Urban Canopy & Airport Noise
You may have noticed that more and more of our mature, stately public trees (city owned) are being destroyed in the name of development.
Unfortunately, public trees do not enjoy the level of protection we all think they do.
Those public trees that are growing on boulevards are generally safe, although we have lost some of those as well. The challenge is that a large part of Renfrew does not have boulevards so the public trees just seamlessly blend in with private lots.
The City of Calgary does not advise the Community Association when a public tree is due for removal or cutback, relying only on notices (like in the image) to spread the word.
These posters are small and are often overlooked so the Renfrew Community Association has no sure way of determining how many public trees have been lost over the years. We are asking for your assistance in this regard.
A similar public notice poster is attached to city trees that are dead or beyond rehabilitation and are to be removed by the city. We are interested in keeping track of these as well.
If you see any of these public notices on any city trees in Renfrew, please advise us.
Have you heard of the Airport Community Consultative Committee (ACCC)?
The Purpose of the ACCC is to:
• Provide interface between the Airport Authority and its stakeholders
• Provide a forum for the exchange of relevant information amongst all stakeholders
• Enhance awareness and understanding of aeronautical noise management issues
• Discuss and analyze noise management issues
• Provide a forum for the discussion of potential operational options
The ACCC (which consists of delegates from community associations; Federation of Calgary Communities; City of Calgary, City of Airdrie, Town of Chestermere and County of Rockyview; Air Canada and WestJet; Transport Canada; and NavCanada) meets four times a year. The Calgary Airport Authority continues to support ACCC members by providing sharing materials after each meeting.
Message our ACCC representative here:
UPDATE Dec 2025
The West Runway Rehabilitation is on-time and under-budget, and is now operational!. You may notice air traffic changes and more traffic coming back over Renfrew again, once the west runway (17R35L) is fully functioning in December. If you have any comments, questions or concerns please address them to: https://www.yyc.com/en-us/noise-management/submit-a-concern