NEWS FOR DECEMBER 2010 Holiday Season Farmers Markets downtown in December December Markets on Saturdays: December 4, 11, and 18. Lower level of City Hall (P1) close to the LRT Pedway and Sir Winston Churchill Square "Many of our great vendors will be on hand from 11 am to 3 pm along with great activities and concession vendors outdoors on the Square. Stop by to enjoy hay rides, bonfires, marshmallow roasting and carollers. Indoors features a festive DJ, gift wrapping services as well as a craft table. Many of our vendors will be offering Christmas decorations and gift ideas as well as food to help you entertain this season. Santa will be on hand starting at 12 noon giving out candy canes to the kids. In the spirit of the season we ask that you bring a donation for the Edmonton Food Bank. We will also have Markets on December 11 and 18. 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. Reclaiming Lost Spaces the public offered suggestions on how to revitalize two forgotten urban spaces in downtown Edmonton. The group toured these spaces in the 104 Street Area, reflecting on how they could be reclaimed to meet their full potential and re-imagining them as vibrant, engaging places. The alley from Beaver Hills Park to 103 Avenue was chosen to move forward with the redesign process. A smaller working group has been meeting regularly since the design charette to continue work on this project. For more information, contact howie.phung (at) ualberta.ca http://eote.ca/reclaiminglostsp Public Hearing on the proposed Downtown LRT Connectors. December 08, City Council Chambers 9:30 am to 5:30 am 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! 6-9 pm 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! DECL 2009-2010 Membership Survey The Downtown Edmonton Community League conducted a membership survey to learn more about the members of DECL in three key areas: who you are, what you think about downtown and what you think of DECL. Click below to download the survey results. 2009-2010 Survey pdf file 2.64 MB 2009-2010 Survey doc file 1.10 MB Downtown Neighbourhood Profile Click HERE for the current downtown profile. This contains a short description, boundaries, plans in effect, occupancy, households and more. 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 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 Update, December 13, 2010 The new downtown plan zoning passed this afternoon. There was a bit of debate on a few minor points brought up by a development representative, but we are happy to report it passed with one slight amendment (to review the residential/commercial mix in the CCA in 48 months), but passed unanimously otherwise! Thanks to everyone that has been involved in this process. Chris Buyze been personally involved in this for over 5 years, and it's our first new plan/zoning since 1997. "A step forward for downtown!" We need Edmonton Live in our arena district, not L.A. Live plunked down in Edmonton By David Staples Edmonton Journal, Friday, Nov 5 2010 If the design is right -- if it really transforms Edmonton -- the arena district should proceed. But that is one big if . . . Ian O'Donnell is the chair of the Development Committee for Downtown Edmonton Community League. It's a big title but it's also a crucial job right now, as O'Donnell is already becoming one of the most influential critics of the Katz Group's arena district plan. O'Donnell is one of a large group of downtown boosters who recognizes the tremendous potential for the district, but who has so far been unimpressed with one of the main aspects of the Katz Group's plan, the notion of putting a massive pedway over the traffic chasm of 104th Avenue. The pedway would bridge the arena on the north side of the avenue with the restaurants, shops and hotels of the downtown proper on the south side. MORE>   NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 2010 Huddle town/Churchill Square Churchill Square will be renamed "Huddle Town" during Grey Cup Week. City Streets will be taken over by an indoor/outdoor downtown festival and includes displays, vendors, entertainment and games. Look for this logo in Events for the many Grey Cup Festival activities downtown including the Sirius Satellite Radio Stage, .CN Field in front of City Hall, Telus Streetfest, Capital Power Zippline, Epcor Huddle Dome, ScotiaBank CFL Experience, Boston Pizza Sports Bar, Canadian Football Hall of Fame display, Gridiron Zone and CFL Alumna Lounge and much more. 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 ETS ACCESSIBILITY OPEN HOUSE Find out about all of ETS's accessible services and feature, meet with ETS and City of EDmonton staff and transity advisory group members: ETS Accessibility Open House Monday November 01, 1 to 4 pm Central Lions Senior Citizens Recreation Centre 11113 - 113 Street Light refreshments. To RSVP or for more information, call 780-496-3000, etstraveltraining@edmonton.ca Preserve and sustain Edmonton's environment- The Way We Green Public Forum The City Room, Edmonton City Hall Activities for children on Wednesday night. Learn. Discuss. Contribute Wednesday November 03 from 4:00-8:30 pm Thursday November 04 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm For information: www.edmonton.ca/TheWayWeGreen Here is a link to Edmonton's environmental strategic plan: White Paper The purpose of this paper is to: * identify and evaluate sustainability and resilience challenges Edmonton may face in the future; * suggest policy directions for Edmontonians and City Council to consider; and * encourage feedback from all Edmontonians on these suggestions. Whether or not you read the report, and whether you have 10 minutes or a few hours, you can have your say on Edmonton's environmental plan. November 3 & 4 at City Hall. Walterdale Bridge Replacement Concept Planning Sudy Open House The City of Edmonton is hosting a joint meeting on the Walterdale Bridge and West Rossdale area. Click HERE for more information. Thursday November 18 from 4:00 to 8:30 pm TransAlta Arts Barns 10330 - 84 Avenue NW Formal Presentations on Walterdale Bridge at 4:30 and 6:30 pm Formal Presentations on West Rossdale at 5:00 and 7:00 pm PROPOSED DOWNTOWN ARENA: PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES Four public open houses with discussion groups will be held in November: November 9, 15, and 17, 2010 at Grant MacEwan University, Robbins Health Learning Centre, 10910-104 Avenue November 10, 2010 at Santa Maria Goretti Community Centre, 11050-90 Street The sessions will have two parts: Information Open House: 5-7 pm Facilitated Discussion Groups: 7-8:30 pm The following weblink provides information that you can review prior to the open houses: www.edmonton.ca PROPOSED DOWNTOWN ARENA: ONLINE SURVEY The City is undertaking a public consultation on the proposed downtown sports and entertainment facility. The results will be used by City Council as part of its analysis and decision-making. City Administration was asked to develop a consultation program at the July 21, 2010 meeting of City Council. Click HERE for official City of Edmonton information on the proposed downtown arena. Click HERE to participate in the online questionnaire. PARK SURVEY DECL is excited to release an online survey regarding our future park, located on the "Scott Property" at the NW corner of 105 Street and 102 Avenue. We have formed a steering committee of local stakeholders to drive this process towards the eventual development of this site as our future Warehouse Campus park for the residents of this area! If we could take a few minutes of your time to fill out this survey, it would be most appreciated. The most important part of this process is gathering feedback from residents and other interested citizens about how this park should function and the features it should carry: www.surveymonkey.com/s/W3DKT6D The survey will be online until November 15. If you have any questions about this park or the process towards development, please contact president@decl.org We are planning some exciting activities for the Scott Property over the winter, so stay tuned. HIV EDMONTON HAS MOVED Operations, programs and services to relocate effective November 1, 2010. 9702-111 Ave NW Edmonton, AB T5G 0B1 NEWS FOR OCTOBER 2010 OCTOBER 07: DECL Special General Meeting The Downtown Edmonton Community League will be hosting a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Thursday, October 07 at 7 pm: Art Gallery of Alberta Yellow Studio in the AGA Singhmar Centre for Art Education (front door, lower level). Registration is at 6:45pm. The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss and adopt the review of the 2009 financials of DECL that were not available at the time of the AGM. This is an important piece of business that will take a minimal amount of time to accomplish. Special guest Al Parsons of the City of Edmonton's Transportation Department will be giving a short presentation on the proposed Downtown LRT Connectors. He will be presenting the options of station locations downtown for the proposed west and southeast LRT lines, and how they interact with the existing transportation infrastructure, as well as taking a few of your questions for discussion. Downtown LRT Connector Info: www.edmonton.ca/transportation This meeting is open to members of DECL. 2010-2011 memberships are available at the door for $5. Refreshments will be provided! OCTOBER 14: Ward 6 Councillor Candidates Forum 7 pm, Oliver School, 10227 - 118 Street Ward 6 Map October Festivals in Edmonton: Edmonton Chante Festival September 24-October 02 Edmonton International Film Festival 2010 (EIFF 2010) September 24-October 02 Edmonton International LitFest 2010 October 20-23 Community League Day in Edmonton Corn Fest 2010 was held in Beaver Hills Park on Saturday, September 18 in conjunction with EFCL Day. We'd like to thank everyone who volunteered and turned out to support CornFest 2010. Read more about the event in the Journal. There's also an article about the Corn Fest on Only Here for the Food blog, September 18: www.onlyhereforthefood.ca October Festivals in Edmonton: Edmonton Chante Festival September 24-October 02 Edmonton International Film Festival 2010 (EIFF 2010) September 24-October 02 Edmonton International LitFest 2010 October 20-23 Year-Round Free Swim Sundays This is open to all DECL members FREE OF CHARGE: Sundays at the downtown YMCA. Present your DECL card, you do not need to have a YMCA membership to take part. Community League Memberships 2010-2011 memberships are available for just $5 at the City Farmer's Market on 104 Street each Saturday until October 09. Visit our Membership page for information on league benefits. Support Independent Businesses in Downtown Edmonton: Audreys Books launches an online inventory list and store! For over 32 years, Audreys has demonstrated a strong commitment to involvement in local communities, with particular interests in literacy and the arts. Their staff each choose the books for their departments and as a result are the best informed booksellers in Alberta, in charge of one of the finest book collections of its size, including over 100,000 volumes comprising 60,000 titles. Click HERE to shop online October Festivals in Edmonton: Edmonton Chante Festival September 24-October 02 Edmonton International Film Festival 2010 (EIFF 2010) September 24-October 02 Edmonton International LitFest 2010 October 20-23 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 Community League Memberships 2010-2011 memberships are available for just $5 at the City Farmer's Market on 104 Street each Saturday until October 09. Visit our Membership page for information on league benefits. HIV EDMONTON IS MOVING Operations, programs and services to relocate effective November 1, 2010. 9702-111 Ave NW Edmonton, AB T5G 0B1 OCTOBER 07: DECL Special General Meeting The Downtown Edmonton Community League will be hosting a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Thursday, October 07 at 7 pm: Art Gallery of Alberta Yellow Studio in the AGA Singhmar Centre for Art Education (front door, lower level). Registration is at 6:45pm. The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss and adopt the review of the 2009 financials of DECL that were not available at the time of the AGM. This is an important piece of business that will take a minimal amount of time to accomplish. Special guest Al Parsons of the City of Edmonton's Transportation Department will be giving a short presentation on the proposed Downtown LRT Connectors. He will be presenting the options of station locations downtown for the proposed west and southeast LRT lines, and how they interact with the existing transportation infrastructure, as well as taking a few of your questions for discussion. Downtown LRT Connector Info: www.edmonton.ca/transportation This meeting is open to members of DECL. 2010-2011 memberships are available at the door for $5. Refreshments will be provided! OCTOBER 14: Ward 6 Councillor Candidates Forum 7 pm, Oliver School, 10227 - 118 Street Ward 6 Map City Market Downtown on 104th Shop locally for fresh meat, produce and baked goods. Edmonton's Original Farmers' Market runs Saturdays from 9 am to 3 pm rain or shine until October 09, 2010. The market is located just north of Jasper Avenue on 104 Street. www.city-market.ca NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2010 SEPTEMBER 26: FREE ADMISSION DAY Enjoy a full day of family fun with free admission to City attractions and selected recreation centres! It's the City's way of saying thank you to citizens. www.edmonton.ca. Free admission Day supporters include Enmax, Panago Pizza, Coca Cola and the Edmonton Food Bank. Non-perishable food donations will be gratefully accepted at all locations. SEPTEMBER 25: 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 What's Up in East for September Free Admission Day, City-wide Community League Day, Constables Corner, Panhandling Problems and more. Click HERE for the current issue. What's Up Downtown? Check our Events page for a comprehensive calendar of October events, city festivals and much more. There's always a wide variety with many free events for all ages. Community League Memberships 2010-2011 memberships are available for $5 at the City Farmer's Market on 104 Street each Saturday until October 09. Visit our Membership page for information on league benefits. SEPTEMBER FESTIVALS AND CITY-WIDE EVENTS Sept 3-5, Raas Garb Festival Sept 3-6, Symphony Under The Sky Festival Sept 4, Sonic Boom Festival Sept 5, T.A.L.E.S. Sept 8-12, Canadian Country Music Week Sept 10-11 Beijing Opera Festival Sept 10-Sep 12, Fifth Annual Alberta Avenue Kaleido Family Arts Festival 2010 Sept 12, Canadian Country Music Awards Sept 15-21 VisualEyez Festival of Performance Art Sept 17-19 Alberta Arts Days Sept 23-Oct 2, Edmonton Chante Festival 2010 Sept 24-26, Accordion Extravaganza 2010 Sept 24-Oct 2, Edmonton International Film Festival 2010 Sept 25-26 Urban Games SEPTEMBER 18: COMMUNITY LEAGUE DAY IN EDMONTON Corn Fest 2010 was held in Beaver Hills Park on Saturday, September 18 in conjunction with EFCL Day. We'd like to thank everyone who volunteered and turned out to support CornFest 2010. Read more about the event in the Journal. There's also an article about the Corn Fest on Only Here for the Food blog, September 18: www.onlyhereforthefood.ca SEPTEMBER 13: COMMUNITY LEAGUE FESTIVAL PROMOTION 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. Click HERE to read about it in the Journal. Public Interest Alberta has moved from #35, 9912 - 106 Street to the third floor of the Ironworkers Building. 10512 - 122 Street. (780) 420-0471 www.pialberta.org NEWS FOR JULY 2010 Please fill out this survey: Responsible Hospitality Edmonton wants to find out what people think of the Jasper Avenue nightlife experience and what suggestions they have for improvement. Edmontonians are being asked to take the five minute Jasper Avenue Nightlife Survey online at https://toybox.touchmetric.com/take_survey/918. The survey runs July 2-16. Marketing teams will also conduct the survey on Jasper Avenue during the evenings of July 8, 9 and 10 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., using the iPhone and iPod touch instead of the traditional paper and clipboard. Responsible Hospitality Edmonton and the Jasper Avenue Entertainment Working Group will make recommendations to City Council based on the survey results. The findings will be posted at www.responsiblehospitalityedmonton.ca by the end of July. Responsible Hospitality Edmonton works with other groups to plan, police, and manage hospitality zones throughout Edmonton. Since 2006, Whyte Avenue initiatives such as Street as a Venue, the Public Safety Compliance Team, public washrooms, and the Save the Party education campaign for bar patrons, developed and implemented with community partners, have increased vibrancy and decreased crime and disorder in the area. This work serves as a model for the efforts now underway downtown. Backstage tour of the Winspear Centre Visit our events page for information on the weekly free tours of the Winspear Centre. NEWS FOR JUNE 2010 Edmonton Public Schools Consultation: Community Forum June 19 from 9 am to 12:30 pm Victoria School - Central Sector 10210 - 108 Avenue Attend a community forum to discuss what is working well in area schools, what can be improved, and your ideas, issues and concerns about school space use specific to YOUR area. Salsa at the Park Drop by every second Saturday for some great Latin music, Salsa dancing and connecting with friends! Open to everyone, 2 to 6 pm, July 10 and 24. Please phone 938-5922 to confirm location and for more information. 104 Street Al Fresco Silent Auction May 10 to June 19, 2010 deVine Wines is hosting a silent auction for the E4C Edmonton School Lunch Program. Bid in-store or online at the Al Fresco auction page: www.devinewines.ca June What's Up Newsletter Summer Events Calendar, Parked Car Free Day, Movies on the Square and more... Click HERE to download the June issue. Additional Benefits for Community League Members: Discount tickets to Edmonton Capitals Baseball Games 10% discount to Telus World of Science's new exhibition Visit Events for more information Audreys Books Events 20% discount on all books in Religion and Philosophy sections In-store reading/launch special events on June 13-18-23 Writer-in-residence Kath Maclean Tuesday-Thursday from 1:30-5:00 pm Visit Events for location, times and more information With your help, we could win $15,000.00 for the Downtown Community League Participate in the Edmonton Community Challenge! The EFCL is working with the City of Edmonton’s Next Generation Committee to help bring more 18-40 year olds into community leagues with a $15,000 prize as incentive. Leagues will be able to use the money to help pay for a capital project in their neighbourhood. The Edmonton Community Challenge committee is also working with other partners to host four events in June to build pride in our neighbourhoods: Neighbourhood Cleanup Challenge: June 05 Capital City Clean Up and YESS Completed Bike Tune-up Challenge: June 12 Edmonton Bike Commuters and bikeology bike month Completed Canned Food Sculpture Challenge: June 26 THE WORKS art festival and the Edmonton Food Bank Edmonton Photo Scavenger Hunt June 1-26 all over the city at places where community matters to you. See http://ecc.edmontonnextgen.ca/ Pothole Repairs and Street Sweeping Clean up of Edmonton’s 4,700 km of major roads, residential streets, alleyways and boulevards takes approximately nine weeks for crews to complete. At the same time, pothole crews will begin filling and patching potholes; over the course of the spring maintenance program, between 450,000 and 470,000 potholes will be fixed. Although Roadway Maintenance tries to find and fix as many potholes as possible, motorists are also asked to let the City of Edmonton know about issues by reporting potholes through 3-1-1 or online at Report a Pothole. Motorists are reminded to drive with extreme caution when approaching or passing maintenance crews. DECl Comments to the Planning Department regarding the Proposed Rezoning Arena Entertainment District (AED) Application Click HERE to download the PDF document Click HERE to download a Word version of the file Community Notices Capital City Clean Up: River Valley Clean Up Councillor Ben Henderson: Smart Card for Better Transit Immigrant Women's Student Award Volunteers needed for Alberta Research Project Office of Great Neighbourhoods presents "Connections 2010" April 29 Click HERE to read these notices DECL Pancake Breakfast June 12, 2010 Please join us at 104 Street and Jasper Avenue as we kick off the Al Fresco Block Party with the annual Downtown Edmonton Community League Pancake Breakfast sponsored by DECL, Sobeys and Affordable Storage. Cost $2: All proceeds to the E4C Edmonton School Lunch Program. The breakfast will run from 8 to 11 am. 104 Street Al Fresco Block Party June 12, 2010 deVine Wines is pleased to bring you another full day of fun on 104 Street culminating with the free outdoor screening of "Chocolat". This year's Al Fresco event is in support of the E4C Edmonton School Lunch Program, an organization dedicated to supplying nutritious food to needy children all over the city. Please see Events for the day's lineup. info@devinewines.ca www.devinewines.ca Edmonton Arena Open House 11 am to 8 pm, Thursday May 06 Learn more about the proposed development and share your thoughts. Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square Representatives of the Katz Group, Stantec Consulting, Bun & Associates, Anschutz Entertainment Group and other design and technical expert will be on hand to discuss the project. www.revitalizedowntown.ca Arena Project Q & A Jim Low, Lead, Planning & Development, Edmonton Arena District www.connect2edmonton.ca May What's Up Newsletter Big Bin Events, Front Yards in Bloom, 2010 Summer Program Guide, Crime Prevention and more... Click HERE to download the May issue. Community Safety Fair Friday May 07 Mac's Convenience Store, 11310 Jasper Avenue 7pm to midnight The Mac's, in partnership with the Edmonton Police Service, will be offering crime prevention and personal safety tips to members of the downtown community Public Meeting on Proposed Arena and Entertainment District Wednesday May 19, 2010 7-9 pm Grant MacEwan University, Multi-Purpose Room 6-106 10700 - 104 Ave Citizens are invited to a public meeting to discuss a proposal to amend the Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan and the Zoning Bylaw to create a new Special Area Zone known as an Arena and Entertainment District. The proposal also calls for the rezoning of two parcels of land from DC2(500) and Core Commercial Arts Zone to the new Arena and Entertainment District Zone, the closure of an undeveloped "walkway" and the disposal of a Municipal Reserve. The proposal is for lands located north and south of 104 Avenue and west of 101 Street in downtown Edmonton. See Events for more information. NEWS FOR MARCH 2010 DECL Annual General Meeting The DECL AGM will take place in the Yellow Studio in the AGA Singhmar Centre for Art Education Alberta Art Gallery Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Registration at 6:45 pm, meeting at 7:00 pm Memberships may be purchased at the door Special guest, Janet Riopel, consultant for the Katz Group will be speaking about the arena proposal/concept and taking questions Refreshments available We hope to see you there! DECL 2009-2010 Membership Survey The Downtown Edmonton Community League conducted a membership survey to learn more about the members of DECL in three key areas: who you are, what you think about downtown and what you think of DECL. Click below to download the survey results. 2009-2010 Survey pdf file 2.64 MB 2009-2010 Survey doc file 1.10 MB March What's Up Newsletter Crime Prevention, Make Tax Time Pay, Pitch-In Canada Week (Operation Clean Sweep), City of Edmonton Summer Jobs, and more... Click HERE to download the March issue. Community Notices Councillor Ben Henderson: Smart Card for Better Transit Immigrant Women's Student Award Volunteers needed for Alberta Research Project Office of Great Neighbourhoods presents "Connections 2010" Operation Clean Sweep EFCL Green Challenge Click HERE to read these notices Downtown Neighbourhood Profile Click HERE for the new downtown profile. This contains a short description, boundaries, plans in effect, occupancy, households and more. NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2010 Downtown - A Winter Wonderland of Fun! Winter Sport: Come and Play Downtown The 2010 Winter Games are fast approaching and there is no better way to celebrate than by coming downtown for one of the most exciting Family Day Festivals ever. In support of Family Day, the Downtown Business Association (DBA) has collaborated with numerous Downtown event venues for various free and/or low cost activities. Visit www.edmontondowntown.com for full information. Click HERE for a downtown area venue map. Family Day on 104 Street Part of the Winter Sport Family Day Festival Monday, February 15, 2010 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM Visit our Events page for full information Family Day on 104 Street sponsor information Click HERE for more information on how to get involved as a business or sponsor. What's Up Newsletter Leisure Acess Program, Volunteer for Tax Time, Family Literacy, Events Calendar and more... Click HERE to download the February issue. Vote for Edmonton to appear on Monopoly Canada Vote every day before February 7, 2010 to get Edmonton in the top 20 cities added to the new Canadian Monopoly game board. www.monopolyvote.ca You can still vote for the final two wildcard property spaces until February 21. NEWS FOR JANUARY 2010 January Downtown Activities Visit our Events page for activities taking place downtown and with easy LRT access. Free concerts: Enterprise Square and Music Wednesdays at Noon; enjoy the WinterLight Festival; Hearts of Fire; Family Global Village and much more. Keep Edmonton Original News: Audreys Books Enjoy a free presentation by Kevin Smith from Tucan Travel for stories, pics and tips for travel in Africa. Kevin has just returned from a gorilla treking adventure and is excited to let you know all about it. 7:00 pm, January 28 at 10702 Jasper Avenue. DECL January 26th Membership Event Tuesday, January 26, 7-9 pm Centennial Room, Stanley A. Milner Library DECL presents a membership event on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 featuring guest speaker Ward 4 City Councillor Jane Batty. Ms. Batty will be speaking on Edmonton's 2017 Expo bid. DECL will also be discussing the results of our online survey. This meeting is for members only. Memberships will be sold at the door for a mere $5 (single, couple, or family!) Refreshments will be provided! This is a great opportunity to meet people in your community, we hope you all can attend! Cheers, Chris Buyze President, Downtown Edmonton Community League Downtown News An impressive team of city planners, urban designers, architects, transportation planners and landscape architects has been hired to complete the Capital City Downtown Plan. The Livable City Design group, formed by Cohos Evamy integratedesign, an Edmonton based leading national multidisciplinary design team, has been awarded the $400,000 contract. More> Edmonton’s first new City Manager in 10 years begins work January 18, as Simon Farbrother takes on the senior position at the head of the City of Edmonton Corporation. More> Current LRT Projects: North: Downtown to NAIT Northeast: Clareview to Gorman Southeast: Mill Woods to Downtown South: South Campus to Century Park South: Century Park to Heritage Valley West: Lewis Estates to Downtown www.edmonton.ca . .   DECL Membership Renewals and Enquiries Our 2009-2010 memberships provide a free month's membership at the Downtown YMCA and free Sunday swims from September 01, 2009 to August 31, 2010. Your $5 membership entitles you to 20% off annual passes at the downtown Grant MacEwan Health Centre and any city facility through the City/EFCL Health & Wellness program plus much more. See Membership for more information. Note: Our previous membership link defaulted to an address no longer in use. If you have enquired about membership without a reply, please e-mail membership@decl.org. Free Community Swim on Sundays Year-Round This is open to all DECL members FREE OF CHARGE until August 31, 2010. Sundays at the downtown YMCA: Present your DECL card, you do not need to have a YMCA membership to take part. What's Up Newsletter Neighbourhood engagement, winter activities, cross country ski trails, toboggan hills, crime prevention tips and more... Click HERE to download the January issue.   City of Edmonton Community League Wellness Program League members now receive an additional discount on multi-admission passes. Click here for rates and additional information. Offer to DECL Members NEW BALANCE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC is offering a free chiropractic consultation and adjustment, plus 10% off massage therapy and acupuncture services to members. 10540 - 102 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3P3 Free patient parking on site! Please call 780-429-3400 To schedule an appointment www.newbalancecc.co       Sobeys Urban Fresh Drop in to the Bistro at Sobeys for nightly food and drink specials. Jasper Avenue & 104 Street. Audrey's Books has a Writer in Residence. Visit Kath MacLean Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. www.audreys.ca Stanley A. Milner Public Library The new Library Guide of programs and services is in: www.epl.ca What's Up Newsletter Neighbourhood engagement, winter activities, cross country ski trails, toboggan hills, crime prevention tips and more... Click HERE to download the January issue. .   Offer to DECL Members: Get in the Game! Discounts for Oilers Games The Oilers are supporting community leagues with a great offer to bypass Ticket Master tickets and order directly from the ticket sales office. You will get the best available seats for the pricing you choose, avoid service charges, and get the group rate as an individual. Great deal! All Oilers tickets purchased with this promotion also come with free Oil Kings vouchers: two great hockey games at a discount rate for the Oilers game. Monday, February 1 vs. Carolina Monday, April 5 vs. Minnesota Discounts for Oilers Games Friday, Saturday Sunday regular season home games for the Oil Kings are offered at $15 per person for League members. Click HERE for the Oil Kings 2010 schedule To Order Call John Sutherland at the ticket sales office, 780-409-2474, give him your community league membership card number and these games are yours! 311 Information Citizens can call 311, 24-hours a day, every day of the year for non-emergency calls and access to City of Edmonton information, programs and services. 311 does not replace 911. Anyone requiring fire, ambulance, police emergency assistance or to report a drunk driver must call 911 for emergency assistance. All non-emergency police numbers remain unchanged. Citizen Action Centre staff have moved to 311 Click HERE for more information       2010 old news postings 2009 old news postings 2008 old news postings
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