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 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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