Meet the Agnew Ladies!

Text: Showing Up

• photos-by | Tracey and Jadyn Agnew
• k001 | 20 Years of Tuscany Cheers, Chats, and Community
• k002 | ~5 min read
• k003 | ·
• k004 | Originally published
• k005 | Photos supplied by
• k006 | ·
• k007 | Written by
• k008 | I first met Tracey back in 2017, or maybe it was 2018.
• k009 | The year doesn’t really matter.
• k010 | What’s stuck with me ever since is the impression she left:
• k011 | She’s straightforward,
• k012 | no-nonsense,
• k013 | and the kind of person who holds people accountable while always doing her part.
• k014 | Years later,
• k015 | it’s clear those same qualities,
• k016 | now shared with her daughter Jadyn,
• k017 | have shaped not just their family story
• k018 | but their place in Tuscany too.
• k019 | When Tracey and her family first arrived in Tuscany twenty years ago,
• k020 | the community was still finding its
• k021 | identity.
• k022 | The move from
• k023 | Saskatchewan
• k024 | to Calgary
• k025 | had been prompted by her husband Glenn’s career with CP Rail, but
• k026 | it didn’t take long before Tuscany began to feel like
• k027 | more than just a stop
• k028 | along the way.
• k029 | The neighbourhood was young, expanding rapidly,
• k030 | and yet there was an unmistakable
• k031 | small-town warmth
• k032 | to it.
• k033 | Friendships formed quickly, many of which have endured for nearly two decades,
• k034 | evolving into the kind of
• k035 | chosen family
• k036 | that defines a place as home.
• k037 | Back then,
• k038 | life in Tuscany came with its challenges.
• k039 | Schools were scarce, and Tracey’s daughters, Jadyn and Reise, would have a
• k040 | 7:30
• k041 | a.m.
• k042 | bus ride down Crowchild Trail.
• k043 | When St. Basil opened, they were among the very first students to walk its halls.
• k044 | Today, the Agnews
• k045 | marvel
• k046 | at how much has changed.
• k047 | With several schools within walking distance
• k048 | and playgrounds bustling with young children,
• k049 | the community now offers a vibrant neighbourhood where families can grow up alongside their neighbours.
• k050 | The Tuscany Club, with its recent upgrades and events, has become
• k051 | another cornerstone of family life.
• k052 | It is, in Tracey’s view, the kind of place that makes a
• k053 | big
• k054 | neighbourhood feel
• k055 | smaller.
• k056 | Tuscany has shaped the Agnews’ story
• k057 | in countless ways.
• k058 | For Tracey and Jadyn, involvement in the community has
• k059 | never been optional.
• k060 | It is part of
• k061 | who they are
• k062 | as a family,
• k063 | as Tuscany residents,
• k064 | and as the team behind Agnew Insurance with the Co-operators.
• k065 | They are also
• k066 | proud
• k067 | Platinum Sponsors of the Tuscany Residents Association, helping support many of the events and initiatives that bring neighbours together,
• k068 | from the Stampede Breakfast
• k069 | to seasonal celebrations like Halloween and Easter,
• k070 | as well as clean-up days
• k071 | and other community gatherings.
• k072 | It is also where Tracey joined a
• k073 | book club
• k074 | after meeting a
• k075 | neighbour,
• k076 | a group that’s still going strong
• k077 | thousands of pages
• k078 | later.
• k079 | Books
• k080 | have become another way the family
• k081 | connects,
• k082 | with
• k083 | Tracey
• k084 | often
• k085 | passing
• k086 | her
• k087 | favourite
• k088 | reads
• k089 | along
• k090 | to
• k091 | Jadyn
• k092 | and
• k093 | Reise.
• k094 | They
• k095 | believe
• k096 | a neighbourhood thrives when people
• k097 | show up,
• k098 | lend
• k099 | a hand,
• k100 | and share
• k101 | their time.
• k102 | Over the years, that has meant everything from coaching, to volunteering, to organizing the
• k103 | Tuscany Harvest Festival.
• k104 | Tracey and Jadyn look back on those years with
• k105 | pride.
• k106 | “As we know, all good things come to an end,
• k107 | although we miss it dearly.
• k108 | The event was a
• k109 | proud moment
• k110 | for our family and business,”
• k111 | Tracey recalls.
• k112 | “Through the efforts of our family and many community supporters and other
• k113 | local
• k114 | businesses,
• k115 | Tuscany Harvest Festival became a
• k116 | must-do
• k117 | for the fall season in Tuscany and a highly anticipated event by the community.
• k118 | We recruited our daughters and their friends to man the
• k119 | popcorn machine,
• k120 | photo booth
• k121 | and candy bar.
• k122 | We are proud to have been a part of the event
• k123 | and its success for the Tuscany community and neighbours.
• k124 | Who knows,
• k125 | maybe we will see a
• k126 | return
• k127 | in the future!”
• k128 | That sense of showing up doesn’t stop at the community.
• k129 | It carries right into their
• k130 | home life.
• k131 | Family dinners often flow into
• k132 | three-hour conversations,
• k133 | and game nights have become their own tradition.
• k134 | “We’re big
• k135 | Flames fans,”
• k136 | Jadyn says.
• k137 | “During hockey season you’ll usually find us at the
• k138 | Saddledome
• k139 | or all together watching at home.
• k140 | But every once in a while,
• k141 | Mom tries to
• k142 | sneak in
• k143 | a Chiefs game.
• k144 | Let’s just say…
• k145 | not everyone in the family
• k146 | is a
• k147 | Patrick Mahomes
• k148 | fan!”
• k149 | Twenty years later,
• k150 | Tuscany has given them friendships that started in parks and schoolyards and grew into
• k151 | Christmases,
• k152 | graduations,
• k153 | and weddings
• k154 | shared side by side.
• k155 | And with events like the Stampede Breakfast, Movie in the Park, and the Holiday Light Up,
• k156 | there are still plenty of reasons to
• k157 | bump
• k158 | into a neighbour.
• k159 | For the Agnews, life in Tuscany feels a bit like their favourite TV show,
• k160 | Ted Lasso
• k161 | .
• k162 | It’s about
• k163 | a
• k164 | good
• k165 | laugh,
• k166 | a
• k167 | good
• k168 | story,
• k169 | and a
• k170 | good
• k171 | community around you.
• k172 | Starring
• k173 | Tracey Agnew
• k174 | Jadyn Agnew
• k175 | We’ll end on this.
• k176 | If you know, you know.