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SUMMER 2018 | VOL. 35, NO. 7
A PUBLICATION OF THE RIVERBEND COMMUNITY LEAGUE
TRAC Community Run/Walk A Neighbourhood Tradition By: Karin Shott unday morning of May 27 was a beautiful day for the 13th Annual TCRC, Sangea Academy-African Drumming Band, Roberts- TRAC Community Run/Walk! McClure Insurance, Booster Juice-Riverbend Square, RBC-Magrath, S This run has become a neighbourhood tradition and wouldn’t Secret Sweets, Forest of Jewels, Fountain Tire-Riverbend Square, be possible without all of our wonderful volunteers! First off, the 2018 Remedy Café, Marble Slab Creamery-Windermere, Whitemud TRAC Community Run Committee; Mike Boychuk, Sherri Jaillet-Martinez, Hills Homeowners’ Association (WHHA), Kinder Morgan, City Nicole Olivier, Karin Shott, Sue Trigg and Jessica Zapata. We also had of Edmonton, ATB-Rabbit Hill Rd., Allstate Insurance– Calgary some wonderful students from the neighbouring high schools who helped Trail, and Pet Planet–Riverbend Square. throughout the morning along the course and a large contingent of dedicated We had incredible door prize items from: community volunteers who helped with signage, registration, set up, course Infinite Fitness (included active wear and personal training sessions), marshalling etc. Special thanks to Shannen Shott and Christina Basler for The Running Room, Riverbend Hairstyling, Staples-Windermere, City of their help putting together the race packages and Ryan Henderson for Edmonton, Home Depot-Windermere, Maxim Hair & Body – Riverbend leading the runners. Square, Vines Wine Merchants, selection of toys from Mastermind Toys- A big thank you goes to the Running Room for all their expertise and Windermere, Cabela’s–Windermere, jacket from Roberts-McClure Insurance, support, and to our fabulous emcee for the event, Jessica Zapata from Staples gift card and much more! Infinite Fitness! Another big thank you to Mother Margaret Mary Catholic Post nutrition was provided by: Panago (Pizza), Save-on-Foods School for the use of the school and grounds for the morning. The A&W (watermelon & oranges), Safeway (granola bars), Secret Sweets (cookies) Root Bear was a big hit at the event as well as the Remax Jumpy Castle and Matt & Ashley’s No Frills (waters), Marble Slab (Ice Cream) and Cobbs new this year, an obstacle course! Bakery (assorted scones and muffins). As well there were many businesses Special thanks to all of our incredible sponsors: who donated items for the fantastic race packages for the participants and • Platinum: Running Room, TRAC, Remax, Infinite Fitness, Panago volunteers which included lip chaps from Brookview Dental and Miller Pizza, and A&W. Thomson, pens from RBC, a free personal training session from Infinite • Gold: Water Station Sponsors: Security Insurance Brokers, Fitness and coupons from Panago Pizza, Marble Slab, Booster Juice, Pet Brookview Dental Clinic, Alan Gee & Associates & Heritage Value, Cabela’s, MC College, and the City of Edmonton! We would also like Lawyers Office-Windermere. Also SW Magnetic Signs and Pet to recognize Shott Customs for the graphic work, Peter’s Print House for the Value–Magrath. posters and Creative Giant for the T-shirts. • Silver: Riverbend Community League and The Ragg-Times, Miller Thanks to our member community leagues of Brookview, Greater Thomson and Simply Supper. Windermere, Hodgson, Oak Hills, Ogilvie Ridge, Riverbend, Terwillegar and The Ridge for their continued support. • Bronze: Fun Team Alberta, MC College, priMED Medical Products, Brookview Community Homeowners’ Association (BCAL), Servus Race results can be found at www.resultscanada.com/results.php. Credit Union, and COBS Bread- Riverbend Square. We hope everyone enjoyed their morning and we look forward to seeing • Copper: Currents Veterinary Centre-Windermere, Second Cup- everyone next year! Photos contributed by Molly Houle and Gary Trigg. CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY
EDITOR Final Work Recommences at Brookside Park Sherri Henderson Bike Bumps, Grass, Fixing Defects, and Green Shack [email protected] By: Vanessa Kovacs
ADVERTISING ow that the snow is gone and the warm shortly. The area surrounding this equipment is Elizabeth Emslie weather is back, work has recommenced currently fenced off. [email protected] N on the final touches at Brookside The playground officially opened in November 780-437-7108 Park. Crews are completing the bike bumps, 2017 and was enjoyed all winter by neighborhood www.riverbendonline.ca landscaping, and the refinishing of park furniture. kids and students from adjacent Brookside All work is expected to be completed by early School. With the tight timelines last fall, and the July. Once all work passes final inspection, the inevitable change in weather, crews from the City fences will come down and the new park will be of Edmonton and SG Landscaping were required fully opened for use. to delay a portion of the finishing landscaping TABLE OF CONTENTS The bike bumps portion of the park is taking work, and the completion of the bike bumps, shape now that much of the sod and crush have until this spring. One happy and unintended been laid, in addition to the installation of the consequence of the late fall construction was a SECTION PAGE wood bridge features. Sod has also been laid beautiful leaf pattern which resulted on one of Riverbend News 1-24 in the areas, where needed, surrounding the the concrete pads. The leaf-patterned concrete The Ridge Community League 11 playground area. The staging area used during fits quite nicely with the park’s natural aesthetic. Riverbend Community League 18 the build process will be seeded and reclaimed, as The City of Edmonton Green Shack program Community League Directory 23 well as the land along the rink, heading towards Brookview Community League 24 will also, once again, be running all summer out the bike bumps. This area will be fenced off so of Brookside Park. Green Shack begins on July 3 the seeding has time to take hold. and will run Monday through Friday from 10:00 Park visitors may have noticed a broken bucket am – 1:30 pm. The Flying Eagle program will be THANK YOU - RAGG spinner in the playground. The parts needed to on site in Brookside from July 4-6. Green Shack DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS! repair this defective equipment are expected to is a free, daily drop-in program for children aged Thanks to the following volunteers who arrive any day and the spinner will be repaired 6 to 12 (see pg.7 for more information). helped deliver our last issue to businesses, schools, and retirement residences. Lita Bablitz Adnan Black Jim Bradshaw Art in Our Park 2018 - Mark Your Calendars! Daryl Matter, Jihan Marjan September 15 at James Ramsey Park Christy Middleton Karin Shott By: Sue Trigg Sabine Sintenis Shelly and Leanne Stevens he 9th annual ART IN OUR PARK is on: Mary Wagner Helma Voth Joan Wood T Saturday, September 15 12:00 - 5:00 pm We’re always looking for volunteers to help us deliver copies of The Ragg-Times to schools, James Ramsey Park (15130 43 Ave NW) businesses, and retirement homes. If you can deliver The Ragg-Times seven times a year, we’d ART IN OUR PARK is a family friendly, free arts festival featuring live music and dance on two love to hear from you! stages, an Art Market, the Emerging Artists Zone, and over twenty interactive elements. Your gift of time and service would be greatly appreciated. Bring the whole family! Listen to award winning music, browse the art market, enjoy local food vendors, be creative and try your hand…or feet at one of our awesome interactive experiences. Please call 780-437-7108 or email info@ riverbendonline.ca for more details. We have incredible community engagement with over 5000 participants, volunteers, artists, musicians and presenters in attendance. Mark your calendar now; you won’t want to miss this awesome celebration of community, diversity and the arts! For more information visit our website www:artinourpark.ca or go to YEGARTinOurPark on Facebook. The opinions expressed in this publication may not necessarily be those of the publisher. No part of this publication may be reprinted without the written permission of the publisher. ** Ads Printed as Submitted **
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Save the Date for Simply Supper’s 5th Annual Lemonade Stand Day Sunday, August 26, 2018 By: Kathy House
s summer holidays are fast approaching, we hope you will mark and surrounding areas a special date on your calendar with a giant yellow circle! Simply for the past four years, Supper Helps is once again hoping to paint the town yellow with the raising over $215,000 Ath 5 Annual Lemonade Stand Day. The concept is simple: gather your family, for local charities. friends or neighbours together and host a lemonade stand on Sunday, August Lemonade Stand Day 26, 2018. This year’s event is in partnership with the Stollery Children’s is all about community Hospital Foundation and funds raised will be directed to the renovation of building and kids “The Beach” at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. helping kids and we We are looking for young budding philanthropists in Edmonton to join want you to be part of past junior lemon squeezers and host a stand and be part of our lemon it! movement! Simply Supper takes care of all the details supplying lemonade, Registration opens cups and a kit full of decorations to attract customers to your stand. This is on Friday, June 15 and spots are limited, so don’t delay in helping us squeeze an opportunity for children to hone their customer service talents, practice some love into our community! Our goal this year is to simply scatter 400+ their money handling skills, be creative with marketing and promotion of their stands all over the city. Please visit our website at www.lemonadeyeg.ca. stand, and most importantly have fun. The Simply Supper Helps Junior Lemon Squeezers have hosted lemonade stands throughout the City of Edmonton
Art in Our Park 2018 Youth Opportunities
By: Sheryl Bowhay
re you the creative type? Do you consider yourself an artist, Perform on the ATB Financial Emerging Artists Stage Musical sets musician, poet or performer? are up to 30 minutes in length including set up and take down. We provide A There are opportunities for you at Art in Our Park 2018! microphones/sound equipment and have a stage manager and sound technician to make things run smoothly. We want to hear from you! Student Art Gallery features a selection of art projects from area elementary, junior and senior high schools. Express interest and ask your Visit our website at artinourpark.ca for more information regarding all teacher to consider participating this year. There is no fee for schools to the above opportunities. Or contact Heidi Devlin at [email protected] or participate in the Student Art Gallery. Kirsty Ball at [email protected] re: Student Art Gallery or Brendan Tonn at [email protected] re: Emerging Artists Stage. Art Market at Art in Our Park 2018 is open and available to young artist entrepreneurs seeking to gain valuable experience selling their wares. Spaces in the Art Market start at $50 to rent for the day.
Have a safe and happy summer!
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Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market Sprouts: A Children’s Nutrition Program Forest of Jewels By: Christie Anderson, Market Manager
any of our market patrons know about the Sprouts M program at the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market. However, with many of the communities in southwest Edmonton growing so quickly, there may be many of you who are not familiar with Sprouts! Here’s a look at our flagship children’s nutrition program, Sprouts! Sprouts is a children’s nutrition program run by volunteers of the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market (SWEFM). In its five years of existence, it has gained tremendous momentum, popularity, and community buy-in. Sprouts is now open and free to all children between the ages 428 Riverbend Square of 4 and 12, thanks to the generous financial donations of community 780-438-3682 minded businesses, some of its area www.forestofjewels.com community leagues, and even some of Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram! its participants! How Does Sprouts Work? Sprouts Hours: Monday to Friday 10-6, Saturdays 10-5, Closed Sundays and Holidays is designed to empower kids to make their own healthy eating decisions, to educate them about where their food comes from, and to encourage them to lead a healthy lifestyle. The key elements include: 1. Each week the children came to market, they check in at the Sprouts tent and receive a wooden token that is worth $2. These tokens can only be used on fruit, vegetables or food plants (if children want to grow their own food). It’s the children who decide what they will purchase with their token, and we encourage them to try new fruits and veggies and expand their nutritional horizons! 2. Some of the farmers that participate in the program go out of their way to create special bags, baskets, and cups that contain healthy fruits & veggies that are worth more than the $2 value, and in this way volunteer their own time, creativity, and financial contribution to the program. We are so thankful for their involvement! 3. The children enter a dialogue with our volunteers about their healthy eating and the nutritional decisions they are making in their lives, including dialogues with the farmers about where their food comes from and how it’s grown. 4. Next, Sprouts families receive child-friendly recipes, designed to teach basic cooking skills and get children more involved in meal prep and planning at home. Each recipe is very child-friendly and fun and designed by University of Alberta nutrition student volunteers and the Sprouts Recipe Coordinator (Sheri Hendsbee). The recipes are kid friendly, designed in bright colours with simple instructions meant to encourage families to cook together, to eat together, and to connect over home cooked meals. 5. The first 1000 children to sign up receive a bright orange Sprouts Riders Wanted! bag that they can shop with, and it’s theirs to return to market with each week to carry their healthy goodies. The kids love their pint- sized bags! We offer week long summer camps Go to and click on the “Sprouts” tab for more info. that are fun and educational. www.swefm.ca The SWEFM runs from May 16 – October 3 from 4:00 - 7:30 pm in the We also have our ‘Summer Full of Terwillegar Rec Center parking lot! Riding Program’ back. riders get one lesson per week for the summer months for $200/month.
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Engaging Citizens in Ward 9 Update from Your Councilor By: Tim Cartmell, City Councilor uring my campaign to become the Councillor for Ward 9, a key LRT, Terwillegar Drive, Calcium Chloride, priority for me was engagement with the everyday Edmontonians Grass Clippings, EPCOR’s solar farm, the bus D who make up our great neighbourhoods. network, snow plowing, bike lanes, accountability, Since being elected, I have been working hard to be an effective voice property taxes, and roadway transportation for the over 100,000 residents who live in our part of the city. Ward 9 issues. has some of the fastest growing neighbourhoods, along with established This forum is a great way to hear your thoughts neighbourhoods, all of which have unique concerns and needs. on the municipal issues that matter most to you. One of my favourite parts of the job so far is listening to your feedback I’d welcome you to keep an eye out on my social media channels (Twitter on key issues, and representing your thoughts at City Hall. and Facebook), or to sign up for my emails at timcartmell.ca for more I’ve worked to engage citizens in different ways, including through face to information on the next Town Hall, which will be held south of the Henday face meetings, coffee shop drop ins, attending Community League and HOA this fall (date and location TBD). meetings, phone calls and emails, online surveys, and finally, Community In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact my office about any Meetings. municipal topics you may have comments or concerns on, or stop to chat My most recent community meeting was held on May 26, and was well to me in person at one of the many events going on in our community this attended by over 40 residents at Esther Starkman school in the Terwillegar summer. neighbourhood. Tim Cartmell is the Ward 9 City Councillor, and can be reached at tim.cartmell@ It was great to hear from so many engaged Ward 9 residents who wanted edmonton.ca or by phone at 780-496-8130. to speak on a broad range of municipal issues, including but not limited to:
RCL’s Plant Sale and Front Yards in Bloom Enjoying the Summer Season in Our Communities By: Sue Trigg
ay 16 was a beautiful day for Riverbend Community League’s Front Yards in Bloom is Annual Plant and Compost Sale. We had a crew of wonderful a recognition program that M volunteers who help unload and set up, assist people with planning celebrates attractive front their gardens and pots, shoveled and hauled compost and cleaned up at the yards in Edmonton. Riverbend end of the day. Community League’s committee What a great way to meet new people, gather awesome plants and support will be out looking at yards the the community league. first couple of weeks in July. Proceeds this year will be going towards Art in Our Park 2018. Please take a look around your neighborhood and nominate Whether you are a gardner or just out-and-about in your neigbhourhoods, a worthy yard. https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/landscaping_ take a moment this summer to enjoy the summer season and the beauty in gardening/front-yards-in- bloom.aspx your community with Front Yards in Bloom.
Community League Memberships! The 2018-2019 Community League memberships are now available in person from the TRAC Community Office. For office hours please check www.tracspirit.ca.
We have an indoor facility, large selection of toys and great conversation Program runs 9:15 am to 11:15 am Tuesday through Friday A Riverbend Community League Program located at Brookside Hall Contact us at www.peanutbutterandjam.ca or follow us on https://www.facebook.com/PBJPlaygroup Contact our Registrar at [email protected] for your complimentry session
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Tennis is Back! Learn to Play Tennis for Ages 6 - 12 year olds By: Ruma Daulay
The summer tennis program continues to thrive thanks to the his Junior Lifeguard Certification, Bronze Medallion, and Bronze Cross. He commitment of the Brookview and Riverbend Community is also certified in CPR and First Aid. T Leagues…and YOU! Hunter has extensive experience as a tennis player participating in We anticipate another great season of tennis programming and are the Orange County Tennis Academy of California and various tennis pleased to offer Learn to Play Tennis classes for kids ages 6-8 and 9-12. You tournaments in Alberta. He is an active member of the Saville Tennis will notice that our Learn to Play Tennis – Ages 6-8 classes are scheduled Center and currently is ranked in the province of Alberta. In addition to back to back in the morning from 9:00 - 11:00 am with the Learn to Play his experience as a player, Hunter enjoyed working with children as a coach Tennis – Ages 9-12 classes following into the afternoon from 1:00 - 3:00 during the 2015, 2016 and 2017 youth program. This will be Hunter’s fourth pm. The Riverbend courts are in transition and as a result all programming summer coaching tennis with the Summer Tennis Program and he is thrilled this year will be conducted on the Brookview Community League courts. to share his love for tennis with us! Thank you Brookview Community League for sharing your beautiful new Lydia Samis is also a returning instructor. This year will be Lydia’s 6th courts with all of us! year working as a Tennis Coach for Riverbend and Brookview. She is a All our summer tennis programs are brought to you by your community student at the University of Alberta and plays for the Pandas Varsity Tennis league and the volunteers that help make our community a better place to Team. Lydia has been playing tennis since the age of five. We look forward live, work and play. Please note that as a community league member we to having her back with us this summer! offer you reduced rates for these opportunities. We appreciate and value our Tennis is a recognized sport worldwide, and we can only hope to produce members and hope that you will help us maintain a vibrant community by more Canadian athletic stars like Milos Raonic, and Denis Shapovalov! becoming a community league member. Don’t hesitate, and register your tennis pro today! We are so pleased to have Hunter Mailo back as one of our instructors! Hunter Mailo is a Riverbend resident and a sports enthusiast. He is an honours student at Archbishop MacDonald High School. He has achieved
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Soccer It’s a Big Year for Soccer in Our Community and Around the World By: Ricardo Casanova e are now in full swing of the soccer season, made apparent castles, food, games, fun and Soccer! What better way to cap off a Summer by the evening and weekend chatter on many of the precious of Soccer than at a Carnival! More information at www.terwillegar.org. W green spaces our area has to offer, plus the lining of roads with parents cars. With a small jaunt on the Henday in either direction we find Millwoods Kickoff Classic, Scottish’s Caledonia Cup, Duggan’s Mothers FREE DROP-IN Day Tournament or the EMSA West Zone’s Slurpee Cup, (which is always a hit with the kids for obvious reasons) and of course in our own backyard - TRSA’s Summer Solstice Tournament. SUMMER It is no secret we are a Sport City, Edmontonian’s have shown again and again that we will come out in force to support sports whether it is bleeding copper and blue, green and gold, cheering on triathletes, joining a Beer GREEN SHACK League softball team or the droves of families and kids that participate in soccer – we are a passionate sport community. In 2015 the spotlight was LOCATION DATES DAYS TIMES on Edmonton for the FIFA Women’s World Cup – to which we obliged the world by setting an attendance record. Passion and pride in our City and in Brookside July 3 – August 23 Sport has, in part, paved the way for this Summer. 5320 – 143 St Flying Eagle will be on site Monday – Friday 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM July 4 - 6 This is a big year for soccer in our community, in our city, our country and across the world. Not only does the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 kickoff in mid June – the largest sport event in the world - but our community is abuzz Our Green Shack program is running in neighbourhoods all over Edmonton. Come and join us for games, cras, sports, free play, and more! with local Soccer groups, news, events and excitement. Here are just a few:
• The inaugural Top of the City 36 Hour Continuous Soccer Game This program is targeted for children will be running from 8 am on June 23 until 8 pm on June 24th aged 6-12, but all children accompanied by • The YEG Soccer Project will be launching some initiatives including an adult are welcome to aend. #whatsoccermeanstome For more information, please visit: • The hardworking volunteers at TRSA will be putting on their edmonton.ca/Greenshacks or call 311. Summer Solstice Tournament June 22 – 24. There is more than just soccer so be sure to check out this Community event. @GreenShackEdmonton • Edmonton’s Scottish Society is building the largest sportsdome in Canada, looking to open this August. • The biggest stage of all - the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 kicks off June 14 and runs until July 15. There will be many opportunities to take in some games this summer at local businesses in the area • Edmonton has put forward their support for a united World Cup 2026 bid with the US and Mexico. If selected, Edmonton would see some of the worlds biggest soccer stars grace our Commonwealth Stadium. Winner announced June 13. • Little Kickers is a new franchise to our area that offers a fun and imaginative introduction to soccer for children ages 18 months to seven years old. • Hope and Football is a local charitable organization that collects and sends used football (soccer) boots & gear to players in refugee camps around the world & locally to players in need. Watch for their bins at local soccer events all summer! • FC Edmonton is looking to bring pro soccer back to Edmonton for the Canadian Premier League’s inaugural season in 2019. Watch for events, news and hopefully an announcement! As part of the Summer of Soccer the Terwillegar Community League has incorporated a soccer section into their Terwillegar Summer Carnival as a small but important celebration of soccer in our Community. Please come out and join on August 25 at TCL’s Annual Summer Carnival for bouncy
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Seniors Connection News for those 55+ FREE DROP-IN Southwest Edmonton Seniors Association (SWESA) By: Carol Vaage SUMMER “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ~ Charles Bowden his article is being GREEN SHACK written on my LOCATION DATES DAYS TIMES T vacation in Seattle as I sit amidst rose blossoms, hummingbird feeders, and Ramsay Heights breezes gently swaying the 15010 – 43 Ave July 3 – August 23 Monday – Friday 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM lush greenery. Mountains James Ramsay Park are visible in the distance, but the water fountain draws me back to the here and now. Our Green Shack program is running in neighbourhoods all over Edmonton. The older I get, the more I am grateful for the summer with its Come and join us for games, cras, sports, free play, and more! richness and vibrancy of life, and to have the time with a less hectic lifestyle to appreciate this beauty. How lucky we are to have the time to fully absorb the wonder in our world. This program is targeted for children Seniors’ Week, the first week of June, was a chance for us to aged 6-12, but all children accompanied by socialize and party at events all over the city. All the cakes, pancakes, an adult are welcome to aend. and accolades reminded us to be thankful for the gift of our longevity. I’d like to think of that week as a launch for a Seniors’ “Year”! There For more information, please visit: edmonton.ca/Greenshacks are so many activities at the numerous seniors’ centers in Edmonton. or call 311. The benefit of having a membership in SWESA is that you can also participate in other seniors districts’ activities as well! Our website @GreenShackEdmonton has a listing of these centers and their locations and website home pages. SWESA held its first annual signature event, the Spring Fling, Under the Tuscan Sun, with over 200 attending. Wine, food, fashion, fun, and gelato were all part of the festivities. Photos have been uploaded to the Spring Fling page on our website. Coming up, SWESA is scheduled to sell tickets at the Taste of Edmonton fundraiser in July. Many volunteers are making this happen. We hope you’ll come and say hello at this year’s venue at the FREE DROP-IN Legislative Grounds this. Our fourth annual events are coming up this summer as well. The Hot Fudge Sundae will be held on July 25 and the Nacho Friday is scheduled for August 24. More information on these events can be SUMMER found in the Program Guide on our website. The SouthWest Edmonton Seniors Association may be the youngest senior’s district in Edmonton, but we have an army of volunteers GREEN SHACK and a strong vision for growth. We welcome you to come and meet our members and our staff. Jennifer Hanrahan is our dedicated, LOCATION DATES DAYS TIMES enthusiastic and energetic Program Coordinator, and Barbara Newell is outstanding at helping seniors find the assistance they need for Rhagan Ridge maintaining their homes. 270 Rhagan Road East July 3 – August 23 Monday – Friday 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM Our summer will be filled with fitness, dance, art, games, and Thomas Rhagan Park informational sessions. We have bus trips scheduled for plays, the River Cree, the airport Outlet Mall, and Birchwood Meadows. Come and join us as part of your dynamic Senior Summer! Our Green Shack program is running in neighbourhoods all over Edmonton. For more details, please check our website for the 2018 Spring/ Come and join us for games, cras, sports, free play, and more! Summer Program Guide for talks, classes, and photos. Our motto is to be very welcoming to all who join us! We hope to see you soon! This program is targeted for children http://swedmontonseniors.ca/ aged 6-12, but all children accompanied by Don’t forget that we have a dynamic Home Supports Program an adult are welcome to aend. operated by Barbara Newell coordinating the services for our community – including yard work, housekeeping and minor repairs. For more information, please visit: Contact her at [email protected] or 780-860-2931 edmonton.ca/Greenshacks or call 311. SWESA Seniors Centre Yellowbird East Community Centre, 10710-19 Avenue @GreenShackEdmonton SWESA Seniors Lounge Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre, 2051 Leger Road SWESA phone - 587-987-3200. SWESA email - [email protected] SWESA website www.swedmontonseniors.ca LIKE Us on Facebook
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Edmonton Riverbend Updates from your Member of Parliament By: Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend
his session of Parliament is winding down and, FREE DROP-IN at the end of June, Members of Parliament T head back to their ridings. I’m looking forward to another summer in Edmonton, and I hope to see many of you at our upcoming barbecue. SUMMER The past few weeks in Ottawa have been busy and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project has dominated a lot the focus. I was able to speak about the importance of this project several times during GREEN SHACK Question Period and with many media outlets. The government announced at the end of May that it will buy the pipeline from LOCATION DATES DAYS TIMES parent company Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion. However, I predict the cost of the project will be much higher and have been repeatedly requesting Brander Gardens more detailed financial information. 14815 – 56 Ave July 3 – August 23 Monday – Friday 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Reforms to our election laws also dominated discussion for most of May. The new legislation will look at the length of election campaigns, the amount of spending allowed and focus on political parties to disclose the Our Green Shack program is running in neighbourhoods all over Edmonton. information collected from voters. The legislation is expected to be in place Come and join us for games, cras, sports, free play, and more! for next year’s federal election.
Ahead of Father’s Day, I hosted an event on Parliament Hill to bring attention to men’s mental health. Our first Father’s Day on the Hill brought This program is targeted for children together members from all parties and speakers who have personally battled aged 6-12, but all children accompanied by an adult are welcome to aend. mental health issues. In hosting this event along with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, I want to bring attention to men’s mental health For more information, please visit: because it is often neglected in conversations about mental health, and young edmonton.ca/Greenshacks men and new fathers are particularly susceptible to mental health struggles. or call 311. Again this year, we will be hosting a barbecue during K-Days on Saturday, July 21. Please come out and join me and our team in the Riverbend Square @GreenShackEdmonton Safeway parking lot between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there! As always, if you have any comments or require assistance with a federal matter, please contact my office at 780-495-4351 or matt.jeneroux.c1@parl. gc.ca and my staff would be pleased to assist you.
The Ridge Community League facebook.com/ridgecommunity Neighbourhoods of Falconer Heights (Terwillegar Hill Estates), [email protected] www.theridgeonline.ca Henderson Estates (River Ridge, Eagle Ridge, Promontory Point), twitter.com/TheRidgeCL & Haddow (Riverside, College Woods) flickr.com/groups/1046485@N23/pool/
The Rink and Building Project is Currently on Hold
As of the last issue of The Ragg-Times in May we had issued drawings for firm bids. The bids came back significantly higher than budgeted. This, combined with a $550,000 shortfall in grants and funding has put the project on hold for this construction season so we can look at our options.
The budget was based on a very similar rink and building built recently by another community league. One example of the 50% increase in bids for the rink is the requirement to remove one metre of poor soil at a cost of $140,000. This same soil condition carries over to increasing the building foundations, parking lot and landscaping costs.
We are trying to wrap our heads around these issues and will address what we have to leave out for now. All indications are that we will put the rink on hold, and proceed first with the building once we address the funding gap, hopefully next year. We are preparing a fundraiser bulletin that we can distribute to our communities of Haddow, Henderson and Falconer Heights with the hopes of raising a target of $250,000 from within the communities.
Budget Bids Rink with concrete pad $469K $754K Architect, engineering $110K $110K Building and parking lot $1188K $1452K Total $1767K $2316K ($1562 without rink)
Available cash in hand $425K Grants $675K Total $1100K (short $462K without rink)
Next steps in our process include: Continue to review project design and scope for opportunities to reduce costs. Develop a fundraising strategy, including the potential for in-kind contributions Evaluate the costs, benefits and timing of staging the project
Contact [email protected] to donate or for inquiries. Volunteers Needed for Casino on November 9 & 10
We need your help for several hours! 38 people are required to help at the casino on Friday, November 9 and Saturday November 10.
Our major source of income for capital projects such as the construction of the three playgrounds and parks at Haddow Park, Henderson Park and Falconer Heights Park and now our building and rink is the bi-annual casino that The Ridge community league participates in. Historically, 38 people volunteering for one or two shifts on the two days has resulted in about $75,000 towards these projects. One 6 or 7 hour time contribution on your part results in a return of almost $2000 towards these projects!
You do not even need to know what a straight flush is since we leave that to the dealers employed by the casino. It is actually a fun time and a good chance to meet other people in your community.
Please email [email protected] today to leave us your name or if you have questions.
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Yoga at the Riverbend Community Centre Fall 2018 Instructor Bev Moore Instructor Paige Elniski Multilevel Hatha Hatha I 55+ Mondays 8:00am - 9:30am Mondays 1:30–3:00p.m. Mondays9:30a.m.–11:00a.m. Hatha II Carry-on Wednesdays8:00–9:30a.m. Tuesdays 9:15–10:45a.m. Wednesdays 9:45 – 11:15 a.m. Thursdays 9:15–10:45a.m. Hatha I Beginner Fridays 9:15–10:45a.m.
For more information visit www.riverbendonline.ca To Register Call Riverbend Community League at 780 437 7108 Community League Membership required
Improve muscle tone, strength & flexibility Increase lung capacity/ improve breathing Reduce stress Enhancecirculationof blood & lymphfluid Maintain/ build bone density Injury prevention Improve digestion & metabolism Correct posture Improve quality of sleep Laughter & Joy
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Remembering Chi Ping Chan A Community Still Inspired By: Kent Wong t was cold January morning and the sun was just beginning to rise. path. So many of us were moved by the warmth of The snow cut through the blistering winter chill like slivers of glass his half-naked determination. Whether it was rush I as I wearily shuttled the kids to school. Every day, the same routine. hour commuters on their way to work, children on I took a sip of my coffee as I slowly directed the van onto Rabbit Hill school buses making their way to school, or other Road, and there he was. In the distance, I could make out the slouched morning joggers following in his footsteps, this one and steady stride of a man embarked on his morning run. Normally, that man’s gentle stride rippled through our community, wouldn’t be anything to take notice of, but this man was different. He was creating waves of memories and emotions. Every an elderly Chinese gentleman who always ran without a shirt. This held day, the same routine. true regardless of sun, rain, sleet or snow. As we got closer, the kids began And then he was gone. On May 29, 2012, Chi waving furiously at him and, like always, he smiled and waved back. Every Ping Chan passed away at the age of 91. The depth of those empty footprints day, the same routine. in the snow was a void that couldn’t be measured, and the outpouring of I had no idea who he was. For years, we continued to pass by each other, sadness and loss within our community was palpable. Hundreds of people exchanging a wave and a smile. At first I thought he was crazy. Then I recalled experiences similar to my own as they vividly recalled their own began to admire him for his quiet, steadfast determination. Here was a man memories of a solitary gentle figure, slowly jogging through the sleet and who seemed totally at peace with himself. He wasn’t trying to change the snow, wearing nothing from the waist up except a touque and a pair of world, and he didn’t have anything to prove. He just kept putting one foot mittens. Our neighborhood has changed a lot since then, but his memory in front of the other. As Forrest Gump said, “He just felt like running.” remains. And, just like in the movie, he became an inspiration to countless strangers. I think of him every morning as I begin my morning jog. And every So many of us within the Riverbend community started each morning being morning, I’m inspired his words: “Exercise is important to stay healthy and greeted with the sight of him, slowly plodding his way along his chosen strong. When I’m strong I can do anything. I am happy.”
Farewell to a Legend! Thank You for Your Commitment to Our Youth and Community By: Dave Rumbold anet Hancock, founding Principal at Lillian Osborne High School is and the community at large in the months retiring after 39 years as an educator in Edmonton. Janet began as a before the school opening. This process J teacher at Ellerlsie Elementary Jr. High School. She has worked as a led to the choices of program offerings, teacher at Stratford, Jasper Place and Strathcona High Schools, and been school furnishings and colours, along with many other details, and involved an Assistant Principal at Harry Ainlay High School, and a principal at Dan all stakeholders. The school hit the ground running and has truly lived up Knott Jr. High School as well as Lillian Osborne High School. to Janet’s vision of a student centered, community friendly school with Janet’s work at Lillian Osborne began well before the School opened in students who are leaders within the school and in the community. 2008. Janet held extensive consultations with incoming students, parents Best wishes to Janet as she begins her well-earned retirement!
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Brander Gardens ROCKS CLASSIFIED ADS Totally Terrific Tutors By: Sharon Gritter n April 26, at the University of Alberta, GOING ON HOLIDAYS? We provide House Checks, O first year medical students were invited to an academic service Pet Care, Watering and Lawn Services. Bonded, Insured, learning celebration. Students gave Licensed. Book online! Customhomewatchservices.com 780- presentations as to which agencies 992-2275 they volunteered in the past year. All first-year medical students at the LOCAL WOODWORKING CRAFTSMAN. I build a U of A volunteer weekly in various wide range of Furniture/Cabinet items to last. For inside agencies around Edmonton to grow their people helping skills. Various or outside. Woodworking by Vance Inc., [email protected] 780 agencies were blessed with these volunteers including: The Learning 436 9008. Centre Literacy Association, Multicultural Women and Seniors Services Association, Edmonton Men’s Health Collective, Catholic Social Services, RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL PAINTING – Mosaic Centre, and many others including Brander Gardens ROCKS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. Licensed/insured/WCB. For new readers of The Ragg, Brander Gardens ROCKS is a growing Now Booking Spring and Summer. Call John @ 780 907- collaboration of kids and families, neighbours and organizations, and 5954 Check us out at: Renzopainting or Houzz.ca institutional partners committed to building on community capacities and resilience to create a neighbourhood where diversity is celebrated, RIVERBEND MINDFULNESS COMMUNITY OF neighbours know one another and where kids and families flourish. PRACTICE Join us in the fall to enjoy conversation, shared Every Tuesday from November to April, four medical students would experiences, and practice. [email protected] arrive at Riverbend Junior High to volunteer their time. Various BG Rocks youth would stay for the after-school program, enjoy a light supper, and STYLE FOR SUCCESS Give your kids, teens & young then attend their tutor group. The medical students mentored the students adults an Etiquette Advantage. Social skills workshops in several ways. They listened to their stories, helped with homework, read books, played games and shared their own experiences growing up. delivered July 19th by an etiquette expert. Visit www. One of the medical students did his best impression of “Bill Nye the styleforsuccess.com or call 780 472-0767. science guy”. Based on his experience in leading a summer science camp, he bought and brought some science materials to show the youth how much fun science can be. At the celebration, various medical students shared how volunteering in this way helped them grow into better physicians. For BG Rocks youth, it gave them some wonderful role models and a career path to consider.
Yoga at the Riverbend Community Centre Summer 2018
Instructor Bev Moore Multilevel Hatha Mondays 8 – 9:30 am Mondays 9:30 –11 a.m. Wednesdays 8 – 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
For more information visit www.riverbendonline.ca To Register Call The Riverbend Community League at 780 437 7108 Community League Membership required
Improve muscle tone, strength & flexibility Increase lung capacity/ improve breathing Reduce stress Enhance circulation of blood & lymph fluid Maintain/ build bone density Injury prevention Improve digestion & metabolism Correct posture Improve quality of sleep Laughter & Joy
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Updates from Your MLA Working Together to Create a Better Alberta By: Dr. Bob Turner, MLA o residents of Edmonton-Whitemud and all Albertans, I want to said that we would provide certainty; we’re thank you for speaking up in defence of working people. providing certainty. We said that we’ll get T When Kinder Morgan issued its deadline on April 8 for a clear this pipeline built; we’re getting this pipeline sign that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project wouldn’t be further built. We will not stop until the job is done. obstructed, Alberta’s NDP government committed to meeting their May 31 In other news, we are proud to announce deadline. And we did. new rules that will help keep Alberta I joined Premier Rachel Notley and my NDP Caucus colleagues to convenience and gas station workers safe by announce we are delivering on our commitment to getting the pipeline built. preventing gas-and-dash incidents. Over the past four years, Alberta has seen a number of convenience store robberies Our government has been clear that there’s only one outcome we would and gas-and-dash incidents result in the deaths of five workers and serious accept – construction of the pipeline this summer and confidence this injuries to three workers across Alberta. project will be completed. That is why on June 1, new Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) rules We are pleased to have worked with the Federal government to ensure will take effect and make fuel prepayment mandatory at all gas stations in construction resumes, certainty is increased and Albertans and all Canadians the province. enjoy the many benefits of having this project go forward. I will close by quoting Minister of Labour Christina Gray: By investing in this project, the federal government now has the power to make sure it goes ahead due to the principle of crown immunity. Alberta “Fuel prepayment saves lives. These new rules will improve safety for has signed on to investing up to $2 billion to backstop any risk the project fuel and convenience store workers by preventing violent gas-and-dash might face, the investment would be payable only once all oil begins to flow incidents. While it may take a few extra minutes, paying before you pump through the pipeline, and at that point our investment would be converted is worth it to make sure all workers go home safely to their families at the to equity, maximizing the return for Albertans. end of the day.” This new deal helps us all get on the path to full and fair value for our As always, if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate resources. In doing so, we will ensure that good, long-term, mortgage-paying to contact my office by e-mail at [email protected] or by jobs are created for people and for families. That is what this is all about. phone at (780) 413-5970. You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter. We said that we would meet the deadline; we’ve met the deadline. We
Community Shout Out! We would like to send a shout out to the Staples-Windermere store (Wayne Teale) for arranging the printing of Community League Membership card inserts for the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market – Sprouts bags at no charge! All community leagues and TRAC thank you!
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Leave Baby Wildlife Alone While it’s Exciting to See Wildlife on Your Stroll Out at a Park or Conservation Area, Please Be Respectful and Enjoy the View at a Distance By: Edmonton and Area Land Trust
t this time of year, wild animal babies all the ducklings will scatter in different directions. are everywhere, and you might even A brood of eight ducklings, going in eight different A encounter one in nature or even in your directions, confuses the predator. If the predator backyard. If you do, please remember to leave is quick witted, it can follow one duckling and baby wildlife alone. Wild animals are meant to be have a small snack. The rest are scattered all over out in nature and they raise their young there too. the landscape and sit quietly in hiding until the Deer fawns are one of the many local baby wild predator leaves the area. Meanwhile, the mother animals who are commonly kidnapped. Fawns are duck has been flying over the area, waiting for the born without a scent, and are quite wobbly on dangerous predator to leave, and will only then their skinny little legs for the first few days. While return to gather her ducklings. they’re so vulnerable, their mother hides them in So if you come across a duck family, and happen tall grasses and shrubs where they will lie still to to scare them, and then see the mom fly away and stay safe from predators. The fawn is left here for all the fluffy ducklings scattering, the right thing three to four hours before the doe returns to feed for you to do is to leave the area. it and move it to a new hiding spot. Leaving baby wild animals alone is hard for us, Many people, in the country and city alike, find because we have a deep seeded streak of compassion deer fawns in their yards. It is important to leave that compels us to act irrationally and kidnap baby the fawn alone and let its mom come back for it. wildlife. But we have a wealth of information at Jackrabbits have the same strategy as deer, hiding their babies in green our fingertips in the form of a smartphone, so let’s spaces like our yards, where the baby hare will stay still, hidden from put that to good use and find out the facts before accidently endangering an predators. ‘If you find a baby hare, leave it right there’ – as the saying goes. animal we originally intended to safeguard! Ducks also have unique ways to stay safe from predators. Mother ducks You can help conserve habitat for all local wild species by supporting the will pretend to have a broken wing to create a distraction and lure you away Edmonton and Area Land Trust. Help us keep it natural, by visiting www. from her brood. Once the predator – and yes, this includes you – follows ealt.ca. her and gets too close, she flies off. The predator continues on its way, not realizing there are ducklings hiding in the other direction. If the predator sneaks up on the duck family, the mom will fly away and
Riverbend Library Summer Fun at Your Library By: Jessica Niemi ndulge your passions this summer at the library! Come explore topics Summer Reads ‘18 – For Adults - www.epl.ca/summerfun you get excited about, participate in free activities, and win some great • Why should kids have all the fun? prizes along the way! I • Sign up for the adult summer reading club and have your own Join the library’s Summer Reading Club – the coolest club in town! adventures getting lost in great stories. Summer Starts at EPL – For Kids - www.epl.ca/src • Pick up your activity sheet and win some rad prizes! • Research proves reading over the summer helps kids when they Celebrate Your Community – and View Some Local Art! return to school, and strong literacy skills help everyone through life. Visit the Riverbend Library (460 Riverbend Square) to see our community art gallery. Each month, we have new pieces from a local artist or community • Help your kids get ahead by enrolling them in the library’s summer group. reading program. Come to find out more about the stories of your community in June, • Summer Starts at EPL runs from June 23 - August 25 and offers when the library hosts an anniversary display from The Riverbend Ragg-Times games, prizes and activities to encourage kids to read, create and and Riverbend Community League. explore during the summer months.
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Serving the Neighbourhoods of Brander Gardens, Brookside, Ramsay Heights, and Rhatigan Ridge.
Join in! Visit www.riverbendonline.ca for updates on community league programs.
President’s Message Miep Raedschelders, RCL President June is my favorite month of the year. Gardens are blooming, the weather is perfect and people of all ages are fi lled with hope and gratitude about the summer months ahead. Outdoor soccer season is in full swing, so please remember to drive carefully by our fi elds, as over 40 thousand Edmonton kids and youth participate in healthy outdoor activity! May 26 marked the Riverbend Community League’s annual plant and compost sale. Proceeds from your purchase will be reinvested in our community’s signature ‘Art in Our Park’ event on September 15! Save the date and join in to celebrate community, neighbours, food, fun & of course… Art in all forms. Registration for summer tennis is now available online. Check out riverbendonline.ca for info and to register the kids for their lessons! Thanks to Ruma Daulay for stepping into the role of tennis director. She is passionate about the sport and sees the importance of it in our community. For those of you who are disappointed to see our Riverbend tennis and pickleball courts closed due to conditions, we will be posting tennis and pickleball alternatives on our web site. We would like to thank Brookview Community League for offering the choice to purchase associate memberships to our members allowing access to their courts. Please contact Karen at TRAC to arrange for your associate memberships. Pop by the Community Garden by St. Monica School to see the progress of the growing season and the hard work of gardening members and volunteers. This garden grows thanks to the support and contributions of the Riverbend Community, St. Monica School, the Intergenerational Innovation Fund and countless volunteer hours. What a beautiful way to learn, to connect, and to grow! The Riverbend Community has City of Edmonton Green Shack programming available throughout the summer months at Rhatigan, Ramsay Park, Brookside Park and Brander Gardens playgrounds. Older children (13-17) may be interested in the City of Edmonton’s ‘YEG Youth’, a FREE weekly drop-in program at the Terwillegar Rec. Centre, and other Recreation facilities in our city. If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, please consider your Community League. We have meaningful volunteer positions open, including board roles such as Rinks Director, Brookside Rep. to TRAC, or Member-at-large. Other volunteer opportunities include becoming a writer or contributor to the RAGG, partaking in our capital planning committee, seniors programming and more. Contact us and we will gladly put your skills to good use! Lastly, and on that note, I would like to sincerely thank Don Lore for all of the time and effort he has donated to the Riverbend Community League as a volunteer board member over the years. Don has resigned from his board role to apply his talents and efforts elsewhere. RCL will miss you. Thank you Don! DID YOU KNOW? The Riverbend Community League supplies porta-potties at parks throughout soccer season and summer?! Please support your League by purchasing a membership! Free Community League Swim Riverbend Community League has FREE community league swims at two indoor pools. Please see below for times and locations. Show your valid Riverbend Community League membership card at the pools listed below for free access during the designated community league swim times. Children eight years of age or under require adult supervision in the water at a ratio not to exceed three children to one adult. Children six years of age and over must change in the change room of their gender. Family change rooms are available at some facilities.
INDOOR POOLS Confederation Pool Terwillegar Community Recreation (*Note that your CL Membership Card (11204 - 43 Ave) Centre (TCRC) gives all access at the TCRC during the Saturdays 4:00 to 5:30 pm (2051 Leger Road) Community Swim times.) Sundays 5:00 to 7:00 pm* Riverbend Bridge Club If you know how to play bridge, and want to enjoy a relaxing afternoon join us at Drop-in Bridge Club on Thursday afternoons from 12:00 - 3:00 pm at the Riverbend Community Centre (258 Rhatigan Road E.) Open to all. Community League Membership is required. For more information, call the community league offi ce at 780-437-7108. Membership Info Riverbend Community League boundaries include: Brander Gardens, Brookside, Ramsay Heights and Rhatigan Ridge. Memberships can be purchased online at www.efcl.org, at the TRAC offi ce in the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre, by mailing in the membership form on pg. 23, or dropping it off at the RCL offi ce. For more information about the Riverbend Community League, visit www.riverbendonline.ca. Thank you for supporting the Riverbend Community League. Hall Rentals Connecting Online Celebrate close to home! Stay Up-to-Date on the Latest Events in Your Community! The Riverbend Brookside Hall Community Centre & 5320 – 143 St. 258 Rhatigan Road East Riverbend Community League
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Helping Your Child Make the Transition to Preschool for the Fall “The days are long but the years are short” ~ Gretchen Rubin By: Laurel, Becky, and Lita, Teachers at Riverbend Playschool s parents, we know all too well what this means. One moment snack containers, too many choices in their lunch kit, etc are not you are pacing the floor cradling a sweaty, screaming, positively Playschool friendly. Send them in and with items that they are A incensed 18 month old human being at 3:00 am and trying to hold developmentally ready to master and then expect them to try. Pave the pieces of yourself together, and the very next moment you are sending the way to “I can” with success! And that is more than ok. your three or four year old off to playschool and wondering how you will • Send your child ready to play every day. Playschool is messy and ever feel whole without them. If you are sending a child to Playschool for busy and full of discovery. Clothing that can get stained and messy the first time this coming Fall, there are some things we want you to know. in is a must. Footwear a child can run and leap in is essential. We As Playschool teachers, and Moms, we want you to feel good about these know sometimes your child will insist on wearing their Queen of long days and fast years. the Snow heels and tiara and we understand there is give and take. Playschool is meant to be a gentle introduction to the routines of a But we want to raise kids who won’t count themselves out of gross structured school day and a chance for children to socialize away from motor play (or gross play for that matter), especially girls. Help them their parents and primary caregivers. Playschool is meant to prepare channel their inner superhero by reminding them that it’s hard to children for kindergarten and help them fall in love with school. There are fight crime or cross the playground log bridge in heels so wear your an overwhelming number of choices, so spend some time exploring their runners! And that’s OK! websites and attend their open houses if possible. Many playschools are • Do your best to show up on time, follow rules, and show parent participation with parent jobs and duties to fulfill, many have duty safe and courteous behaviour in and around your playschool days, many have fundraising obligations and/or Casino shifts, but many community. We know, it’s ‘just Playschool’ but what holds true don’t. Costs will vary, time commitment will vary, philosophy will vary. now, holds true later. If you want your child to feel happy, safe, Make sure that you choose a program that will work for your family. Once and respected throughout their educational career then set the bar you have found the right fit, send them off to Playschool!!! high for joy, safety, and respect early. A big part of Playschool is learning how to be a kind friend and a good person, and there is no But wait!! Is it that simple? The answer is, hopefully, yes. Here’s what we “graduating” from that process. We’re learning still. And that’s OK! want you to know. • Be patient if your child has trouble transitioning and is sad • Children don’t all reach the same developmental milestones coming to school at first, or at certain stages. It’s normal. at the same age. There is a huge range and not every child will be Occasionally a teacher may feel that they just aren’t ready and would ready to start playschool at age 3 (or in some cases still 2) and many benefit from waiting another year (this is not uncommon in 3 year will. And that’s ok. Not every child’s parent will be ready to send old programs) and that’s ok. Sometimes a teacher may come up with their child to playschool for 2 years and opt, instead, to send them a plan to build their confidence in all sorts of creative and positive for only one, or none! And that’s ok. ways and that’s ok. As long as they know that school is a safe place • Most programs will require your child to be toilet trained to and everyone wants what is best for them, it’s all ok. Sometimes attend. Playschool registration is often in February or March when when things don’t go as planned they go as meant to be. And that’s parents feel their child may still be in diapers in high school, let ok because the days are long, but the years so fast. alone the following September. Please, don’t panic. A lot can happen We live in a world increasingly bent on undermining the innate intelligence in a summer. Most children, trained or not, will have an accident or of children. Parents are led to believe that intellect can be quantified, two at Playschool. Teachers will work with you to determine if your programmed, pushed, rushed, and ranked. We have made an industry out of child is just forgetting to go or need a little more time to grow and making parents feel insecure about their child’s IQ, ability, and aptitude. We mature. And that’s ok. Just don’t forget that part of independent have allowed our world to scare parents into believing their child’s future toileting is wiping and redressing afterwards so make that part of academic success is something to be won or lost in their first 5 years ….. toilet training at home. because it is, but not in the way they want you to think. STOP. Take a deep • Spend a little time practicing your ‘good bye’ face. No, we’re not breath. Change your mind. Believe it is ok to assume competence. Believe kidding. We’ve seen a lot of ‘good bye’ faces and too many look like it’s more than ok to give them the time and space to get bored and then you’re handing your child over to Rumpelstiltskin and never seeing discover something, feel lonely and then make a friend, feel sad and then them again. Trust us, that face doesn’t help your child to leave your seek comfort, feel curious and then discover, feel angry and then create arms and walk through our door. If their grown up looks terrified, calm, feel hurt and then be forgiving, feel frustrated and then succeed. Give then there must be something to be scared of!! So practice a happy, them time to do the important work of childhood and remember that it proud, brave face and show that face to your child on their first day can’t be bought in a box or delivered in a program. Just find a Playschool and every day. Believe they can do it, will be successful, and let that that is full of smiles, mess, fun, and people who will worry and work along shine through. Then go back out to your car and cry your heart out. with you on the developmental appropriate stuff. Find a playschool that will Fake it until you make it. And that’s ok. help you not worry about the rest. Just fall in love with playschool. Together. • Playschool is about taking your child from “I can’t” to “I can”. It’s about believing they are ready to try, resilient enough to fail, and competent enough to meet their development milestones at their own pace. Please don’t compare your child to others, it isn’t a race. Please don’t set your sights on developmentally inappropriate goals but instead focus on developmentally appropriate gains. You are an essential link in this process. If you are sending them to playschool where they are expected to try to dress themselves, toilet themselves, feed themselves, clean up toys, etc then you must believe they can do it. If you are doing these things FOR your child at home then you send a mixed message. Believe they CAN so that they will believe they CAN and give them the time to try and keep trying. Help them when they need it, but give them room to struggle, and celebrate every gain. Remind yourself that you already know how to put on your coat so give your child time and room to learn how too, and when they turn to you, glowing with pride in an inside out misbuttoned sweater, smile and say “I KNEW you could do it”. Later you can laugh. And that’s ok. • Choose your child’s clothing and supplies to create success. Most children do not even have the fine motor skills or coordination to tie shoe laces before they are five and the plethora of snaps, velcro, and stretch laces mean we don’t have to push it. So sending your child to Playschool in those ‘cute little lace up high tops’ just creates more work for your child’s teacher and gives your child one more “I can’t” to deal with, because developmentally they really can’t. So choose wisely. Belts, button up pants, anything that does up in the back or snaps at the bottom, complicated buckles, difficult
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Bringing the Garden Back to Brander Gardens School Something wonderful is growing at École Brander Gardens Elementary School By: Kim Kiel n a sunny Saturday in early May, • KZ Permaculture (kzpermaculture.ca) dozens of volunteers gathered at donated significant time and resources O Brander Gardens School to build our • Expanding Edge Permaculture community’s first Food Forest. (expandingedge.ca) helped with the bobcat It was an incredible undertaking involving and provided a discount on asphalt and soil 48 people, four wheel barrows, 35 spades and removal shovels, 520 feet of cedar, 17 cubic metres of • BURNCO Landscape West Edmonton soil and mulch, 12 buckets of road crush, two (burncolandscape.com) donated half of our augers, 24 trees, 75 shrubs, one bobcat and six topsoil hours of amazing community spirit. • Spectrum Rent-All (spectrumrentall.com/) waived the fees to rent a power auger The Brander Gardens Parent Council worked • Salisbury Greenhouse (salisburygreenhouse. with Kenton Zerbin of KZ Permaculture to com) provided a generous discount on plants design and plan a low-maintenance garden that doubles as an outdoor and shrubs learning space. Kenton designed a Food Forest (see sidebar) to provide our • Trudy Price dug up and donated dozens of raspberry canes school community with an edible garden AND solve a real problem: a mud • Several school families donated small veggies and herb plants for the bog that forms after rainstorms and snow melt. With mulch, plants and garden box shrubs now in place, run-off is reduced – and so is the mud. Thank you to all wonderful sponsors and of course the kids, teachers, On the planting blitz day, Kenton brought six local permaculture leaders parents and friends who made it all possible! to help teams of volunteers dig, mulch, plant, build and water in the 816 square foot garden. We planted raspberries, currants, saskatoons, haskaps We welcome community members to bike over to Brander Gardens (honey berries), cherries and more. A 48 x 3-foot garden box was built for School to check out and enjoy the Food Forest and see how it grows over students to annually plant and pick edible veggies and herbs. Even more time. We also ask you to help protect the hard work of so many students, remarkable than the final Food Forest was the feeling of community as we teachers and parents - please enjoy the garden respectfully and encourage built (and sweat) together in the sun. others to do so, too. The garden is on the east side of the school near the playground and ball diamond. Funding for this project was provided by our Parent Council Casino Fund. Several special partners and contributors also helped make this The students and teachers are already enjoying the Food Forest and can project a success: hardly wait to enjoy the “fruits” of their labour.
What is a Food Forest? A Food Forest is a garden where edible plants and shrubs are chosen to complement each other and positioned in a way to maximize sunlight, harness rainwater and create sustainable landscapes that require less managing and oversight (fertilizer, water, etc). What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a system of designing agricultural landscapes in keeping with natural ecosystems. Central to Permaculture is the role of community and coming together to create sustainable landscapes.
!""#$%&'()"*+*,' -./0123'4'567899':::' ' 0+)";<"*$'=>?%;"'@*A&' BC*DE;+' ! Alberta’s Premier Rhythmic Gymnastics Club • "#$%&$!'($&$)*! Classes available for all ages *+,&!-./'.)! ! • 0%#,1!*.!2345342! Movement to music with ribbons, hoops, balls & ropes ! Week 1: August 13-17; Week 2 August 20-24, Time: 10am to 3pm • 6.!7''.,)*8$)*! Location: Kinsmen Sports Centre 6$$1$19! Contact us at: 780-460-8709 or [email protected] High Level Coaching ! Two of our coaches are former World Championship Competitors www.edmontonrhythmics.com 20 Summer 2018 LIVE LOCAL, GET INVOLVED, STAY INVOLVED Brookview Community League Brookview Community League Memberships So many advantages! Rec centre discounts, membership in the Edmonton Tool Library, support of key programs in the community and so much more. Buy your membership online at brookviewcommunityleague.ca Brookview’s ‘Little Free Library’ Grand Opening! Take a Book, Share a Book, Leave a Book The “Little Free Library” is located on Bulyea Road, just south of Oeming Road on the West side of the street. This library belongs to everyone. Take a book or two, or leave a book or two, exchange and enjoy. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected] Tennis Lessons We are pleased to announce that tennis lessons at Brookview will continue this summer in partnership with our friends at Riverbend Community League. Please see page 6 for details on enrolment, dates and times. GreenShack is Back in Brookview! The GreenShack program for kids will be held in Brookview this summer, running Mondays - Fridays from 10:00 am – 1:30 Save pm. See poster for dates. Spread the word! the Date! FREE DROP-IN SUMMER Brookview’s 3rd Family Movie Night Saturday September 8, 2018 GREEN SHACK 6:00 till approx 10:30 pm A celebration for the Brookview community. Come and enjoy Children’s LOCATION DATES DAYS TIMES games, Hotdogs/hamburgers, movie, fi reworks and more. Rain or shine! Brookside July 3 – August 23 5320 – 143 St Flying Eagle will be on site Monday – Friday 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM July 4 - 6 Community League Volunteers Wanted! Our Green Shack program is running in neighbourhoods all over Edmonton. We always appreciate more hands and support! Please email vicepresident@ Come and join us for games, cras, sports, free play, and more! brookviewcommunityleague.ca for more information. This program is targeted for children aged 6-12, but all children accompanied by an adult are welcome to aend. For more information, please visit: edmonton.ca/Greenshacks or call 311. @GreenShackEdmonton Brookview Community Preschool Spaces available for Fall 2018 Program Highlights Program Details - Structured play-based - Entry at age 3 - Recent addition of STEM curriculum - 3 and 4 year old programs Front Yards in Bloom - Physical literacy - Half Days, mornings or afternoons Brookview has beautiful gardens! If you notice a particularly - Kindergarten readiness - Experienced teachers with child - Special events and in-class workshops development and technology training nice yard, feel free to nominate it for the City of Edmonton’s - No parent duty days required Front Yards in Bloom contest. - Not for profit, Gov’t of Alberta licensed, parent board run Nominations will be accepted until June 30 using the form - In Bulyea Heights, Riverbend, next to George H. Luck School on www.frontyardsinbloom.ca, by calling 311, or by emailing front. [email protected] directly. Come Smile, Learn and Grow with Us! For further details and registration information please visit: We will celebrate the top nominees in the September RaggTimes. www.brookviewpreschool.com Check us out online at: brookviewcommunityleague.ca WWW.RIVERBENDONLINE.CA 21 CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY Drink Pink? Must be Summer! By: William Bincoletto e know them as rosés or rosados, or rosatos or even blushes - 2017 Principe de Viana Edicion Rosa these terms all refer to pink wine. This pink shade can range from Garnacha-Navarra, Spain W a soft, subtle hue to a vibrant, hot pink, depending on the grape Medium pink coral color. Fruity aromas used and how long the grape skins were in contact with the juice. of sliced strawberries, cherry blossom with Remember that rosés can be made in a sweet, off-dry or bone dry style, a satiny, crisp, dry-yet-fruity light body and a with most European rosés being decidedly dry. smooth, fast cherry relish finish. Rosé wines have been viewed with disdain for well over a decade when As others have said: “Bottom line, a the wine market was flooded with “White Zin” look alikes. Today, many crushable dry rose with ample fruit for consumers are helping to break rosés out of the sweet, “wine cooler” mold summertime relaxation”. and are finally recognizing the elegant products that are now emerging in 2017 Willm Pinot Noir Rosé-Alsace, France our Alberta market. While Alsace is so well known for their whites, they do offer some great So do they taste good? Pinot Noirs and yes some Rosé versions. New to Alberta and to us, I was With flavours ranging from strawberry, cherry, and raspberry with hints immediately attracted to the flavours of this delicious wine. The nose is of citrus and watermelon, they have become my staple summer wine. Served beautifully intense and aromatic, with notes of small red fruit (strawberries, chilled they are always a great wine partner for a ham, chicken or roast beef cherries, gooseberries). In the mouth, the attack is fresh and supple. A fresh sandwich, along with a fruit, potato or egg salad. They can even handle a wine with lovely, persistent aromas. variety of chips and dips. I especially love them beside greens, slices of 2017 Cristia Rosé-Côtes de Provence, France chicken or duck splashed with diverse berry vinaigrettes. Rosés are also the perfect guest at a backyard barbecue, tackling hamburgers, hot dogs and For many, the perfect summer afternoon can only exist with a delicious even French fries and ketchup with ease. bottle of Provence Rosé. Cristia’s Cote de Provence is just such a bottle. The fragrant, complex yet so refreshing wine has a fantastic bouquet with So to help you “Drink Pink” for the summer, here are three delicious delicate aromas of white fruits, strawberries and floral notes. The smell of suggestions. pure summer! As I See You Embracing the Journey of Seeing Ourselves By: Kathy Malkin ife is so weird. There are ups and downs and, sometimes, no matter I help them explore seeing themselves as I see them. how out of the blue some happening is or how much of a surprising Give these little experiments a whirl: emotional smack it is, we are probably best off if we just acknowledge L 1. When you pass a mirror, capture yourself in a selfie, catch a glimpse that it is difficult, accept that we don’t have to judge or fix or make it right, and feel the feelings of the experience. Maybe some greater awareness of yourself in a spoon or a window, say, “I see you.” Do it for a day or two might sink in then or after, but feeling the sensations, exactly where they and notice what witnessing your own presence does. are and what they’re like centers us in the place we most often spend our 2. When you walk through doorways during the day or down a certain time – in our bodies. hallway, concentrate on taking a few deep in and out breaths. Notice what I finally understand that expression…”it is what it is”. flows in when you allow these little vacations of awareness. How can “it” be anything besides what it is? We can scramble around 3. When you look in the mirror for whatever reason during the day, trying to make a story of what “it” should do or be or mean, but why? catch your own eye and give yourself a compliment. It may seem strange or uncomfortable at first to say, “Wow, hello gorgeous” or “You thought Imagine sighing in relief that you don’t have to take on the burden of up a great idea” or “I’m proud of you for your patience”, but stick with it accommodating and carrying and adjusting – in addition to processing what and the more playful you make it, the more remarkable the results you will actually happened. eventually notice. Based on the Mirror Work of Louise Hay, this practice So much of what is trying in life comes because we rush ahead, forgetting can be life-changing. or avoiding the feeling in each moment. In the process, not only do we Embrace you as I see you: amazing. disregard or squash down emotions that could guide us, but also we miss the awareness and joy of that unique moment. What is the tidbit, the sensation, Kathy Malkin, B.Ed., Masters (Counselling Psych), Certified Heal Your Life Coach. dawning right then? Kathy has been teaching, coaching, and counselling people for many years. Tune in to www.AsISeeYou.com When I see people, I easily notice the gaps in them – between what they say and how they look and what they do, between what they say they want and what they have, and between the story they tell and the evidence of their life. At the same time, I also see the accomplishment and the untapped Share your strength and potential that they themselves may not yet see. favorite summer activities with us on Facebook. Summertime in Our Community! Have a wonderful summer! There are so many great summer opportunities in the Riverbend/Terwillegar area and beyond! • Visit all the parks and water park(s) with your bikes and a picnic. • Hike or bike on the various trails in the river valley, Terwillegar Dog Park, Whitemud Creek, and Larch Sanctuary. • Explore Community Walking Maps https://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/cycling_walking/community-walking-maps.aspx • Check out local nature reserves https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/environmental_stewardship/natural-areas.aspx • Check out neighbouring community league events like the Canada Day Festival or Twilight Outdoor Movies hosted by Terwillegar Community League (www.terwillegar.org) • Are you a youth? Check out the City of Edmonton for summer events throughout the city https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/for_ children_kids_youth/youth-summer-programs.aspx • Attend fun summer programming at the library, with the City of Edmonton Summer Camps, and tennis. • Attend one of the amazing festivals throughout the city. • Attend the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 7:30 pm at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre • Support local businesses and eateries!! 22 Summer 2018 CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY RIVERBEND COMMUNITY LEAGUE BROOKVIEW COMMUNITY LEAGUE Serving the residents of Brookside, Brander Gardens, Ramsay Heights, Serving the residents of Bulyea Heights. Community League DISTRIBUTION and Rhatigan Ridge. www.riverbendonline.ca Memberships can be purchased at the TRAC Office, [email protected] The Ragg-Times is distributed by Canada Post or 780-439-9394 www.brookviewcommunityleague.ca Cost of membership directly to nearly 10,000 homes, online at www. Family $45/Single or Couple $35/Senior (65+) $25 Cost of Membership riverbendonline.ca, and on-site at several locations 780-437-7108 Family $45/Single or Couple $35/Senior (65+) $25 RCL Office Elizabeth throughout the Riverbend area: Emslie [email protected] President Elmar Klapstein President Miep [email protected] 780-468-6786 The Paw Pet Spa & Boutique Raedschelders Vice President Tessa Stanley 266 Bulyea Road Vice-President Howard Nash [email protected] Treasurer Purnima Prasad ATB Financial Past President Mary Lou [email protected] Secretary Claire Jarock 14236-23 Ave. Sedgwick Seniors Director Vacant Secret Sweets Secretary Leslie [email protected] 14910-45 Ave Leeworthy Newsletter Director Donna Funk Sports Committee Heather Schmidt 7 Eleven Food Store Treasurer Nancy Wendt [email protected] 149108 45 Ave Memberships Karin Shott [email protected] BCAL Liason Vacant Playschool Liason Vacant Easy Mart Seniors Judy Robinson [email protected] 5679 Riverbend Road Volunteer Tara Joosse [email protected] Casino Chair Madan Prasad Coordinator Mac’s Convenience & Esso Social Director Tao Jin Terwillegar Drive & 40 Avenue Community Liason Dave Rumbold [email protected] Program Director Vesna Farden (Civics) Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart, and the Brookview Community Centre, 280 Bulyea Road. Neighbourhood Barb Scott [email protected] Riverbend Public Library Watch HODGSON COMMUNITY LEAGUE Terwillegar Drive & Rabbit Hill Road Events/ Sue Trigg [email protected] Serving the residents of Whitemud Ridge. For more informations visit: Second Cup Fundraising www.ourhodgson.com or email: [email protected]. Riverbend Square, and in the Terwillegar Facilities/ Howard Nash [email protected] Cost of Membership Community Recreation Centre Maintenance Family $45/Single, Couple, or Senior $35 Snow Valley Ski Club Rinks Vacant [email protected] President April Grzech 13204 Rainbow Valley Rd. [email protected] RIVERBEND COMMUNITY LEAGUE BUILDINGS Riverbend Community Centre Brookside Building (5320 – 143 Street) (780-437-7108) Vice President Tania Hrebicek 258 Rhatigan Road E. Riverbend Community Centre (258 Rhatigan Rd. E) Membership Janna Kirkup Vines Riverbend Wine Merchant Buildings Rentals Rod Ponech Director [email protected] 2331 Rabbit Hill Rd NW 780-217-1636 [email protected] TRAC Office Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre The Riverbend Sherri Henderson, Editorial OAK HILLS COMMUNITY LEAGUE Ragg-Times [email protected] Serving the residents of Whitemud Oaks (Leger) and Whitemud Hills The Riverbend Ragg-Times thanks these businesses (Carter Crest). Elizabeth Emslie, Advertising for their community service in carrying the 780-437-7108 [email protected] newspaper. [email protected] Cost of Membership Family $45/Single, Couple, or Senior $35 President Mike Boychuk Vice-president Brian Boswell THE RIDGE COMMUNITY LEAGUE Secretary Sandra Boyes Serving the residents of Henderson Estates, Falconer Heights and Sports Director Armando Pinedo The Riverbend Ragg-Times Haddow. P.O. Box 21063, Edmonton, AB, T6R 2V4. Memberships are available at: the TRAC Office, or online at www.efcl.org. Program Director VACANT is funded and published solely through www.theridgeonline.ca [email protected] Memberships Claudia Taylor & [email protected] the support of advertisers, sponsors, and Cost of Membership Family $45, Single or Couple $35, Senior Single $25, Senior Couple 30 GREATER WINDERMERE COMMUNITY LEAGUE community leagues in and around the President Jim Bradshaw Serving the residents of Glenridding, Windermere, Upper Windermere, Riverbend/Terwillegar area. 780-434-0058 [email protected] Windermere South, Windermere North, Langdale, Riverpoint, Keswick, Memberships Charlene Boyko South Rural and West Point. GWCL, 18102-8 Ave SW, T6W 1A5 [email protected] www.gwcl.ca They support us so please support them. Cost of Membership Family $45/Single or Couple $35/ Senior single $30 President Janet Ho [email protected] SPORTS PROGRAMS Memberships VACANT [email protected] These programs are open to all Riverbend-Terwillegar residents holding OTHER AREA COMMUNITY LEAGUES current Community League memberships. MEMBERSHIP CONTACTS Open to members of any community league.) Basketball (Youth) www.southwestbasketball.com PROGRAMS ( Ogilvie Ridge Membership Director PB&J Playgroup [email protected] [email protected] Edmonton Girls Registrar 780-868-2801 Cost of Membership Hockey Riverbend www.riverbendplayschool.ca Family $45/Single, Couple, Cooperative Ringette ringette-edmonton.com or Senior $35 Playschool Softball (SEMS) [email protected] Terwillegar www.terwillegar.org Adult Yoga Bev Moore 780-437-7108 Cost of Membership SWAT Hockey swat.ca Paige Elniski Family $45/Single, Couple, TRSA Soccer Charlane Gorsak 780-437-1331 Bridge Open 780-437-7108 or Senior $35 Community League Me mbership Applic ation To verify your League, or purchase a membership online, please visit the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) website, www.efcl.org Adult #1: Date: Mail c ompleted f orm, a long w ith Adult #2: Membership Type: payment, t o the add ress belo w: Address: Seniors/Single/Couple/Family (circle one) “The Community League’s Name” c/o TRA C at Ter willegar Comm unity May we send you news by email? Y/N (circle) Recreation Centr e Postal code: Are you willing t o volun teer? Y/N (circle) #5, 2051 Leg er Road NW Edmonton, Alberta, T6R 0R9 Phone number: Fee ( please see CL info on page above ): Email: Forms and payment may also Donation: be dropped off at the TRAC Children’s names: office. Total Paid: Cash: Cheque: *Cheque Payable to the Applicable Community League. No. of skate tags required: 23 Summer 2018 CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY Brander Gardens $12,800,000 Crestwood $3,498,000 Walker Lake Estates $2,999,000 7 more/less lush river valley acres. 5200 sq.ft. residence 2462 sq.ft., 5 bdrms, 4 baths Custom built on 1 acre, 9272 sqft. 3 bdrms, 3.5 baths ML# E4102659 ML# E4090764 ML# E4073911 River Views $2,800,000 Windermere $2,298,000 Rural Parkland County $1,898,000 7698 sq.ft. In River Heights in Donsdale. 7600 sq.ft. total fin. space, 6 bdrms, 5.5 baths Over 5700 sq ft of total finished space, SALLY ML# E4098216 ML# E4082930 walk-out bsmt 5 bedrooms. ML# E4113443 MUNRO Wedgewood $1,698,000 Riverstone $1,698,000 Penthouse High Street $1,695,000 On the ravine. 4766 sq.ft. plus walk-out bsmt. Rural Sturgeon County. Approx. 5876 sqft., 5 bdrms, 2 bed penthouse, 2.5 baths, 2000 sqft. 7 bedrooms, 3-car garage. 6 bath, 6 car garage, nanny suite ML# E4106561 ML# E4099428 780.441.5457 www.sallymunro.com Windermere $1,668,000 Rural Sturgeon County $1,598,000 Walker Lake Estates $1,480,000 4016 sq.ft, 4 bdrms, 4.5 baths 40’x100’ 4 bay heated shop, 2.47 acres, 5 bdrms, 3952 sq.ft. walkout bungalow, 5 bdrms, ML# E4098789 5 full baths & 2 half baths ML# E4094054 7 baths on 1.1 acres. ML# E4111942 Riverview Area $1,298,000 Upper Windermere $1,249,000 Belgravia $1,150,000 3106 sq.ft., 3 bdrms, fully updated & reno’d. 3916 sq.ft, 4+1 bdrms, 4 full & 2 half baths. 3100 sq.ft of finished living space on 3 levels, ML# E4107803 ML# E4072015 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths. ML# E4110868 Eagle Ridge $1,097,000 Wolf Ridge $1,069,000 Countryside Ravines $998,000 3380 sq.ft., 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths 4+1 bedrooms + loft, 5.5 baths & over 4000 sq.ft 2061 sq.ft., walkout bungalow, 1+3 bdrms, 2 full & ML# E4086333 ML# E4105969 2 half baths. Rural Parkland Cty. ML# E4108263 Brookview Bungalow $899,900 Lakeshore Estates Serene $749,900 Westmount $715,000 1975 sq.ft, custom built, tandem 4 car garage 2115 sq.ft., 2 storey walk-out on 0.5 acre 1800 sq.ft. plus FF basement ML# E4091481 views of Big Lake ML# E4099423 4 bedrooms & 2.5 baths. ML# E4103715 Gorgeous in Granville $615,000 Langdale in Windermere $599,900 Rural Strathcona County $599,900 2581 sq.ft., 4 bdrms, 3.5 baths 2 storey, 2259 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, Turn key 1332 sq.ft. ranch bungalow, 3+1 bdrms, ML# E4102680 ML# E4102197 2 baths. ML# E4113936 Oleskiw $569,900 Rutherford $538,800 Ritchie $479,000 1650 sq.ft. bungalow, 2 bedrooms + den, 2152 sq.ft. + fully finished bsmt, 3+1 bdrms, 3.5 bath 1674 sq.ft. Millcreek ravine Creekside penthouse 2 baths. ML# E4113439 ML# E4094386 3 bdrms & 3 baths. ML# E4095289 Platinum Realty Grand Centurion Keheewin $380,000 Estates of Blackhawk $295,800 Hilldowns $289,000 1668 sq.ft., 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths. Prime 1 acre lot. 1550 sq.ft total living space, 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths. ML# E4082877 Choose your own builder. ML# E4092472 SMARTER. BOLDER. FASTER.® Visit sallymunro.com for more FINE HOMES & ESTATES 24 Summer 2018