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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
S*P*U*R*RCIRCULATION 16,000
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
Ph: 780-757-0993 | www.thespurr.ca
Culture: Adele Knowler
Gardening: Michele Hebert (The Dirty Gardener)
Community Info: Marian Bruin
Business Info: Diane Kereluk
Advertising: Jim Wooley
Publisher:
Pie Communications Inc.
544, 12222-137th Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5L 4X5
Ph: 780-757-0993
Fax: 780-401-3438
www.piecommunications.com
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
Diane Kereluk, Stony Plain Road
and Area Business Association
10043-151 Street. Edmonton, AB T5P 4Z7
Ph: 780-477-5169
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
15109 Stony Plain Road
Phone: 780 423-3999
R&E Smoke, Cigar and Gift Shop
15624 Stony Plain Road
Phone: 780 756-7380
Accent Printing
16220 Stony Plain Road
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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communication with a
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businesses on Stony Plain Road
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for stores fronting on Stony
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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:
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.
2The DSO (Design Students Organization) is compose of graphic design students attending Macewan Centre for the Arts
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carry cookbooks,cookware,and delicious hot sam
osas to snack on while you’re there.The
staff is very friendly and knowlegeable and they tak pride in helping you enjoy your food.
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theirPadThai
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buffet and the roomy and relaxed atm
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Bikram
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Amid
thebusyparking
lotatJasperGatesShoppingCenterliesa
littlegreen
sanctuaryw
hereone
canslow
down
andescape
thepace
ofeverydaylife.W
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thefront door is a calm
ing experience in itself as you are greeted with beautiful decor,
smiling staff and a w
all showcasing over 100 varieties of available teas.The selection
includes everything from A
frican red to bubble teas and a quaint kitchen in the backprepares a sm
all but delicious lunch menu.
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ofroom,m
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Fornearly20
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your body, to suggesting good trails around the city. Revolution cycle has a full service
repair shop in store.
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afeeling
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openkitchen
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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
http://www.byclnews.com
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
Hockey Zone: Hawks Athletic
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
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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
Hockey Zone: Hawks Athletic
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
Hockey Zone: Hawks Athletic
Club (NW District)
Outdoor Rink: ONE
Boundaries:
North - 111 Avenue
South - 107 Avenue
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CANORA
HIGH PARK
MAYFIELD
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East - 156 Street
West - Mayfield Road
Hall Address:
10941 - 161 Street
Edmonton, AB T5P 1G2
Phone: 483-4675
Capacity: 125
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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
$300 for non-members
Full Weekend$300 for members
$400 for non-members
Weekdays$75 for members
$100 for non-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
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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
FOR SALE
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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