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DECEMBER 2008
 Merry Christmas from the Board and Volunteers of the Downtown Edmonton
Community League. We hope
that you've had a good year and offer best wishes for 2009.
Skating Party
We'll be hosting a Winter
Skating party downtown on January 17, 2009. Time and location will be posted soon and we'll e-mail a reminder.
Garbage Utility Fees
Click HERE to download a message from Ward 4 Councillor Ben Henderson. he would
like to know your opinions regarding the new Garbage Utility Fees and possible options.
Contest
We hope that you're enjoying
your benefits at Grant MacEwan and the downtown YMCA. We're pleased to announce our first contest for DECL members:
Look through the web site and find 10 downtown photographs numbered 1 to 10. Match the numbers with the descriptions
listed below and enter to win a draw for the Easy Stretching Workbook with Audio CD:
 a. Annual Running
of the Bulls at La Tapa
b. The Arlington Apartments
c. Urban Eden Community Garden
d. The Alberta Legislature
e. Beaver Hills Park
f. 1881 Schoolhouse at McKay Avenue School
g. Enterprise Square (Old Bay Building)
h. The Lee Pavilion at the Citadel Theatre
i. Rosary Hall
j: Commerce Place
Send your entries to webmaster@decl.org with your name, telephone & DECL membership number.
Contest closes December 31,
2008.
Click
HERE to download "Litter Reduction Program" by Ben Henderson, Ward 4
Click
HERE to download "4% to Renew Our Mature Neighbourhoods" by Ben Henderson
Click
HERE for Edmonton Police Service Downtown Division update
Click
HERE to download "What's Up in the East for Northeast/Central residents.
OCTOBER 2008
Lois Knight has stepped down
as DECL President after a long and busy sojourn on the board.
We thank her for her hard work and dedication and wish her the very best. Chris Buyze will replace her as President
and Thomas Rose will step in as Vice-President until March 2009.
The City of Edmonton is hosting
Town Hall meetings across
the city to discuss residents' priorities and issues and challenges facing Edmontonians.
Ward 4 Town Halls will take place at these locations:
October 30:Riverdale Community Hall, 9231 - 100 Avenue, 7:30-9:30 pm
November 06: Southeast Edmonton Seniors Centre, 9350 - 82 Street, 10-11:30 am
2009 City Budget Information:
http://www.edmonton.ca:80/city-budget.aspx
If you miss Ward 4, you are invited to attend at other locations:
Nov 3: Londonderry Community Hall, 14224 74 Street .7:30-9:30 pm
Nov 5: Leefield Community Hall, 7910 36 Avenue. 7:30-9:30 pm
Nov 7: Northgate Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 7524 139 Avenue, 1-2:30 pm
DECL held a community
gathering and meet & greet on Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm at the Downtown YMCA. Colton Kirsop gave an informative presentation on
the new Downtown plan. After the presentation, everyone enjoyed a short meet and greet which gave some new members
a chance to meet the board and ask questions.
Colton announced that he
will be hosting a workshop session at the YMCA next Tuesday Oct 28 from 6-8 pm. This event is open to the public and we hope that there will be a
good turnout as this is to discuss the pros and cons of turning 104 street into a walking street, and may affect
many people and businesses in the area.
COMMUNITY SWIM PARTY:
A small but enthusiastic group came out for the DECL's first community swim party. Look for another mid-winter.
The City Market on 104 Street
held its last market for the season on October 11.
DECL has had a booth there
on several Saturdays this year and we are pleased to welcome over 200 new members since the beginning of September.
SEPTEMBER 2008
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SWIM:
DECL is hosting a membership
swim party the YMCA on September 28.
Come out for snacks and an opportunity to meet other members and familiarize yourself with the facility. The FREE
community swim time at the downtown YMCA is 4:45 to 6:45 pm every Sunday. You do not need a YMCA membership to take part but must have your
DECL membership card with you for entry.
 2008 AUTUMN CORN FEST
DECL handed out over 600
ears of corn at the Autumn Corn Fest in Beaver Hills Park on September 06, 2008. Welcome to over 60 new members,
kudos to Thomas Rose & Rachel Melnychuk for organising this great community event and a very warm thank-you
to all of the board members and volunteers who helped out.
Additional thanks to our sponsors: the corn was generously donated by Sobeys Urban Fresh and the following gave
us support materials and items for our draw baskets: ALBERTA Solicitor General and Community Safety; Ben Henderson,
Ward Four; College Copy Shops, Don Wheaton Family YMCA, La Tapa Restaurant, Laurie Blakeman, MLA; MacEwan Centre
for Health & Wellness, Mothers Music, Rigoletto's Cafe, Woolsey Design and Westin Hotels and Resorts.
 
Thanks to organizer Elizabether
Turner, Laurie Blakeman, MLA, and Alderman Ben Henderson who presented the DECL Downtown in Bloom awards. We'll post photographs in the upcoming gallery section later this
autumn.
AUGUST 2008
OUR URBAN EDEN COMMUNITY
BARBEQUE AND OPEN HOUSE
Join the gardeners Saturday
August 16 from 5 to 9 pm for their annual open house and barbeque. Enjoy pot-luck fare, good company and draw prizes
for gardeners and guests.
JULY 2008
ACTIVITIES IN THE SQUARE
Take in Taste of Edmonton on
the Square downtown. Make sure you pick up a festival brochure -- it contains a full listing of food and drink
along with an entertainment schedule for both stages.
Enjoy great live entertainment
from the west square seating or from the Taste
Patio which offers new coolers
from Bacardi and beers from Alley Kat Brewing, Amber Brewing, Molson and Sleeman. Headliners include The Commitments,
The Retrofitz, Top Ten Show and Revue, The Lost Boys, Nick Gilder and Sweeny Todd, Kym Simon, Texx tribute to Stevie
Ray Vaughn, Chillilwack, The Classics and Shane Yellowbird.
The Taste of Wine tent offers a smaller stage with six choices
of wine daily and excellent entertainment from the likes of Terry McDade, Torben Holm Pedersen, Marco Claveria,
Don Yuzwenko, Donovan Reimer and more.
Night of Artists is located in Churchill Square along with
A Taste of Edmonton Street Market. July 20 is Sunday
in the City which features
The Avenue of Cars Show and
Shine and a wide variety
of activities. July 27 is Aboriginal
Day with music, traditional
dance, art displays and hands-on activities.
11 am to 11 pm, Sir Winston Churchill Square.
PLEASE NOTE: No pets allowed and no cycling through the site
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION:
A Public Meeting for the following
application will be held on July 17, 2008 at the McKay Avenue School from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm:
LDA07-0516 is a proposed HDR to DC2 rezoning and Capital City Area Redevelopment Plan amendment application for
properties located at: 10406, 10410 - 97 Avenue and 9714, 9718 104 Street. The applicant's intent is to develop
a residential apartment within the McKay Avenue Area. The amendment proposes to increase the maximum height from
45m to 101.5m (31 Storeys), to increase the maximum floor area ratio from 4.0 to 10.0, and to increase the maximum
density from 500 to 711 dwelling units per hectare.
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SWIM:
The FREE community swim
time at the downtown YMCA is Sunday from 4:45 to 6:45 pm. You
must have your DECL membership card with you for entry.
.JULY 01 CELEBRATIONS:
CANADA DAY AT LOUISE MCKINNEY
RIVERFRONT PARK
All-Day Activities and Performers
FIREWORKS FROM KINSMEN PARK AT 11:00 PM
www.eventsedmonton.ca
CANADA DAY AT THE ALBERTA
LEGISLATURE
Pancake breakfast. family entertainment, musical and dance performances and games for children. Open house and
tours from noon to 5 pm.
www.assembly.ab.ca
CANADA DAY AT CITY HALL
Ceremony at 12:15 in the City Room with Mayor Mandel.
Live entertainment, cake, crafts, displays.
JUNE 2008
Welcome to summer in the city.
NOTHING TO DO...? Visit
our Events page for a list of great downtown activities
this month. Enjoy a wide variety of film, music, theatre and entertainment, see a great exhibit at the Art Gallery
of Alberta in the old Bay Building, check out the 104 Street outdoor Farmer's Market, and much more. Visit the
new Sobey's Urban Fresh on Jasper Avenue for great produce and watch teams of chefs prepare an unbeatable selection
of freshly prepared and deli foods.
 
 
 
(And take home some flowers
and great vases from Sobey's terrific floral section.)
OUR URBAN EDEN COMMUNITY
GARDEN
The Bellamy Hill plots have
been allocated for the 2008 season. The garden has postponed their June 30 gathering and will be hosting an open
house in July.
MAY 2008
MEET THE POLICE
May 21, 2008
Chief Mike Boyd invites
downtown residents and businesss to share an evening with Edmonton Police Service members who patrol your neighbourhood.
"The type and amount
of crime varies between communities. We want to know what concerns you have about your neighbourhood and update
you on how the EPS is working to make your community safer."
Oliver School Gymnasium 10227 - 118 Street
Wednesday May 21 from 7 to 9 pm
Parking on west side of school as well as at
Oliver Community League 10326 - 118 Street
www.police.edmonton.ab.ca
COMMUNITY LEAGUE MEMBERSHIPS
Community league memberships
give you a voice in downtown affairs from housing & development to recreation. Mr. Rose continues to work on
benefits to DECL members and we will soon release information regarding the community swim program. For memberships
and more information, please contact membership@decl.org
SAFETY CONCERNS
Theft from vehicles continues
to be a problem. Please do not leave change or valuables in your car. Panhandling is becoming increasingly aggressive
in Oliver Square and on Jasper Avenue. Please contact the Community Liaison Constable at brooks.nyszczuk@police.edmonton.ab.ca
about aggressive or repeat offenders.
OUR URBAN EDEN COMMUNITY
GARDEN
Many of the people who'd
applied for Our Urban Eden community garden plots have e-mail or telephones no longer in service. The garden has
made every effort to contact those who'd applied earlier in the year and all plots have now been assigned for this
season.
APRIL 2008
EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE
The Jaywalking bylaw has
been amended and the fine is rising from $40 to $250. The city will be doing some education defining Jaywalking
but in the meantime be sure to cross at crosswalks. The City of Edmonton website has listings of all of the Bylaws.
www.edmonton.ca
Panhandling has become a priority with the warm weather starting; the most common location receiving complaints
from is the Oliver Square area. Resources are being put in place to help with this problem. Some of the more aggressive
panhandlers have been identified and appropriate action is being looked into. Please contact the Community Liaison
Constable at brooks.nyszczuk@police.edmonton.ab.ca about aggressive or repeat offenders.
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DOWNTOWN EVENTS
Visit our Events page for listings of downtown festivals, concerts,
productions and events.
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DECL AGM
The Community League's annual
general meeting was held March 27 at the new Don Wheaton Family YMCA downtown.
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EFCL AGM
The Edmonton Federation
of Community Leagues AGM will be held 9 am to 10 pm on April 19, 2008 at the Westridge Wolf Willow Community Hall
(505 Wolf Willow Road). Everyone is welcome to join us in this celebration for information, prizes, snacks and
a general good time.
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MARCH 2008
WELCOME TO DECL.ORG, THE NEW WEB SITE FOR THE DOWNTOWN EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEAGUE. We will be adding information over the next two or three months and
expect the site to be completed mid-summer.
DECL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The DECL AGM will be held
on Thursday March 27 at the new
Don Wheaton Family YMCA: 10030 - 102 Avenue, 7:00 pm
We have a variety of displays featuring special interest groups that we're currently involved with. New memberships
will be available for sale, so buy yours and ensure you have a say in what happens in your community. Come out
and meet the board. Meet old friends. Make new friends. Become part of the community spirit that is Downtown Edmonton.
See you there!
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