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  COMMUNITY NOTICES
2011
Reclaiming Lost Spaces:
Follow-up to January 25 meeting
Click
HERE to download boards
At the January 25 meeting,
participants were asked to volunteer for one of three committees. In addition some participants were unable to
attend and I have put a few of those names on the committees.
I am pleased that there are now chairs/co-chairs of each committee, names/e-mails lists have been provided to each
chair/co-chair and each committee will begin to meet and carry out their tasks.
COMMITTEES
Public Information (formerly Lobbying)
Chair: Ros Sydie
Grants/Funding
Co-chair: Howie Phung
Co-chair: Kira Hunt
Transitory Art
Co-chair: Auralia Brooke
Co-chair: Ken Johnson
Anyone who would like to join one of the committees, please let me know! All volunteers welcome.
Michael Phair
Director of Community Relations
External Relations, U of A
1-165 Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, AB. T5J 4P6
780-492-6892
michael.phair@ualberta.ca
2010
Downtown Arena
News
Tis'
the Season for Crime Prevention Tips from the Edmonton Police Service
Dec 05: Reclaiming
Lost Spaces Open House/Alley of Light Open House
Dec 08: Public
Hearing on the proposed Downtown LRT connectors
Dec 09: DECL Open
House
Dec 13: Public
Hearing on Downtown Plan (CCDP) Zoning Changes)
Tis' the Season for Crime Prevention Tips from the
Edmonton Police Service
The Christmas season is
fast approaching and with that comes a rise in theft from vehicles. Theft from vehicle is a crime of opportunity
and all too often, it is preventable.
It’s very important to take some simple steps to protect your vehicle to limit your chances of becoming a victim
of property crime.
In your vehicle:
•Do not store your Christmas purchases in plain view. Lock them in your trunk out of sight or better yet keep them
with you when you are shopping. You never know if someone is watching you place those purchases in your vehicle
and leaving it unattended.
•Do not leave your vehicle running unattended. All it takes is a few short seconds for someone to break the window
and your vehicle to get stolen while your back is turned.
•Secure your vehicle properly. Purchase an invaluable steering wheel locking mechanism or an alarm system.
•It is never acceptable to leave you children unattended in your vehicle.
•Remove all personal items from your vehicle.
In your home:
•Secure valuables in a lock
box or safety deposit box.
•Close curtains in your living room especially during the evening so that you cannot see gifts under the Christmas
tree.
•After Christmas do not publicize your gifts. The boxes you leave out in the alley for garbage pickup only entice
the property criminal and let him/her know what you have inside your home. Break down the boxes and turn them inside
out so that you cannot see what it is.
•Record and keep a list of serial numbers for big ticket items and keep the list in a safe place in your home.
•If you’re away for the holidays have someone check on your home, shovel the snow and collect the mail so that
it looks like someone is still home.
•If you have a home alarm, make use of it and make sure that your supplemental key holder information is up to
date and that they have an actual key to your house.
Be responsible for your personal property and safety. By being proactive and taking simple steps to protect yourself
and your property you limit the chances of becoming a victim of crime.
Remember to report suspicious activity to the Edmonton Police Service by calling 780-423-4567. To report an emergency
or crime in progress call 9-1-1.
Downtown Arena News
Katz Group, Northlands, and City Administration all provided
some answers to questions about the arena Dec 03 from Council's queries back in July/10. On Dec 10, Northlands
and others will be giving a full presentation to Council.
Mastermaq's blog about the questions - http://blog.mastermaq.ca
Full list of questions and answers - http://sirepub.edmonton.ca
Important Community Meeting Date:
Public Hearing on the proposed Downtown
LRT Connectors.
December 08, City Council Chambers
To access the complete Southeast
and West LRT reports or to register to speak at the public hearing, visit edmonton.ca/meetings or call the Office
of the City Clerk: 780-496-8178.
Renderings and maps can be accessed at the City of Edmonton gallery:
http://photos.edmonton.ca/Transportation
DECL Open House
Thursday December 09, 2010
 The DECL Office
10113 - 104 Street, Suite 346
Please come by for some finger food, beverages and treats!
Bring your Friends, Family and Neighbours!
If you’d like to donate some baked good please stop by right at 6 pm - we would appreciate it! Check out our new
Office, spread some Christmas Cheer and catch up on the latest happenings in the Downtown Area!
Important Community Meeting Date:
Public Hearing on Downtown Plan (CCDP)
Zoning changes.
Monday, December 13 at 1:30 pm, City Council Chambers
DECL has worked closely as a key stakeholder in this update
process. Please consider speaking for these changes, as they will complete a long, multi-year process towards a
new 10-year downtown plan for downtown. Moving forward, please also consider asking Council to provide funding
to start many of the catalyst projects proposed for downtown!
Click HERE for the letter
of support to council
Reclaiming Lost Spaces/Alley of Light Open House
Sunday December 05, 2010
Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Avenue, Main Floor Atrium from 2 to 4 pm
For nine months nearly 40 individuals from the 104 Street
area, including residents, businesses, and interested individuals have been working on continuing the vibrancy
of the 104 Street area by imagining how this space can be transformed.
Come to the Open House, view some of their ideas- and add your own - as they take the next steps to formalize a
final design and begin its implementation.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Ward 6 Councillor Candidates
Forum
Family Friendly Multi-Unit
Housing Workshop
Community League
Day
Be Idle Free
Imagine
Using Household Garbage to Fuel Your Car
Edmonton
City Centre Airport Land Redevelopment
Councillor
Ben Henderson: Smart Card for Better Transit
Capital City
Clean Up: River Valley Clean Up
Ward 6 Councillor
Candidates Forum
October 14, 2010
Oliver School, 7 pm
10227 - 118 Street
Ward 6 Map
Family Friendly Multi-Unit Housing Workshop
Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm
Queen Alexandra Community Hall, 10425 University Avenue
Define what would make multi-unit
housing family friendly. Develop strategies to promote family friendly infill housing in your neighbourhood. Older
children/teenagers are invited to participate in the child/youth workshop group. Play leaders will supervise fun
activities for children 6 years and older. Snacks provided. To register for this free workshop, forward your name,
league, e-mail address and phone number plus ages of children attending. Additional information will be sent to
registrants. www.efcl.org
Community League Day
In order to promote community
league membership month and September 18 Community League Day, the EFCL is hosting a special promotional event,
press conference and aerial photo in Churchill Square at 10:00 am on Monday, September 13. Drop by to see a gigantic
patchwork quilt made with with squares from over 80 community leagues promoting the city-wide events happening
on Saturday September 18th.
Be Idle Free
The City of Edmonton's Carbon
Dioxide Reduction Edmonton (CO2RE) program focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Edmonton. What better
and easier way to do so than by reducing vehicle idling!
The City and the Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance are calling on aspiring actors and directors to produce creative,
three-minute videos about why idling is so lousy for the environment. They are calling on contestants in three
age categories, 7-11, 12-14 and 15-18 to enter the "Be Idle Free Video Contest" in an attempt to help
inform the public about the negative effects of idling vehicles in our city. Contest entries will be received from
July 15 to September 30, 2010. Members of the public can vote on their favourite entry from July 15 to October
11, 2010. Winners will be announced mid-October.
For Contest information, visit www.beidlefree.strutta.com
Imagine Using Household Garbage to Fuel Your
Car
August 31, 2010: Construction has started on the world’s first industrial scale municipal waste-to-biofuels facility.
The $80 million facility will be built, owned and operated by Enerkem Alberta Biofuels and will produce 36 million
litres of biofuels a year and reduce Alberta’s carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint by six million tonnes over the next
25 years—the equivalent of removing 42,000 cars off the road every year:
www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news
Edmonton City Centre Airport Land Redevelopment
The transformation of the
Edmonton City Centre Airport (ECCA) site into an environmentally-sustainable, transit-oriented, mixed-use development
for 30,000 residents continues to build momentum.
A master plan design competition for external consulting teams has just shortlisted the top five proposals from
33 remarkable submissions to create master plans for the 217-hectare site.
www.edmonton.ca/city_government/planning
Smart Card for Better Transit
I want to let you know of
an exciting new initiative that Council is considering for Transit. We have asked Finance to bring forward funding
strategies for implementing a Smart Card system; this proposal would come before Council sometime this spring.
Smart Card has proven successful in a number of other cities; we are confident that Edmonton will be able to implement
this with several benefits.
Smart Card will improve passenger experience in several ways. Tickets, transfers, paper transfers and various types
of passes can be greatly reduced when a single Smart Card covers all aspects of transit. They are considered ‘contactless
payment devices’ as they can be re-loaded online and no one needs to search for exact change at the bus door. Loading
times for buses will improve as the driver has no need to get exact change or issue transfer slips. This will make
it a lot easier to be a transit passenger, as no need to keep spare tickets around or buy a full month’s transit
pass if that does not suit your transit needs. And if a card is lost it can easily be deactivated by contacting
Transit, and a new card issued without losing the funds on the lost card. Use of Smart Cards improves the security
of ETS operators by reducing fare disputes and improves bus loading time as there is no need to confirm cash or
tickets in the fare box. Less fare evasion will improve Transit’s affordability for everyone.
ETS will be able to plan routes more efficiently and provide travel incentives with a more advanced fare structure.
Bonus awards and loyalty programs can help us attract more riders and get more cars off the roads. Transit services
can improve as we will be able to plan for passenger numbers and hours far more accurately and can thus structure
routes and fares to better serve the needs of Edmontonians. As Edmonton continues to work with the whole Capital
Region, the Smart Card system can work well with the larger transit system within the whole Capital Region.
Another transit improvement that Council may look at, much further in the future is to have GPS tracking for all
transit vehicles which citizens would be able to access. This project is not under consideration at this time but
would, if implemented, work with Open Data to provide better security and information on where each bus or train
is located at any given time. GPS ability for Transit will be looked at in the future but as yet is not being considered
for funding. Meanwhile we hope to implement Smart Card much sooner. In the big picture of making Edmonton for our
future a more livable city we need to continually improve our transit and transportation infrastructure.
Ben Henderson,
Councillor, Ward 4
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Capital City Clean Up: River Valley Clean
Up
On Sunday, May 2, over 1,100
people came out to clean up the River Valley including Downtown’s Louise McKinney Riverfront Park. Lots of garbage
was collected including, cigarette butts, plastic, cardboard, and also many unique finds such as suitcases, socks,
and even a bicycle.
Each year thousands of city residents pick a day to tidy up the River Valley. In 2009, 3,928 volunteers gathered
6,458 bags of garbage to help make this Capital City jewel sparkle.
Capital City Clean Up provided garbage bags and gloves and a pre-assigned location. Once the garbage bags were
filled with litter, they were dropped off at a nearby location. For more information about Capital City Clean Up
and their numerous clean up initiatives, visit www.edmonton.ca.
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