Community

Recreation and Cultural Programs
Recreation and Cultural Facilities
Town of Crossfield Parks
Alberta Centennial Celebration
Sod turning for the new Splash Park
Municipal grants guide
Calgary Regional Partnership

Recreation and Cultural Programs

If you have any ideas or suggestions for additional recreational/cultural programs, please contact the Town Office at 946-5565.

Town of Crossfield Recreation Program


This program is offered to youth aged 12 years and up. It runs one day a week through the months of July and August. Register your kids at the Town Office or at the Farmer's Market every Thursday night. Pre-registration and payment is required to confirm your child's spot.

• 2007 Summer Recreation Activities
• 2007 Summer Recreation Program Registration Form
• Weekend Warriors Entertainment Ltd. - Waiver and release form
• University of Calgary Climbing Room - Child informed consent

Call the Town Office at 946-5565 for more information.

Crossfield Summer Day Camp


This program is offered by a local volunteer group for younger children and runs weekly through the months of July and August. Contact the Town Office for more information.

Story Hour


The Crossfield Municipal Library offers story hour for children aged 3-5 years every Wednesday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the Masonic hall. Bring your children out for some fun and education during the fall and winter months.

For more information, contact the library at 946-4232.

Collicutt Siding Golf Programs


The Collicutt Siding Golf Course offers several golf programs and leagues for individuals of all ages. The junior program is designed for youth aged 12-17 years and offers 6 lessons during May and June as well as a junior day every Tuesday morning during the months of July and August. Leagues include Men's on Tuesday evenings, Ladies on Wednesday mornings and evenings, and senior's on Thursday mornings.

For more information contact the golf course at 946-2343 or visit their website - www.collicuttgolf.com.

Rocky View Adult Education


Rocky View Adult Education provides courses on a wide range of topics.

For more information or to register for a class visit their website - www.rockyview.ab.ca/rvae.

Beavers and Cubs


The Beavers and Cubs groups offer a wide range of activities for Crossfield and area youth. A field trip is scheduled once a month to visit farms, go camping, hiking, etc. They also provide educational activities to earn badges and participate in a Christmas food drive in conjunction with the Crossfield Volunteer Fire Department. The Beavers and Cubs groups meet every Monday night at the United Church from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

Contact Marilyn Gamble at 946-4498 or Gail Longeway at 946-4340 for more information.

Girl Guides


Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Path Finders, and Senior Branches all offer a wide range of activities to the youth of Crossfield. Fundraising by selling mint and chocolate/vanilla cookies is a large part of keeping these programs running.

For more information or to register your child, contact Dawn Gilchrist at 946-4262.

Town of Crossfield Clubs and Organizations

• Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts
• Bridge Club
• Crossfield Agricultural Society
• Crossfield Curling Club
• Crossfield Elks
• Crossfield Figure Skating Club
• Crossfield Initiative for Talent in Youth (C.I.T.Y)
• Crossfield Legion Branch # 113
• Crossfield Lions Club
• Crossfield/Madden 4-H Beef Club
• Crossfield Minor Baseball (see schedule below)
  
• Crossfield Minor Hockey
• Crossfield Minor Soccer Association
• Crossfield Royal Purple
• Eastern Star
• Golden Key Club
• Horizon Tae Kwon Do
• Masons
• Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Path Finders, and Senior Branches

Recreation and Cultural Facilities

• Pete Knight Memorial Center
• Crossfield Curling Club
• Collicutt Siding Golf Course
• Crossfield Rodeo Grounds
• Crossfield Municipal Library
• Crossfield Golden Key Club
• Crossfield Fishing Ponds
• Outdoor Skating Rink
• Crossfield Churches

more about these facilities...

Town of Crossfield Parks

Girl's Baseball Tournament
(Photo compliments of Moments by Marlene Photography)

The Town of Crossfield has 6 main parks along with numerous unnamed green spaces:

1. McCaskill Park is the Town's main outdoor recreational area. It has 2 softball/fastball diamonds, 1 hardball diamond, 1 soccer field with a 400 meter running track, and a skateboard park, new in 2004. This park also has a small playground area and a seasonal concession with functional washrooms.
   
   
2. Veteran's Park is an 11 acre park with 2 memorial forests planted by the Crossfield Legion and the Crossfield United Church. It also has a toboggan hill and pathways through a natural treed area.
   
   
3. Banta Park is the Town's central park with matured trees and bushes, play equipment for children of all ages, a paved area for basketball, and is the proposed site for a new splash park.
   
   
4. Murdoch Park has 2 soccer fields designed for smaller children, a playground area, and a small toboggan hill.
   
   
5. Walker and Wigle Parks both have play equipment and open green spaces for children of all ages.

Another park is currently being developed in the Sunset Ridge development. This 1 acre park will have a playground area with various trees and shrubs incorporated into it.

Alberta Centennial Celebration - 2005

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Sod turning for new Splash Park

Mayor Mike Budd along with Deputy Mayor Kevin Wallace, Councillors Joel Steenhart, Jacky Vang and Norma Lang at the sod turning for the new Splash Park in Banta Park in Crossfield. The Splash Park will be ready for use this summer and a welcome addition to the community.

Municipal Grants Guide

 

This handbook aims to enhance Alberta Municipalities ability to access information regarding Provincial Financial Assistance.

2006 Municipal Financial Assistance

Calgary Regional Partnership

Information regarding the Calgary Regional Land Use Plan and other projects and reports available here!

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