Allendale Community League
6330-105A Street T6H 5Z3 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Calling all gardeners! Join Your Neighbours for a virtual conversation on.. Seed Starting with the QA Permaculture Committee! March 15, 2021 - 6pm-7pm... Link to register: https://qacl.wildapricot.org/event-4211457 Zoom invitation will be sent out on Sunday evening to all that register. Let us know if you have any questions! See you there! Parkallen Community League Allendale Community League Pleasantview Community League

Anyone in the community suffering from "Zoom fatigue"? Here are some suggestions that may help

Participatory Edmonton Symposium - March 6 & 13 2020 changed the way we live and connect. Across Canada, people, neighbourhoods, and cities are coming together to make friends, to make things, to make new livelihoods, to make connections. Have you been wondering what you can do to animate your apartment building, block, cul de sac, or neighbourhood? Maybe you already have an idea and need support to get it off of the ground. Or perhaps you want to get involved and don’t know ...where to start. Join our two-day virtual symposium to learn about the transformational platform, Participatory City, and how you can bring your idea to life and get involved! When: Saturday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration fee: $5 for both days - scholarships are available; please contact [email protected] The Participatory Edmonton Symposium is brought to you in partnership with Participatory Canada, the City of Edmonton, and the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues. Join us to learn more about the inspiring achievements of Participatory City and what is happening in Edmonton. Register now! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/participatory-edmonton-where-ev

Street Labs Community-led street changes Launching in March: see changes on your street this summer Vision Zero Street Labs are launching this spring. If you’ve ever worried about the safety of streets and intersections near your home, but long term infrastructure upgrades are a long way off, you can work with your community to have temporary and adaptable measures installed in a matter of weeks rather than years. You can start connecting with your neighbours now, and work wi...th the City to make the changes you want to see in your community. Want some great ideas? Check out these examples of tactical urbanism. https://www.strongtowns.org//a-crash-course-in-tactical-ur Councillor Andrew Knack has also written about Street Labs on his blog. https://www.andrewknack.com/streetlabs/ You can watch this one-minute introductory video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckSF7JlZwBE to learn more about the process and hear a few ideas to get started with, and learn more about the City's Safe Mobility Strategy 2021-2025. https://www.edmonton.ca//traff/safe-mobility-strategy.aspx https://edmonton.taproot.news//city-to-roll-out-new-commun

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E-Scooters. You're invited to share your experiences with e-scooters in an online survey until Dec. 20. Your feedback will help determine how the City provides the licence for these services in 2021. https://www.edmontoninsightcommunity.ca/O.aspx

Expanded health measures will be in effect province-wide. All Albertans, businesses, organizations and service providers must follow all new health measures. Ne...w expanded mandatory measures come into effect Dec. 8 for social gatherings and mandatory masking. All others come into effect 12:01 a.m., Dec.13. SOCIAL GATHERINGS - Effective Immediately All indoor and outdoor social gatherings public and private are prohibited. This does not apply to service visits from caregivers, health or child care providers and co-parenting arrangements. Close contacts are limited to household members only. Individuals who live alone may have the same two non-household close contacts for the duration of this restriction. MANDATORY MASKING Effective Immediately The mandatory indoor public masking requirement will be extended province-wide. Applies to all indoor workplaces and facilities outside the home. Applies to employees, visitors and the general public. Farm operations are excluded. PLACES OF WORSHIP Effective Dec. 13 All places of worship will be limited to 15% of fire code occupancy for in-person attendance, with physical distancing and masking. Virtual or online services are strongly encouraged Drive-in services where individuals do not leave their vehicles and adhere to guidance will be permissible and are not subject to capacity restrictions. RETAIL SERVICES Effective Dec. 13 Retail services must reduce customer capacity to 15% of fire code occupancy, with a minimum of 5 customers. Curbside pick up, delivery and online services are encouraged. Shopping malls will be limited to 15% of fire code occupancy. CLOSURES Effective Dec. 13 Restaurants, pubs, bars, lounges and cafes will be closed to in-person service. Only take out, curbside pickup and delivery services are permitted. Casinos, bingo halls, gaming entertainment centres, racing entertainment centres, horse tracks, raceways, bowling alleys, pool halls, legions, and private clubs will be closed. Recreational facilities fitness centres, recreation centres, pools, spas, gyms, studios, day and overnight camps, indoor rinks and arenas will be closed. Entertainments businesses and entities libraries, science centres, interpretive centres, museums, galleries, amusement parks and water parks will be closed. Hotels may remain open but must follow restrictions no spas, pools or in-person dining. Room services only. Personal and wellness services, including hair salons, nail salons, massage, tattoos, and piercing, will be closed. Health services, including physiotherapy or acupuncture, social or protective services, shelters for vulnerable persons, emergency services, childcare, and not-for-profit community kitchens, or charitable kitchens will remain open for in-person attendance. WORK FROM HOME Effective Dec. 13 Mandatory work from home measures will be implemented unless the employer determines that work requires a physical presence for operational effectiveness. These restrictions will be in place for a minimum of four weeks. https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

Scona Pool? Saved!

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Hello from the University of Alberta Rotaract Club! The Online Outreach committee is excited to announce that we will be holding a Virtual Arts & Crafts Night on November 26th from 7-9pm on the platform Zoom. The event will consist of simple, student-led festive activities for you and your family to participate in! This will be an amazing opportunity to meet people of all ages from across the city, and in your own neighbourhood! If you would like to attend, please fill out the form at bit.ly/RotaractOnlineOutreach so we can send you the Zoom link and updates as the date approaches. Hope to see you there!

It's about time!!

Porch pirates followed a Canada Post delivery truck this morning and stole packages from multiple neighbours in Queen Alexandra. If you have any information or ...street video footage from today: 9:50am on 71 Ave 107st 10:02am on 76ave (they drove east down 76ave) Please send us a message. EPS is helping. Below is a picture from a porch camera. Allendale Community League Strathcona Community League Pleasantview Community League

December 2020 Community League e-News - https://mailchi.mp/4e/december-2020-community-league-e-news Rink Activities, Scona Pool, and the Grounds Update

Would you buy an annual pass to Rollie Miles Rec Centre when it gets built? https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSc1TxXZVY_4rLIeZy/viewform Help us get to 500 responses in 5 days. Tell us what you think, then pass it on.

Future of Community Recreation: Scona Pool, Tipton & Rollie Miles

The news about potential closure of Scona Pool and Tipton Arena is big. So is the fact that Rollie Miles Rec Centre is not yet funded to be built. This budget is going to set the trajectory of recreation in our community for years to come. This is VERY important! Please make your voice heard by filling out this quick survey https://forms.gle/sQznduWyE548rm4B8... After you've filled out the survey, please take the following 2 actions: 1 - Post the link to your social media feeds & encourage other neighbours to fill it out. 2 - Forward this email to other contacts in Allendale and surrounding communities that are stakeholders in the discussion. Invite them to also participate.

Reminder for tonight!