Lakewood to host March Winterfest

By John Watson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Lakewood of Strathmore and Connect First Credit Union are hosting a Winterfest in March, aiming to showcase new developments in the community of Lakewood.

“Winterfest is not only to show off all of our amazing builders – so we’ll have a meet the builders, the show homes will be open, but also, we’re going to have a lot of fun for the kids and family to really show what Strathmore and Lakewood is all about,” said Scott Silva, director of sales and marketing with Lakewood of Strathmore. “We invite everybody from Strathmore, Calgary, we are going to have on-location radio, we are going to be giving away maple syrup toffee, we are going to have fire pits there with our friends from the town so we will be able to cook smores, free hot chocolate and coffee, and then we will also have a street hockey tournament on our sports court.”

Silva added another objective of the event is to raise awareness towards Lakewood of Strathmore’s fundraising efforts for Not In My City – a facilitative organization which raises awareness and takes preventative actions against human trafficking and sexual exploitation, particularly on children and youth. 

Lakewood of Strathmore is committing to donating $1,000 from every lot sold in Phase 2A of Lakewood’s development to Not In My City.

“Once all of the lots are sold in Phase 2A, we will be doing a cheque presentation. We only have six lots left available, so once those are sold, we will be donating all that money to Not In My City,” said Silva. “Nearly all of our lots in 2A are sold and our builders are building new homes already … We are progressing quite well and we are actually moving very quickly towards Phase 2B, and then are ultimately continuing to develop the community into Phase 3, which is the lake.”

Though the Winterfest is aimed to be an annual event, last year’s celebration was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. 

This year, however, should the weather turn sour, Silva said there will be tents, garages and fire pits, in addition to the show homes being open to keep patrons warm.

“What we want to do is show off the community. We want to show off the lifestyle that is here out in Strathmore – small town living with all the big city amenities, and especially our builders,” said Silva. 

Lakewood of Strathmore’s Winterfest is scheduled to take place March 2, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Lakewood, at and around Brave Park.