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ASSOCIATIONS, SUPPORT, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION

DENISE BOURGEAULT, REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST
224, 555 Strathcona Boulevard SW
Contact: Denise Bourgeault
Phone: 403-620-2183
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Website: www.westhillscounselling.com
Denise offers individual, couple, and family therapy. Some of the issues she works with are depression, anxiety, self-esteem, healing from trauma and abuse, relationship problems, parenting, and spirituality. Her therapeutic approach is based on her belief that mind, body and soul are all interconnected and need to be in balance with one another. It is her desire to help people find that balance, and to find peace.

CALGARY HEALTH REGION PERINATAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Phone: 403-781-1450
Website: www.birthandbabies.com
Over 30 courses for expectant families, dads, siblings, grandparents and even pets! Check our calendar or website for Baby and You for Moms, Daddies and Babies, Refresher Date Night, Sleep Workshop for Tired Parents, Baby Signing, Twins and Triplets, Childbirth Essentials and much more. Register early!

CALGARY HEALTH REGION “GROWING MIRACLES”
Phone: 403-943-LINK (5465)
A reminder to all parents who do not have the “Growing Miracles - The First Six Years With Your Child” resource. Please visit your Community Health Centre and ask for your FREE Copy.

CALGARY LEARNING CENTRE
3930 20 Street SW
Contact: Reception
Phone: 403-686-9300
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Website: www.calgarylearningcentre.com
The Calgary Learning Centre helps children, youth and adults with learning literacy and attention difficulties. They provide diagnosis and support to those with learning disabilities, AD/HD and literacy issues. The library has the largest specialized collection on learning and literacy difficulties in Western Canada. Their website has free online seminars.

CHILDREN’S LINK SOCIETY
Phone: 403-230-9158
Website: www.childrenslink.ca
The Children’s Link Society is a resource service for families who have children with special needs. We connect families to supports and services as well as other families. Our Family Link Program provides opportunities for a family to meet with other families in an unbiased and non-judgmental atmosphere.

COBBLESTONE HEALTH LTD./JUDITH COBB
Canyon Meadows
Contact: Judith Cobb
Phone: 403-287-2991
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Website: www.cobblestonehealth.com
Judith Cobb is a Master Herbalist, Nutritional Consultant Practitioner, Certified Iridologist, Childbirth Educator and mother of seven. She offers private consultations for people of all ages and with all health concerns, teaches natural health webinars and live workshops for corporations, leisure learning, and special interest groups. Judith’s goal is to empower people with knowledge, support, & practical ideas to improve their health and enjoy radiant energy and total wellness.

CONTROL ASTHMA NOW!
Calgary Health Region
Phone: 403-943-9139
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Website: www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/ican
Don’t let asthma take your breath away! Visit the Calgary Health Region “iCAN” website for all your asthma information needs online - animated device demonstrations, medication questions, triggers, tools, links and more all at your fingertips. Learn how you can say “I CAN control my asthma now (iCAN).”

DONNA GOULD COUNSELING AND CONSULTING
Suite 202, 1235 - 17 Avenue SW
Phone: 403-228-1518
Chartered Psychologist works with children, adolescents, and families in a holistic manner. Symptoms are viewed as originally adaptive behaviors, which have outgrown their usefulness. Service areas include self-esteem, trauma resolution (e.g. emotional, physical, sexual abuse), developmental issues, play-therapy, parenting issues, school performance and hypnosis for emotional and physical conditions.

GO2
Website: www.go2calgary.com
Children learn from their parents. Set an active example.

DR. SUZANNE LEMIEUX
Clinical and Consulting Psychologist
Phone: 403-607-0747
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Dr. Lemieux is a mental health consultant with the Calgary Health Region. In her private practice, she specializes in the assessment and treatment of sexual problems; trauma and abuse; emotional difficulties (depression, anxiety, self-esteem); relationship problems; and life transitions (e.g. balancing family and work). Evening appointments are welcome.

MACDONALD PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Suite 204, 908 - 17 Avenue SW
Contact: Dr. Brent Macdonald
Phone: 403-229-3455
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Website: www.mps.ca
Macdonald Psychological Services offers a full range of psychoeducational assessments and counselling services. Using individual and family-oriented approaches to working with school-aged children, adolescents, and post-secondary students, Dr. Brent Macdonald brings over 15 years of experience in working with issues including learning difficulties, attention problems, anxiety, and school-related strategy instruction.

MASTERMIND COGNITIVE TRAINING
Phone: 403-243-9533
Website: www.mastermindtraining.ca
At Mastermind, we enhance the underlying cognitive skills that lead to more proficient learning with three unique, dynamic and powerful programs that offer new hope to families. Developed by a leading team of psychologists, the effectiveness of these one-on-one programs is indisputable as they have been used in over 2000 schools, universities, hospitals and clinics to help with such skills as attention and focus, logic and reasoning, comprehension, language processing, auditory analysis (fundamental to reading and spelling), visual processing and memory. Call today to book your free assessment.

MOROZ CHILD PSYCHOLOGY GROUP INC.
2219 2 Street SW
Contact: Kelly Moroz
Phone: 403-541-1199
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Website: www.morozchildpsychology.com
Moroz Child Psychology Group Inc. is an amalgamation of Alberta Registered Psychologists whose expertise surrounds assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children and teens. Our areas of proficiency surround the detection of Learning Disabilities, Giftedness, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Treatment includes ameliorating Depression, Anxiety disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, as well as strategies for increasing compliance in oppositional children, and enhancing adolescent/parent communication.

NEW BEGINNINGS Doula Services Ltd.
Phone: 403-990-3837

POST NATAL HELPERS LTD.
Contact: Lynn
Phone: 403-640-0844
Post Natal Helpers Ltd. provides part-time childcare services for families with newborns, toddlers, preschoolers and/or special needs children. While we are in the home, the parent has the option to stay, to rest or to leave. Post Natal Helpers are available in the daytime as well as evenings and weekends.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION CARE

Alberta Dental Association
Phone: 1-800-843-3848
Website: www.abda.ab.ca
Alberta Dental Association and College Phone: 1-780-432-1012
or toll free in Alberta: 1-800-843-3848
The Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA+C) registers dentists and ensures that the oral health of Albertans is advanced through safe, available, affordable, quality and ethical dental services.

THE ALBERTA SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTISTS
Website: www.braces.org
Orthodontists receive an additional two to three years of specialized education beyond dental school to learn the proper way to align and straighten teeth. To find an orthodontist near you, ask your dentist or visit braces.org. Log on today to receive more information. See More Than A Smile. See An Orthodontist.

DR. CLAUDE BOUTIN
Market Mall Executive Professional Centre
Suite 124, 4935 - 40 Avenue NW
Phone: 403-284-5202
Orthodontics is about more than braces, wires and plastic. It’s about small changes that make a big difference. We strive for the best Orthodontic results by using only the best in Orthodontic technology, but we know that what counts is helping people feel better about their teeth and about themselves.

CALGARY HEALTH REGION ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Phone: 403-22-TEETH (228-3384)
Website: www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/dental
Oral Health contributes to overall health and quality of life. Check our website for information on community oral health services, reduced-fee dental care, community water fluoridation, avoiding tooth decay, Lift the Lip, Re-Think Your Drink and much more.

CORY LISS ORTHODONTICS
303 - 400 Crowfoot Crescent NW
Phone: 403-287-0746
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Website: www.corylissortho.com
Our NW Orthodontic practice takes a special interest in methods and innovations that decrease discomfort and treatment times associated with Orthodontic care. Corrective treatment is not the same for everyone - each person’s bite is unique and must be treated as such. Our philosophy respects the individual’s needs and provides the highest level of treatment in a caring professional environment. Call us today.

DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN
Dr. Leonard Smith, Dr. Rory Vinsky, Dr. Richard Graham
Specialists in Pediatric Dentistry
South office: 314 - 10601 Southport Road SW
Phone: 403-278-8000
North office: 8290C Centre Street NE
Phone: 403-295-8010
Website: www.dentalcareforchildren.net
A warm, friendly pediatric dental office serving Calgary for over 33 years. We specialize in caring for infants, children & special needs patients, without the need for a referral. Our experienced team is here to provide quality care for our patients and their families. We recommend your child’s first visit before one-year-of-age. We also offer dental treatment under general anesthesia for those patients that require this service. Remember, PREVENTION IS THE BEST TREATMENT™.

DR. RHONA GEARTY
Family Dentist
202, 10601 Southport Road SW
Phone: 403-225-3404
Website: www.drgearty.com
Your child’s first visit to the dentist should be a positive experience! Please call for a complimentary Kids Get Acquainted Tour. New patients of all ages are always welcome.

HOFFMAN & WOLK ORTHODONTICS
201 Northland Professional Building
4600 Crowchild Trail NW
Phone: 403-286-2402
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Website: www.hoffmanwolkorthodontics.com
Our practice offers exceptional expertise and continuous advanced technology in achieving a healthy bite and a winning smile. Truly Professional Orthodontics. Celebrating 28 years of service. Together we have created over 25,000 smiles.

DR. SYLVIA KOWALEWSKI
Alberta Laser Dentistry
Foothills Professional Building
260, 1620 - 29 Street NW
Phone: 403-220-9660
At Dr. Kowalewski’s office, we offer you the convenience of after school and evening hours; free parking; multiple languages spoken; electronic insurance submission and we accept Visa, Mastercard, Debit, Cash and American Express.

DR. TODD LEE-KNIGHT
246, 5149 Country Hills Boulevard NW
Phone: 403-208-8080
Dr. Lee-Knight, certified specialist in Orthodontics, has been straightening the smiles of kids and adults for over 12 years! Call today for an exam.

DR. COREY J. LOW AT ICON ORTHODONTICS
216, 555 Strathcona Boulevard SW
Phone: 403-242-4111
Website: www.iconorthodontics.com
Dr. Low is a Certified Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and is West Calgary’s longest serving Orthodontist. Our clinic is conveniently located in the Healthcare Clinic at the Strathcona Square Shopping Centre. Please feel free to contact our office directly for an appointment - no referral is necessary.

SMILE ELEMENTS ORTHODONTICS
140, 12024 Symons Valley Road NW
Contacts: Dr. Kelly Brooke & Dr. Hisham Badawi
Phone: 403-730-6400
Website: www.smileelements.ca
Smile Elements Orthodontics provides a full range of orthodontic services for both children and adults. Treatments may include: crowded teeth, missing teeth, bite refinement, jaw expansion and jaw growth. It is recommended to have your child seen by an orthodontist by the age of seven years.

FITNESS

BULLDOG INTERACTIVE FITNESS FOR YOUTH
6400, 4 Street NE
Contact: Stefne Madison
Phone: 403-730-8550
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Website: www.bulldoginteractivefitness.com
This is not your parent’s gym! An interactive gym specially designed for children aged three and up, we strive to instil life-long habits of health, physical fitness and overall well-being. We welcome special interest groups, sports teams, private parties, and schools, to name a few. Come and see how we can motivate your children to get moving!

CARDEL PLACE
11950 Country
Village Link NE
Phone: 403-532-1013
Website: www.cardelplace.com
Come out and play at Cardel Place! We offer a variety of fun and interactive children’s programs such as: Music Makers, Creative Canvass, Circus Circuits, Kids Cooking 101, Twisting Toddlers, Gymnastics, Aikido, Family Yoga, Parent and Tot Aquacize, Hip Hop ‘til Ya Drop, and the Baby Zone (where new parents and babies get some exercise, learn something new and make friends).

CITY OF CALGARY

VILLAGE SQUARE LEISURE CENTRE
2623 56 Street NE
Phone: 403-366-3900
Website: www.calgary.ca/leisurecentres
Opportunities for physical activity in Calgary are abundant. The City of Calgary Leisure Centres offer a wide variety of fitness, wellness & strength training programs to help keep you active and enjoy a fun and healthy lifestyle. Visit the website or pick up a Calgary Recreation program guide to find an activity right for you and your family. Our professionally-trained staff have your best interest at heart and are available to offer you assistance whenever you need it.

FITMOM CALGARY
34 Cougar Ridge View SW
Contact: Monica Cooke
Phone: 403-874-4063
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Website: www.fitmomcanada.com
FitMom offers prenatal, postnatal, and beyond fitness, yoga, personal training and birth services. From beginner to athlete, FitMom is finally the one program that successfully meets the needs of women from all fitness backgrounds. At FitMom, “Motherhood Inspires Greatness” through personal challenge, community and inspiration.

MUMMY’S LITTLE YOGI
Contact: Brenda Leifso
Phone: 403-230-9441
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At Mummy’s Little Yogi, we offer yoga geared towards Calgary’s families: Mum and Tot, Prenatal, Prenatal and Tot, Family Yoga and Yoga Tot Safari. Yoga for Kids coming soon! Also available for birthday parties, prenatal groups, etc. Please see This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for more information and current schedule.

THE PILATES STUDIO: BODY & MIND WORKS
220 - 1220 Kensington Road NW
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Website: www.bodyandmindworks.com
Prenatal Pilates: Prenatal classes adapt Pilates exercises to make it safe for mom and baby throughout all three trimesters. Exercises are done standing, sitting, sidelying, or on the ball and spine supporter. Baby and Me: Get back in shape and interact with your newborn baby! Dads welcome too. Prenatal Pilates with Equipment: work with spring resistance on the Reformer and Cadillac to strengthen the body.

SALSA BABIES
Contact: Michelle Paradis
Phone: 403-201-8447
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Website: www.babybusy.ca; www. salsababies.com
Latin Beat for Tiny Feet! Dance your way back into shape with the best little partner of all, your baby! With baby snuggled in a carrier, new moms learn popular Latin dance steps, while babies shake maraca rattles. All levels of fitness and dance experience are welcome. Free trial classes are available.

FOOD AND NUTRITION

COPPER POT CREATIONS
11229 - 30 Street SW
Phone: 403-281-8886
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Website: www.copperpotcreations.com
Convenient - Healthy - Creative. Ready-made meals for the whole family. Ready when you are! No planning, shopping, chopping, assembling or cooking required - just heat and serve! We use natural, fresh ingredients to prepare our meals - no preservatives or artificial ingredients. Order online or by phone; city wide delivery.

DASHING DISHES
Contact: Kim
Phone: 403-471-1395
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Website: www.dashingdishes.com
Want to make meal time less stressful? Dashing dishes is Calgary’s new and exciting meal assembly program. Imagine, putting together 8 or 12 meals (each meal feeds 4 to 5 people) in less than 2 hours? With Dashing Dishes, you can do it! Simply register online and come join us!

FARM FRESH ORGANICS HOME DELIVERY LTD.
Phone: 403-210-3700
Phone: 1-800-563-1517 (toll free)
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Website: www.freshorganics.ca
Farm Fresh Organics is a 100 per cent locally-owned and operated Alberta company, committed to supporting certified organic farms primarily in Alberta and BC. For most of the year, we fill our bins with 70 to 90 per cent Alberta and BC produce. Convenient delivery to your home or place of business, organic groceries, eggs and dairy, too! All with a satisfaction guarantee.

THE LIBERATED COOK
16 Stadium Shopping Centre - 1941 Uxbridge Drive NW
Contact: Charles Lawton
Phone: 403-233-2665
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Website: www.theliberatedcook.com
No time to cook? Liberate yourself from the dinner time dilemma with one of our time-saving meal solutions - ready-made meal packages, do-it-yourself meal assembly sessions and parties, in-store selections, and catering.

TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY)
Phone: 1-800-932-8677
Website: www.tops.org
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight support group. TOPS advocates a basic exchange menu plan and moderate exercise for losing weight and maintaining it. We do not sell, promote or endorse any products. TOPS provides support, encouragement and educational opportunities needed to make healthy, permanent, lifestyle changes.

HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS & PLANS

ALBERTA BLUE CROSS
Phone: 1-800-394-1965
Website: www.ab.bluecross.ca
Protect Your Health. Thousands of Albertans enjoy the affordable protection of Alberta Blue Cross individual health plans. You can too. If you’re without employer-sponsored group benefits, we’ve got a plan to fit your family’s needs and your budget. Prescription drugs, dental, vision, ambulance and more. Call us today or visit our website for your free information package.

RETAIL

HEALTHPOD BABY
Contact: Nancy Scott
Phone: 403-464-2547
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Website: www.healthpod.ca
Named one of the hottest kiddie products on the market, HealthPod Baby is a stylish, hand-bag sized, portable health organizer that assists with tracking and managing a child’s personal and health information, providing one place to store everything so nothing is lost or forgotten. From immunizations to growth stats, allergies and doctor’s appointments, Healthpod Baby keeps your hectic life in order. It’s never too late to be organized.

MOM KNOWS BEST NATURAL SOLUTIONS
Website: www.momknowsbest.ca
Organic and natural baby products.

VITAMINS FIRST
2136 - 33 Avenue SW (Marda Loop)
Contact: Bonnie
Phone: 403-242-1777
Website: www.vitaminsfirst.ca
Vitamins First is an independent business that is committed to empowering and inspiring you to make informed decisions regarding your family’s health. We offer exceptional service and knowledge. Our location includes a retail space and a holistic clinic; we also offer seminars each month to educate the community.

SPECIAL NEEDS

GRIT CALGARY SOCIETY
Phone: 403-215-2444
Website: www.telusplanet.net/public/gritcal
The G.R.I.T. program is a non-profit, home and community-based Early Childhood program for young children with disabilities, which has been providing services to the Calgary region since 1995. The G.R.I.T. program provides each child with a Developmental Specialist, who carries out the child’s Individual Program Plan in the child’s home and/or community. Ongoing consultation from the therapy team, Special Education Consultants and an Adaptive Physical Education Consultant is provided to children and families. G.R.I.T. also provides information and support with the eventual transition into the school system.

HARVEST CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES
Phone: 403-230-1733
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Is your relationship with your child stressful? Is your child’s behavior unmanageable? We can help! Harvest Child & Family Services offer practical parenting support and advice. We come to your home and offer strategies to help your family create the happiness we all strive for. We have been working with families for over seven years and our staff is mature and knowledgeable.

I’M FOR KIDS TEAM LTD.
Site 4, Box 51 RR#1 DeWinton, Alberta T0L 0X0
Contact: Wendy Jones, Executive Director
Phone: 1-403-995-2435
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Website: www.imforkids.org
I’m for Kids Team is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who provide an inclusive intervention program to preschool children with special needs with severe delays in development. We provide PUF programs and we believe in partnering with families to create developmentally-appropriate programs for their child. We celebrate success one step at a time.

PROVIDENCE CHILDREN’S CENTRE
5232 - 4 Street SW
Contact: Margaret Jokuty, VP Operations
Phone: 403-255-5577
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Website: www.providencechildren.com
Providence has developed highly effective health, education and therapeutic programs for preschool age children with all types of disabilities. We believe every child must have the chance to reach their full potential. Working with the child and their family, we provide the opportunity to build foundations that last a lifetime.

ROCKY POINT ACADEMY
Phone: 1-866-685-0067
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Website: www.rockypointacademy.com
Rocky Point Academy is a learning therapy centre, which offers unique one-week programs for individuals struggling with learning or attention. Each person has areas of strength and weakness in learning. Our goal is to show clients their learning strengths enabling them to overcome learning barriers. The result is a confident, successful learner.

OTHER

ALBERTA PARKS
Phone: 1-866-427-3582
Website: www.albertaparks.ca
Alberta’s Parks are your gateway to outdoor adventure - whether you want to picnic, watch birds, explore fossil beds or go mountain biking. Or, meet at the beach with friends and family, to build sandcastles and swap tall tales around the campfire. Pile into the car and rediscover the simple fun in your own backyard.

UC BABY
The Devenish Heritage Bldg. #113, 908 - 17 Avenue SW
Phone: 403-258-1007
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Website: ucbaby.ca
At UC Baby we are honored to capture and share the most precious memories with many families. With our unique and new 3D ultrasound technology, you can see what your baby looks like before birth. We show the baby’s activities to parents and other family members. We also record these lifetime memories on CDs, DVDs and print photos for the baby to view in the future. For those searching for the perfect gift for a mom-to-be, we also offer gift certificates. Treat someone special to an unforgettable experience that instantly forges a deeper bond between a mother and her unborn baby.