The Belgravian April 2021 Belgravia Community League (BCL) Issue Highlights: 11540 73 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6G 0G1 Page 3: Board Updates
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the belgravian April 2021 Belgravia Community League (BCL) Issue Highlights: 11540 73 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6G 0G1 Page 3: Board Updates Mailing Address: Page 4: Annual Easter Egg Hunt P.O. Box 52202 Edmonton, AB T6G2T5 Page 5: Playschool Update Contact us: Page 6: Belgravia School Update Email: [email protected] Belmac Soccer Phone: 780-437-1866 (phone currently not monitored as hall host hours cancelled) Page 7: Meet Our Centenarian Neighbour COVID-19 Response Team: 780-802-3666 or [email protected] Page 8: Sustainability Update Hall host hours: Page 9: Changes to Bus Routes Cancelled Page 10-11: History of Belgravia Visit us online: @belgraviaYEG (twitter) Page 12: Junior Belgravians belgraviaedmonton (facebook) https://www/belgraviaedmonton.ca (website) Belgravia Community League Memberships Next Submission Deadline: If you are new to the neighbourhood, April 14, 2021 memberships are complimentary for the first year. Need to renew? Please contact Advertise in the belgravian: [email protected]. [email protected] Memberships can also be purchased online: Banner Photo: Keillor Point https://belgraviaedmonton.ca/bcl-membership/ by G. Beck /1 /2 BCL Board Updates BCL Help Wanted Communications Have a look on page 2 of any issue of The Belgravian and you will see a long list of positions Since November, we have had the privilege of in the community league, and the volunteers who serving as BCL Communications Directors and fill them. It takes a lot of hands (and brains) to have enjoyed meeting many people dedicated to keep our league running! And we are currently in making Belgravia a great place to live. need of a few more. BCL has a number of communications vehicles The community league is a great opportunity to in place to share information with the community pitch in for your own family and neighbours, work such as the newsletter and a Facebook page. We and become friends with a great group of fellow are very fortunate to have a dedicated team that volunteers, and apply the skills you enjoy practicing supports us and would like to acknowledge all their or learn new skills. contributions. Lena Jones does double duty as our newsletter administrator and ads administrator. The following BCL board positions will become Jonathan Chan is the Facebook administrator. Tim available at the 2021 annual general meeting, to be Janzen serves as the BCL website administrator. held in June or September: And finally, Susanne Rowe and her team deliver • President the Belgravian. Thank-you all! • Vice President • Treasurer The newsletter and other Belgravia • Membership communications are only memorable and useful if (Terms are for two years.) we have great content. Do you have an interesting story to tell about the community? Would you like Interested in spearheading a new initiative? The to write a gardening column this summer? Are you BCL welcomes your contribution. a younger person who might want to contribute a joke or create a puzzle for the Junior Belgravian Please contact Cory Dawson page in this newsletter? Please send us your ([email protected]) if you would community related ideas and submissions. like more information. Within the next several months, we hope to complete a refresh of the BCL website and are seeking the support of community members to BCL Spring Community Clean Up - accomplish this. If you would like to participate, May 2021 have design skills or an interest in helping organize/develop content, we would love to hear Let’s keep Belgravia GREEN! Clean up your from you. home, your block and alleyways, and our beautiful boulevards and parks! Sharlene Stayberg & Mark Maxfield Directors - Communications Stay tuned for more information in the next edition [email protected] of the Belgravian newsletter, as well as via e-blast, website and Facebook announcements. Please contact Christina ([email protected]) if you are interested in helping with planning or volunteering for this event. Thank you! /3 2nd Annual Belgravia Easter Egg Hunt - Sunday April 4th, 2021 Last year’s physically distanced Easter Egg Hunt was an Easter Eggs Surprise Coloring Page | crayola.com 2021-03-21, 9:52 PM eggcellent affair! Let’s make this year’s hunt even better. Remember, the Easter Bunny has been designated as an essential service. To make this work, we need both Easter Bunny Team Members (to place an Egg in their front yard) and Easter Egg Hunters (to go and search for the Eggs!) The plan for the Easter Bunny Team (Belgravia residents only): 1. By 1 pm on Sunday, April 4th place an Easter Egg somewhere in your front yard that is clearly visible from the sidewalk. 2. Your Easter Egg can be made and coloured from just about anything … paper, fabric, wool, wood, metal … as long as it looks like an Easter Egg. https://www.crayola.com/services/printService.aspx?i=c97e45af-b8a9-4e64-9b9f-8914e32261a3 Page 1 of 2 The plan for the Easter Egg Hunters (Belgravia residents only): 1. After 1 pm (and until 6 pm) on April 4th, children along with their household members begin looking for the eggs all around the neighbourhood. 2. Keep track of each address where you see a front yard Easter Egg (please leave the Eggs in place for others to find). 3. Send the list of addresses where you find an Egg to [email protected] 4. To be entered into the prize draw, include at least 10 addresses. Each family can submit one entree. Please include your name and address (to facilitate delivery of prizes). 5. The BCL will be purchasing gift certificates for treats from the Mood Cafe. Please remember to practice physical distancing from non-household members! It is really important to continue to protect the health of our community! Happy Easter Egg Hunting! Historical Photo Contest You are invited (and encouraged) to share old photos of Belgravia! Do you have a picture of the old WCB hospital; the old SW Cultural Centre (where the Arts Park is); or of the original playground; the school when it had portable classrooms; the original stores where Belgravia Hub and Mood are now, which included Purpur’s Groceteria, Community Drugs, Walter’s Barbershop, and in the earliest days a butcher? We would love a photo of the old Toonerville Trolley. Prizes available! Many thanks to everyone that has participated so far! Please submit to: [email protected] /4 Playschool Update Belgravia Co-operative Playschool is now accepting registrations for September 2021! Make sure to reserve your spot soon, as they’ll fill up quickly. We will be continuing with our one class of 9 children format, unless provincial COVID restrictions change. Playschool will run Tuesday/ Wednesday/Thursday from 8:30-11:30am, though Miss Monika remains flexible to additional days and a lunch program. We are accepting both 3- and 4-year-olds into our class. Private tours of the playschool may be booked on Saturdays for parents interested in seeing the space. Please reach out to [email protected] for more information. St. Patrick’s Day Fun at Playschool! The children had so much fun with their St. Patrick’s Day celebration, and on the days leading up to it. They made traps, and set them out ahead of time to try and catch Leprechauns. When they came to school on St. Patrick’s Day, the Leprechauns had made such a mess! The children searched for their hidden indoor shoes, crawled through the maze the Leprechauns made, and ended up catching two Leprechauns at the end of the day. My son Eli was overheard saying “this is the best day of my life”. Making Leprechaun traps Getting caught in a trap Two caught Leprechauns! /5 Belgravia School Update Belgravia School students were delighted to be able to celebrate with long-time Belgravia resident Len Allbon on his 100th birthday this past February. To celebrate, Belgravia students delivered 100 paper hearts, wrote 100 letters, shared 100 years of history and hosted a virtual assembly with Mr. Allbon. When asked what he has learned over the past 100 years, Mr. Allbon spoke of the importance of being kind, being helpful, and cherishing your family. Grade 5 student Gustavo commented “He (Mr. Allbon) was happy, excited and thrilled. My friends and I were happy for him.” On behalf of our entire school community, we would like to thank Hilary Allbon, Len’s daughter, for including us in her father’s special day. Heather McPherson Belmac Outdoor Soccer 2021 Member of Parliament Edmonton Strathcona Registration is scheduled to run until April 15th. Contact my offi ce for Registrations submitted assistance with: after this date would be • Employment Insurance ‘late submissions’ and • Old Age Pensions subject to a late fee. • Canada Revenue Agency AHS is scheduled to • Citizenship & Immigration make an announcement Canada Student Loans on April 12 regarding • the soccer season, which will be the catalyst for • Celebratory Messages Edmonton Minor Soccer Associate (EMSA) to 780-495-8404 decide what the season will look like. 10045 81 Ave T6E1W7 Belmac Soccer has a Facebook page; the link can be accessed through the Belgravia Community League Facebook page and website. [email protected] Questions can be directed to the Belmac Soccer Follow on Coordinator ([email protected]) Visit my website at www.heathermcpherson.ndp.ca /6 Meet Our Centenarian Neighbour: Leonard Allbon Len was born on February 28, 1921 in Sydenham, England. As a youngster, he loved going to school, helping his mom and dad run their British Candy Shop (can you imagine having parents who owned a candy business?) and visiting his cousins in Southend-on-Sea. Len joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) when he was 18.