costly at this time but decided
to start with the paper and
cardboard in hopes that it
A child was also found playing
with the switch to the fire-
place in the front foyer, this is
very dangerous. W wish to
advise all residents that we
will not be responsible for any
accidents occurring with chil-
dren that are left unattended
in the building.
Also, keep in mind that the
parking lot is meant for vehi-
would reduce our garbage
and if so, we could possibly
do away with one of the gar-
bage bins. We will keep you
updated on how the recycling
is going.
All other recycling materials
can be dropped off at any of
the recycling depots and our
closest one is at Home Depot
in Shawnessy. We encourage
you all to use this and help
save our planet.
cles, not for children playing,
rollerblading or skateboard-
ing.
Cardboard,
Newspapers
belong in the
blue recycling
bins. All other
recyclable items
need to be
brought to a
A reminder that materials recycling depot.
such as furniture and appli-
ances are not to be left in the
garbage garage or put in any
of the bins. You need to
make sure that you dispose
of these yourselves at a city
dump site.
Thank you for being respon-
sible and recycling properly.
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We have received several request
to post notices in the building to
either sell items or offer a service.
The reason this was not allowed
is because it ends up looking ter-
rible and notices get put up all
over.
We will now be offering this ser-
vice through our web site.
Soon you will see a “Buy/Sell/
Give away” area where you can
have your items posted for a pe-
riod of 2 weeks maximum.
Another area will be created for
people wishing to advertise their
business at a cost of $20 for 3
Web Site
months. These advertisements
can be renewed for as long as
We would also like to take this
you wish. Money raised through
opportunity the thank Linda Conti
this will be directed towards the
for volunteering to be our Web
Board’s administration costs.
manager.
All requests will be taken from the
website. If you do not have a com-
puter, you may then leave your
request in the suggestion box in
the mailroom.
Please provide the following infor-
mation along with your request:
full name, unit # and phone num-
ber. Without this complete infor-
mation, your request will not be
processed.

Visitor Parking
You may have noticed that we have changed the hours
for overnight visitor parking. This was a result of discus-
sion at the AGM on September 11th. As of now, the
new hours are from 12:00 am (midnight) until 6:00 am am.
Any visitors staying beyond midnight will need to display
a Visitor Parking Permit on their dash fully completed
with all required information or will risk the chance of
being ticketed. Repeat offenders may be towed away .
Our lot is patrolled regularly by City of Calgary Parking
Authority.
Please keep in mind that owners are not to park in the
visitor parking for extended periods of time or over-
night.
You may not park any large vehicles that use up more
than one parking stall unless you have the approval of
the board.
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Social Club
With the funds raised from the bottle Join us on Friday, October 29th for On a weekly basis you may wish to
recycling, we have purchased 20 our 1st October Fest party. See the take part in one of the following ac-
chairs to place around the tables in notice on the board in the front foyer tivities:
the common area. Come on down and sign up.
Monday night card night– 7 pm
and have a look, the place is really
starting to look nice. Thursday morning coffee—10 am

We would like to thank everyone that Friday night social— 7 pm

contributes to this every week. sometimes we even dance
The Social Club Committee meets on Saturday night games night starts
the first Tuesday of each month in between 7— 7:30 pm
the Common room. Our next meeting
Check out our web site for more in-
is on Tuesday, November 2nd at 7
formation.
pm. Everyone is welcome to join the
group. We are always looking for new Cpsocialclub.weebly.com
ideas for a function.

Congratulations

If you live in this building then you have to know

Pat and Mary Carroll.
You will always find Pat walking around the building
for exercise or definitely in the Common room on Mon- [tÑÑç IHà{
day night because he loves to teach the women how
to play cribbage.
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here unless she’s at one of her jazzercise classes.
Both Pat and Mary give a lot of their time at “Open
Doors”.
On Saturday, October 23rd, Pat and Mary will be cele-
brating their 65th Wedding Anniversary.
Best wishes to both of you and enjoy your day.
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Fire Hazards
Just a reminder to all smokers that
you need to be very careful with your
disposal of cigarettes.
Please ensure that you have proper
container on your deck and do not
throw your butts over your balcony
onto the grass area.
There are signs posted all around the
building indicating that this is a non-
smoking building. This means that
there is no smoking allowed in all
common areas of the building, this
includes stairwells and the garage
area.
We are constantly picking up butts
on the floor of the garage, please
make sure to extinguish your ciga-
rettes in your vehicles before enter-
ing the building.
If your vehicle is leaking oil, you must
not park it in the garage, please keep
it out on the street until you get the
problem fixed. If you have oil stains
in your stall, this must be cleaned off
immediately.
Thank you for obeying the bylaws
and respecting your neighbors health
and safety.

Building Updates
Pets
Surveillance System
You should all be aware that you have to register your pet (dog or
cat) with the Board. This can be done by contacting Condominium
In a couple of weeks, we will have a
First at 403-299-1810 and speaking with Melissa or Debbie.
security system installed in the build-
They will provide you with the appropriate forms.
ing.
As of November 1st, any resident that is found to have an animal
15 Cameras will be located in different
in their condo that is not registered will be fined $500 for every
areas of the building.
month that they do not register the animal.
We hope that residents will feel safer
in our complex and should any crime
Visiting dogs
be committed, this will help the police
We keep posting signs around the building letting residents know
with their investigation.
that we do not allow visiting dogs but some still insist on bringing
We will also be able to catch any act of
in dogs of all sizes, let them run around our grounds and do not
vandalism and charge the culprit.
pick up after them. As of now, you will be fined $500 every time
you are found to have a visiting dog in the building.
Some of you may find this harsh but we have dogs barking and
annoying neighbors, dogs urinating on our carpets, running
around the building off leashes, several of our residents have
serious allergies and this is just not acceptable.
Thank you for obeying the rules.
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Going on Holiday?
Are you going away on Holiday?
Does anyone know how to reach you
in case of an emergency?
Who has a key to your condo?
Did you close all of your windows?
Did you unplug all of your
appliances?
All good questions to ask when
someone goes away, especially for
those that leave for an extended
period of time.
Emergencies happen, pipes burst,
fires can start at any time.
Should we have an emergency that If you don’t have anyone to leave
involves your your key with, the
unit, how Board would gladly hold
would we, on to it until your re-
the fire de- turn.
partment or
You can arrange for
mainte-
this by leaving a note in
nance get
the suggestion box or
in?
contacting us through
We would the website.
like to ask
Have a peaceful and
that all owners and residents of
worry free holiday by making sure
Chaparral Pointe let us know who to
that your home is in good hands.
contact in case of an emergency
where someone would need to go in Happy Holidays!
and check your condo.

Moving In or Out

Every one should be aware by now that the elevator needs to be booked for
a move. Side entrances are not to be used for any move neither are the
stairs as these are not wide enough and are easily damaged.

A $500 fine will now be charged to everyone that does not report their
move and book the elevator with Condominium First prior at least one week
prior to the move.
We encourage all Owners that have rentals in the building to advise their
renters of this policy and once you know that you have someone moving in
or out, ensure that they follow through with the booking or do it yourself as
you will be the one liable.
Book your move and
elevator by calling
If you are new to the building and do not have your telephone programmed
into the front panel, please go to the mailroom to retrieve a form which you
Melissa at
can fill out with your personal information and return it to the suggestion Condominium First @
box. We will make sure that you are set up on the buzzer system within a
403-299-1815
couple of days from receiving your request.