In person at The Pioneer’s Lodge
Your Community Association represents you and promotes our high quality of life in Parkvale. The AGM is your opportunity to hear what the Board has been doing this year and for you to provide feedback. Are there things you want to see happen in Parkvale? Your Social Committee would also love to hear your thoughts!
This year we are pleased to have guest speaker RCMP Cpl Dwayne Hanusich with the Downtown Patrol Team attend to speak about their role and hear any concerns you have. This is a great opportunity to learn how we can keep our small neighbourhood safe and healthy! We encourage you to attend.
The AGM is your opportunity to hear more about the Land Use Bylaw changes that are coming. You can read more in this newsletter and the visit the City website to read further documents. Though we won't have anyone from the City there it will be your opportunity to share your thoughts with your Board.
Finally, this is when you vote in your Board of Directors. The people on your Board are committed to working for you, and are only as strong as the people you vote to represent you. Some of our Board members have served a long time and this is an opportunity for new people to step up. The more the better and stronger we are! Parkvale is all of our community! If you’re interested, nominations are being accepted now by our Past Chair, Dawna Allard and can be sent to ParkvaleRD@gmail.com.
The Parkvale Community Association has its beginning in the late 1970s when the old fairgrounds moved from Parkvale to its new location on the Westerner grounds. Developers began eying Parkvale for the development of condominiums and townhouses. A group of residents led by former Mayor Barrett actively and successfully lobbied City Council to protect the character and history of the neighbourhood. Parkvale was zoned for single and duplex development only. This lead to a revitalization project that saw many residents access government funding to upgrade their homes. In ensuing years, the Association addressed issues as they arose and the community prospered. However, in the late 1990’s, during another construction boom, resident were called to action again as they watched small homes destroyed and replaced with very very large houses and duplexes that were threatening the historic character of the neighbourhood. The Association successfully lobbied City Council for new Zoning Bylaws and the introduction of new development guidelines.
The Association applied for society status in 2001 and was granted its incorporation on February 28, 2002. See the Association BY-LAW for more information. Since then, the Parkvale Community Association (PCA) has been very active in promoting a strong sense of community through different projects including annual picnics, garden contests, Christmas parties, plant exchanges, Green Deer clean-ups and many other events. The PCA also continues to addresses land-use issues and in 2007 took over the management of the Pioneer’s Lodge from the Central Alberta Pioneers and Oldtimers Association.
The Parkvale Community Association is incorporated and regulated by the Societies Act. The association's bylaws were amended in 2020.
The current Board of Directors is composed of:
Dawna Morey, President and Pioneer's Lodge Chair
Vacant, VP, Land-Use Co-Chair
Helen Craig, Treasurer
Janet Cole, Secretary
Dawna Allard, Past President, Nominating Committee
Bob Coffey, Green Deer and Outdoor Signage
Leslie Lavigne, Newsletter
Joan Robak, Parkvale Place
Carol Tronnes, Parkvale Estates
Donna Carter, Parkvale Downs
Carolanne Berger, Social Committee
Heather McKinnon, Contracted Community Hall Coordinator