Priority booking
Hockey rink in winter. Pickleball courts in summer. Summer rink slab for parties. Members get booking windows before the general public, show up at 6 PM instead of 10 PM.
See facilities →
The rink. The building. The gardens. The pickleball courts. The parking lot. The City does NOT maintain any of it, neighbours do, and $20 memberships fund the parts that need money. Joining isn't about perks. It's how you pay your share of the place you already live.
5.5 cents a day · pays one week of building heat in February · funds the rink-flooding crew
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Signal Hill · SW Calgary
For neighbours who've been here a while
Most board members joined because they finally figured out there was no City worker quietly running the rink. If that sounds like you, there's no application, no interview, no minimum commitment. Send us a note or come to the next monthly meeting (open to all members).
Most community associations don't break this down. We do, because when you pay in, you deserve to know what it bought.
Flooding, maintenance, skate-shack supplies, the Zamboni volunteers run every weekend from December to February.
Neighbour Day, Community Cleanup, Skate Nights, Easter hunts. Food, equipment, insurance, permits.
Pickleball courts, the summer rink rental, our online booking system, Westside Rec partnership.
Newsletter, website, the small admin that keeps a volunteer-run board functional.
So one bad year doesn't kill the rink. The board is required to keep a reserve, this is how it's built.
Approximate allocation, FY 2025. Full audited financials are presented at the AGM every October.
Hockey rink in winter. Pickleball courts in summer. Summer rink slab for parties. Members get booking windows before the general public, show up at 6 PM instead of 10 PM.
See facilities →Your card gets deals at local business partners, coffee shops, home services, realtors, restaurants in the Signal Hill business district. The list grows every month.
See partners →Board elections, annual priorities, capital project approvals, decided by members at the October AGM. Your $20 buys a seat at the table and a say in what gets built next.
How AGM works →Our community newsletter, events before they go public, city notices that actually affect you, local business spotlights, what the board's up to. Direct to your inbox.
See a past issue →Neighbour Day vendor booths. Cleanup shifts. Easter Hunt spots. Skate Night tickets. Members get early access before the general rush, so you're never fighting for a spot.
Upcoming events →Sell the snow blower. Find a piano teacher. Ask if anyone's seen the cat. Members get to post freely on the Signal Hill classifieds board, without wading through a Facebook thread.
See the board →Not a fee. A vote of confidence.
A neighbourhood is what happens when enough neighbours show up to run things. When they pay the $20 that lets someone else run the rink. When they vote at the AGM because they care who's deciding. When they show up at Neighbour Day, and at the cleanup the weekend after.
You can live next to a community without being part of one. Most people do. That's fine, but it's a missed thing. Because a neighbourhood is the stuff that only exists when neighbours keep doing it on purpose. Kids' bike lessons. Skate nights with a bonfire. The lost-cat flyer that actually gets the cat home.
$20/year is the cost of deciding to be part of it.
Everyone gets the same benefits, priority booking, discounts, voting, newsletter, classifieds. Choose based on where you live and how much you want to pitch in.
$20/ year
Resident
For anyone living in Signal Hill, Sienna Hills, Richmond Hill, and surrounding blocks.
$30/ year
Non-Resident
For neighbours in adjacent communities who use our facilities and events, Westgate, Glendale, Strathcona, Aspen.
$100/ year
Supporter
For members who can help fund more than their share, it goes directly into the reserve and programs.
No. Anyone can join, if you live in one of the adjacent communities (Westgate, Glendale, Aspen, Strathcona, etc.) and use our rink, pickleball courts, or events, grab the non-resident tier at $30.
Memberships run April 1 → March 31. Join any time, your first year is pro-rated-equivalent (you get the full year regardless of when you sign up in the calendar).
Annual General Meeting, late October. We review the year's financials, vote on board positions, approve priorities and budget for the following year. Members who've been active 90+ days get full voting rights. Usually two hours, usually pizza.
Not directly, a community association isn't a registered charity. The Supporter tier above $20 may include a tax-receiptable portion through our Casino fundraising partner; ask our treasurer if this matters for you.
Just use the same email you signed up with when you book at shca.ca/pages/facilities, our system recognizes you automatically and applies the member rate. At partner businesses, mention you're an SHCA member; we'll send out member-card details before the year is out.
Email info@shca.ca, seriously. We have a small community-access fund for neighbours in tight spots. Nobody who wants to be in gets left out over $20.
Yes. Full audited financials are presented at every October AGM. The board has a treasurer (see our board), an external auditor, and a documented reserve policy. Email us if you want specifics before joining, we'll send them.
Volunteer, run for the board, or recommend a local business to join as a Partner. Start at our volunteer page, we need hands for every event.
Join the neighbours.
Prefer to pay another way? Email us, we take e-transfer, cheque, or in-person at events.