Belmead Community League
9109 182 St NW T5T 2Y9 Edmonton, AB, Canada

This week's menu is now available! OPEN TO PUBLIC Our meal program is open to everyone. You do not have to be a WSAC member to place an order. MADE FRESH ... Fresh meat and vegetables, fruit, etc are purchased the day before our kitchen staff prepares the meals. This is to ensure only the best ingredients go into every meal we prepare for you! EASY TO PREPARE Meals are cooked and then frozen you simply need to reheat. ENTREES: Beef Brisket w/ Potato Beef Stew w/ Biscuits Chicken Cacciatore on Pasta Lasagna FROZEN SOUP: Beef Barley Chicken Noddle Cream of Mushroom Cream of Broccoli Minestrone MUFFINS & BAKED GOODS Apple Spice muffins Orange Cranberry muffins Raisin Bran muffins Carrot Cake PICK UP AVAILABLE - Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 9629 176 Street NW ORDER ONLINE - Click on the link below to order! https://www.weseniors.ca/whats_new/new-menu-available-now/ CALL OUR CENTRE 780 483-1209 ext. 225

Due to current government Covid restrictions our community league office is closed for in person appointments and rentals until further notice. However if you need assistance you can still call the office on Monday's and Fridays from 8:30-1:30pm.

We heard how much everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving Turkey Meals so our kitchen staff spent this week making turkey dinners for you! TURKEY DINNER (1 serving fo...r $15 each) Roasted turkey, Vegetables, Mashed potatoes, Stuffing, Gravy, and Cranberry sauce. ENTREES $10.00 Breaded Fried Chicken w/ Rice & Vegetable Lasagna HEARTY SOUP $7.00 Beef Barley Boston Clam Chowder Chicken Noodle Cream of Potato Minestrone Muffins (6 muffins = $6.00) Blueberry Muffins Chocolate Chip Raisin Bran LIMITED QUANTITY! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO PLACE YOUR ORDER. https://www.weseniors.ca//wsac-meal-program-for-seniors-i/

Vendor 5: Helen Stone artwork $5-25 per piece. To order please contact Helen at [email protected]

Vendor 4: Heather Rice Krispie Balls $6.00 per bag or 2 for $10.00 Candies popcorn Twist $2.00 per bag... Contact Heather at 780-919-2973 for orders

Vendor 3: Soap by Suze Homemade soaps Text or call 780 554 1997

Just a friendly reminder that our annual general meeting at 6:30pm tonight. Hope to see you there. The zoom link is on our Facebook page or @ www.belmead.org

AGM September 30th, 2020 6:30pm All Belmead residents are invited to this important online zoom meeting. Special guests will be in attendance. Please note that you need to have a Belmead Community League membership to vote at the meeting. The annual memberships are $30.00. You can stop by the office to purchase a membership during regular office hours; or you can purchase your membership online at www.efcl.org.... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87874642018 Meeting ID: 878 7464 2018 Passcode: 402188 One tap mobile +16468769923,,87874642018#,,,,,,0#,,402188# US (New York) +16699006833,,87874642018#,,,,,,0#,,402188# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 647 558 0588 Canada +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada Meeting ID: 878 7464 2018 Passcode: 402188 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k0joTCOe

Happy long weekend everyone! The office is closed on Monday September 7th. The office will reopen on September 8th at 6pm.

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Check out the latest news from Westend Senior's Activity Centre. They have launched a meal program. Please click on the link for more information.

A question from one of our community members. Does anyone have any information for our member? Hello . I’m wondering if there’s a way to find day homes in the neighbourhood that transport to and from St. Benedict School?

If you are a parent of a Grade One student and he/she did not receive an Arbor Day seedling at school this year, you can still get one to mark this celebration. Please email [email protected] to get the times and locations for a pick-up. Happy planting!

This is the first Canada Day in 7 years that I won’t get to be at the Legislature cooking pancakes for the 10,000+ people who attend The Ismaili Edmonton Annual... Pancake Breakfast. There won’t be a Canada Day event for families at the Belmead Community League this year. The Fusion Church Canada Day BBQ isn’t happening. The Somali Independence Day/Canada Day BBQ hosted by Somali Canadian Education and Rural Development Organization is cancelled. And the Westend Seniors Activity Centre isn’t able to bring our seniors together to celebrate. Those are just a few of the regular Canada Day events that I attend almost every year that won’t be happening this year. What I love about all of these different events is how inclusive they are. So while we won’t be together like we normally would, don’t forget that the reason these events are so inclusive is because almost every community knows that diversity is our strength. I encourage you remember that this Canada Day and I look forward to being together again soon. Happy Canada Day!

We are not able to have our regular July 1st firework show this year. But here are some fireworks to watch tomorrow. Have a great Canada Day!

Hi everyone. I posted an update two weeks ago about the reductions in services that we would see over the coming year because of the financial impact of COVID-1...9. As we had to address an over $140 million shortfall, and it's possible that number may grow, we had to make changes to almost every program and service in the city. One of those changes was the maintenance of our greenspace. In a normal year, the goal is to cut approximately every 7 days. Since we were unable to hire any temporary summer staff and there were additional temporary layoffs, the park maintenance team is much smaller. That reduction in the workforce means that we are cutting approximately every 21 days. Premier parks and sports fields will generally still be mowed to regular standards. I wanted to share that again because I am getting a lot of calls and emails now because understandably, our parks don't look great. That can be quite frustrating for many people. With such a significant budget shortfall, we wanted to ensure that key infrastructure maintenance (ex: roads, buildings, bridges, etc.) would be maintained at the same levels as before because not doing that could impact the life of the infrastructure. This is far from ideal but I wanted to reshare this information since more people have been reaching out. I know there have been community residents who have actually stepped up to fill the gap which does not surprise me because that's what people have been doing since the pandemic started. I expect that the maintenance will be back to normal next year but this year, things won't look quite as nice. I'll share a link in the comments below if you want to see a list of all the impacted programs and services. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks everyone. Big Lake Community League Westview Village Community Association Secord Community League Edmonton Rosenthal Community League Lewis Estates Community League Aldergrove Community League Belmead Community League LaPerle Community League Terra Losa, Edmonton Summerlea Community League West Meadowlark Community League Glenwood Community League Britannia Youngstown Community League Mayfield Community League High Park Community Canora Community League West Jasper Place Community Jasper Park Community League Meadowlark Community League Parkview Community League Crestwood Community League

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Hi everyone. Effective May 22nd the following amenities will start opening for public use: Playgrounds and outdoor fitness parks. Outdoor courts (ex: tennis, pi...ckleball, basketball, etc.) and courses. Outdoor skateparks. While tomorrow is the opening day, there are many parks and courts across the city so they will not all be opened at the same time. To be clear, playgrounds across the city will all be available for use but the tape that has been put around them may not all come down at the same time. City staff will work as hard as they can to formally reopen them as quickly and safely as possible. Restrictions will be in effect and those specific details will be made available later today. I will post that information in this thread once it is available. Update: Provincial health orders are still in place and you should still be following the Alberta Health guidelines as the City of Edmonton is treating those as rules - not guidelines. Signage is required to be put up at each location and the city will be doing that over the coming days. I'll post a link to the provincial guidelines in the comments below but I need to reinforce that the City of Edmonton will be treating them as rules, not guidelines. Thanks everyone for your patience and get ready to safely enjoy those outdoor amenities. But please don't forget, this pandemic is not over, we still have to be diligent or else restrictions could be reintroduced. cc Ward 1 Communities: Crestwood Community League Parkview Community League Crestwood, Parkview, Laurier, Glenora, Grovenor & McQueen Communities Group Jasper Park Community League West Jasper Place Community Canora Community League High Park Community Mayfield Community League Britannia Youngstown Community League Glenwood Community League Meadowlark Community League West Meadowlark Community League La Perle, Terra Losa, Belmead, Aldergrove, Thorncliff, Summerlea Group Summerlea Community League Terra Losa, Edmonton LaPerle Community League Belmead Community League Aldergrove Community League Lewis Estates Community League Edmonton Rosenthal Community League Secord Community League Westview Village Community Association Big Lake Community League General Talk - Communities of Big Lake (Hawks Ridge, Starling, Trumpeter)

Hi everyone. I've had a few people asking about the status of playgrounds and our courts (ex: basketball, tennis, pickleball) and I thought I would provide a qu...ick update. The provincial announcement yesterday that playgrounds and outdoor courts could open up was a positive announcement. But with no advance notice and clear protocol regarding things like cleaning, City of Edmonton staff need a few days to review what was announced. An example of where we need clarification is that the provincial government website asks the following on the "Guidance on outdoor activities": "2. Does the activity involve contact with frequently touched surfaces or objects? COVID-19 can be transmitted by touching objects or surfaces the virus has landed on then touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Activities that carry this risk are not recommended, even with physical distancing in place, including: communal meals: backyard barbecues, drinks with friends and neighbours, picnics and other gatherings activities that use shared equipment, such as horseshoes and bocce ball" Unless we are supposed to be cleaning every playground after each child goes down a slide or uses a swing, there seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between what is listed on their site and what they announced yesterday. The same can be said about some of our outdoor courts. Unless players are bringing 100 tennis balls so that they don't have to touch a ball that another player has touched, that again creates a disconnect between what was said yesterday and what is written on their site. What city staff have said is that they need the next week to review everything that was announced, engage Alberta Health for clear protocols to ensure we are complying with the Public Health Order, and then they will provide an update to city council on May 21st at our next Emergency Advisory Committee meeting. If we get the necessary information from Alberta Health, it could be possible that amenities like playgrounds, outdoor courts, etc. reopen very soon after that update. I know people are eager to have these amenities reopen. As you can imagine, since our city staff and city council are not medical experts, having a clear plan from Alberta Health is needed to be confident when we reopen different amenities. If there is new information prior to our update next week, I will be certain to share it here. I hope that as we move into additional phases of reopening, the City of Edmonton and all municipalities are able to receive some advance notice so that we can ask the necessary questions of Alberta Health in order to relaunch at the same time as the province announces it. Thanks everyone and if you have any questions, please ask them in the comments below or join me tonight at 6:30pm for my virtual Community Conversation on Facebook. Crestwood Community League Parkview Community League Jasper Park Community League Meadowlark Community League West Jasper Sherwood Community League Canora Community League High Park Community Mayfield Community League Britannia Youngstown Community League Glenwood Community League West Meadowlark Community League Summerlea Community League Terra Losa, Edmonton Westend Seniors Activity Centre LaPerle Community League Belmead Community League Aldergrove Community League Lewis Estates Community League Edmonton Rosenthal Community League Secord Community League Westview Village Community Association Big Lake Community League

Hi everyone. Tonight is my weekly virtual Community Conversation on Facebook. The discussion starts at 6:30pm and it lasts about 1 hour. Feel free to join for a...s little or as long as you want. As most of last week was spent on the budget, I'd like to spend a majority of tonight's conversation answering your questions and gathering your feedback on a variety of city topics. You can watch it live using the link below. Thanks and I look forward to the conversation. See more

This is our weekly check-in to discuss issues in the City of Edmonton. If you have questions, please feel free to add them in the comments below and I'll do my best to cover them. I look forward to the conversation.

We’ve heard from Edmontonians about an increase in personal protective equipment (PPE) litter, including discarded gloves, in grocery store parking lots. To he...lp, we’re distributing Capital City Clean Up Litter Kits to grocery stores across the city. We encourage you to do your part to keep Edmonton safe and clean. Please place your litter, including PPE items, in the trash. And a huge thank you to these businesses and their staff for continuing to provide us with essential services during this time.