The Uplands
Welcome to The Uplands, a picturesque community nestled in the hills of northwest Calgary. Designed with nature in mind, our neighborhood feels like a beautiful park, with winding walking and biking trails, lush green spaces, and thoughtfully landscaped gardens. Our residents take great pride in maintaining the community’s charm, with many volunteers contributing their time to keep the shared spaces looking their best.
The Uplands is part of the Hawkwood community, offering a perfect blend of natural beauty and convenient urban living. With easy access to schools, shopping, and essential services, families and individuals alike enjoy a peaceful yet connected lifestyle. The Uplands Homeowners Association (UHA) plays a vital role in fostering community spirit and managing shared amenities, ensuring a safe, vibrant, and welcoming environment for all residents.
The Uplands is part of the Hawkwood community, offering a perfect blend of natural beauty and convenient urban living. With easy access to schools, shopping, and essential services, families and individuals alike enjoy a peaceful yet connected lifestyle. The Uplands Homeowners Association (UHA) plays a vital role in fostering community spirit and managing shared amenities, ensuring a safe, vibrant, and welcoming environment for all residents.
Residents of The Uplands benefit from a variety of exclusive amenities, including access to the community centre, which features recreational facilities like a swimming pool, fitness area, and courts for basketball, tennis, pickleball and squash. These shared spaces not only encourage an active lifestyle but also offer opportunities for neighbors to connect and socialize.
Whether you're enjoying a peaceful walk through the green spaces, participating in community events, or simply appreciating the stunning views of the Rockies, The Uplands offers a unique sense of community and belonging.
We invite you to explore everything The Uplands has to offer and experience the warmth and beauty of our neighborhood firsthand!
Whether you're enjoying a peaceful walk through the green spaces, participating in community events, or simply appreciating the stunning views of the Rockies, The Uplands offers a unique sense of community and belonging.
We invite you to explore everything The Uplands has to offer and experience the warmth and beauty of our neighborhood firsthand!
Thanks to grants from the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP), the Uplands has been able to enhance and upgrade its community spaces since 2010, ensuring that our facilities continue to meet the needs of our residents.
Uplands in Hawkwood Homeowner Services Provided
Overview of Services Provided
Residents of The Uplands benefit from a variety of exclusive amenities, including access to the community recreational facilities like a swimming pool, fitness area, and courts for basketball, tennis, pickleball and squash. These shared spaces not only encourage an active lifestyle but also offer opportunities for neighbours to connect and socialize. The Uplands Homeowners’ Association was established to ensure the continued beautification and esthetics of the community. Through active support of the community and guided by the Articles of the Association, the UHA provides residents with the following services:
1. Manage and maintain the shared assets of the community on behalf of the community
2. Provide security oversight of the community and UHA assets
3. Establish and manage the communities’ fitness facilities
4. Provide and manage member’s trailer storage area (RV Lot)
5. Establish and operate multiple daytime, evening and weekend fitness and wellness programs
6. Establish and provide community engagement and social events
7. Manage, enforce and evolve the Architectural Controls for the community
8. Provide and manage rentals of the facility meeting room
9. Recruit and support human resources for operations of the UHA
10. Manage the financial operations of the Homeowners Association
ii. Monitor and control Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and the Capital expenditures
iii. Engage external auditors and provide an annual audit
11. Manage the business operations of the Homeowners Association
Residents of The Uplands benefit from a variety of exclusive amenities, including access to the community recreational facilities like a swimming pool, fitness area, and courts for basketball, tennis, pickleball and squash. These shared spaces not only encourage an active lifestyle but also offer opportunities for neighbours to connect and socialize. The Uplands Homeowners’ Association was established to ensure the continued beautification and esthetics of the community. Through active support of the community and guided by the Articles of the Association, the UHA provides residents with the following services:
1. Manage and maintain the shared assets of the community on behalf of the community
- Maintenance of the facility and grounds
- Establish qualified contractors for day to day maintenance or troubleshooting
- Ensure facility is safely operated and equipment maintained
- Daily testing and reporting of pool operations per city regulations
- Facility cleaning
- Provide landscaping and maintain community flowers and trees
- Provide snow clearing on community walkways
- Conduct periodic facility capital reserve study
2. Provide security oversight of the community and UHA assets
- Provide community access video monitoring
- Support community crime watch group
- Liaise with police services for criminal activities
- Montor and respond to facility and equipment alarms and alerts
3. Establish and manage the communities’ fitness facilities
- Playground
- Outdoor tennis court
- Outdoor pickle ball court
- Indoor racquet court (configurable for squash, racquetball and badminton)
- Basketball area
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Sauna
- Fitness trails (city asset)
4. Provide and manage member’s trailer storage area (RV Lot)
- Establish and collect rental fees
- Conduct annual lottery for storage spaces
- Secure and maintain the RV Lot
5. Establish and operate multiple daytime, evening and weekend fitness and wellness programs
- Yoga classes
- Dance classes
- Cardio exercise classes
6. Establish and provide community engagement and social events
- Christmas light setup and takedown
- Stampede Breakfast
- Thursday coffee morning
- Community cleanup
- Recruit and support organizers and volunteers for the social events
- Prepare and publish community newsletters
- Maintain and update the UHA Community website
- Conduct and analyse homeowner surveys
- Provide a focus point to address homeowner concerns
7. Manage, enforce and evolve the Architectural Controls for the community
- Establish exterior design standards for our community
- Provide controls on any exterior development or changes of residences
- Research and evolve the architectural controls
- Communicate architectural controls
- Approve desired modifications
8. Provide and manage rentals of the facility meeting room
- Market use of facility both internally and externally
- Establish rental fees
- Manage the booking software and rental collections
- Provide supervision coverage during rented times with safety, damage and lock up services
9. Recruit and support human resources for operations of the UHA
- Hire and support Facility Manager
- Hire support staff (provides opportunity for part-time work for UHA family members)
- Manage payroll
- Manage recruitment
- Manage performance review and feedback
10. Manage the financial operations of the Homeowners Association
- Provide onboarding for new homeowners
- Establish and manage monthly fee collections
- Manage accounts payable and receivable
- Manage UHA banking
- Conduct monthly accounting
- Establish and manage Capital reserve fund
- Provide oversight and monthly review of financial operations
- Seek funding where applicable from government agencies
- Establish and evolve financial controls
ii. Monitor and control Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and the Capital expenditures
iii. Engage external auditors and provide an annual audit
11. Manage the business operations of the Homeowners Association
- Prepare and conduct the AGM and the Fall Resident Meeting
- Provide all required regulatory reporting
- Annual election of Officers and Directors of the association
- Ensure compliance with the Articles of Association