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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
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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. |
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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 |
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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,
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 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
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