COMMUNITY
REDWOOD MEADOWS

COMMUNITY

Our Community works in partnership with the RCMA to provide social, cultural, and recreational activities and programs, community events and services in Redwood Meadows Townsite.

Calendar of Community Events

Redwood Meadows Community Centre
Facility Bookings

Redwood Meadows Community Centre

Rental Rates & Guidelines

Wolf Willow Room Rental Rate: $2000 (150 person dining capacity)

 

  • Includes use of our kitchen, bar, and outside deck (55 fold-out chairs) seats 50-70
  • Includes table & chair rental
  • Two bartenders included up to 8 hours, $25/hr each after 8 hours
  • Use of the Wild Rose room

 

Additional Charges:

 

  • 100% refundable damage deposit= $800
  • Save the date= $50 (non-refundable and not transferable)
  • Optional weekend rental with surrounding days rented for set-up and take down $250


 

Vendors: We would be happy to recommend catering, DJs, and other vendors you may need    for your dream wedding!


**All fees are currently under review and subject to change**

 

Redwood House Information

Wolf Willow Room:

 

  • 3280 sq. ft. (including kitchen and bar)
  • Seats a maximum of 150 guests
  • Woodland Patio (seats 70) with covered gazebo
  • Indoor fireplace

 

Equipment & Furnishings:

 

  • 180 upholstered chairs
  • 55 fold-out chairs
  • 19 x 5’ round tables (seats 8)
  • 5 x 6’ rectangular tables
  • 13 x 8' rectangular tables

 

Special Options:

 

  • Fire pit (wood included) – $100
  • Gas stove – $100
  • Wooden Arch – $100
  • LCD projector with screen – $60
  • Surround sound system and cordless mic – $60
  • BBQ – $60
  • Popcorn machine – $20
    + $3.5    0/8 oz bag of kernels

 

Redwood Meadows Community Association

About the RMCA

The RMCA is the heart of Redwood Meadows Townsite. This volunteer based community group organizes most events in the Redwood Meadows community. Some of the community events include the Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast, the Parade of Garage Sales, Canada Day, Santa in the Woods, News Years Eve Fire Works and many more local events.


The group meets once a month to plan local events and discuss issues that affect the Redwood Meadows community. The meetings are open to anyone from Redwood who would like to share any of their ideas and/or concerns, to help plan events or take on a project to benefit the community.


If you are interested in joining the Association or volunteering for community events please attend one of our meetings, please contact us at info@rmca.ca

RMCA Executive Profiles (Coming Soon)

Annual Community Events and Recreational Activities


Canada Day - Monday July 1st 2024   

Conservation and Sustainability

Conservation and Sustainability

The ultimate goal is for residents to embrace the idea of conservation as a core community value that not only enhances the environment, but also conserves money spent in maintenance. Redwood Meadows allows families to experience nature up close, explore it as a family, and participate in and sustaining its natural beauty. The Townsite is committed to preserving its place as stewards of the land and encourages residents to practice eco-smart living.

In addition, residents should be aware that we share our community with nature. The Townsite and area are located in prime foothills habitat for wildlife and residents are reminded to engage in practices that are respectful and cognizant of our natural setting.

Gardening with Native Plants

One of the more wonderful features of our community is its proximity to the natural surroundings. From the white spruce trees to the willow that grows along the river, Redwood Meadows is filled with natural beauty. In addition, the homeowners in our community take great pride in helping their properties to be both aesthetically appealing and respectful of the naturally growing species of plants and trees in the area. Homeowners are reminded that we are a “Bear Aware” community and as such growing of fruit trees and shrubs is prohibited. There is also a community based bylaw that prohibits the removal of trees larger than 6″ in diameter without written permission from the Townsite Office.

Click here for suggestions and ideas on sustainable and native gardening.

Living with Wildlife in Redwood Meadows

Our community is filled with a wealth of plant and animal diversity. Wildlife add to the quality of life that we enjoy and also act as an important indicator of the health of Alberta’s environment. Every day, in every season we share our Albertan community with many wildlife species.


Wildlife need space to feel comfortable. Please stay an appropriate distance away from them. Any wild animal may become aggressive if it feels threatened, so ensure pets are on leash and under control at all times. Please do not feed any wildlife it can cause dependency on and aggression toward humans, as well as unnatural feeding patterns and overcrowding. When we respect the needs of wildlife, we can help them to live natural, balanced lives.


To report a wildlife incident please contact Alberta Fish and Wildlife at 403-932-2388. If your call falls outside of office hours, please call Report a Poacher at 1-800-642-3800. The RAP line is available 24 hours a day and is toll-free across North America.


What can I do?

 

  • Keep pets within your control at all times to reduce the potential for negative wildlife encounters.
  • Do not feed wildlife. Some of the negative impacts associated with feeding wildlife include: unnatural feeding patterns and competition, overcrowding and disease, dependency on humans, aggression towards humans, and damage to landscape.
  • De-clutter your yard and predator proof those areas that could potentially become denning sites such as under sheds and porches.
  • Cover all openings such as eavestroughs, chimneys and vents to keep critters from entering unwanted places.
  • Use protective wrap on trees to eliminate damage caused by rodents or deer.
  • Reduce or eliminate yard maintenance chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides as these substances can negatively impact wildlife and the ecosystem

 

Living with Bears

The Townsite of Redwood Meadows is located in bear habitat. Residents are asked to be “Bear Aware”
 
How can I keep bears wild and out of my backyard?
  • Keep your garbage and recyclable bottles and cans in bear-resistant, airtight containers.
  • Keep your compost indoors. Outdoor compost attracts bears. Look into using an indoor composter.
  • Remove bird feeders from your yard in the months when bears are active – usually from the beginning of April until the end of November. Be sure to clean up any spilled bird seed from the ground.
  • Clean your barbecues. Scrub your barbecue clean after each use and store it in a bear-resistant building, such as the garage or shed.
  • Consider removing fruit trees and berry-producing bushes from your property. Bears are attracted to the fruit and berries.
  • Never leave food out for wildlife.
  • Talk to your neighbours. Let your neighbours know if you’ve seen a bear in the community, and talk to them about being BearSmart at home.
  • Call Fish and Wildlife for more advice. Find your nearest Fish and Wildlife office by calling (403) 932-2388.
For more information please see the useful links below:

What should I teach my children about being safe around bears?

  • Do not approach the bear or irritate it by yelling or throwing things at it.
  • Never run away from a bear. Back away slowly and find a safe place, such as a building or vehicle.
  • Stay with your group and back away from the bear together.
  • As soon as you’ve reached a safe place, tell an adult that you’ve seen a bear.
  • Stay away from areas that may attract bears, such as berry patches and along creeks and rivers.
  • Bears are more active at dusk, night and dawn. Children should play close to the house and under supervision during those times.

 How can I keep my pets safe?

  • Always keep your dog on a leash. Keeping your dog on a leash keeps it under your close control. It also prevents the dog from sniffing out and provoking a bear into an encounter.
  • Feed your pets and store pet food indoors. Keeping pet food outside can attract bears. If you must feed your pets outdoors, bring in the pet food and feeders overnight when bears are most active

If you encounter a bear…

  • All bears are individuals so all bear encounters will be unique. Serious attacks are rare, but you must always be cautious and alert when in bear territory.

What should I do if I see a bear in my backyard?

  • Do not panic. Do not run. Quickly and calmly collect your children and pets and go indoors.
  • Notify your nearest Fish and Wildlife office. Call (403)932-2388 or 1-800-642-3800 if it’s after regular business hours.
  • Once the bear has left the area, remove anything from your property that might attract a bear. Ask your neighbours to do the same. If food sources in the area remain available, the bear will likely return.

Living with Cougars

  • Cougars are efficient predators that feed largely on deer. The rest of their diet consists of elk, moose, bighorn sheep and small mammals.
  • A healthy cougar population is an indication of a thriving local ecosystem. In years when deer, elk and moose numbers are high, the number of cougars will be high.
  • Cougars are active at all times of the day. If they enter open habitats and areas near humans, they typically do so when it is dark.
  • It is very rare for people to hear the sounds cougars make. Cougars normally vocalize only when they are mating, feeling threatened or communicating with their kittens.
  • Sightings have been on the rise in the last decade due to a greater number of people living and recreating in traditional cougar habitat and a healthy population of prey animals that has lead to growth in the cougar population.
  • Sustainable Resource Development’s Fish and Wildlife Division never re-locates cougars as a means of controlling deer numbers in different areas of Alberta.

Living with Deer

  • Wild animals are dangerous. By feeding wild animals, you may be conditioning them to expect food from people. Deer that lose their natural tendency to avoid people can become a significant threat.
  • Deer can attract predators such as cougars, bears, and wolves. This would increase safety concerns and risk to people and pets.
  • When deer are attracted to homes or farms, the risk for vehicle collisions increases. This can result in numerous deer fatalities, expensive vehicle repairs and human injury.
  • Deer attracted to artificial or supplemental food sources will also feed on neighbours flowers, trees, shrubs or on farmers’ hay bales.
Deer Health and Safety
  • A deer’s digestive system changes slowly with the seasons. In winter, their system adapts to allow them to digest relatively low quality food like twigs, buds and stems.
  • Rapid or dramatic changes to this winter diet can lead to bloating, diarrhea, enteritis and in some cases, death.
  • Deer have starved to death with full stomachs in winter because they could not digest high carbohydrate foods like hay, grains, corn and alfalfa.
  • Deer will travel long distances to reach an artificial food source. This may increase exposure to predators and other hazards (ex: increased risk of vehicle collision with more frequent highway crossings).
Overabundance
  • Natural processes limit deer populations to a level where they live in balance with their habitat. Winter mortality is normal in Alberta. This natural mortality varies from year to year, but helps ensure the deer population stays at, or below, what the habitat can support.
  • Research shows that providing extra food can raise deer reproduction and survival rates. Deer populations can increase to levels too high for the habitat to sustain causing long-term damage to that habitat. This damage can affect the deer population, vegetation and a wide variety of other wildlife species that depend on the habitat for food, nesting or shelter.
Disease Transmission
  • Deer gathered at artificial food sources have a higher risk of transmitting diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, chronic wasting disease, brucellosis and parasites to one another. Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officers can order people to stop feeding wildlife due to concerns about the health and safety of wildlife, the safety of people or to prevent property damage. Additional enforcement action, up to and including charges and possible fines, may occur if orders issued are not adhered to.

Living with Coyotes

As residents of a community within a natural setting, residents should be aware of animals that frequent the area. a common visitor to our area are coyotes. Please click here for more information on living with coyotes in your community.

Education

Schools in the Area

Redwood Meadows designated school allocation is through Rockyview Schools. There are a several schools covering kindergarten to grade 12 and offering public, private, Catholic, and separate school programs.

  • Montessori School

    The Montessori Preschool of Redwood Meadows is open to families Redwood Meadows, Bragg Creek, Priddis, Springbank and Millarville.


    Children may start as young as 2 ½ years old as long as they are independent in the bathroom. There is a mix of ages in the class. Montessori philosophy believes it is important not to separate children out by age but instead to allow a community type of environment to develop with the older children becoming the role models for the younger children.


    The program takes a child through the kindergarten year. Most children will experience three years in the program with the same teacher allowing the teacher to really understand the learning process of each child.


    Ms. Rose has been involved in Montessori programs in the US and Canada for the past 30 years.  She received her elementary training in Bergamo, Italy and her preschool training in the US.


    For more information visit www.montessoriredwood.ca or email at [email protected] or call 403-701-4840

  • École Elbow Valley Elementary

    Elbow Valley Elementary is a 596 student Kindergarten to Grade Four school located in Springbank on the western edge of Calgary. We offer both English and French Immersion programs, at Elbow Valley School, with French Immersion comprising 38% of our student population. The majority of our students come from rural/acreage homes and most are bussed.


    École Elbow Valley Elementary is especially proud of our standards of Educational Excellence, our Respect and Responsibility initiatives, our Fine Arts programs, our award winning Daily Physical Education program, our Environmental commitment, our Bilingual and multi-cultural milieu, and our Community service.


    At Elbow Valley School enjoy a strong, mutually supportive and positive relationship with our School Council and the parents of our students. We are fortunate to have hundreds of volunteers working within our school throughout the year to help create positive learning experiences for our students. We also enjoy a sound business partnership with Calaway Park. École Elbow Valley Elementary is a true, positive example of the team work that exists between home, community and school.


    For more information please visit http://evalley.rockyview.ab.ca/

  • Spring Bank Middle School

    About Spring Bank Middle School

    Springbank Middle School serves the area immediately West of the City of Calgary, in a landscape dotted with acreages, ranches and hobby farms. The school itself serves area students in grades 5-8 and offers instruction in both English and French Immersion. Our French Immersion program is also available to students who reside in the Bragg Creek area.


    At Spring Bank Middle school, our school is characterized by high parental involvement which helps to ensure our students achieve at the highest level in their chosen field of endeavour. In our desire to help our students discover their latent talents and abilities, we offer a wide range of activities aimed at providing opportunities for student growth and expression in Academics, Visual and Performing Arts, Gifted Education, Athletics and Inquiry-based education (Science Fair, Destination Imagination).


    Vision

    “As 21st century learners, we care about self, others, learning, teaching and the earth.”


    Mission

    “At Springbank Middle School we create a nurturing engaging environment that prepares and inspires learners to be contributing citizens of the 21st century global community.”


    “A l’école Springbank Middle, nous créons un environnement attentive et stimulant qui prépare et incite nos apprenants à devenir des citoyens engages du 21e siècle qui sont sensibles à la globalisation.”


    We view engagement as being the key to our students’ participation, growth and development, whether that is in the school or abroad. Our goal is to constantly provide engaging activities and opportunities so our students aspire to be involved, contributing members of whatever activity they are involved in. Through that process, we will assist our students to develop the attitudes and behaviours they will need to be contributing members of society, now and in the future.


    School Motto

    The motto of our school is “We CARE” / “On s’occupe, on s’implique”


    School Mascot

    Springbank Middle School’s mascot is the “Eagle”.  An Eagle is proud, determined and always works hard. These values are reflected in our students and our school motto.


    School Colours

    Springbank’s school colours are green, gold & white.


    For more information please visit http://springmd.rockyview.ab.ca/

  • Springbank High School

    Hello and welcome to the Springbank Community High School.  Our community high school has many diverse programs and extracurricular activities that students may become involved in and we encourage students to immerse themselves in the many opportunities that are available; from sports and outdoor pursuits, arts, drama, and music to international travel excursions, the staff at Springbank High School invest in our students and support them not only in their academic endeavors but also helping them to develop a well-rounded experience while at Springbank Community High School and beyond.


    For more information on Springbank High School please visit http://springhs.rockyview.ab.ca/

  • Banded Peak School

    Banded Peak School is a community of learners committed to developing and fostering personal excellence, respect for the physical, natural and social environment, and responsible participation in our community.  


    We pride ourselves in building strong relationships between home, school and the broader community at Banded Peak School. Together we strive to enhance our ability to be the best that we can be. 


    Success for our students at Banded Peak School can be described by two words… personal excellence. It is our mission to encourage, enhance and acknowledge the students’ efforts to strive for personal excellence in every endeavour that they take on. Whether it be related to academics, the fine arts, sports, leadership or  good citizenship, we expect our students to make a commitment to ‘do the most with what they have’.


    Personal excellence therefore, is defined not by standards or comparisons to others, but by doing the absolute best with the skills, knowledge and abilities that they possess at that time.


    For more information on Banded Peak School please visit 

    https://bpeak.rockyview.ab.ca/

  • Little School House

     Please visit www.thelittleschoolhouse.ca for information and forms.


    Preschool Programs

    (Ages 3-4)


    3-Mornings 8:45am-11:45am (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) 

    3-Afternoon 12:15pm-3:15pm (Monday/Wednesday/Friday)


    *Please note all children must be independent in the washroom to enrol.


    For information on programming, please email teacher@thelittleschoolhouse.ca or call the school at 403-949-3939

Separate Schools

The separate schools program is provided by the Calgary Catholic School District. For more information about the Catholic school system and programs available to Rocky View residents, please visit the Calgary Catholic School District.

Post-Secondary Education

Health and Wellness

Health and Wellness in Redwood Meadows

There are many service providers in our area addressing overall health and wellness. From Yoga studios, to chiropractic care, to physiotherapy to overall mindfulness there are many businesses that are providing care to our community. Please see below for links to some of our local providers.

 

 

Care in the Creek is a family healthcare practice located in the heart of Bragg Creek, AB offering preventative and primary care for people of all ages.

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In 2009 a group of dedicated local residents got together to establish and steward sustainable primary health care in the Greater Bragg Creek area, Care in the Creek Medical Centre (CITC) was their brainchild. Care in the Creek opened its doors to the first patients in August 2012, and still stands as a ’one-of-a-kind’ success model of what is possible when a community comes together in partnership with other health-care stakeholders to achieve a desired outcome. Care in the Creek has become a model for other rural communities in addressing their needs for bringing primary care services to their community members.



Phone: 403-949-2457

Fax: 403-949-2424

Email: [email protected]

Address: Care in the Creek

P.O. Box 425, #11, 20 White Avenue, Bragg Creek, AB T0L 0K0

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities in Redwood Meadows Alberta

One of the best features of our community are our fabulous volunteers! Please use the sign up form if you are interested in volunteering in Redwood Meadows. Remember to include your area of interest!  Please Note: This is for the Community Association and NOT the fire department.  Please contact Redwood Meadows Emergency Services directly for volunteer firefighter positions.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Chatter Newsletter

Newsletter Archive

The Chatter is currently on a break. We hope to have it back soon

The Chatter Newsletter is printed on the first day of every month except July and August. The deadline to submit an ad is the 20th of the month prior to publication.


Links to the newsletter are posted on Facebook and distributed via email to subscribers. Additionally, paper copies are available at the mailboxes in Redwood Meadows, Redwood House, and the Bragg Creek Community Centre.


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