spurr vol 1 issue 4 sept 08

S T O N Y P L A I N ( R O A D A N D A R E A ) U R B A N R E V I T A L I Z A T I O N R E P O R T

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SEPTEMBER 2008IN ADDITION TO GENERAL WEST END NEWS & ARTICLES THE SPURR IS THE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY LEAGUE INFORMATIONSOURCE FOR: BRITANNIA-YOUNGSTOWN, CANORA, GLENWOOD, HIGH PARK, MAYFIELD & WEST JASPER / SHERWOOD

E D I T O R I A L 2

S T O N Y P L A I N R O A D 3

J A S P E R P L A C E 3

C U L T U R E 5

T H E D I R T Y G A R D E N E R 5

S P U R G 7

N O T E S : D R A G O N F L Y D E N 1 1

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S 1 2

C L A S S I F I E D S 1 3CONTENT

Maybe it was the summer

sunshine beaming through

the front window at Nata

Portuguese Bakery, a new

establishment in the city’s

west end. But whether it

was the warmth of the sun

melting the knot between my

shoulders, or the morsel of

egg tart softening the inside

of my mouth, as I sat on a

stool at the small coffee

bar, it was hard to imagine

being much more content.

Nata opened up in April

on Stony Plain Road and

151st Street.

PORTUGUESE BAKERY ADDS TO GROWINGSTONY PLAIN ROAD FOOD SCENE

photo caption:

The bakery is in a slightly dicey

part of town which is nonetheless

home to a couple of notable

restaurants, including Sankyu

Modern Japanese Cuisine

and Smokey Joe’s Hickory

Smokehouse, as well as an up-

and-coming music venue, Haven.

Nata is run by Yusos Ismael and his

wife, Tui. Their daughter, Pauline,

a university student, is behind the

counter for the summer. Yusos,

for 10 years a baker at

Handy Bakery, makes

every single item in

the store, according to

his wife.

The egg

tart was,

w i t h o u t

a doubt,

the best I’ve

ever tasted,

a thick, custard

resting happily in

a perfectly

b r o w n e d

pastryshell.

Fresh as a

baby from

her bath, the

tart stopped just

short of playing

a lullaby, so soothing was its

combination of texture and

LIANE FAULDER

FABULOUS EGG TART JUST ONE REASON TO DROP INTO NEW SHOP

flavour. Egg tart is not the only

thing for sale at Nata, where

wooden shelves holding daily

fresh-baked goods

exude a certain

Old World

c h a r m .

There isalso

Portuguese

cornbread for

$3 and a range of

other baked goods,

including a white

c h o c o l a t e

m o u s s e

cake topped

with thick curls

of Callebaut

chocolate for $20.00.

Edmonton Journal

Wednesday,July2,2008

Page: D3 Section: Bistro

Byline: Liane Faulder

Dateline: EDMONTON

Source: The Edmonton Journal

2 S P U R R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8

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Culture: Adele Knowler

[email protected]

Gardening: Michele Hebert (The Dirty Gardener)

[email protected]

Community Info: Marian Bruin

[email protected]

Business Info: Diane Kereluk

[email protected]

Advertising: Jim Wooley

[email protected]

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What is SPURR

The Stony Plain (road and area) Urban

Revitalization Report is a community based

newspaper whose mission it is to serve

the west-end communities of Britannia-

Youngstown, Canora, Glenwood, High

Park, Mayfield, & West Jasper / Sherwood

along with the Members of the Stony Plain

Road and Area Business Association.

SPURR is a joint initiative for Community

& Business Interests of Edmonton’s west-

end lead by: City of Edmonton Community

Services, Neighbourhood Revitalization

Project and the Stony Plain Road and Area

Business Revitalization Zone.

For More Information Please Contact:

Marian Bruin, City of Edmonton

Community Services Department

P.O. Box 2359, Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7

Ph: 780-944-5417

[email protected]

Diane Kereluk, Stony Plain Road

and Area Business Association

10043-151 Street. Edmonton, AB T5P 4Z7

Ph: 780-477-5169

[email protected]

Contributors This Issue

Liane Faulder, Lawrence Herzog & Maxine Hebert.

When visiting or calling one of our advertisers

please make sure to tell them you saw them

in the SPURR – thank you.

THE SPURR NEEDS YOU!We are looking for a volunteer Editor.

A proficiency in digital processing with

some skill in literary sciences would be

a minimum. Comfortable with all aspects

of email communication and an ability to

project manage is a must. Most important

is a strong desire to contribute to the well

being of your community. If this might be

you please contact the Publisher.

We are also looking for volunteers to submit

articles on the west end music scene and events.

S P U R R s S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8V O L U M E 1 s I S S U E 4

Some say spring is a time of

beginnings, that may be true

but so is the fall.

In fall the new school year begins

and around that starts new

fashions, new courses, and new

friendships. In fall, leaves start

to turn new colours but before

they do you get to pick apples

and harvest the rest of your

garden, Michele has some great

comments on fall gardening later

in this issue. By the way, if you

haven’t already done so, you

should become a new member

of your community league. They

need your support in order to

bring new events and programs

to your community each year.

Check out more community

information in Marian’s article

on page three.

You will notice a new insert to

our paper this issue “SPURG” –

the Stony Plain Road and Area

Urban Resource Guide. This four

page insert is a bit of a teaser to

what could be a huge resource

Guide sometime in the spring of

’09, hopefully sooner. SPURG

is actually the brainchild of

some very enterprising youths,

wanting to actively participate

in creating a positive change in

their neighbourhood, a group of

Grant MacEwen Students from

the Design Studies Program

decided that a Resource Guide

highlighting positive, family

friendly companies may be

just what the community

needs. While the full Resource

Guide is not yet a reality we

sure appreciate the work

done by the Design Students

Organization who have spent a

good deal of their summer on a

volunteer effort to interview &

photograph some of our areas

best businesses. Our thanks

goes to; Natalie Motoska, Mike

Lundy, John Fernout, Matthew

Stadnyk, Chelsey Schmidtke,

and Matthew Cabaj. You’ll be

seeing more of their work in

future issues of the SPURR.

We have some new items

along Stony Plain Road as

well, “have you seen the new

banners?”Those banners are

new but the motto they carry

is not,” Building Something

Special” is a phrase coined a

year ago by the Stony Plain Road

and Area Business Association.

In an effort to help revitalize our

area the Business Association in

concert with many other positive

groups, like the Jasper Place

Revitalization Strategy, try new

things all the time to promote

growth and development.

All along SPR you can see all

kinds of new beginnings, like

the new businesses mentioned

in Diane’s BRZ Update who

have opened their doors to

new clients, and we hope you

stop by to try or buy something

new from one of them. The

MacEwan Theatre Arts Program

is starting a new season and it

looks fantastic, if you’ve never

been, this is a new experience

highly recommended. Speaking

of theatre, Adele is introducing

a new and exciting “film night”

make sure you read about it in

the Culture article.

This is the fourth issue of the

SPURR but compared to most

papers in town that is still really

new.We are proud of the new

steps we have taken with the

SPURR to be a little different,

we hope a little better.Before I

forget “a big thank you” goes

to Maxine Hebert” (Mom of the

Dirty Gardener) for the trilogy

of fine articles she wrote for

us, the last of which is in this

issue.We’ll miss Maxines

stories but we look forward to

hopefully more articles written

by area residents – and yes,

this means you, please send us

your stories or even your ideas

for stories you’d like to read.

We want to hear from you,

and we want to be the best

community newspaper we can

and that only happens with

your support, involvement and

feedback.So just don’t fall back

into your old ways do something

different and if you think of

something we can do to make

the paper better, let us know

we are open to new ideas.

JIM WOOLEY

ALL ABOUT NEW I

3S P U R R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8

UPDATE FROM STONY PLAIN ROAD AND AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

DIANE KERELUK477-5169

MARIAN BRUIN944-5417

New Look to the AreaThe new banners are up. If you

haven’t been by lately please do

so. They look great!

Annual General MeetingIt’s that time again when the Stony

Plain Road and Area Business

Association will be holding the

next Annual General Meeting on

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at

Grant MacEwan College starting

at 6:00 PM. Further info will be

mailed out to all our members.

Please mark your calendars, come

out and meet other business

members and find out what is

going on in your business area.

Welcome New BusinessesThis section is dedicated to

welcoming new businesses

to the area. Please show your

support by stopping by. If you are

a new business in the area and

we have not listed you please

contact Diane Kereluk at 780 477-

5169.

Kaviar Hair Studio

14724 Stony Plain Road

Phone: 780 488-4208

Bikram Yoga


Phone: 780 423-3999

R&E Smoke, Cigar and Gift Shop


Phone: 780 756-7380

Accent Printing


Phone: 780 424-5220

Storefront CinemaA first for Edmonton and definitely

an event that will put Stony Plain

Road and Area businesses on the

map and the place to be. We are

currently in the process of planning

this event which is scheduled for

Saturday, November 29, 2008.

This will take much support and

volunteers from the communities,

businesses and city support

services. This will be an event that

we will be proud to say is our own

and will continue to grow annually.

Much more news and update to

come on this great event and we

hope everyone will take pride and

participate.

Safety and Security ForumThe next information forum with

Guest Speakers is in the plans for

later this fall. Date, time, location

will be announced in the next

issue. Everyone is welcomed.

Volunteers Please!Do you want to participate with

exciting projects or would you

rather be involved with Safety &

Security. We have an opportunity

for everyone. Be a part of

“Building Something Special”.

Call Diane Kereluk 780 477-5169.

CommunityRecommendationsThe community has identified

issues and themes, and

their input has guided the

development of an action plan.

These actions are divided into

two groups:

Community Components:

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community safety initiatives

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and increase enforcement

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communication with a

coordinated process

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businesses on Stony Plain Road

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community (community, schools

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friendly businesses

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for stores fronting on Stony

Plain Road

Physical Components:

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grounds and pedestrian areas

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beautification programs

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crosswalks, trail systems, etc.

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Plain Road (lighting, signs,

benches, etc.)

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(sidewalks and roadways)

You can help!Volunteers are needed to join

working committees

Help create the future of Jasper

Place by spending a few hours

with some of your neighbours to

guide the revitalization activities.

For more information or to

volunteer for a committee:

Feeling Safe in the Community

This group would work with

Police, the business association

and your neighbours to create a

safer community.

Building the Community

Thisgroupwouldworkonbusiness,

community and park clean ups and

beautification as well as improving

the community and business area

by developing plans, addressing

traffic safety concerns.

Connecting the Community

This group would work on

increasing access to information

on programs and services in

the area as well as working on

getting to know neighbours and

businesses through events and

block parties.

4 S P U R R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8

Edmonton Mayor Kenneth

Newman, who came to Jasper

Place in 1946, remembers it

for having the worst damned

mud in the country. In a 1964

Edmonton Journal article,

Newman was quoted as saying:

It was so bad in the spring that

children actually got stuck in it

-- actually to the point where

somebody had to go and pull

them out.

Mud was a curse that plagued

Jasper Place from its very

beginnings some 125 years

ago. It was 1876 that a man

named Henry Goodridge settled

on land a few miles west of old

Fort Edmonton to become the

areas first recorded permanent

white settler.

As demand for land grew

in boomtime Edmonton,

developers began to see the

area as a place newcomers

could settle. Among the early

speculatorsweretheMcEachern

brothers, who in 1910 advertised

50-foot by 150-foot lots in North

Jasper Place for $100 to $150.

Terms were $10 down and $10

a month.

By 1912, Jasper Place was two

separate areas -- one just across

the city’s western boundary

at 142nd Street and another,

known as West Jasper Place,

which was a cluster of buildings

straddling Jasper Avenue (now

Stony Plain Road) between

149th and 156th Streets.

In 1913, Edmonton moved its

boundary west to 149th Street

and West Jasper Place became

a part of the Municipality of

Stony Plain. Among the earliest

merchants was a general store

owned by C.W. Brett and which

operated from 1909 to around

1914. It was situated at what

is now Stony Plain Road and

151st Street.

J. R. Brett, son of C.W.,

recalled the Jasper Place of his

boyhood in a 1964 newspaper

interview. “It was just coyotes

running around there -- and

muskeg. The old Stony Plain

Trail was generally four feet

deep in mud.

That muskeg became the stuff

of legend and, when Richard

Dick Rice opened his CFRN

Television at the far western

fringes of the community in

1954, old-timers spoke of

how fires had been burning

in the nearby muskeg nearby

for decades.

Itseemednatural tousethename

Muskeg for the moose mascot

for the stations after school

program Popcorn Playhouse. If

you build it, it will sink, became

a common Jasper Place refrain.

Because of the high water table

and soil stability issues, many

houses constructed in the area

prior to 1948 did not have full

basements only crawlspaces.

By the 1940s, Edmontons city

limits stretched to 149th Street

and thatswhere thestreetcar line

ended. Jasper Place residents

taking the trolley home were

on their own from there, which

usually meant walking the rest

of the way.

Most houses of the day didnt

have running water and some

didnt even have electricity.

The toilet was out back and

water was hauled in by the

barrel by truckers including

Roy Davis, who charged

householders two-bits a

barrel, $1.25 for 500 gallons

or $2.50 for 1,000 gallons.

Hundreds of Edmontonians

moved out to Jasper Place

in the 1930s to escape the

high taxes of the big city. But

Jasper Places days as a sleepy

unincorporated settlement

were soon to come to an end.

Fueled by the 1947 discovery

of oil near Leduc, hundreds of

new homes sprang up in Jasper

Place. Incorporation as a hamlet

came in 1948 under the name

West Jasper Place. The first

mayor was James Stone and

R.D. Butler and T.W. Nordon

were councillors and the new

community proudly called itself

the largest hamlet in Alberta,

with a population of 4,000.

New residents just kept on

coming and, the following year,

some leading citizens decided

it was time to incorporate as

a village. But not everyone

agreed with the higher taxes

that would result and, at a

meeting called to discuss the

matter, there were heated

arguments and fisticuffs.

After considering several

names, including Oil City,

Opportunity, Boomtown,

Dogpatch and Westmonton,

the civic leaders decided on the

less imaginative Jasper Place.

At time of incorporation in 1949,

the population was reported as

8,900 and Jasper Place was

then billed as the largest village

in Alberta.

Two years later, the census

counted 9,500 heads and

Jasper Place was a town

naturally, the largest in Alberta.

Whatever it was called,

residents endearingly and not

so endearingly referred to their

home as Mud City.

The problem was exacerbated

by the lack of sidewalks in the

area. Jasper Place town council

refused to supply sidewalks

until sewer and water lines

could be installed and that

finally began in 1953.

Phone service finally arrived in

1950 when Alberta Government

Telephones installed 225 rural

phones on 15 party lines. It

was a big day in 1953 when

individual line service arrived for

1,000 initial subscribers.

Reprinted with Permission.

© Lawrence Herzog www.

lawrenceherzog.com. This article

originally appeared in Edmonton’s

Real Estate Weekly.

LAWRENCE HERZOG

5S P U R R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8

WheneverI listentothesoundtrack

of a lovely little movie titled Cinema

Paradiso, I am reminded that it is

never too late to revisit and rejoice

in our past. In this movie, a young

urban successful man is taken

back to a small European town to

attend his mother’s funeral. Once

there, he walks the streets and

we are treated to the flashbacks

of his childhood cinema days.

The movie literally comes to

life through the characters, the

colors, and in particular the life

and times of a bygone era. As

with many films, the message is

powerful and poignant. The film

reminded me just how important

it is to preserve our past as well

as celebrate our future in our

neighborhoods and communities.

Recently, a meeting was held to

discuss the possibility of a cinema

night for the Stony Plain road and

area constituents as well as for

all Edmontonians. The proposed

festival would be organized in large

part by the City of Edmonton, the

Business Revitalization Zone of

Stony Plain and Area and FAVA

(Film and Video Arts), with various

local films being shown on store

front windows. This unique event

would not only showcase some

of Alberta’s best talent, but would

provide a chance for residents to

celebrate their community at one

of the greyest times of the year.

Bonfires will be set up, hay rides

will be provided, which residents

can take to Butler park to enjoy

further family friendly activities.

Businesses will be encouraged to

stay open until ten, at which time

restaurants and social clubs would

welcomefrozenandhungry festival

goers to further merriment.

We are known as festival city, and

this new celebration will hopefully

be the first of many for this vibrant

and eclectic set of communities.

Over time, the past and future

of the Stony Plain area may be

celebrated and remembered by

all Edmontonians, as festivals

bring all people together.

We are still looking for a catchy

name for this festival. We are

hoping that this will be year one

of many to come for this, a new

‘festival’ for all Edmontonians

to enjoy. Your comments and

suggestions are always welcome!

If your festival name is chosen,

your name will be highlighted

as well. Get your schools and

communities involved. We’d

love to hear from you via email:

[email protected]

C U L T U R E

ADELE KNOWLER

INTRODUCING THE “STORE FRONT VIDEO NIGHT

GET YOUR NAME IN LIGHTSACTUALLY GET “THE NAME YOU SUGGEST” IN LIGHTS

We are looking for a catchy name for our new “Cinema Night Festival” and we would like your help. Please send us your suggestions and if your name is picked we will highlight you in the November issue of the SPURR.

My suggestion is: _________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________

Phone:__________________________________________

Email: ___________________________________________

Please send entries to, the SPURR c/oPie Communications Inc.544, 12222-137th AvenueEdmonton, Alberta T5L 4X5Fax: 780-401-3438Email: [email protected]

Fall is a good time to take stock of

what grew well, what didn’t, and

what to plant next Spring. Take

pictures of your gardens from

several angles and keep them in

a Gardening Journal. It can be

a godsend in the winter months

when you are ordering your seeds

and plants from the catalogues,

or to take along with you to the

gardening centers in Spring when

you are buying your annuals. Paste

the empty seed packets on the

pages, to remember what you

planted. Also, the tags from trees

and shrubs can be placed in the

journal with the instructions on

planting and maintenance. It’s nice

to just thumb through the journal

in the dead of winter, and look at

pictures of your garden to remind

yourself that Spring is on its way

eventually. The journal can be a

simple notebook, or an elaborate

album, or a file in your computer for

the more techno-savvy amongst

us. Make notes – lots of notes,

and diagrams, and doodles. Record

ideas you’ve heard or read (such as

from this column). Clip and paste

articlesandpicturesfrommagazines

or newspapers. Snip a bit of thyme

or lavender, or whatever tickles

your fancy and makes your nose

happy, and glue it in your journal.

Make a “Wish List”, and try to fulfill

that list next year, or the year after.

Gardeners are perpetually hopeful,

I find, and forever optimistic. Not

such a bad frame of mind to be

in, really. It helps to ward off the

“winter blues”.

Until next month, Happy Gardening.

T H E D I R T Y G A R D E N E R

It’s now mid September, and we’ve

come through a very hot summer

season with a fair amount of rain to

keep the gardens and lawns going

through the heat. My rain barrels

helped immensely in that regard,

and kept my water bills down to

some degree. Most of my plants did

well this past season. One annual

that didn’t like the heat is Nicotiana.

It would wilt and look forelorn in the

heat, despite being watered well

in the morning and evening. My

roses, however, loved the heat. I

have 12 rose bushes, all of which

are the Arctic-hardy variety, and

they bloomed profusely throughout

the summer and several are still

blooming. I have tried the delicate

tea roses and hybrid types, but they

seemed to only last one or two

years at the most. In my opinion,

they are annuals in Edmonton.

The pride of my garden, however,

are my sunflowers. They are

absolutely enormous and gorgeous

this year. I planted the Russian

Giant variety from seed in late May.

The seed heads will feed the birds

and squirrels throughout the winter

months. My lavender did quite well

this year also, and I have cut the

stalks to dry to make dried flower

arrangements. It smells heavenly

now, and will even more so in the

winter months to remind me of

Spring and Summer 2008.

My two apricot trees didn’t do that

well this year. They are now

sixyearsold,andgaveme

a bit of fruit last year, but

nothing this year.

My friends and

neighbors

have said

the same

thing, that

their fruit

and berry

trees didn’t

produce this

year. I don’t

know why.

Maybe it was

the heat. If anyone

has a definitive

answer, please let

me know.

MICHELE HEBERT

6 S P U R R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 8

The award-winning MacEwan

Theatre Arts and Theatre

Production programs 2008/2009

season of shows invites you to

feel everything from laughter to

sadness and shock. The fresh

seasonofperformancesfeatures

full-scale musicals and intimate

performances, including two

original productions.

Kicking-off MacEwan’s main

stage performances in the John

L. Haar Theatre on October

24 to November 1, is Where’s

Charley?, a musical based on

one of the most popular and

successful farces ever written.

Quick changes, fast talking, and

c o m p r o m i s i n g

s i t u a t i o n s

define the

ever-popular

comedy of

errors and

d i sgu i ses .

A u d i e n c e s

will then

be treated

to a full score

of new songs in Thoroughly

Modern Millie running January

23 to 31. Set in New York in

the Roaring Twenties, the Tony

Award-winning production tells

the story of a small-town girls’

dream for a new life at a time

when the rules of love and social

behavior were changing forever.

Wrapping up the season on

March 13 to 21 is the comedy

The Addlepated Nixie, a new

play by acclaimed Edmonton

based playwright, director, and

producer, Stewart Lemoine.

World War I, Shakespeare’s

heroines, sexual encounters

and a powerful matriarch

make up MacEwan’s Theatre

Lab season. The fall double

bill of Remembrance and

Shakespeare’s Women runs

from October 29 to November

2. Remembrance is an original

play written by award-winning

Theatre Arts instructor Kenneth

Brown, while Shakespeare’s

Women is a selection of great

soliloquies and scenes for

women from the Shakespeare

canon. The winter

double bill

includes the

provocat ive

play Rondel

by Kenneth

Brown, and

Bernarda Alba,

the intense musical drama based

on Federico Garcia Lorca’s final

1936 masterpiece.

Advance season passes

(purchased before October 23)

for all of these performances

will be $45 for adults or $30

for students and seniors

(plus applicable service fees).

Contact Tix on the Square at

780-420-1757 or visit www.

tixonthesquare.ca.

MacEwan’s Theatre Arts & Theatre Production Programs

Centre for the Arts and

Communications, 10045 –

156 Street

www.MacEwan.ca/theatrearts

www.MacEwan.ca/production

MACEWAN BRINGS DIVERSE LINE-UP TO EXCITING NEW SEASON

Local businesses contribute much more than just

goods and services. They offer personalized

attention, add diversity to our shopping options

and bring life to the street.They create relationships

with other businesses and residents in the area,

bulding the foundation of a safe and prosperous

community on every level. Everytime you decide

to spend your dollars at a local, independent

business, you are investing in the strength

and vitality of the entire community. is a

project initiated and executed by members of

the Design Student’s Organization2 who want to

show you the best that this area has to offer

Your choice makes a difference. A locally owned,

inpedpendent business returns the majority

of consumer dollars into the community while

chain stores and international franchises do the

opposite. 80 percent of small business owners

in Alberta live and work within the municipality

of their business and a staggering 97 percent

of these businesses contribute to charitable or

community causes in one form or another1. Local

businesses also contrubute to the community through

employing people who live in the area, purchasing

materials and supplies at other local businesses,

paying city taxes and by reinvesting their profits.

By supporting positive local business, we can foster a

sense of pride in our community and help create

a vibrant commercial district, which will in turn

lead to even more positive changes.

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watch them just BEING, and not

DOING. We are human beings,

not doings. We need to take the

time to just BE. Appreciate our

family and loved ones for who

they are, not for what they do, or

can do for us.

Plan a picnic, at any time of the

year, and soon. You may not

have the opportunity to spend

it with your loved ones if you

postpone it for whatever reason.

They may not be around next

month or next year, so don’t

wait. I’m glad we went finally,

and have planned on another

picnic next week.

Something to think about. See

you in October.

NOTES FROM THE DRAGONFLY DENN O T E S F R O M T H E D R A G O N F L Y D E NPeople-watching in the park was

fun. There were a couple of

bridal parties taking pictures, and

we would comment on the black

and hot pink bridesmaid dresses,

and how it was nice that they

weren’t seafoam green or apricot

– awwwk. There was a large

party of people, we assumed

from Africa or the Caribbean,

and the cooking smells coming

from their area were absolutely

mouth-watering. There

were three little boys in that

party, about five years old,

all dressed in red and white

striped shirts, who

were running

a r o u n d ,

laughing and playing and

just being kids. Theywereplaying

tag with each other with no toys

in hand. It was such a delight to

pickles, cheese and crackers,

smoked salmon and iced tea.

It was a lovely afternoon doing

absolutely nothing, which is a

rare occurrence for us, as we are

usually working on one project or

another in the house or garden. I

had originally planned on taking

my gold pan with me and heading

down to the river, but I

forgot my Wellies and a

shovel. I’m glad now that

I didn’t do some

panning, as

I enjoyed

t h e

a f t e r n o o n

just being

with my honey. I

probably would have

fallen face first into the water

anyway, as my knees aren’t what

they used to be.

I’m writing this column on a

Sunday evening in late August

and wondering where the

Summer went, and wish it could

last at least a couple of months

longer so I could do all the things

on my “wish list” that I planned

in the Spring. One of those

items was a picnic which I finally

got around to yesterday. Old

Fart and I went to Emily Murphy

Park in the afternoon and just

sat and lied around reading our

novels, and listening to the music

drifting over from Hawrelak Park.

We had sandwiches, salads,

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Britannia YoungstownCommunity LeagueSoccer Zone: West Soccer

Hockey Zone: Hawks Athletic

Club (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

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Boundaries:North - 107 AvenueSouth - Stony Plain RoadEast - 156 StreetWest - Mayfield Road

Hall Address:15927 - 105 AvenueEdmonton, AB T5P 0T8Phone: 483-8983Capacity: 150Wheelchair Accessible: No

Canora Community LeagueSoccer Zone: West Soccer


Club (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

Boundaries:

North - 107 Avenue

South - Stony Plain Road

East - 149 Street

West - 156 Street

Hall Address:

10425 - 152 Street

Edmonton, AB T5P 4P1

Phone: 489-6007

Capacity: 225

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Canora Community Membership DriveYou can also register for the

neighbour watch. Bingo credits

could be used. The Canora

Community league is always

lookingtowelcomenewmembers.

We would love it to see you all at

our next meetings; September 9th

and October 14th. New members

are always welcome.

If you would like to become a

member please contact Emma

780-489-2057

Do you like the out doors? Canora

community league is looking for two

Ice rink attendants. Please contact

Eleanor for details 780-489-9826

The hall is still open for many

rental dates during the year! If

you are looking to have a BBQ

or Wedding to call Erin at the hall

780-920-2092

CanoraParkWatchInPartnership With the Edmonton Police ServiceandtheCityofEdmonton Community Services; put on a

great event on Aug 23,2008 with

the very first bubble slide event.This was a great time for all ages;

the children enjoyed this at Saint

Anne’s Park. We would also like to

thank everyone in the Parks Watch

Committee, Keep up the good

work Parks Watch!

Clean up the Neighbourhood,

Lets keep our neighbourhood

clean, if you see garbage lets

pick it up! Lets help out each

other. If you have graffiti on your

house or garage and want some

information on how to remove it!

Call Eleanor 780-489-9826

Canora Community League is

looking for Volunteers within our

league to work bingos, if you have

some free time and would like

to help us out please call Virginia

780-478-0979

We are planning the Canora

60th anniversary party, we are

looking for volunteers for the

anniversary committee and we

are also looking for interesting

stories about Canora to be

submitted Please contact adina

at adina@westerninstruments.

com or 780-913-7251 or please

come to our board meeting on

September 9, 2008.

Glenwood Community LeagueSoccer Zone: West Soccer

Hockey Zone: Whitemud West

Hockey (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

Boundaries:

North - Stony Plain Road

South - 95 Ave & 96 Ave

East - 163 St. & 158 St.

West - 170 St. & 163 St.

Hall Address:

16430 - 97 Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5P 0E8

Phone: 489-7571

Capacity: 100


Glenwood UpcomingCommunity EventsScrapbooking Day- Saturday,

September 27th, 10 am- 6 pm

Glenwood Community Hall

Come and join us for a day that

gives you uninterrupted time to

scrapbook or make cards!

You will be provided with your

own 6 foot table (plenty of

work space!), lunch, snacks and

beverages, and access to my

stamps and inks.

Please bring materials for your

scrapbooking or card making projects

Registration for the Scrapbooking

Day is $20. Pre-registration is

required, as space is limited!

Please RSVP via email kewchuk@

telus.net) to register! More details

are available on my website, www.

createwithkatherine.myctmh.com

NHL Hockey Night in Glenwood Is Coming Back!HIGH DEFINITION OILERS HOCKEY

is almost here! Join us at the hall for

specific games. Free admission,

cash bar, snacks and FREE popcorn

available! Pre-season starts

September 22nd! Contact Clayton

at 489-2188 for more information

on dates and times. Bring your

neighbours, your comfy chair and

your friends! Sorry, no minors.

Crib Nights are Back September 20th!Come to the hall alone or with

a friend to participate in our

monthly crib tournaments the

3rd Saturday of every month

from 6:30 to 10 pm. Light lunch

provided. Contact Clayton at 780

489-2188 for more information.

EuchreJoin us for Euchre every Tuesday

night at the Glenwood Community

Hall. Registration at 6:30pm,

games begin at 7pm.

Social Dance Register now for Intermediate/

Advanced Social Dance held at the

Glenwood Hall starting Monday,

September 8th at the Glenwood

Hall (pre-registration is required).

This is a 5 week session will be

learning the Cha-Cha. The cost is

$100 per couple (sorry, no singles),

or $80 per couple if you have a

Glenwood Membership. If you

miss out on this one, there will be

a 6 week session starting October

20th (dance still to be determined).

Cost $120 per couple or $100 per

couple for Glenwood Members.

Contact Amber at 780 454-6710 to

register or for more information.

Other Glenwood Information:Have your say and find out about…

Community development, League

spending and changes, Programs

offered, What’s new in Glenwood?

Community League meetings are

open to everyone and are generally

held at the hall at 7pm on the first

Thursday of every month.

Areyouhostingabirthdayparty? Baby or bridal shower? Family Reunion? Family Christmas Party? Consider renting the Glenwood Community Hall.

Friday/Saturday rentals: Members

$150*, Non-Members $400

Sunday-Thursday rentals: Members

$75*, Non-Members $150. Call

the Facility Director, Charlotte at

444-0411 * Must be a member in

good standing.

High Park Community League

Soccer Zone: West Soccer


Club (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

Boundaries:

North - 111 Avenue

South - 107 Avenue

East - 149 Street

West -156 Street

Hall Address:

11032 - 154 Street

Edmonton, AB T5P 2K1

Phone: 484-4646

Website:

www.highparkcommunity.com

Capacity: 180

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Mayfield Community LeagueSoccer Zone: West Soccer


Club (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

Boundaries:

North - 111 Avenue

South - 107 Avenue

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East - 156 Street

West - Mayfield Road

Hall Address:

10941 - 161 Street

Edmonton, AB T5P 1G2

Phone: 483-4675

Capacity: 125


PilatesFall session starting Sept 22/08

Mondaynights8to9pmatMayfield

Hall. $60 for 10 sessions Or $10/

class drop in fee. For more info call

Bonnie 780-489-3254

YogaFall session starting Sept 2/08.

Tuesday nights 6:30 to 7:45 pm at

Mayfield Hall. $90 for 10 sessions.

For more info call Fran 780-484-1476

Carpet BowlingSeniors carpet bowling will start

up. Tuesday, Sept 9th. For more

information call Doreen @ 780-486-

1833 or Marlene @ 780-484-5728

Moms and TotsStarting in mid-September. For

info, contact Tara @ 780-486-6152.

Hall RentalWant to host an event and

need a place todo it? Mayfield

Community Hall (10941 –161

Street) seats 125 and is here for

your use. Rental prices are listed

below (subject to change):

Weekend (Daytime)$75 for members

$100 for non-members

Weekend (Evenings)$200 for members


Full Weekend$300 for members


Weekdays$75 for members


Damage Deposit is same as rental

cost. Leave a message at the hall

to book rentals (483-4675).

West Jasper/SherwoodCommunity LeagueSoccer Zone: West Zone

Hockey Zone: Whitemud West

Hockey (NW District)

Outdoor Rink: ONE

Boundaries:

North - Stony Plain Rd/96 Ave

South - 96 Ave/92 Ave

East - 149 St/149 St

West -158 St/156 St

Hall Address:

9620 - 152 Street

Edmonton, AB T5P 4N9

Phone: 483-2815

Capacity: 150


West Jasper Sherwood

Community will be holding the

annual membership drive on Sept.

16/08 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm family

memberships are $20.00 seniors

membership is $5.00 per person

and single membership is $15.00.

Community membership cards

will be required to attend indoor

soccer, Whitemud west hockey.

Free swim Saturday evenings

from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Jasper

Place Pool 9200-163 street. There

will be no admittance without a

community membership card.

Family bingo will be held

September 28 /08 children over 8

years of age are welcome to play

when accompanied by an adult.

2 early birds, 2 bonanza’s, 1 odd/

even game, 40 regular games, 8

chances to win a turkey

The Friends of Sherwood Society

would like to welcome Ms. Sharon

Clark to Sherwood School as the

new principal. This fall the Friends

of Sherwood Society will be raising

money for student field trips

by selling Student Union Ticket

Packs and Mundare sausage. For

information contact the Sherwood

School office at (780) 489-2600.

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S

WEST JASPER/SHERWOOD

Congratulations to last month’s winner: Diana Ellis

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Miscellaneous items for sale:Barrels $5 -20 each

Fireplace mantle $40

Sofa set $450

Patio Set/chairs $25

Swing Set $45

Bed $200 Dress $45

Ceramic tiles .20-.40 cents

Granite Kitchen counter $15 - $80

TV $35

Lamps $10

Eureka vaccum $20 obo

Exercise machine $30 each

Wheel barrow $42

Kitchen Table $12

4 chairs $4 each assorted

Golf set $35

Assorted Bikes parts $1 -$10

Bikes Child & Adult $5 -$35 each

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It will be 50 years next March

since we moved here, and I

never intend to leave – well, I

guess I will some day, but even

then we have already planned

our next move to Westlawn

Cemetery in Jasper Place. Are

you surprised?

be heartbroken when he grows

up and gets a real girlfriend.

A few of the families that moved

in around the time that we did,

such as the Haucks and the

Mounts, are still here, so that

says a lot for the community,

doesn’t it. People just don’t like

to move away. We have roots.

down from us is where Marek

Jablonski, the world-renowned

pianist, lived and when he was

a young man practicing on a

summer afternoon, if I was

working in the garden, I would

get a free concert. In a house

across the street is where

Robert Goulet’s first wife lived.

Both of these entertainers have

passed now.

We were very comfortable in

our new house, and we raised

a pretty good bunch of kids.

First was our eldest daughter,

Michele who also writes for

The SPURR, then we had one

son, Terry, and then two more

daughters, Jackie and Francine.

They were all lucky in that they

only had a few blocks to go to

school, first to St. Gregory’s

Elementary, then St. Vincent’s

Junior High, and finally to

Archbishop MacDonald High

School. They never had to take

a bus.

This has been a very good

neighborhood. We have seen

young boys and girls grow up

to be handsome and beautiful

people, and quite a few of

them have returned to the

neighborhood to raise their

families. There are a lot of

young families that have moved

in, and my biggest hope in life

is to be able to see some of

their little ones grow up to be

fine young men and women.

My little neighbor next door,

Connor, is only four but he calls

me his “girlfriend”. I think I will

WE MOVED BACK TO JASPER PLACE

In the past two editions I

told you about growing up

in Jasper Place and going to

school in Jasper Place. Soon

after completing school at

Jasper Place High School, I

became engaged to another

student from school, Ted, and

we married the following year.

For some strange reason we

moved to an apartment on the

South Side of the city, and for

four years I wandered around

there trying to figure out where

I was. I am really a Jasper Place

girl at heart. We discovered

after the four years that we

were going to have a family,

and as we had enough money

saved for a reasonable down

payment, we started looking for

a house in Jasper Place – we

both grew up there and wanted

to raise our family there. We

found a modest bungalow on

145 Street that met our needs,

and we moved in. It was not

an elaborate house but it was a

home. There is a difference.

When we first moved into the

house in 1959, we had a milkman

with a horse and I loved to hear

the clip-clop coming down the

street. He came every day –

rain, shine or snow – what a

concept. We also had a bread

man that delivered bread every

day. Our front street was gravel

and could be really messy in the

Spring. Our neighborhood has

quite a lot of history. A few doors

MAXINE HEBERT

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