Relax, Rejuvenate – Here’s How

FITNESS, RECREATION & EDUCATION

BIKINI BOOT CAMP
3629, 3 Street SW
Contact: Kate Zia
Phone: 403-615-9805
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Website: www.bikinibootcamp.ca
Calling all ladies in Mission, Rideau/Roxboro, Elboya, Britannia and area. Bikini Boot Camp has finally arrived! Bikini Boot Camp is the premier female-only outdoor boot camp company in Calgary. Our unique “8-weeks to Fabulous” programs offer something for every woman. For more information about times and locations, visit our website at www.bikinibootcamp.ca.

CALGARY FENCING CLUB
3304 - 33 Street NW
NE Corner of VRRI Building
Phone: 403-246-5801
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Website: www.calgaryfencingclub.ca
Calling all swashbucklers to learn the exciting modern sport of fencing! The Calgary Fencing Club offers beginner classes for children and adults. Excellent coaches and custom-designed facility. Discover why it is nicknamed ‘Physical Chess’!


THE CALGARY ZOO
Phone: 403-232-9300
Website: www.calgaryzoo.com
Take your Time-Out at the Zoo! Enjoy a wreath making course, a gardening program, an ‘adults only’ behind the scenes, some armchair travel in our lecture series, be a keeper for a day or just come for a fantastic Sunday Brunch! See calgaryzoo.com under Educational Programs/Adult programs.

CHINOOK LEARNING SERVICES
2519 Richmond Road SE
Contact: 
Phone: 403-777-7224
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Website: chinooklearningservices.com
We offer hundreds of Adult and Child, Youth and Family courses at convenient locations across Calgary. Classes are reasonably priced and close to home. Our instructors are experienced and our learning environments are friendly and relaxed. Take a course for personal interest, professional development or just for the fun of it

FITNESS WITH KIDS INC.
McKenzie Towne, Shawnessy, & Arbour Lake
Contact: Erin
Phone: 403-619-5675
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Website: fitnesswithkids.ca
Fitness for moms, playtime for kids! Fitness for Kids provides fitness classes for moms with a play area for children 0-5 years of age! Many of the classes include a childcare provider to help with the kids while others integrate the children into the work out. Here are the classes: Bootcamp & Babysitting Parent & Tot Fit Together Mama Butts, Guts, & Cardio Weekend fitness without Kids Mini-Athletes (2-4 yr olds).

FITMOM
Contact: Monica Cooke
Phone: 403-874-4063
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Website: www.fitmomcanada.com
Are you pregnant or have you recently had a baby? FITMOM offers prenatal, postnatal, and beyond fitness classes, in-home personal training, and educational services. Whether you are a fitness beginner or seasoned veteran, the FITMOM programs will challenge you. Classes are now being offered throughout Calgary, Airdrie and Okotoks.

FREE HOUSE DANCE PLUS LTD
2020 12 Avenue NW
Contact: Kathie Bernard
Phone: 403-282-0555
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Website: freehousedance.com
Step into something new at Free House Dance! A talented assembly of dedicated professionals giving quality instruction to students of all levels and abilities, ages three to adult, with special "Boys Only" classes. Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Hiphop, Breakdance, Irish, Highland, African, Flamenco, Bellydance, Indo-Jazz (‘Bollywood’), Latin Fusion, Club Styles, Hooping, Drumming (djembe), Gyrokinesis, Yoga Fusion, Stretch & Release, Pilates and Flex & Tone.

OLYMPIC OVAL
University of Calgary
Phone: 403-220-7954
Website: www.oval.ucalgary.ca
Take some time out and go skating on the world’s fastest ice! Bring your skates or try speed skating (you can rent them from our skate shop.) Check our website for regular evening and weekend public skating times – including the Calgary Co-op Monday Night Skate For The Community, featuring free admission with a donation to the Food bank. You can also book a birthday party to remember, perfect for an Olympic year!

PLAYFIT CANADA
Calgary, Alberta
Contact: Margaret/Dawn
Phone: (403) 830-9326/(403) 874-4538
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Website: playfit.ca
Get fit & bring the kids! Kids play safely nearby while you sweat. Classes include cardio, strengthening and stretching. Shared babysitter, strollers and slings welcome, kids of all ages. 1st Class on us. Volunteer Community Coordinators (VCCs) continue to work out for free. 10-Card Pass $95.

SURVIVOR BOOTCAMP
Contact: Dione Chambers
Phone: 403.444.7788
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Website: survivorbootcamp.com
Survivor Bootcamp is Calgary's most popular co-ed fitness bootcamp. We offer a six week program, up to five days a week with a certified trainer. We incorporate all sorts of FUNctional activity including plyometrics, bodyweight exercise, resistance, speed agility and quickness drills and so much more. Visit us today at survivorbootcamp.com for more information on our one hour a day, five day a week, six week long fitness programs.

TED KORNAK SQUARE DANCE
Contact: Ted Kornak
Phone: 403-282-3047
Enjoy an evening of fun and fitness with friends at your home or elsewhere. Learn to square dance. Requirements: an open space 12ft x 12ft, 4 couples and grandma to look after the kids. The first lesson is free. For details and information call 403-282-3047.

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY CONTINUING EDUCATION
2500 University Drive NW
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 403-220-2866
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Website: www.conted.ucalgary.ca
Need some ‘me’ time? How about taking a Continuing Education course at the University of Calgary in... Business, Computing, Interior Design, Languages of the World, Parenting, Personal Finance, Photography, Web Design and more! Part-time courses are available evenings, weekends, on campus or online. Enroll today!

VRRI RECREATION CENTRE
3304-33rd Street NW
Contact: 
Phone: 403-284-2231
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Website: vrri.org
Take some time for yourself! Join one of our registered fitness classes. We offer classes both in and out of the water. Some titles include: Bellies and Bums, Mom & Baby Aquacize, Skip & Sculpt, Total Body Workout, and Discover Yoga to name a few. Check out our website!

THE YOUTH SINGERS OF CALGARY
1371 Hastings Crescent SE
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Phone: 403-234-9549
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Website: youthsingers.org
Why should kids have all the fun? SECOND CHANTS, is an adult division offered as a complement to the Youth Singers Performing Arts program. If you've been looking for a non-auditioned choir with a healthy balance of fun, friendship and music-making, then take a look at SECOND CHANTS. Join us Tuesday evenings 7:00—9:30 PM!

EMPLOYMENT


PARTYLITE GIFTS, LTD.
Contact: Catharine Gimbel
Phone: 403-720-3831
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Website: www.partylite.biz/catharinegimbel
Do you like candles? PartyLite Gifts offers you an Opportunity to earn extra income while enjoying beautiful candles. You determine your own income and hours. Or do you need a “Girls Night Out”? Book a show and receive your product at little or no charge. Or do you have a candle craving at 2am? Online ordering is now available. For information, call Independent Consultant Catharine Gimbel, at 403-720-3831.


HOBBIES


SMALL SOLDIER
438, 11520 24 Street SE (Douglas Square)
Phone: 403-203-2622
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Website: www.smallsoldier.ca
Did dad build models when he was a kid? He’ll love this! Small Soldier is a military-themed hobby store specializing in model kits and detailed tabletop gaming miniatures. We carry all the essential model-making supplies. Small Soldier hosts instructional model-building clinics for adults and children of all skill levels.

MEALTIME SOLUTIONS

BOSTON PIZZA
Website: bostonpizza.com
Calgary, Strathmore, Cochrane and Okotoks.
Boston Pizza offers more than 100 menu items including gourmet pastas, ribs, sandwiches, salads, delicious appetizers and mouth-watering desserts. Join us for lunch, dinner or a late night snack. Boston Pizza is open late seven days a week.

COPPER POT CREATIONS
11229- 30 Street SW
Contact: 
Phone: (403)585-4717
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Website: copperpotcreations.com
Healthy, convenient and creative prepared meals for the whole family. Entrees, soups, appetizers- just heat & serve! Copper Pot Creations facility is 100% free of gluten, wheat, dairy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, sesame, fish, shellfish and added sulphites. Visit our retail store or shop online. Free Calgary delivery!

DASHING DISHES
Phone: 403-471-1395
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Website: www.dashingdishes.com/Calgary
Dashing Dishes will help solve your dinnertime dilemma! Attend a Dashing Dishes session in a community hall near you and in two hours or less, you will assemble 12 different entrees for your family. Each entree serves 4 to 5 people but smaller portions are available too. Menus change monthly so you’ll never get bored. We focus on family-friendly meals. Check out the website for our informative video.


MAMALUV
Contact: Tracy Goodson-Mackay
Phone: 1-888-6-mamaluv (62-6258)
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Website: www.mamaluv.ca
The perfect gift idea! Delicious & nutritious catered meals to help make people’s lives a little easier when they need it most: new baby, get-well-soon, elderly parent, sympathy/condolences, busy professional, birthday, etc. Also the perfect dinner delivery for anyone who wants to eat well, but doesn’t have the time to cook!


PLAYGROUPS & COFFEEHOUSES


CALGARYPLAYGROUPS.COM
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Website: www.calgaryplaygroups.com
Welcome to Calgary’s newest website just for Moms and Caregivers. This free site is full of Community Playgroups, Forums, Parent Resources, Preschool and Childcare Information, Monthly Contests and Giveaways ! Every month one lucky member will win a $25 Toys R Us gift certificate!


COFFEE & S’CREAM
555 Northmount Drive NW
Contact: Sonja Litwack
Phone: 403-210-2020
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Website: www.coffeeandscream.ca
Come and relax at Coffee & S’cream’s full service coffee spot with a separate 2,000 sq. ft. play area for parents and tots. Children six months to six years can climb and slide, explore mats, ride around our 100-foot track plus more in our colorful, safe, clean, secure environment.


GYMANIACS
2, 125 - 1 Street East Cochrane, AB
Phone: 403-932-5104
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Website: www.gymaniacs.com
Join us in our child proof PlayGym and remember what being a kid is all about! Enjoy your favorite book in the comfort of our lounge chairs, secure in the knowledge that your child is safe, active & growing self-confidence in our ever-changing wonderland. Take the beautiful drive to Cochrane and discover why Gymaniacs is the PlayGym of choice for Cochrane & Calgary North parents!


JOSO'S PLAY AND LEARN CENTRES INC.
100-12018 Symons Valley Rd, NW
Contact: 
Phone: (403) 767-9922
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Website: josos.ca
Joso’s caters exclusively for the fun, entertainment, learning and development of children up to the age of six years. The 5,000-square-feet facility offers the services of a Preschool, Daycare, Drop-in child care, Birthday Parties and Indoor Playground (open to the public), all under the same roof; this is a dream come true for young families! Visit Joso’s... the new place that everyone is talking about!

PACT PARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER
7 locations in Calgary
Contact: Val
Phone: 403-670-1710
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Website: pact.9f.com
PACT offers you and your children opportunities for socializing with others as well parenting information and a stimulating play environment. Vist the website for times and locations near you. PACT also offers the Terrific Toddler program, call for more information.

PLAYTOPIA FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
#100, 26 Crystal Ridge Drive, Okotoks, AB
Contact: Angela Milner
Phone: 403-938-9444
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Website: www.playtopia.ca
Playtopia is a family entertainment center dedicated to providing a safe environment for all children. We pride ourselves on our friendly staff, clean facility and wholesome restaurant. Our three-storey climbing structure and bouncy castle are always a big hit. We look forward to becoming your child’s play paradise!

ROOM TO GROW
9 - 1330 - 15 Avenue SW
Contact: Shannon Kozak
Phone: 403-463-9565
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Website: www.room-to-grow.ca
No baby is too young to join! Come meet other moms while your kids play with our large collection of wooden toys, sculpt with play dough, create an art project, and explore our discovery centre. Songs, rhymes and a story end the class and keep a smile on your face for the rest of the day. Playgroup classes for children 0 to three. Parented Preschool for two-and-a-half to four. Preschool for three to five.


QUICK ESCAPES & EXCURSIONS


AIRDRIE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Website: www.airdriefestivaloflights.com
The Airdrie Festival of Lights is western Canada’s largest outdoor free walk through light display. The family-focused event is held every night in December in Airdrie’s Nose Creek Park. Come out and enjoy live stage entertainment, train rides, hot chocolate, Santa’s workshop and much more. Admission and parking is free for everyone.


CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
205 - 8 Avenue SE
Contact: CPO Box Office
Phone: 403-571-0849
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Website: www.cpo-live.com
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra offers family-friendly concerts designed to inspire, entertain and create memories that will last a lifetime. The CPO’s two signature family-focused Series, Saturday Morning at the Symphony and Symphony Sundays for Kids, are full of wonderful music and interactive opportunities to meet musicians and get up close to their instruments. For adults and kids and everyone in between, these series are for the young and young at heart.


DIAMOND WILLOW ARTISAN RETREAT
Box 1118, Turner Valley, AB
Contact: Pat Lothrop
Phone: 403-933-5755
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Website: www.diamondwillowartisanretreat.com
Get away to Alberta’s newest luxury retreat. Create in flexible studio space, enjoy wholesome meals, and comfortable accommodations. Bring a group up to 10 and immerse yourselves in uninterrupted time. Just 1 hour southwest of Calgary, bordered by Lineham Creek, the retreat will embrace you. Check our website for scheduled programs or create your own.


FORT CALGARY
750 - 9 Avenue SE
Phone: 403-290-1875
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Website: www.fortcalgary.com
The heart of Calgary is red, the scarlet red of the North West Mounted Police tunic. When the NWMP built their fort at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in 1875, they laid the foundations for the city we enjoy today. Discover the hopes and dreams of the Mounted Police and Calgary in a lively Interpretive Centre or visit The Deane House Restaurant for a bite to eat.

GLENBOW MUSEUM
130-9th Avenue SE
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Phone: 403-268-4110
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Website: glenbow.org
Fill up on art for lunch. Join us for a new series of noon-time talks, short tours and performances designed to meet your busy schedule. Take in one of our 30 minute talks in the gallery, enjoy a longer presentation in our theatre or let loose and participate in Laughter Yoga.

HERITAGE PARK
1900 Heritage Drive SW
Phone: 403-268-8500
Website: heritagepark.ca
Heritage Park is Canada’s largest living history museum. Located on 127 acres of lush parkland, Heritage Park features over 150 exhibits, daily interpretive activities, special events and hands-on fun. Visit our new, world class Gasoline Alley Museum. Ride on our Steam locomotive, our SS Moyie Paddlewheeler or simply enjoy a horse drawn wagon ride and antique midway rides. Relive the adventures of Western Canada’s past today!

MOUNTAIN VIEW HELICOPTERS
402 A Otter Bay
Contact: Lori Bergeron
Phone: 403 286-7186
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Website: mvheli.com
Mountain View Helicopters offers Helicopter Rides year-round at our Calgary base, and from mid-June to Labour Day at our Horseshoe Canyon base near Drumheller, AB. We also offer Discovery Flights for those wanting to experience piloting a helicopter. Calgary Flights start at 30 min in length, while the Drumheller flights are very economical for the entire family starting at 5 min per flight. Call for details.

SHAKERS FUN CENTRE
9900 Venture Avenue SE
Phone: 403-236-2213
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Website: www.shakerscalgary.com
Calgary’s largest year-round fun centre has something for all ages! Go karts, mini golf, laser tag, climbing wall and indoor playground! Host the most fun-tastic birthday party for any age or bring out your sports club for some bonding time! Shakers also hosts team building and many other corporate events. For a unique and memorable party or day out, come to Shakers!


RETAIL

CHAOS . . . SIMPLIFIED
Box 114
Contact: Corri Bitner
Phone: 403-822-3737
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Website: chaossimplified.com
The Ultimate Womans Day Planner that makes it possible to breathe once in a while, and still keep the majority of your sanity intact. The space to plan it all . . goals, dreams, bills, priorities and even your supper plan! The most amazing, unique, marvelous, out of this world feature - the one that sets this planner on a whole new level - is the format.

MARKET MALL
3625 Shaganappi Trail NW
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Website: www.marketmall.ca
Market Mall is Calgary’s family-friendly destination for top brands, trendy restaurants, rejuvenating spas and more stores than any other mall in Calgary. Let’s shop! Cards take the guesswork out of gift giving. They’re available in any denomination and accepted at 220 stores. Get yours at Guest Services.


SOUTHCENTRE MALL
100 Anderson Road SE
Contact: Vera Maguire
Phone: 403-225-5331
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Website: www.southcentremall.com
At Southcentre, we have created a unique shopping experience designed to make your shopping more comfortable, more convenient and less stressful. With over 180 shops, services and restaurants, Southcentre caters to any customer. Did you know that we have kids’ strollers with built-in DVDs playing kids programming courtesy of KSPS Public Television? They are free of charge at the Customer Service Centre. We look forward to seeing you soon!


SUPPORT & SERVICES


A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING
Phone: 403-998-8439
Website: www.aplaceforeverything.ca
A Place for Everything can show you ways to conquer your clutter and get organized. We can manage any project you have neither the time nor patience to handle by yourself. Specializing in creative problem-solving and designing solutions that last. Creating order; relieving stress; improving your life.


CREATIVE KIDS/GREEN LEARNING ACADEMY
#150, 7260 - 12 Street SE
Contact: Stephanie
Phone: 403-873-1966
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Website: www.dropandshop.net
Drop and Shop Program - Nov. 22 to Dec. 24. Shopping with the Kids, Why? Your children will be engaged in exciting and fun-filled activities while you prepare for the holidays in peace. Weekend programs start Nov. 22 and weekends and evenings begin Dec. 1 to 24. Conveniently located minutes from 5 major shopping areas at Glenmore and Deerfoot. Only $9.50/hour per child! Pre-register your child today! Call Stephanie at 403-873-1966.


ECKERT PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATION CENTRE
Unit A, 2220 7 Avenue NW
Contact: Darlene Rochow
Phone: 403-230-2959
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Website: www.beaparentingpro.com
Today’s parents know their kids don’t come with a “manual.” That’s where Eckert Centre fits in; we give loving parents this manual through affordable parent education classes. The Successful Parent’s Toolbox™ seminar series provides parents Eckert’s straight forward “warm-firm” parenting method which is grounded solidly in the science of child development leaving parents feeling confident in raising kind and responsible children. Eckert Centre also offers counseling, coaching, learning assessments and special education services.

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE CANADA
Contact: Ruth Buffam

Phone: 403.818.5295
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Website: positivediscipline.ca
Positive Discipline Canada offers workshops and resources based on the Positive Discipline program by Dr. Jane Nelsen.   Positive Discipline focuses on the development of mutually respectful and encouraging relationships and is neither punitive nor permissive in its approach.Workshops and speakers are available for parents, teachers, childcare providers, parent educators and organizations.

TOPS – TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
Box 9 Site 2 RR 2, Cochrane, AB, T4C 1A2
Contact: Sandra Seidlitz, Regional Director
Phone: 403-923-4662
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Website: www.tops.org
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight support group. TOPS advocates a basic exchange menu plan and moderate exercise for losing weight and maintaining it. You may visit a meeting free of charge. TOPS will help you create a new lifestyle for weight loss. Local Contact: Coordinator Elaine Sinotte; phone 403-274-7554.


WELCOME WAGON
Phone: 1-866-627-6070
Website: www.welcomewagon.ca
The only national, Canadian-owned, free greeting service for families experiencing a lifestyle change. Greeting people who are undergoing lifestyle changes with a friendly visit including moving to a new neighbourhood, planning a wedding, expecting a baby, a new executive, manager or professional.


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