Riverbend Ragg-Times May 2012 - Riverbend Community League

Next Deadline 

Friday, June 8 at 12:00 noon. 

Delivery: June 25. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO 

Brookview CL aGM 

May 22 Page 8 

For Sponsoring 

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NeW LOcaTiON: BROOKSiDe haLL 5320 – 143 STReeT 

RCL’s Bedding Plant Sale 

Saturday, May 26, 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm 

NEW LOCATION BROOKSIDE HALL Page 32 

Serving the greater riverbend/terwillegar area 

TRAC 10K, 5K, 3K 

Run & Walk 

Sunday, May 27 Page 5 

May 2012 VOL. 29, NO.6 

Farmers’ Market 

Season Starts May 30! 

Mother Nature 

made us wait 

for it this 

year, but it’s safe to say 

that spring has finally 

arrived! And with it, we 

prepare for another busy 

Southwest Edmonton 

Farmers’ Market season! 

All over the province, 

hardworking Albertans are 

busy working the earth, 

milling their grains, baking 

their breads, putting the 

finishing touches on their 

pieces of art, and getting 

their products ready for 

showcase. Each of these 

vendors plays a vital role, 

not only in building 

our wonderful market, 

but also in creating a 

strong economy! Their 

products, over 80% of 

which are produced in the 

immediate Edmontonarea, 

offer the very finest 

in produce, meats, baked 

goods, handcrafted 

jewelry, unique art, 

specialty and gift items in 

our community. 

Shopping at your 

local Farmers’ Markets 

is an excellent way of 

supporting your local 

businesses and of doing your part to build a more sustainable local economy. By 

choosing to purchase from local farmers and manufacturers, we keep the cycle of 

money within our city and communities. 

Beyond the economic advantages, farmers’ markets have set a new standard in 

food quality. Without having to contend with the long transportation times and 

costs associated with grocery store sales, your farmers’ market products are both 

fresher and healthier than those you can purchase in the aisles. Moreover, with the 

growers being directly on site, customers can interact directly with them to ask 

questions about farming practices, pesticides, production, distribution, and quality 

control. 

Low Prices! 

Great Quality! 

See You There! 

2012 

bedding Plant, Perennial, 

and Compost Sale 

Saturday, May 26 

12:00 noon - 4:00 pm 

all Proceeds will go to the Summer Playground (green Shack) Programs. 

By: Zita Dube-Lockhart 

Like many other 

Edmonton farmers’ 

markets, the Southwest 

Edmonton Farmers’ 

Market is a not-for-profit 

organization, sponsored by 

the Terwillegar Riverbend 

Advisory Council (TRAC) 

and approved by the 

Alberta Government’s 

Ministry of Agriculture. 

We view our market as 

being so much more than 

a place to shop; it is a 

dynamic hub in which 

people from all walks of life 

come together to celebrate 

our local culture. From 

watching young buskers 

as they learn their craft, 

discussing art trends with 

local artisans, chatting 

about upcoming events 

with your local community 

league members all while 

enjoying a meal at your 

favourite concession, 

the SWEFM provides 

a rare opportunity for 

neighbours to come 

together and celebrate the 

achievements happening 

within our own backyard! 

Whether you’re there to 

pick up your weekly fruits 

and vegetables, to stock 

up on locally produced fertilizer, to purchase your steaks for an upcoming BBQ, 

to pick up a unique gift for mom or dad, or simply to enjoy the entertainment, 

the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market has something for everyone! With 

something new every week, make sure to come often and watch as this community’s 

dream continues to grow! 

The Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market will be holding its Grand Opening 

Event on May 30 at 4:30 pm. The market runs every Wednesday from 4:30 to 7:30 

pm until October 3. For more information, please see our website at www.swefm.ca 

or contact Zita at swefm.manager@gmail.com. 

Photos contributed by: Donald Darnell 

www.snowvalley.ca

TaBLe OF cONTeNTS 

SecTiON PaGe 

Riverbend News 2-7 

Brookview Community League 8 

Sports 10-11 

Savour 12 

Seniors Connection 15 

Riverbend Community League 16 

The Ridge Community League 17 

Spirit of Riverbend 18 -19 

Hodgson Community League 20 

Education Matters 21, 23-26 

Wellness 27 

Community 28 

Teen Focus 29 

Kid’s Zone 30 

Community League Directory 31 

Mark the Date 32 

MaRch/aPRiL cONTRiBUTORS 

Dr. Rob Agostinis, Bryan Anderson, Kim Bates, 

Rupinder Bains, Sumeet Bhamra, Richard 

Bergeron, Jane Calvert, Roberta Cannon, Tim 

Cartmell, Paulette Chauvet, City of Edmonton, 

Reny L. Clericuzio, Denise D’Agostini, Steven 

Davidson, Edmonton Police Services, David 

Faber, Christopher Giffen, Tania Hrebicek, 

Scott Johnston, Carol Kaiser, Glenn Kissick, 

Kelly Klapstein, Kinder Morgan Canada, Don 

Koots, Zita Dube-Lockhart, Greg Mailo, Kathy 

Malkin, Kira Malkin, Sherri J Martinez, Sadia 

Masud, Ron Nesbitt, James Prevost, Angela 

Poon, Steven Richmond, Megan Rogers, Dave 

Rumbold, Rena Silver, Shelly Stevens, Wendy 

Sweetland, Davey Thompson, Kari & Brit 

Trogen, Cam Tully, and Caterina Olivito-Veltri. 

PhOTOGRaPheRS 

Dr. Rob Agostinis, Jack & Daphne Bergeron, 

Donald Darnell, David Faber, Lynn Hallson, 

Sherri Henderson, Terra Mucha, Mehreen 

Nadeem, and James Prevost. 

aRTWORK cONTRiBUTiONS: 

Kelly Chen and Jeremy Vanderweide. 

NeXT DeaDLiNeS: 

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Delivery the week of June 25. 

August/September: Deadline is July 27, 

at 12:00 noon. Delivery week of August 27. 

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RIVERBEND NEWS 

coyotes Thriving in Our Riverbend/Terwillegar 

Neighbourhoods 

By: Carol Kaiser, Neighbourhood Watch District Representative, Riverbend and TRAC Security Chair 

Since my last article on coyotes, 

I have been informed that once 

again our neighbourhoods are 

being inundated with these unwanted 

visitors. With the onset of warmer 

weather, coyotes are more visible 

when hunting for food and have 

more opportunities to eat their prey, 

- bunnies, rabbits, squirrels, mice, 

and other small animals. Please 

refrain from feeding any wild animals 

as this disrupts the natural behavior, leading to 

dependency on humans for food which is crucial 

for their survival. This can potentially cause a 

chain of events that may effect others around you, 

for example; feeding wild rabbits that frequent 

our neighbourhoods entices coyotes to come 

closer to our homes to eat their prey, posing a 

dangerous risk to both humans and pets. Coyotes 

really don’t know the social implications of eating 

someones pet, it’s all food to them! This also puts 

people at risk when out walking their pets on a 

leash, the coyote may stalk them to attack their 

pets. 

The coyote is the most wide-ranging wild 

canine in North America. They can live in many 

different areas because they are generalists. Due 

to this they are able to change what they eat 

and where they live more easily than any other 

species. This versatility allows them to move into 

our urban areas to benefit from the dense source 

of food and lack of predators. 

Please be watchful and “NEVER” feed wildlife. 

edmonton Police Services Report community 

involvement Results in arrest 

By: Edmonton Police Services Southwest Division Newsletter District C2, April 5, 2012. 

On March 27, police received two calls of a 

suspicious man in the Windsor Park area; the 

description of the male matched that of the 

suspect believed to be involved in a series of 

daytime residential break and enters that spanned 

multiple southwest Edmonton neighbourhoods. 

Residents reported seeing a male acting 

suspiciously. Upon police arrival in the area, the 

male was located. The alleged suspect was arrested 

on outstanding warrants. Further investigations 

led to the male being linked to six residential 

If you have witnessed a recent interaction 

with coyotes that could potentially 

endager anyone in your neighbourhood, 

please report it to the City by calling 311. 

Coyotes have a natural fear of 

humans, so attacks are very rare, but 

may be provoked when protecting 

their food or den. To avoid 

human-coyote conflict with these 

urbanized animals, follow these steps 

imemediately: 

•Respond aggressively at the first sight of 

coyotes by making yourself appear larger, 

waiving your arms over your head. 

•Make noise, blow a whistle, or shout in a 

deep voice while maintaining eye contact, 

to startle coyote away. 

•Throw objects (rocks, or sticks) to ward 

off animal. 

•“NEVER” turn and run, this causes a 

natural prey/predator instinct, enticing the 

coyote to chase after you! 

•Carry dog spray in areas highly frequented 

by coyotes. 

•Should a coyote continue to approach 

you, slowly back away and find refuge in a 

building or where there is human activity. 

•If you are in danger call Emergency 9-1-1. 

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This summer Edmonton Public Libraries will be open Sundays! Drop in for Family 

Storytimes Sunday afternoons all summer. For information on dates and times, visit 

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Rabbit hill Road Transformation 

is Underway 

By: Councillor Bryan Anderson 

Summer is upon us, road construction season is here, and the City of 

Edmonton’s plan to transform Rabbit Hill Road is well underway. 

Last year, the two-year project to improve Rabbit Hill Road 

between Riverbend Road and Magrath Boulevard started with widening and 

resurfacing Riverbend Road to Hodgson Boulevard. This year, the project 

will continue from Hodgson to Magrath Boulevard. In addition to widening 

the road, rehabilitation of the existing lanes and the 23 Avenue intersection 

will also take place. 

A wider road will help ease increased traffic volumes and the focus of the 

design will take Rabbit Hill Road from two to four lanes. The existing two 

lanes will become southbound lanes and the proposed northbound lanes will 

be constructed on the east side of the existing lanes. 

Construction entails the following: 

• Installing new full traffic signals at the intersections of Rabbit Hill 

Road and Riverbend Road, MacTaggart Drive/Terwillegar Boulevard 

and Oakes Gate/Carter Crest Road was completed in 2011. 

• Installing a new bus-pedestrian signal at the intersection of Rabbit 

Hill Road and Carter Crest Road was completed in 2011. 

• Installing new pedestrian crossing amber flashers at the intersections 

of Rabbit Hill Road and south of Ogilvie Boulevard as well as Magrath 

Boulevard was completed in 2011. 

• Installing new full traffic signals at the intersections of Rabbit Hill 

Road and the commercial access north of 23 Avenue as well as South 

Terwillegar Drive (south access)/Mullen Road will take place in 2012. 

• Installing a new bus-pedestrian signal at the intersection of Rabbit 

Hill Road and South Terwillegar Drive (north access)/Mullen Way 

will take place in 2012. 

• Rebuilding existing traffic signals at the intersections of Rabbit Hill 

Road and Terwillegar Drive and 23 Avenue will take place in 2012. 

• New sidewalk will be constructed on the east side of Rabbit Hill 

Road from Hodgson Boulevard to MacTaggart Drive/Terwillegar response. 

Boulevard to continue the new sidewalk that was installed to the 

north last year. The existing shared use path on the west side from 

Hodgson to Magrath will remain as it is today. 

• New street lighting will be installed in the grassed boulevard between 

the curb and the sidewalk. 

South Edmonton is made up of vibrant communities which continue to 

experience significant growth. This road construction project will greatly 

benefit the area by improving safety for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. It 

will also allow easier and more convenient access to nearby neighbourhoods, 

schools, and businesses. The main project will be completed this fall. 2012 

landscaping includes topsoil and seeding and final touches will be completed 

in 2013. 

If you have questions, you can reach me at Bryan.Anderson@edmonton.ca 

or at (780) 496-8130. 

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Transportation Update 

By: Tim Cartmell 

The following is an outline of the status of several transportation 

projects concerning the Riverbend/Terwillegar area. Most of this 

information can also be found at the City of Edmonton website 

www.edmonton.ca. 

Ramsay Heights Neighbourhood Renewal 

Ramsay Heights is scheduled for neighbourhood overlay renewal, which 

includes repaving (not complete reconstruction) of roads and repair of 

sidewalk panels to eliminate trip hazards. Ramsay Heights is also scheduled 

for street lighting replacement, during which existing poles are replaced with 

new galvanized poles, concrete pole bases are replaced, underground wiring 

is upgraded to meet new electrical codes, and new light fixtures are installed. 

Brander Gardens is scheduled for similar work in 2013. 

Other Miscellaneous Projects 

Other projects that will be undertaken in 2012 include the repaving of 

Carter Crest Road; new signal lights at the South Terwillegar Drive / Mullen 

Road intersection on Rabbit Hill Road (south access); new pedestrian 

lights at the South Terwillegar Drive/Mullen Way intersection on Rabbit 

Hill Road (north access); and realignment and reconstruction of Ellerslie 

Road and 170 Street. 

Project Notice 

170 Street Planning Study 

2012 Work VEGETATION continues MAINTENANCE on a planning study of 170 Street from Anthony Henday 

Drive south to 41 Avenue SW (the south City boundary). The intent is that 

Terwillegar Drive will extend south along the present 170 Street alignment 

as an urban freeway to accommodate anticipated regional and local long 

term traffic demand, with interchanges at Windermere Road, Ellerslie Road, 

25 Avenue SW, 41 Avenue SW, and two other development access crossings. 

Ultimately 170 Street would connect to a new provincial highway that would 

run west of Edmonton International Airport and connect to Highway 2 just 

south of the airport. This project remains unfunded and unscheduled. 

ON TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY 

THROUGH WHITEMUD CREEK VALLEY 

April, August, September (as conditions permit) 

You are receiving this notice as a landowner with a Trans 

Mountain pipeline (TMPL) right-of-way easement or a neighbour 

of TMPL. As part of its ongoing pipeline safety and damage 

prevention program, Kinder Morgan Canada (KMC) will be 

completing brush cutting, canopy trimming and selective tree 

removal on the TMPL in your area. Please refer to the attached 

map for your specific area. 

KMC conducts its work under Environmental Protection and 

Emergency Response Plans to ensure it complies with all 

environmental regulations and requirements. A clear rightof-way 

is an important part of safe pipeline operation. We 

appreciate your patience as we complete this important project 

as quickly as possible. 

Vegetation Maintenance 

Reminder 

A pipeline right-of-way is a strip of land typically 18 metres wide containing one or more buried 

pipelines. To ensure safe and reliable pipeline operations and to comply with regulations, KMC maintains 

a clearly marked right-of-way, free of trees and tall growing vegetation. These measures help KMC protect 

the pipeline, ensure public safety, and provide access for maintenance, inspections, and emergency 

2012 Vegetation Maintenance on TMPL Right-of Way Through North 

Barry Whillans at (587) 999-6677 

Saskatchewan River Valley and Whitemud Creek Valley this Spring/Summer 

or 

By: Mike Kinder Nelson at Morgan (780) 449-5980 Canada 

As part of its ongoing pipeline safety and 

damage prevention program, Kinder Morgan 

Canada (KMC) will be completing brush 

cutting, canopy trimming and selective tree removal 

on the TMPL in your area. For more information and area maps please visit 

the Riverbend Community League’s website at www.riverbendonline.ca. 

In case of pipeline emergency, call 24 hours 1-888-876-6711. 

For more information about this project, please contact: 

In case of pipeline emergency, call 24 hours (888) 876-6711 

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A 

great big thank 

you to Dr. 

Robert Agostinis 

for an excellent job well 

done as TRAC Past- 

President! Rob has done 

an immense amount of 

volunteer work for the 

past eighteen years and 

has really brought this 

community together as 

a whole as one of the founders of TRAC. On behalf 

of the communities of Riverbend, Terwillegar, 

and Greater Windermere and essentially the City 

of Edmonton, we thank him for the hard work it 

took for him and fellow volunteers to build the 

Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre for all 

to enjoy! 

It is with great pleasure to introduce Sherri 

Jaillet-Martinez as our new TRAC President, 

Steve Sedgwick as Vice President, Char Bowman 

as Secretary, and Barry Davis as Treasurer. 

There was a great turnout for the TRAC 

Annual General Meeting, which was held on 

April 18 at Lillian Osborne High School. We 

again thank Janet Hancock (Principal) and Janet 

Bell (Curriculum Coordinator, Technology and 

Literacy) for allowing us to use the school for our 

meetings; a great joint partnership. 

Special attention was given to the Community 

Spirit Awards issued to: 

Harold Hornig: One of the 

founding members of TRAC. 

Harold was previously an 

Ambassador, Secretary, and 

helped fundraise for the 

TCRC. Harold is currently 

the IT guy who communicates 

notices and emails to fellow 

volunteers. 

Joe Yurkovich: Helped with the 

TRAC bylaws and incorporating 

TRAC. He served as an Ambassador 

and Vice President. He is our 

current Advocacy Chair and is very 

instrumental in our 

discussions with all 

levels of government. 

Tim Cartmell: Was the Design 

& Development Chairperson 

for the TCRC. He spent many 

hours at meetings representing 

TRAC for the planning of the rec 

centre. He was also the TRAC 

Transportation Chair and again spent many 

hours representing TRAC for the 

projects in our area. 

Dave Rumbold: Was the 

Fundraising Chair who was 

involved with all the fundraising 

ventures including the Race 

Director for the TRAC 10K for 

six years. 

All founding individuals 

mentioned have put a tremendous amount of 

time in helping build our community and the 


TCRC. 

A heartfelt 

tribute from 

Harold Hornig, 

a special visual 

p r e s e n t a t i o n 

from myself and 

a very special 

C o m m u n i t y 

Spirit Award 

By: Caterina Olivito-Veltri, 

was issued to Dr. 

TRAC Community Adcocate Rob Agostinis for his 

abundant knowledge 

of, “making things happen,” from 

sitting on various boards (EFCL District H 

Director, TRSA, Oak Hills Community League), 

building parks and planning road ways, bringing 

communities together to fundraise for wonderful 

projects such as the Terwillegar Community 

Recreation Centre, the Edmonton SouthWest 

Farmers’ Market (SWEFM), the TRAC 10K 

Run’s, bringing Seniors together to establish 

the Southwest Seniors Steering Committee and 

many more to add to the multitude of projects. 

Rob’s vision, advocacy, community engagement 

strategies, and communication skills, has 

definitely had a hand in, “Making it Happen!” 

President’s Report – Sherri Jaillet-Martinez 

Sherri welcomed everyone to the meeting. 

She announced that Barry Davis, our current 

Treasurer, is also the new EFCL – District H 

Director. 

She introduced Brander Gardens Rocks, which 

will be instated as a new program under TRAC 

at the June meeting. She also announced the 

Edmonton Youth Talent Show, which was held on 

April 28, as a possible annual event and program 

that will partially fulfill the youth niche. TRAC 

is finally establishing their programs: SWEFM, 

Seniors, Youth, and the Community Office. 

In terms of fundraising, TRAC will be holding 

its 7th Annual TRAC 10K event. See the next 

page for more information. 

There are plans to have a ‘Spring Fling’ event 

(silent auction, fashion show, and wine tasting) 

next year to raise more funds for all the new 

programming. 

TRAC is also launching its own signature 

WINE! With the help of Vines Wine Merchants 

Riverbend, TRAC will obtain wine from a 

reputable vineyard complete with a funky 

community label. A certain percentage of sales 

will go to TRAC and the Terwillegar/Riverbend/ 

Windermere communities. Stay tuned this fall! 

TRAC is still planning for future initiatives 

such as an auditorium, flexihall (Phase 2 TCRC) 

and setting up a TRAC Foundation. 

TRAC made a Bylaw change. The change is the 

addition of a SWEFM and Seniors Ambassador 

as voting members on the TRAC board. Future 

programs will have the same status. Currently, 

only Ambassadors have voting status. 

Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre 

(TCRC) 

Mark Dafoe, Supervisor of TCRC is very 

happy with how busy the recreation centre was 

over the past few months. Memberships are 

high and community rooms and flexihalls are 

consistently booked. There are still minor issues 

to be sorted out and they appreciate your feedback 

and suggestions. 

A new shorter sign has been built by the inner 

road in front of the TCRC. A larger and taller 

sign will be built near 23 Avenue. 

If you have any concerns or suggestions for the 

TCRC, please contact Mark Dafoe, Supervisor, 

or send an email to the TRAC President or Vice- 


President. 

Edmonton Southwst Farmers’ 

Market (see front page) 

Security Report 

Carol Kaiser, our TRAC Liaison, 

advises us to keep garage doors closed 

as there have been several thefts in 

the last few months. Superintendent 

Nigel Stevens, praised Harold Hornig 

for getting timely police information 

out to community members. Our 

partnership with EPS has been great! 

Seniors Update 

Glenn Kissick, our Seniors Ambassador, 

recently returned home from the south. He 

updated the TRAC members with what’s been 

happening with the Southwest Seniors Steering 

Committee. See article on page 15. 

Education Report 

Catherine Ripley, Edmonton Public School 

Trustee, updated us with information on the 

Elevate Report and the over capacity status at 

Esther Starkman School. All this information 

can be found at www.epsb.ca. 

TRAC Volunteers 

TRAC has become an established entity 

and advocacy group in our area. There are a 

multitude of opportunities to get involved with 

our new initiatives. Please join the TRAC TEAM 

and make your community happen! 

Mailing Address 

Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council 

(TRAC) 


#5, 2051 Leger Road NW 

Edmonton, Alberta, T6R 0R9 

Next Meeting: 

June 13, 7:00 pm Lillian Osborne High School 

Board Room. 

CL Neighbourhood Ambassadors 

Brookview CL Bulyea Heights Sherri Jaillet- 

Martinez 

(President) 

Hodgson CL Hodgson Barry Davis 

(Treasurer) 

Olgilvie Ridge 

CL 

VACANT 

The Ridge Falconer 

Heights 

Larry Shaben 

Haddow Al Sibilo 

Henderson 

Estates 

Jim Bradshaw 

Riverbend CL Brander 

Gardens 

Jane Calvert 

Brookside Steve Sedgwick 

(Vice President) 

Ramsay 

Heights 

Sue Trigg 

Rhatigan Ridge Dave Rumbold 

Terwillegar CL MacTaggart VACANT 

Magrath VACANT 

South 

Terwillegar 

VACANT 

Terwillegar 

Towne 

Charlene 

Bowman 

(Secretary) 

catch the Spirit! 

www.tracspirit.ca

RiveRbend news 

TRac 10K 5K 3K Run/Walk event 

By: Dr. Rob Agostinis 

a spring fair! 

Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory 

Council (TRAC), along with 

the Running Room, will be 

hosting the 7th Annual TRAC 10K 

5K 3K Run/Walk on Sunday, May 

27, and it promises to be another 

fantastic event. 

We are excited this year to have 

the event start from a new venue: the 

Mother Margaret Mary High School 

(not far from Archbishop Joseph 

MacNeil Junior High School). 

This year we are adding a 

southwest mini Farmers’ Market, a 

jumpy house and other sponsored 

vendor booths. With the usual 

setup of tables with food and drinks, 

the pre-run/walk warm-up and lots 

of door prizes, this event is sure to 

make you feel like you have gone to 

This years GRAND Door Prize is a third generation iPad from WestWorld 

Computers Ltd. 

Sponsorship so far has been great and by the time we host the event, we 

will have a lot of financial support. See poster. 

All proceeds from this years event will go towards TRAC and Community 

Leagues of Area H (Riverbend/Terwillegar/Windermere) for programming 

and projects. 

TRAC will also support ‘Kickstart for Kids’ – a non-profit association 

that provides students with multi-faceted health education programs in the 

areas of nutrition, self-esteem, hygiene, and physical activity. We are asking 

people to bring a non-perishable food item for kids to bring to school as 

their lunch or to bring home as one of their meals (ie. juice boxes, cheese 

and cracker snacks, cup of soup, granola bars, etc.) 

In terms of volunteers, we are asking each community league to send 

a dozen or so people to help with the race. Lillian Osborne High School 

students (who will earn community credits) and Brander Gardens Rocks 

will help volunteer as well. Of course, anybody can volunteer. If you are 

interested please give us a call at the contact information below. 

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS FUN FAMILY 

EVENT AT THE RUNNING ROOM 

www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=7886. 

SENIORS ARE FREE, BUT MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE A 

T-SHIRT! 

For more information, to volunteer, or to sponsor: call Rob Agostinis 

(Co-Race Director) at 780-994-0516 or email at: ragostinis@mac.com or 

follow the links at: www.tracspirit.ca. 

Alternatively, you may also call Mike Boychuk (Co-Race Director) at 

780-245-4499. 

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Front yards in Bloom 

By: Megan Rogers, City of Edmonton, Communities in Bloom Coordinator 

The largest program of its kind in Canada, 

Front Yards in Bloom asks neighbours to 

recognize neighbours for their attractive 

front yards. Front Yards in Bloom started in 1999 

and received 150 nominations in its first year. Last 

year, we got 1500 and this year we need your help 

to get 2000. The deadline for nominations is June 

30. 

There are three yard categories that someone 

can nominate. A ‘Front Yard in Bloom’ has an 

aesthetic front yard designed with colour and 

character. A ‘Natural Front Yard in Bloom’ is a 

yard with a “natural” aesthetic, using native plants, 

and limited pesticides and herbicides. An ‘Edible Front Yard in Bloom’ is 

a yard incorporating edible fruits and plants into the landscape design. 

After the deadline, volunteers will deliver a sign and certificate to 

each nominated yard. Volunteers will also choose some top yards for 

recognition. The top Natural Front Yard is selected by the Edmonton 

Naturalization Group and the top Edible Front Yard is selected by 

Sustainable Food Edmonton. Results will be announced during the 

Edmonton in Bloom Awards on August 9 at City Hall. Everyone is 

invited! 

It’s easy to nominate! Anyone can submit a nomination (no selfnominations, 

please.) Nominations must be for a front yard or a yard 

visible by everyone. 

Submit nominations: 

• Online: www.frontyardsinbloom.ca 

• E-mail: front.yards@edmonton.ca 

• Phone: 311 

• Fax: 780-423-2883, Attention: Front Yards in Bloom 

• Mail: Front Yards in Bloom 11001 – 107 Street, Edmonton, 

Alberta T5H 2Z6. 

For information and to complete the nomination form, visit www. 

frontyardsinbloom.ca. 


Thank you Edmonton-Whitemud 

for your continued support 

through this pivotal election. 

We are moving forward with the things that matter most 

to Albertans, like better access to healthcare and 

education, more inclusive communities and a strong 

stable economy. 

I would also like to thank the 

tireless volunteers for their 

dedication and support. 

As your voice in government, 

together we can build even 

stronger communities. 

Thank you! 

Dave Hancock 

Authorized by the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 

9823 – 103 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 0X9 

780-423-1624 



all candidates Forum Edmonton-Whitemud 

By: Dr. Rob Agostinis, Forum Organizer 

A 

fantastic turnout; close to 275 people attended the 

All-Candidates Forum for Edmonton-Whitemud 

on Tuesday, April 17 at the Riverbend United 

Church. 

The event sponsored by Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory 

Council (TRAC) was well received by citizens, so much so 

that they have asked for more functions like this in future. 

TRAC wants to thank the candidates: Ian Crawford 

(Wildrose Party), Jim Graves (Alberta New Democrats), 

Hon. Dave Hancock (Progressive Conservative Party), 

Julia Necheff (Alberta 

Party), and Rick Szostak 

(Alberta Liberal Party) for 

their participation in the 

‘Great Discussion’. 

TRAC also wants 

to thank the Riverbend 

United Church for the 

venue, Chris for the sound 

system, Mike Lanteigne 

as the moderator, 

Nancy Kirkpatrick as 

the timekeeper, Darren 

Kirkpatrick with help 

in putting up signs and 

collecting the questions 

sheets, Manjeet KB for 

collecting the questions 

sheets, Tom and Bev 

Sawyer for setting up, and 

the TRAC Ambassadors for endorsing this Forum. Many thanks also go out to the 

great constituents for asking great questions and bringing civility to a great evening. 

Let’s chalk one up for democracy! 

www.tracspirit.ca 

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‘Keep it Light’ on Garbage Day 

Heavy Bags Unsafe for You and Your Collector By: City of Edmonton 

Many of us complain about taking out the garbage, but imagine 

doing it 600 times in one day. 

For City garbage and recycling collectors, it’s all part of 

a day’s job. They pick up between 7,000 to 11,000 kilograms of waste 

every day – about the weight of 10 sub compact cars. 

To give collectors and yourself a break, the City of Edmonton is 

encouraging you to ‘Keep It Light’ when you bag your garbage. 

A good rule of thumb is that if you find it difficult to pick up, or have 

to drag it to the curb, it’s probably too heavy. 

City bylaw states your garbage bag or can must weigh less than 20 

kilograms (44 pounds) or collectors will not pick it up. Garbage cans 

must be less than 100 litres in size, with fixed handles, no wheels and a 

tight-fitting, removable lid. 

This one easy step can help your collectors do their job better and 

prevent you and your collector from injury. 

Partnership. Planning. Patience. 

Three Steps for Maximizing Investment Performance By: Greg Mailo 

There is nothing particularly difficult about building an investment 

portfolio. But making that portfolio pay off is another story. There 

are some key fundamentals to investment success: partnership, 

planning and patience. 

Partnership is about getting professional advice. Planning is about the 

establishment of goals. Patience is about thinking long-term. Making 

all three work together successfully is the key to consistent investment 

success. 

A good place to start is partnership, and that means getting some 

professional advice. A reliable investment advisor, working in partnership 

with you, can bring great value to both the basic construction and 

subsequent performance of your portfolio. That professional partnership 

can help you figure out the distribution of your assets, ensure proper 

diversification and help you monitor performance. 

Planning is next. Identifying goals. Factoring in your income level, 

now and in the future. Taking account of lifestyle issues. Considering 

how much money you have to invest and how frequently you are prepared 

to invest it. The key is to think long and hard about your needs before 

you just jump-in and buy an individual or group of investments, whether 

they are stocks, bonds, mutual funds, GICs (Guaranteed Investment 

Certificates) or another type of investment. 

For example, it’s vital that your investment strategy matches your 

personal situation. Equity and growth holdings are best suited for longterm 

objectives because of the risk and volatility (their value will fluctuate, 

depending on market conditions) of these types of assets. It’s also a good 

idea to determine your risk tolerance. If you are risk-averse, then less 

volatile holdings are likely to provide the answer, although returns tend 

to be lower for this kind of investment. Your investment advisor, who is 

skilled at listening and knowledgeable about your investment options, 

will help you with this part of the process. 

And that brings us to patience. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and no 

investment is going to pay-off overnight. Steady long-term thinking is 

the key. So try to invest regularly, not just once a year during RSP season, 

as so many people do. Set up a schedule with your investment advisor. 

Consider investing as a regular part of your monthly budget, just like 

paying the rent or the mortgage. 

A pre-authorized contribution plan is your easiest way to do this, 

deciding on a regular amount of money to be deducted from your bank 

account. This method gives your money more time to grow and, if your 

focus is saving for your retirement and you are putting your money into 

an RSP, it can grow tax-free. That tax-free growth can be remarkable. 

Suppose you put $250 per month into an RSP over 25 years. If your 

holdings grow 6%, you’d end up with $169,848 or $5,254 more than if 

you made an investment of $3,000 at the end of each year. 

Partnership with an investment advisor. Planning your portfolio 

carefully. Patience and long-term thinking. These are the basics to success 

for many investors, and with good reason. They pay off. 

Greg Mailo is an Investment Advisor with TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice and 

can be contacted at 780-448-8944 or greg.mailo@td.com. More information is available at 

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BECOME A BLOOD 

DONOR TODAY! 

Did you know that every 60 seconds, 

someone in Canada needs blood or a 

blood product? 

You can help! 

Please book an appointment to donate at 

a blood donor clinic in your community: 


9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School 

750 Leger Blvd. 

(behind Terwillegar Recreation Centre – off Rabbit Hill Rd.) 

Book your appointment to 

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Online: www.blood.ca 

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Brookview News 

We l c o m e 

to the 

opportunity 

you have been waiting 

for Brookview! A 

chance to lead your 

community and 

imprint a bit of your 

own personal vision 

on the community 

we love. Interested in 

winning a Terwillegar 


Recreation Centre (TCRC) 10- visit family 

pass? You have the opportunity to do both. 

How, you ask? 

You may have seen the election signs around 

the neighbourhood; we too are having an 

election. Another Annual General Meeting 

(AGM) is just around the corner on Tuesday, 

May 22 at 8:00 pm at the community league 

building. After several years on the BCL 

board, many of the present board members are 

taking a step back to explore other options to 

assist the community in other ways than their 

current roles. That means we need some help, 

and some leadership, and that means YOU! You 

are the key to keep our community thriving, 

BCL COMMUNITY LEAGUE 

SWIM & FACILITY ACCESS 

Just show your Brookview Community 

League membership card for free admission! 

Please be sure to arrive early, as admission is 

on a first come first served basis. 

Indoor Swimming Pool 


(TCRC) 

Sundays 5:00 – 7:00 pm 

Facility access includes access to the fitness 

centre, open gym, indoor running track, and 

children’s indoor playground. Please note 

there are age restrictions for use of indoor 

track and fitness centre at the TCRC. 

Outdoor Swimming Pools 

Mill Creek 

May 19 to August 26, 2012 

7:00 – 9:00 pm everyday of the week 

Queen Elizabeth & Fred Broadstock 

May 19 to August 26, 2012 

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and 

Wednesdays 5:00 - 7:00 pm 

Borden Park & Oliver 

June 2 to August 26, 2012 

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and 

Wednesdays 5:00 - 7:00 pm 

*Please Note: Outdoor Pools will close 

for inclement weather. 


...President’s Message 

and the beautiful thing is that there are really a 

lot of ways to get involved on the board. 

In addition to your altruistic needs being 

satisfied, we are offering a bribe to get 

Brookview Community League members to 

this AGM. All people that show up and stay 

for the meeting will be entered into a Draw for 

a TCRC 10-visit family pass, a value of over 

$220.00. All you have to do to be entered is 

show up to the meeting. Not bad, hey? 

Thank you very much to Cindy Martin 

again for her hard work getting signs for the 

building and getting the landscaping project 

underway. This is going to be a great year to 

see even more transformation at the Brookview 

Community Hall. 

The summer activities mentioned in our 

last newsletter are running just about every 

day of every week this summer so check the 

Edmonton parks and recreation website for 

more details if you are interested. Call 311 

to inquire about programs in and around our 

community centre building. Sign your kids 

up for any or all of the programs, tennis, day 

camps, etc, and make sure to drop in at our 

City of Edmonton Green Shack this summer 

for crafts and fun! 

Serving the residents of Bulyea Heights. 

Visit us online at 

www.brookviewcommunityleague.ca 

LEADERSHIP, ELECTIONS, BRIBERY AND DISNEYLAND 

NEED A SPACE TO RENT 

for your meetings, parties, and events? 

Brookview Community Centre 

is the perfect venue! 

CALL: 

JIM ADAMS 

780-920-3378 

Upon revisiting the First Time Home Buyers 

program and the planned Seniors’ facility, we 

have heard very little feedback from you about 

the program and really want to hear everything 

you have to say in support or otherwise. We 

want to hear from all of the community league 

members about your concerns, complaints, 

and suggestions. If you have an opinion and 

want to voice it, please feel free to send it to 

me through our website contact page www. 

brookviewcommunityleague.ca. 

Many people have asked what I may do 

after I step down as President of the Brookview 

Community League. Well, to take a page from 

Eli Manning of the New York Giants, “I’m 

going to Disneyland”… don’t tell my kids 

though because they may want to come! 

Come to the AGM, come for the information, 

come if you want to lead, come for the bribe... 

er...draw prize. You may find that you love this 

community even more after you spend some 

time leading it. 

Warmest Wishes, 

Steven Davidson, 

BCL President 

BROOKVIEW AGM 

MAY 22, 8:00 PM 

Brookview Community Centre 

Come out and make a difference in your 

community by attending and volunteering 

for your executive. All residents that attend 

the meeting will be entered into a draw for 

a TCRC 10-visit family pass. See you there!

Anthony Henday 

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Monday 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

Tuesday & Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

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Every 2nd Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

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ReGiSTRaTiON 

In-Person Registration will be held on 

Friday, June 1 

6:15pm – 9:00pm 

Riverbend community centre 

258 Rhatigan Road East 

For more information please contact: 

Lisa Hazlett, SWAT Registrar 

780-278-7928 

registrar@swat.ca 

www.swat.ca 

Join your friends in support of Snow Valley’s Community Initiatives Program 

8th Annual Joe FM Skis & Tees Charity Golf 

Friday May 25th 

presented by Western GMC Buick! 

We’ll be at the challenging Jägare Ridge Golf Course 

for breakfast and golf then to Snow Valley’s Lodge for 

dinner and silent auction. 

$175 per golfer includes 

• Over $60,000 in hole in one prizes 

• Breakfast and Golf with Cart at Jägare Ridge Golf Course 

• Shotgun Start & Best Ball Format 

• Lot’s of great prizes 

• Dinner & Silent Auction at Snow Valley 

Complete registration is available On Line at www.snowvalley.ca or 

print off your registration and fax it in. 

Do YOU want to Donate a Prize or become a Sponsor? 

Contact Snow Valley’s Marketing Department at 780-434-3991 

extension 234 or e-mail marketing@snowvalley.ca today! 

Presented by 

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TRSa U-12 indoor Soccer Team 

By: James Prevost 

Congratulations to the TRSA U-12 boys (the Red Devils), who had a 

great regular indoor soccer season and a fantastic post-season. They were 

undefeated during regular season play, and only lost one game in the city 

playoffs finishing with a silver medal. With this silver medal they qualified for the 

Provincial playoffs, where the boys finished as the top team in community indoor 

soccer U-12 age group in Alberta. Their efforts earned them a 5 th place finish out 

of the 12 top teams in Alberta in Tier 4 Indoor Soccer which is competitive club 

play. What an accomplishment! Big thanks to the coaches Juan Carlos Eguren, 

Don Robinson, Victor Eguren-Echaiz, and our team manager Julie Boucher. A large 

thank you to the parents for your support through out this season, bravo! Way to 

Go Red Devils!

SportS 

TRSa Jerseys Find Their Way to 

Mexico By: Richard Bergeron and Jane Calvert 

Jack and Daphne Bergeron have been traveling down to the area north 

of Puerto Vallarta since the 1960’s. For the last eight years, they have 

spent their winters in the village of Lo De Marcos, a sleepy, quiet village 

of about 3,000 people. 

When their grandchildren started playing soccer, they would take their 

left over soccer jerseys along and found that the kids in Mexico loved them. 

The Bergerons are part of a group called “Amigos De Lo De Marcos” (see 

link: www.amigosdelodemarcos.org/SiteEnglish/indexEnglish.html) which was 

formed to support the village and foster “friendship” with the towns people. 

Most of the members of the group are Canadians and Americans that live 

year round or spend the winter in Lo De Marcos. Many of the folks involved 

in the group are retired experts in various fields and do all kinds of things to 

help out the community, including renovating the Seniors Centre, fixing up 

the school, providing books, supplies and computers to the school, support 

recycling, free veterinarian clinics, water quality monitoring, providing 

scholarships for high school students, helping teach English in the schools, 

and building garbage collection stations. 

And of course, supporting the local sports teams. Everyone plays soccer 

and there are boys and girls teams of all ages in every little village around. 

TRSA soccer jerseys have become a popular fashion item in Lo de Marcos. 

TRSA players: If you would like to donate your old jerseys to children of 

Lo de Marcos, simply give them back to your coach at the end of the season. 

You can donate jerseys from other seasons as well. TRSA will collect them 

and give them to the Bergerons to take to Mexico in the fall. 

From: R&N Bergeron 

Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:12 AM 

Subject: Thank You TRSA From the Kids of Lo de Marcos 

To: Jessica 

The kids from the village of Lo de Marcos would like to send out a 

big Thank You to TRSA for the soccer jerseys. 

I have attached some pictures for you. 

From the pile of jerseys that my folks took down to Mexico they 

were able to piece together enough common colors to outfit a number 

of teams. For many it was the first time ever to have a team jersey. 

The kids are very proud of their new colors and truly treasure these 

jerseys. 

Anyone that visits the area 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta will 

likely see TRSA jerseys on clothes lines throughout the little towns. 

Soccer coaches from all around keep visiting my parents and asking if 

they have any more jerseys to give out. All winter long they would get 

surprise gifts from the people in town, little things like a watermelon, 

or flowers, with a note saying thank you. 

As things gear up for the new outdoor season, if you come across 

any jerseys that you don’t know what to do with - I will gratefully take 

them off your hands. 

My folks will be heading back down to Mexico again in October and 

can take a truck full. 

Please feel free to share this. It would be wonderful to get some full 

team sets at the end of the season. 

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ask the cheesemonger By: Tania Hrebicek 

Q: What causes the “blue” in blue cheese? 

A: To create a blue cheese, it’s necessary for blue mold spores 

to be present in the cheesemaking environment and/or for 

them to be introduced into the milk during the early stages of 

production. 

In commercial cheesemaking these spores are in the mixture of 

bacteriological starter cultures that help give the cheese its identity as 

it matures. There are two molds used in the making of blue cheese: the 

best-known and the more piquant version is Penicillium roqueforti, which 

originated in the caves at Roquefort, France, thereby giving the famous 

cheese its name. This mold is also used in cheeses such as Ireland’s Cashel 

Blue and British Stilton. A milder version of blue mold called Penicillium 

glaucum is found in Bleu d’Auvergne (France) and Gorgonzola Dolce 

(Italy). Amazingly, it takes only one teaspoon of blue mold to inoculate a 

1,500 gallon (5,600 litre) vat of milk! 

At a certain point during aging, the cheese is usually pierced with needles 

to add in the “bluing”. This allows air to enter the cheese where it reacts 

with the enzymes and spores, activating the blue mold in the pierced area 

and along any naturally occurring fissures in the paste. The mold continues 

to develop as the cheese matures, helping to break down the paste until 

it reaches the desired consistency and potency. The extent to which the 

blue mold and “veining” are present in the cheese is controlled by the 

cheesemaker and, in the case of name-protected cheese, governed by its 

traditional recipe. 

Sometimes customers will tell us that they don’t like blue cheese, and 

we are quick to explain that there are many different flavour characteristics 

within the blue family. If you do not like sharp or spicy blue cheeses such as 

Stilton, then try a milder one such as Bleu de Bresse. We also recommend 

pairing blues with a fruit condiment or artisanal honey; the sweetness curbs 

the sharpness of the blue and adds more flavour dimension to the cheese. 

Tania Hrebicek is co-owner of ‘Everything Cheese’, a business in Riverbend specializing in 

cheese and gourmet food. If you have a question for the Cheesemonger, please email Tania@ 

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it’s Beer Time! By: Stephen Richmond 

BBQ’s are being swept off. Propane tanks are being re-filled. Red 

meat is being marinated as we speak. Ah yes... it must be beer time 

in Edmonton. Is it just me or is almost impossible to fire up the 

‘barbie’ without a beer in hand? It never ceases to amaze me how three 

such pure and simple ingredients, water, barley and yeast can produce such 

a dazzling array of different flavours of the amber nectar. The next time 

you’re in your favourite beer store take a look at the selection of beers now 

available in Alberta. From the four corners of the globe they come… pretty 

much anywhere in Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. 

An increasing trend in the beer market in the last couple of years is for 

breweries to produce limited edition and seasonal beers. Good news and 

bad news…just as you find a great new beer you can hang your hat on 

it’s gone only to be replaced by another favourite. The endless search for 

beer nirvana continues. In no particular order here are my three favourite 

recommendations for a deck or patio near you. These are all limited or 

seasonal beers so grab them while you can. 

Anchor Brewing Bock Beer, San Francisco 

“Bock” beer, released in celebration of the arrival 

of spring, is an ancient and mysterious part of the 

brewing tradition. Over time, the term “bock” has 

come to mean a beer darker and stronger than the 

brewery’s “regular” brew. The dark satiny texture 

of Anchor Bock, with its rich hints of chocolate, 

caramel and roasted barley make this one of the 

finest examples of this style of beer. (Tasting note 

courtesy of Anchor Steam Brewery.) 

Phillips Brewing Amnesiac Double IPA, Victoria 

Mind blowing amounts of hops give this beer 

tons of flavour and aroma. Not for the faint of 

heart. Pair with: smoked brisket, grilled lamb, 

Gorgonzola or Cambozola cheeses. (Tasting note 

courtesy of Phillips Brewing.) 

Rogue Voodoo Donut 

Bacon Maple Ale, 

Oregon 

The name of this beer 

just about says it all and 

yes guys it does contain 

bacon and maple syrup! A monster of a beer not to 

be taken lightly and at seven percent alcohol needs 

to be treated with the utmost respect. With it’s 

shocking pink bottle colour they’ll be no losing this 

one in the fridge. You’ll need a couple of friends 

and some hearty foods on the BBQ to see the end 

of this one. 

Stephen Richmond is the ‘Beer Guy’ at Vines Wine Merchants, 2331 Rabbit Hill Road, 780-434- 

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C a n a d i a n 

The Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona are continuing 

with their fundraising project, the Canadian Flag Project 

in 2012. 

For a $50 donation, which all goes to local charitable needs, 

the club’s way of saying “thanks for the help” is to offer to plant 

a Canadian Flag on your yard on each of the long weekends this 

summer: May 24, July 1, and September’s Labour Day. We have some 

families that give $100 and we plant two fl ags for them, while others 

don’t take a fl ag at all, but still make their donation to help. However 

you view it, we would really appreciate your help and participation. 

There are many needs that we as a group can help. 

Can you believe we have given about $70,000 to local charities in 

the past two years? A few of the donations were as follows: $50,000 

to the Autism Society to aid in the development of their new facility, 

plus funding for the Zebra Foundation who helps abused children. 

We have also helped the Rainbow Society, Lung Association, and 

numerous others. 

I am Ken, the old fl ag boy on 43 Avenue and I would love to talk 

with you about a fl ag for your place. Call me on my cell 780-668- 

9932, or email me at kenhaverland@telus.net. 

Testimonial: 

We are proud to support the Rotary Flag project. Not only does 

it allow us to show our Canadian pride, but all the money we give, 

goes to help a real need in our city. Two of the charities they have 

helped are the Autism Society with their new facility and the Zebra 

Foundation who assist abused children. For this reason, we would 

love to see Rotary fl ags in everyone’s yard. 

Bill and Anne McAthey, Riverbend 

To contact a local member, please phone or email: 

Brookside 

Bill Skelly (780) 434-5257 

bskelly@telusplanet.net 

Brander Gardens 

Pat Gibson (780) 988-8814 

patrick@edmontonretirementplanner.com 

Ramsay Heights or Terwillegar 

Rob Morley (780) 668-9932 

Ken Haverland (780) 668-9932 

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SeniorS ConneCtion 

Seniors Focus 

By: Glenn Kissick, Seniors Rep for TRAC and Riverbend Community League 

Some of us have put on many miles as we traveled down south to 

Arizona, California and back again since my last column that I wrote 

back in January. I thank David Faber, Richard Perry, and Sherri 

Henderson for filling in for me in my absence. 

Many things have happened at the Southwest Edmonton Seniors 

Association Steering Committee since January. We now have a website 

at www.SWEdmontonSeniors.ca and an email address: swedmontonseniors@ 

gmail.com. These two new communication tools can be used by ALL seniors 

or seniors groups to pass on information about their activities, events, or 

club information to other seniors and groups in southwest Edmonton. The 

way it will work is very easy - just send a email with all the information 

(event/group/meeting, date, time, place, etc.) to the email address and we 

will in turn put it up on the website. Please note that this site will be up 

and running after the first week of June. 

The Southwest Steering Committee members are as follows: 

Chairman - David Faber 

Vice-Chairman – Richard Perry 

Secretary – Bruce Duncan 

Treasury – Glen Wong 

Communications – Joe Roberts 

TRAC Seniors Rep – Glenn Kissick 

This is the steering committee that will work for the next two year 

term, which will then be handed over to the newly constituted Southwest 

Edmonton Seniors Association. As mentioned in the article in the 

last issue, the committee has defined the “Terms of Reference” for the 

committee and had it passed at an open meeting made up of seniors from 

many of the community leagues that expressed an interest in working on 

behalf of the Southwest Seniors Association. The next order of business 

will be to have the Bylaws for this committee passed at the next open 

meeting for all seniors in the area at the Lillan Osborne High School. We 

expect this meeting to occur in the last part of May so watch for signs on 

23 Avenue by the TCRC entrance or keep an eye on the new website for 

dates and times. 

Also, the following committees have been formed: 

Research: Will visit all of the seniors facilities in the southwest area 

of Edmonton to determine what is here now, what is lacking, and 

what will be required in the future. 

Bylaws: Will devise the responsibilities of each person on the 

committees and the way in which the committees will work. 

Grants and Fundraising: Will apply for grants or fundraise for the 

operation of the steering committee and events. 

Events: Promotion of the Southwest Seniors Association. 

Communications: Writing articles for the website and local 

newsletters. Receiving and sending information pertaining to seniors 

and/or seniors groups in the southwest area of Edmonton. 

Upcoming Events: 

FREE Seniors Pancake Breakfast Hosted at Blue Quill Community 

Center at 11304 – 25 Avenue, 9:00 - 11:00 am (see poster on page 14) 

Seniors Skating Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre. Please check 

with the weekly schedule at arena office for the correct times. 

Pickleball NEW LOCATION! In the last week of May or first week of 

June, the Riverbend Tennis Courts (53 Avenue, between Riverbend Junior 

High School and St. Monica School) will have new Pickleball courts. 

The Riverbend Community League is busy preparing to install NEW 

Pickleball Courts on the two south end tennis courts which were previously 

damaged due to the large tree roots. The league is currently in the process 

of having the surface redone and lines painted to allow the courts to be 

used for Pickleball. Pickleball is a great game! For more information on 

how to play this game go to the Pickleball website www.USAPA.org to 

watch a video on the history of the game and more. NOTE: the two tennis 

courts on the north end will remain as tennis courts. 

For usage of the outdoor Pickleball courts and/or the Tennis 

courts you will require a Riverbend Community League membership. 

Community league memberships can be purchased by contacting your 

Community League Mmembership Director (see page 31). If you need 

more information, please contact Glenn at: gjkissick@gmail.com or phone 

780- 758–5198. 

Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre - Drop-in Pickleball is 

still going strong in the Flexihall #2 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm on Monday, 

Wednesday, and Friday. Come out and join us for friendship, fun, awesome 

exercise, and maybe a coffee in the coffee shop. Instruction is available 

for new players. 

Glenn Kissick can be reached by email: gjkissick@gmail.com or phone: 780–587-5198. 

DROP-iN BRiDGe 

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with us at Drop-in Bridge. 

Thursdays 12:00 - 3:00 pm 

Riverbend community centre 

(258 Rhatigan Road East) 

Open to all. 

aTTeNTiON SeNiORS (55+)!!! 

PeTROLia SeNiORS’ GROUP 

Invites YOU to come to enjoy 

A Lunch and a Program ($12 most months) 

The third Tuesday of most months (not July/August) 

11:45 am (sharp) to 2:00 pm 

at Greenfield community hall 

3803 - 114 Street 

Some of the upcoming programs are: 

May 15 - Trekking in Nepal 

June 19 - Show and Tell 

September 18-25 - 25th Anniversary Celebration 

In addition enjoy an extra ‘outing’ during the month. 

For more information or to CONFIRM your attendance please call: 

Nick 780-435-1045 or Betty 780-434-0711 

JeFF aLLeN aRT GaLLeRy (JaGG) 

Wimmin in Wax 

By artists of The Fibre Art Association 

Strathcona Place Senior Centre 

10831 University Ave. (109 Street and 78 Avenue) 

April 27 - May 30 

Reception: May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm 

Eleven artists from various parts of Alberta share a common goal 

in a desire to resurrect the oldest medium in the world, WAX. 

Encaustics is the art of painting with coloured wax using traditional 

heat implements, annealing tools, fryers and torches. This art form 

has been around for thousands of years. An example is the Fayum 

Paintings (wax tomb paintings of Egyptian Pharaohs). These fine 

contemporary artists, using coloured beeswax have put together a 

very interesting and unusual cross section of works. Don’t miss this 

opportunity to view this vibrant and exceptional exhibit. Everybody 

is welcome. 

Best viewing hours 11:30 am – 1:00 pm and 3:00 – 4:00 pm 

Centre is open Monday through Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm 

Call 780-433-5807 

cReaTiVe aGe FeSTiVaL 

June 8-10 

The fifth annual Creative Age Festival will take place in Edmonton 

June 8 to 10. This year’s festival will focus on theatre performed 

by and for seniors, and is expected to include community events 

such as arts cafes and an art exhibition. A collaborative team of 

community partners, including representatives from GeriActors & 

Friends, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council, University of 

Alberta Drama Department and City of Edmonton, is organizing 

festival events and activities. 

www.cafestival.ca 


Greetings to our six 

hundred Riverbend 

Community League 

member households, and 

to all of our neighbours in 

the extended Riverbend/ 

Terwillegar communities! 

The grass is fi nally turning 

green and the buds are 

growing on all of our trees 

and shrubs. Lawn signs 

have also sprouted with 

the election campaign in 

full swing as I write these 

words, but these will soon be 

a memory. Thank you to all of the candidates for their efforts gathering their 

signs up. 

Riverbend Community League continues to do major upgrades to our 

facilities, and we also need a new handyman to call in for the multitude 

of smaller ongoing maintenance items that occur monthly. Please contact 

Shelly for more information at 780-437-7108 if you are interested in this paid 

position. 

Our Annual Bedding Plant, Perennial and Compost Sale will be 

held on Saturday, May 26 at Brookside Hall (NOTE: This event is NOT 

at the Riverbend Community Centre.) See the poster on page 32 for more 

details. Volunteers are needed! Please come out and support this community 

fundraiser, and also get ready to sign up for the ‘Front Yards in Bloom’ 

competition which is another one of our wonderful community traditions. 

Thank you to Sue Trigg and Sheryl Bowhay for their leadership with these 

projects. 

GET ACTIVE - TRY TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL 

The nets are up at the Riverbend Community 

League Tennis Courts, located at 14710-53 Avenue 

(next to Riverbend Junior High). Work to convert 

the south courts to pickleball will be done mid May. 

Tennis play will not be interrupted on the north 

courts during the pickleball upgrade so be sure to 

drop by the courts and get active in May. Please 

note that a new lock has been installed on the courts. 

Call the Riverbend Community League offi ce at 

780-437-7108 for the access code. We would like to thank the students at 

Riverbend Junior High for taking care of the spring cleanup on the courts 

this year. 

RCL’S AT THE 

SOUTHWEST EDMONTON FARMERS’ MARKET 

ON JUNE 6 AND AUGUST 29 

The Riverbend Community League will be 

showcased at the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ 

Market on June 6 and August 29. Be sure to drop 

by the Farmers’ Market Community Tent and say 

‘hi’. Meet the current executive and find out what 

the Riverbend Community League has to offer 

and how you can become involved. Community 

League memberships will also be available for 

purchase. 

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Bike Safety Programs 

Riverbend Community League 

Location: Brookside Hall 

5320 – 143 Street 


4 WHEEL DRIVE 

10:00 am – 12:00 noon 

This class is for children who love biking and are 

still on training wheels. Children learn how to 

stay safe while having fun on their bike! 

For children 4 - 6 years 

Course Code: 460343 

COST: $10.00 

RIDE TO SURVIVE 

1:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Stay safe while having fun! Learn basic bicycle 

skills rules & of the road. 

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COST: $10.00 

Helmets and bike bells are mandatory. 

Serving the Neighbourhoods of Brander Gardens, Brookside, 

Ramsay Heights, and Rhatigan Ridge. 

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The Riverbend Community League Board has agreed to be a “Supporter’ 

of the wonderful Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market this summer, 

and we will also be sponsoring the Snow Valley Ski’s and Tees Charity 

Golf Tournament on May 25 (see page 10). Riverbend has also voted to 

support the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues’ upcoming 100th Anniversary Project, which is a fi ve year fi nancial commitment, and is well 

within our ability to support. 

Volunteers are needed for the 7th Annual TRAC 10K community 

fundraiser on May 27. Riverbend and the other area community leagues are 

supplying the volunteers for this event, so have a look at the details on page 5, 

and please consider what you can do to help. I urge you also to check out and 

support the Win4Skin 3-on-3 Street Hockey fundraiser at Brookside Hall on 

June 2 (see page 11). This event was started two years ago by a remarkable 

group of young people from our community as a tribute to a friend lost to 

malignant melanoma. Information on both the TRAC 10K and Win4Skin is 

available on our website: www.riverbendonline.ca. 

The Board has discussed creating a community history document, notably 

focusing on our original Brookside and Brander Gardens neighbourhoods 

with input from the many original residents that are still in these communities. 

We are looking into what resources and grants are available, and also looking 

at what other neighbourhoods have done. This project will probably take 

the form of a new committee or working group. If you are interested in 

being involved, please contact Dave at: 780-440-8340. I’ve spoken to a few 

people about this already and I think this could be a wonderful experience for 

everyone. 

Last but not least, please be careful on our roads this spring and summer, 

as our kids are now getting out on their bikes. Thanks! 

~ Dave Rumbold, RCL President 

Photo contributed by Dr. Rob Agostinis. Dave is receiving a Community Spirit Award from TRAC. 

SWIM 

Show your valid Riverbend Community League membership card at the 

pools listed below for FREE access during the designated community league 

swim times. Children seven years of age or under require adult supervision 

in the water at a ratio not to exceed fi ve children to one adult. Children six 

years of age and over must change in the change room of their gender. Family 

change rooms are available at some facilities. 

INDOOR POOLS 

Confederation Pool 

Saturdays 4:00 to 5:30 pm 

(Indoor Swim Ends June 30) 

RCL Sponsored Programs and Events 

By Phone: 311 

Online: 

eReg.edmonton.ca 

In Person at any 

City of Edmonton 

Leisure Center 

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*Please note that access to the TCRC coincides with regularly scheduled 

activities including the public swim time. Members can also enjoy access to 

the TCRC fi tness centre, indoor running track, and children’s centre complete 

with an indoor playground. Admission is on a fi rst come fi rst served basis and 

if/when the community league access reaches capacity, league access will be 

suspended. To avoid disappointment, be sure to arrive early. 

OUTDOOR POOLS 

Borden Park & Oliver Pools 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 

June 2 – August 22 

Fred Broadstock & Queen Elizabeth Pools 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 

May 19 – August 22 

RIVERBEND COMMUNITY CENTRE, Open for Membership Sales: Wednesdays 9:30 am - Noon 

258 Rhatigan Road East • 780-437-7108 • info@riverbendonline.ca 

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Terwillegar Community 

Recreation Centre (TCRC)* 

Sundays 5:00 to 7:00 pm 

(Indoor Swim Ends June 24) 

Mill Creek Pool 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Every Day of the Week 

May 19 – August 26 

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League wants 

a time out on 

the planned 

construction 

of new town 

homes in 

Haddow Park. 

At their April 25 board meeting, 

the board voted to ask the City 

for a moratorium on the proposed 

“First Place” home buyers 

program. 

The move comes after 

residents of the community 

expressed concern over the 

proposed development that is 

expected to begin construction 

in 2016. Some of the discussions 

included the implications to the 

limited number of soccer fi elds 

in the southwest part of the city, 

retaining perceived and limited 

parkland, and the desire to have 

an overall plan for the parks 

instead of breaking them into 

disjointed pieces. 

The town homes will be built 

on the parcel of land that was 

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Neighbourhoods of Henderson Estates (River Ridge, Eagle Ridge, Promontory Point), 

Falconer Heights (Terwillegar Hill Estates), Haddow (Riverside, College Woods). 

The RiDGe cL caLLS FOR a MORaTORiUM ON The PROPOSeD 

“FiRST PLace” hOMe BUyeRS PROGRaM 

turned over to the City from the 

Edmonton Catholic School Board 

which was declared surplus land 

in 2006. 

“A committee for Haddow 

and Henderson Park areas has 

been proposed,” said David 

Faber, the president of The Ridge 

Community League. 

Faber explains that opposition 

is growing over the need for town 

homes to be built on existing 

green space. 

The “First Place Program” was 

set up in 2006 during a housing 

boom, and was created to assist 

entry level home buyers. The 

program is designed to allow the 

buyer to put off the land costs 

until the fi fth year of owning the 

home so they don’t have to face 

as expensive of a mortgage in the 

fi rst year. 

“Market conditions have 

changed since the ‘First Place 

Program’ was introduced six 

years ago,” said Faber. 

“We don’t see the urgency 

to add more town homes, when 

developers are building other less 

expensive units as close as three 

blocks away.” 

“So far we already have at 

least fi ve volunteers that want 

to be part of the committee, and 

we’re expecting that now that 

word is spreading about what the 

City is planning, we’ll fi nd other 

concerned volunteers who want 

to take part.” 

“We’re looking for volunteers 

to help while we do a review with 

City planners to see what impact 

the housing project will have on 

Haddow Park.” 

Faber says he’s received initial 

interest through emails, and 

people stopping him in the street. 

The City has set up a web link 

to explain the First Place Program. 

www.edmonton.ca/for_residents/ 

NPDP_Community_Manual.pdf 

While the green space in the 

park will be smaller, it’ll still be 

the originally planned size as the 

town homes will take over the 

foot print that was meant for the 

school. 

The board of The Ridge 

Community League has also 

asked another branch of the City 

to formally defi ne the land area 

in Haddow Park that will be the 

League’s licensed boundary. 

It’s there that a new rink, and 

adjacent building is proposed. 

The board wants to see how the 

League’s plot and the former 

Catholic School site line up. 

Haddow Park is part of phase 

three of the “First Place” project 

that will see housing created on 

more than twenty parcels of land 

city wide. 

“Any problems in the design 

and development of the town 

homes should be worked out in 

phase one over the next twelve 

months,” said Councillor Bryan 

Anderson. “By the time phase 

three rolls around in 2016 those 

wrinkles should be smoothed 

over.” 

Potential developers will 

be asked to agree to meet the 

community’s needs in building 

the town homes including having 

them match the style of homes in 

the immediate surrounding area. 

Written by: David Faber (President of The 

Ridge CL) and Scott Johnston (The Ridge 

CL Communications Director.) If you would 

like to share your concerns or get involved in 

this project, please contact David at: dfaber@ 

shaw.ca or info@theridgeonline.ca. 

FRONT yaRDS iN BLOOM VOLUNTeeRS NeeDeD FOR TRac 10K 

Front Yards in Bloom (FYIB) celebrates front yards that make 

Edmonton beautiful. FYIB is also part of a larger effort in 2012. 

Edmonton in Bloom is our local chapter of the national Communities 

in Bloom program. The competition is gaining more attention this 

year because Edmonton and the region has been awarded the 2012 

Communities in Bloom national conference which will provide an 

excellent opportunity to showcase all of the amazing work our citizens 

have put into beautifying our community. 

This summer your community league is excited to take part in this 

program once again. If you would like to get involved in helping us 

run this program during the late spring/early summer contact Sherri at 

780-850-7535 or shenderson1@shaw.ca. 

If you see a lovely landscape in Haddow, Henderson, or Falconer 

Heights, please nominate the yard online: www.frontyardsinbloom.ca, 

by email: front.yards@edmonton.ca, by phone: 311. See page 5 for 

more information. Deadline for nominations is June 30! 

Twelve volunteers are needed from each community league to 

help support Terwillegar Riverbend Advisory Council’s TRAC 10K 

5K 3K Run/Walk on May 27 at 9:00 am. If you can volunteer as a 

representative of The Ridge CL, please contact: Rob Agostinis (Co- 

Race Director) at 780-994-0516 or email at: ragostinis@mac.com. 

All money raised at this event will help support programs and events 

offered by TRAC and community leagues in the Riverbend/Terwillegar 

area. (see page 5 for more information). 

SUMMeR BLOcK PaRTieS 

Interested in a block party to meet your neighbours and have some 

fun? The City of Edmonton has a complete Neighbourhood Block 

Party Party Kit online (www.edmonton.ca, search “Block Party”.) The 

kit is an easy “How To” guide to organize a neighbourhood block party. 

Permit Applications (please apply two weeks prior to the event) are 

available online and the barricades will be dropped off. Connect with 

your neighbours this summer! 

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May Schedule 

9:30 am Sunday School For All Ages 

10:45 am Morning Worship 

Nursery and Children’s Worship 

NOTE the following CHANGE 

BEGINNING JUNE 3, 2012 

10:00 am Morning Worship 

Includes Nursery and 

Children’s Bible Hour 

(through Grade 6) 

Come worship God with our 

multicultural congregation 

Pastor Robert Sandford

Spirit of riverbend 

a Stellar Performance at 

Riverbend United By: Chris Giffen 

The Annual Youth Cantata (Musical Theatre Production) at Riverbend 

United Church was on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6. The 

Youth Group put together another completely original script and 

score during the month of April. 

This year’s production was called “An Abandoned Place” - a modern 

interpretation of the story of the Israelites in the wilderness: where a group 

of young adults decide to leave suburbia for the inner city ‘wilderness’ 

where they strive to build a community and sustain it in a poor forgotten 

neighbourhood. 

The script and score was created by Christopher Giffen, the youth and 

family minister at Riverbend United, along with Jon Spaner, Ben Severson, 

and young people from the congregation. The team of choreographers were 

Laura Cox- a local dance instructor, and Raydel Martinez Portuondo- a 

professional Cuban/Canadian dancer. The cast was stellar, and the show 

was an incredible success for the whole congregation. 

For more information on the Riverbend United Youth Program please 

visit their new website: www.riverbendyouth.org. 

Christopher Giffen is the Youth and Family Minister at Riverbend United Church. 

Strawberry Tea 

The Riverbend United Church Women will be holding their Strawberry Tea on 

Tuesday June 12 from 11:30 am -2:00 pm. Sandwiches, strawberry dessert, and 

beverages are $7.00. Riverbend United Church, 45 Avenue and Riverbend 

Road. 

Spring Carnival 

Terwillegar Community Church (TCC) will host a Spring Carnival on Saturday, 

May 26 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Tomlinson Common Park (Terwillegar Towne). 

For more information, please visit: www. tcchurch.ca. 

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REGENCY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

“Celebrating the Vision, Fishin’, Fusion, Mission of Jesus Christ!” 

Sundays at the OTS Hall 

2104 - 156 th Street SW, 

1 km south of the Rabbit Hill Overpass 

10:05 am for Sunday School 

(Pre-School through Adult). 

10:45 am for our Service of Praise. 

780-667-7462 

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COMMUNITY LEAGUE 

MEMBERSHIP 

Membership cards can be purchased (cash 

or cheque only) in a variety of ways: 

1. Email our Membership Director, 

Jeremy Burke (see page 31). 

2. Visiting the store, Everything Cheese, 

located at Riverbend Road and 45 Avenue. 

3. Online: www.efcl.com. 

SUMMERTIME GREEN SHACK 

PLAYGROUND PROGRAM 

This summer we will once again partner 

with the Ogilvie Community League in 

offering children the Green Shack Playground 

Program. The Green Shack will be located at 

the playground next to the Whitemud Creek 

Community Centre. The morning program 

will be tailored towards pre-school children, 

and the afternoon program will be designed 

for older, elementary school-aged children. 

Activities include games, sports, crafts and 

music. There is no cost to community league 

members. Please present your membership 

card. 

3RD ANNUAL WETLANDS & 

NEIGHBOURHOOD CLEAN UP 

Thank you to residents who came out on 

Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 

and volunteered their time to clean up our 

neighbourhood. This event was sponsored 

by the City of Edmonton’s Capital Clean- 

Up Program and Friends of Hodgson, a 

committee of the Hodgson Community 

League. Volunteers were provided with 

garbage bags, gloves and garbage pickers and 

also free refreshments. Over the course of a 

couple of hours each day, our neighbourhood 

was spruced up and cleared of litter – what 

a great way to greet Spring and prepare for 

Summer! 

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION AND NEWS! www.ourhodgson.com 

Boring days of summer? 

Not this year! 

Keep your elementary or junior high kids active and engaged this summer 

with Metro. Whether they need to improve grades, practise team skills or 

simply need a new challenge, Metro’s Summer Cool School is the answer! 

Build a customized schedule for one, two or three weeks and combine math 

and language arts with multi-sports and enrichment camps. 

CAMPS & CLASSES 

July 9 – 27, 2012 

ACADEMIC CLASSES 

• Language Arts • Math 

LANGUAGE CLASSES 

• American Sign Language • English as a Second Language • Mandarin • French Prep 

SPORTS CAMPS 

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Education mattErs 

EYE ON REAL ESTATE 

An Informative and Interactive look into the 

Edmonton Real Estate Market by Darrell Cook - 

Realty Executives Progressive. 

Recently during an early morning workout at the Terwillegar Rec 

Centre, Bill asked me a great question and I would like to share it as 

well as my answer with you. 

Question: Do Realtors use City of Edmonton Assessments when 

preparing market evaluations for their clients? 

My Answer: Although Realtor’s may refer to city assessments for 

information purposes, generally they are not used in a Current Market 

Evaluation. My market evaluations consist of active, pending, sold 

and expired listings similar to my clients property, and if possible, I try 

to stay within the borders of their community. 

It is important to be as current as possible, usually drawing on 

properties which have been on the market in the last few months. Also 

taken into consideration are things like location, style of home, size, 

condition, upgrades, parking, and basement development. 

The City of Edmonton updates assessed property values to refl ect the 

market value as of July 1 each year. Therefore, assessed property 

values may not coincide with actual property values as determined by 

a Current Market Evaluation. 

If you have a question you would like addressed in the next issue of 

The Ragg-Times, please send me an email. 

Are you interested in a Current Market Evaluation of your property? 

Send me an email or call me direct 780-915-8800 anytime, I would 

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8 

Scona Lords a Leapin 

By: Ron Nesbitt, Teacher, Strathcona High School 

Springtime brings new life, changing seasons, 

and a whirlwind of activity. Of course, Scona’s 

busy hallways are always full of life all the time, 

but here’s just a few of the highlights: 

In Athletics, spring means track and field…so at 

Strathcona, that means another championship season. 

Well done, Lords! However, one of Scona’s newest 

teams is also building a fantastic legacy, including a 

successful trip to Hawaii. With great thanks to their corporate sponsors, 

parents and teachers, Scona’s Women’s Rugby team played four games on a 

successful April tour. The team’s 51 members, under the guidance of Scona 

staff members Mark and Roberta Cannon had a great time and competed 

well. The season will be wrapping up in late May, and Scona is expected to 

challenge for yet another City Championship in both Men’s and Women’s 

action. 

In Arts news, the Drama department’s presentation of “Legally Blonde: 

the Musical” was a smash hit, filling the Arts Barns with laughter and song. 

Huge congratulations must be sent to the nearly fifty students making up 

the cast and crew, led by the talented duo of Ms. Linette Smith and Mr. 

Stephen Delano. In addition, Scona’s award winning Senior Band, under the 

direction of Dr. Craig Brennan, will be performing their final concert of the 

year at The University of Alberta’s Convocation Hall on Wednesday, May 

23. Contact the office at 780-439-3957 for ticket information. 

Of course, as we march toward June, final exams are never far from 

anyone’s mind. May brings the challenge of Advanced Placement(AP) Exams 

that give students the opportunity to gain University credit in core subjects, 

art, and languages. In turn, the phenomenal results garnered by Scona 

students have led to an exciting partnership with Cambridge University. The 

Capstone Program, offered only at 15 schools worldwide, gives students the 

opportunity to take on an independent, interdisciplinary research project— 

and Scona was selected because of our outstanding level of AP achievement 

and involvement. In fact Edmonton’s Global News was at the school in late 

April to report on this exciting development for their NewsHour broadcast. 

This kind of success both in and out of the classroom leads to recognition 

at high levels—like for Grade 12 student Kaitlyn Melton, who was recently 

awarded $30,000 in scholarships at UBC. Way to go, Kaitlyn! 

In addition, all students and staff are gearing up for finals, including the 

challenging Grade 12 Diploma Exams. EPSB offers a variety of Diploma 

Review sessions offered at varying times for all subjects—check the District’s 

website for more details. Also, every Scona student has their personal exam 

schedule listed on SchoolZone—good luck to all! 

Strathcona hS Girls’ Rugby Team 

By: Roberta Cannon, Teacher, Strathcona High School 

Strathcona High 

School Girls’ Rugby 

team just got back 

from a spring 

tour to Honolulu, 

Hawaii, April 4 to 

9. They played in 

four friendly games 

against Peace River, 

Saskatchewan, Marist 

Hawaii, and the 

Kahili Raiders (also 

of Hawaii). Thanks 

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Come out and watch the whole team play! 

Tuesday May 15 Scona vs McNally at Ellerslie Rugby Park 

Tuesday May 22 Scona vs Ross Shepp at Clansman Rugby Park 

Monday May 28 Playoffs 

• 4 vs 1 – 4:30 pm at Ellerslie Rugby Park 

• 3 vs 2 – 4:40 at pm Ellerslie Rugby Park 

Thursday May 31 City Final at 4:30 pm – Ellerslie Rugby Park 

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Education mattErs 

educating @ home: Social contact By: Kathy Malkin, B.Ed., M.C 

Home-educating kids and parents need to have regular social contact with 

other home-educating kids and parents. Because of the demands of homeschooling 

this can be challenging to organize but the reasons are important 

to persevere. Connecting through organizations, yahoo groups, or neighbourhood 

gatherings provide social opportunities. 

Kids: 

1. Kids and teens need to play with others, not particularly to be “socialized” 

or learn rules of society, but rather to learn about themselves - their likes 

and dislikes, their skills and values, and their interacting and adaptive styles 

amongst a diversity of playmates. Parents can help with this - through 

discussion, through redirection, and through direct intervention when 

teachable moments present themselves. Kids need to be taught how to be 

inclusive, how to have conversations with both girls and boys of all ages 

and adults, and how to solve problems that may arise. This early social skills 

teaching ensures kids can be comfortable and well-adapted now and later on. 

2. Kids need to gather with other home-schooled kids and families so they 

can feel part of a community, just like kids in brick schools have a builtin 

community. The benefit of home-schooling is that it is a multi-aged 

community of families. 

Parents: 

1. When home-educating parents gather, they learn by discussing 

curriculums, teaching strategies, various subjects, how to organize the days 

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daily activities and classes, home-educating events, volunteer and project 

work, and community / social gatherings. 

2. Talking about the drawbacks and benefits of home-schooling and 

the community is also important since home education is choosing an 

alternative way of delivering public education. It can be challenging simply 

because it is not the mainstream choice. Home education can sometimes be 

misunderstood and those families choosing it may not be seen as diverse a 

group as those choosing more typical brick-school delivery. But accepting, 

honouring, and celebrating the huge diversity of families’ and kids’ and their 

choices, opportunities, and accomplishments is what home education is 

about. Talking about policy, research, and issues that affect home-educators 

and kids’ opportunities overall means home-educators stay well-informed 

and involved. 

3. Finally, parents (usually mothers) need social and emotional support about 

how to coordinate and integrate learning with all the rest of family and 

community life, while being both mother and teacher, wife and advocate, 

and friend and helper. 

Overall, social contact provides opportunity for support, fun, learning, and 

growth - for kids, for parents, and for the community overall. 

If you would like to connect with other homeschooling families, please contact Kathy at: Kathy. 

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Our Kids are Totally Mad Over 

Using their New iPads 

Monsignor William irwin School 

By: Reny L. Clericuzio and Denise D’Agostini 

Technology plays a key role in 21st Century 

learning. Through technology children not only 

learn but also prepare themselves for the future. 

Our parent community is very excited that children of all 

ages in our school are using iPad’s as well as laptops and 

netbooks to research and search for information that is 

needed to enhance the program of studies. 

Our Kindergarten classrooms, both English and 

French, have been using their iPad’s to demonstrate learning and to document it 

with the use of the camera features. Our school is moving toward a very Reggio 

Emilia inspired learning approach. Documentation plays an important role in being 

able to speak about your learning. The iPad has truly enhanced this process. Our 

children are able to state the academic goals that they are working on, share them 

with each other, the teachers on staff, and their parents. 

The iPad applications that we are currently using assist students in everything 

from print formation, math fact practice to social studies and science concepts and 

projects. Recently the Grade 3 classes researched different models of robotics and 

used the information to create robots that reflected the learning from their iPad’s. 

Our Grade 6 students filmed project presentations, edited and shared them using the 

SmartBoard. We have also noticed that many children also have their own personal 

iPads at home. This truly helps the learning process in that they already are aware 

of the process to be used and have great applications ideas to share with the school. 

We purchased iPad’s not only for our students but for our staff as well. We had 

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creating a Twenty First century cross-curriculum course in 

creative Writing and Fine arts Lillian Osborne High School By: Cam Tully and Davey Thompson 

This year Lillian Osborne High School expanded its fine arts department to include a creative writing and visual arts course. Each day, students meet in a workshop 

environment writing and critiquing poetry and short fiction of all genres. The written texts are complimented by the creation of visual work that includes pencil 

drawings, paintings, and a variety of mixed media. As a school with a twenty-first century focus, this cross-curricular program prepares our students for the widening 

skill set required beyond the high school setting. Please visit our soon to be established blog at: writerstudio.edublogs.com. 

By: Sadia Masud 

Synthetic dreams 

Crimson flushed face 

Conviction is worntaken 

off. 

Insecurity. 

Feigning resolution. 

Conscience on mute. 

Puffy windows. 

Convulsed with rage. 

Consciously wishing to be unconscious. 

Words don’t hurt her 

she knows. 

Compliments don’t affect her 

she refuses to know. 

Cumbersome stature. 

Innocence. 

Tip toes around the settling dust of who she once was, 

Who she wants to be. 

Who she thinks she is. 

Judging each step with care 

Never making the mistake of brushing it with her bare limbs. 

Hesitant to feel carelessness. 

The scent of confidence, 

Gives her butterflies. 

inhibition ferments within her. 

Refuses to show. 

Despair plagues her, she weeps 

Salty tears run down her canvas. 

Mirror, mirror, on the wall 

To whom does she owe this displeasure? 

Herself. 

By: Rena Silver 

I can tell already that I’m in one of those moods. 

Before I even watch the six o clock news 

It’s one of those days where people persist 

In speaking to me, and insist and insist 

One of those mornings when I might guarantee 

That the best things in life are not those that are free 

I feel if I were a bird I’d most likely be flightless 

An unsuccessful Ed Norton with no one to fight with 

But fists that are curled and ready to punch 

But a stomach unsettled after just a light lunch 

My worrying mother of course thinks I’m depressed 

But I’m just doing that teen thing and it’s all for the best 

When the hallways are clogged with not students but thoughts 

I have urges to toss out my mind on the spot 

But I have to rethink and rethink yet again 

But on a day like today I’m not really all sane 

When I look in the mirror I can’t see past the spectacles 

The pale skin, matted hair, the dusted on freckles 

Yet I know that behind a face that blends in 

Is a strange sort of being to whom I’ll give in 

And of course I’ll give in because it’s that very thing 

That allows me to write and allows me to sing 

Tomorrow I know I’ll wake up with a smile 

But today is a day that will drag on for miles 

Kelly Chen 

By: Rupinder Bains 

There is no silence in an operating room. 

She lies, stripped, the only covering her bare skin, and even that will be 

taken from her soon enough when she is carefully and deliberately sliced 

open. Tubes hang from her body, needles poking and prodding. She can’t feel. 

There’s just her, and his memory. A doctor lifts his scalpel and nods to a nurse. 

Miles away, he boards a plane. 

There is no silence in an airport. 

Beeping, yelling, tearful goodbyes are prominent. He checks in his bag, 

passes through security under the scrutiny of tough, old enforcers. He flips 

through a magazine. He can’t wait. He boards the plane and sits in his assigned 

seat, waiting. There’s just him, and a picture. The pilot starts the engine and 

nods to an attendant. 

Miles away, she lies on a cold, steel table. 

A machine is breathing for her. 

The plane is moving. 

She’s asleep. 

He’s wide awake. 

She doesn’t forget. 

He hates to remember. 

So what happens now? 

Jeremy Vanderweide 


Students, Parents and Staff Grow in Faith 

St. Mary Catholic Elementary Continues to Move Forward and Open Wide the Doors of their Hearts and their School to Christ 

By: Wendy Sweetland 

Building upon Edmonton Catholic Schools’ mission to provide a 

Catholic education that ‘inspires students to learn and that prepares 

them to live fully 

to serve God in one 

another,’ the students 

and staff of St. Mary 

Catholic Elementary 

participated in an entire 

day of faith-based 

activities devoted to 

Catholic faith formation 

entitled “A Seed of Hope 

~ A Life of Grace.” 

On February 24, 

Father Roger Rouleau, 

Associate Pastor of St. 

Thomas More Parish and 

Father Mike Dechant, 

OMI, along with twelve 

other presenters engaged 

students, parents and 

staff in a variety of 

21st Century learning 

activities including 

music, art, dance, and 

prayer, which were fully 

permeated with the 

beauty of our Catholic 

faith. 

The day’s program began with an opening ceremony, including a procession 

of the school Administration team led by school Principal Bill Moreau, 

presenters and students wearing sashes depicting the Eight Characters 


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and Core Value of Catholic Education. Board of Trustee Larry Kowalczyk 

delivered greetings on behalf of the Board of Trustees, and Father Roger 

Rouleau led the school 

community in prayer, 

before students and staff 

embarked on their first 

of four sessions held 

throughout the day. The 

day concluded with all 

participants gathering 

together for a Closing 

Liturgy of the Word. 

The Edmonton 

Catholic School District’s 

spiritual theme “Life 

of Grace…Awaken our 

senses…Stir our hearts” 

serves as a reminder that 

each person is created in 

the image and likeness of 

God, that all can learn 

and develop their gifts 

and talents, and that 

God’s love empowers 

us to use our gifts and 

talents to shine and to be 

His light for one another. 

The St. Mary Student 

Faith Formation Day illuminates the importance of our work as role models 

of faith and of seeing the possibility that life holds in store for each of us 

when we choose to live in partnership with one another in Christ’s light. 

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Wellness 

Well Now: Surf the Wellness Wave 

By: Kathy Malkin M.C. (Counselling Psychology) 

Early on in my career, I wanted to be a Wellness Coordinator, an 

occupation which helps people working in companies to achieve 

optimal health through information, programs, and counselling. 

Although not officially, I did it anyway since I helped many people, 

created and facilitated career and personal development workshops, was a 

weight loss and stress reduction counsellor, a dating consultant, a fitness 

instructor, a career counsellor, a biofeedback coach, a reiki, EFT, reflexology 

practitioner, a yoga teacher, a business and executive coach, and a healthfocused 

body-oriented psychotherapist. 

There is more to do! The definition of a Wellness Coordinator also refers 

to helping people in communities, towns, and cities to plan and implement 

massive public health improvements. 

Let’s work towards this goal by introducing you to something that helps 

you become aware of, and responsible for, your own health and wellness. 

Meet the Real Age Test, an online tool developed by a panel of broad-minded 

integrative doctors, including Mehmet Oz (of Oprah fame) and Mike Roizen 

(authors of the YOU series of health self-help books). 

I like this tool because it is relatively quick and easy to do, while providing 

a good overview of wellness areas and habits to consider and address. It is 

based on the premise that knowledge is powerful and preventive and helps 

people direct their own wellness and health care in order to maintain their 

youngest health age. Increasing healthy behaviours while managing and/or 

decreasing potential health risk factors improves wellness. 

Once you have completed the series of button-click questions (plus your 

age, height, weight, and waist measurement), you get a Real Age score -- your 

functional age based on physical and emotional strengths and weaknesses. 

The score may surprise you. It may mirror your actual age or it may be lower, 

indicating a younger, healthier person, or it may be higher than your actual 

age, in which case, there will be actions you can take to reclaim your health. 

In addition to the score, there is a commentary detailing strengths and 

suggesting corrective action. I even printed off a week-long eating plan 

tailored to my result. 

The Real Age site also has a wealth of information in sections titled 

Assessments, Health Action Plans, Conditions, Living Healthy, Health 

Guides, and Blogs. There are tips, recipes, and support galore. 

Please remember though, as with any “test”, the results are a snapshot in 

time only and do not define or limit you in any way. We are all dynamic, 

creative, evolving individuals with strengths given us to make the lives of 

our dreams. 

So why not join the wellness journey and check your Real Age today? 

Claim and shape your life today. Check out www.realage.com and then follow 

the link to take the test. 

If you would like to participate in the wellness movement, do the test 

and email your name (first name only if you want), actual age, Real Age 

score, and a comment if you wish to wellness.swell@gmail.com. Let’s make 

Riverbend/Terwillegar the starting point of Edmonton’s wellness wave swell. 

Watch for the upcoming blog and website. 

To our health! 

Kathy Malkin coaches people to live to their fullest potential. Contact: kathy.educatingathome@ 

gmail.com. 

Volunteering for Teens 

Looking for a great volunteer opportunity? Riverbend 

is seeking teens between the ages of 13 and 17 to take 

part in our Reading Buddies program this summer. 

Teen mentors are matched with children in Grades 1 to 

4 to help them develop literacy skills through one-onone 

reading and interactive games. It’s a great resume 

booster, an awesome way to meet other teens and a fun 

way get involved in the community. Check it out online 

at www.epl.ca/readingbuddies for more information and a 

volunteer application form. 


Riverbend Sisters Pen children’s Novel By: Kari and Brit Trogen 

Two former 

R i v e r b e n d 

r e s i d e n t s , 

Brit and Kari 

Trogen, recently 

celebrated the 

launch of their 

first children’s 

novel Margaret 

and the Moth Tree 

with an Edmonton 

homecoming. 

Brit and Kari grew 

up in Terwillegar 

Park Estates in 

Riverbend, just 

steps away from the 

river valley. They 

both attended Earl 

Buxton Elementary 

School (where Kari 

had the pleasure of 

returning recently 

for a school 

reading), and were 

actively involved 

in dance and musical theatre. Later at the University of Alberta, Brit got 

a degree in molecular genetics while Kari studied English, going to grad 

school for Creative Writing in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Currently, Kari 

lives in Toronto where she works as a freelance writer, while Brit is in New 

York working as a video producer and writer. 

The sisters were inspired to write Margaret and the Moth Tree while 

traveling through New Brunswick on a road trip. Kari had previously been 

working on young adult fiction and on a play based on the life of L. M. 

Montgomery for her master’s thesis, while Brit had published science fiction 


a Life Dependant on Blood 

Donors By: Angela Poon 

Community 

short stories. But while listening to Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux 

on audiobook during that trip, they began to think seriously about children’s 

fiction. After a year and a half of collaborating on the manuscript via Skype 

and Google Docs, their book was accepted for publication by Kids Can 

Press. 

Margaret and the Moth Tree is a story for readers eight to twelve, described 

by the publisher as “a rich and imaginative story of plain-looking orphans, 

small creatures with drab, gray wings and what it means to be truly beautiful.” 

The novel tells the tale of Margaret Grey, a brave orphan trapped in the care 

of Miss Switch, the beautiful but devious Matron of Hopeton Orphanage. 

But there is something special about Margaret: her exceptional sense of 

hearing, which leads her to a mysterious, thorny brush on the orphanage 

grounds. With newfound courage and a secret friend, Margaret concocts a 

plan to defeat Miss Switch once and for all. 

Margaret and the Moth Tree is available at major bookstores across Canada, 

and online at Amazon.ca. Edmontonians seeking signed copies can contact 

Greenwoods’ Bookshoppe. 

To arrange a school reading, please contact Kids Can Press or find Margaret and the Moth 

Tree on Facebook. 

Darryl and Jennifer Feist of 

Port Moody, B.C., will be 

forever and continuously 

grateful to blood donors. That is 

because their middle child and only 

son, Luke, will need blood products 

for the rest of his life. 

At two years old, Luke was 

diagnosed with Factor V deficiency 

after a seemingly minor cut on his 

lip would not stop bleeding. An 

essential blood protein, Factor V 

helps blood cells to clot in response to an injury. 

Luke is one of just six patients across Canada reported to have severe 

Factor V deficiency. Luke’s deficiency not only means that he will need to 

be carefully monitored throughout his childhood (no team sports, limited 

play outdoors, etc.), it also means he will likely rely on the generosity of 

strangers for the rest of his life. He needs blood transfusions for treating 

minor injuries such as a cut lip, bitten tongue or nose bleed, major injuries 

such as internal bleeding, and as a preventative measure prior to operation, 

such as dental surgery. 

While Luke received red blood cell transfusions on his very first visit to 

the BC Children’s emergency room, Luke most often receives FFP (fresh 

frozen plasma), a product imported from Alberta to B.C. Luke most recently 

received a plasma transfusion at B.C. Children’s before receiving dental work 

on December 20, 2011. 

“My husband Darryl and I are incredibly grateful that blood products 

are available for our son when he needs them,” says Jennifer. “Blood was 

the greatest gift we could have asked for this past Christmas season.” 

Canadian Blood Services asks more NEW blood donors to step up and 

save lives. If you’ve ever thought about giving blood, pick up the phone and 

book your appointment today. 

Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School, 750 Leger Boulevard 


9:00 am - 1:00 pm 

Call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283) for more information or to 

book an appointment to donate. Appointments are recommended to help 

reduce clinic wait times. If you’ve already booked an appointment, please 

honour it. 

Healthy people can donate blood every 56 days, starting at age 17. Firsttime 

donors after the age of 61, or regular donors who want to continue 

donating after their 71st birthday will need to consult their doctor for 

medical permission to donate. Donors must feel well and are required to 

have their donor card or photo and signature I.D. at the time of donation. 

For more info about donor eligibility, visit blood.ca/eligibility or call 1-888- 

2-DONATE.

TEEN focus 

Mother’s Day 

By: Sumeet Bhamra, age 14 

Wherever you go the light shines bright. 

You are the reason this family stays tight. 

Everything you do and everything you say, 

Is a symbol of life and the reason for day. 

The shine in your eye sparkles like a star. 

The way you help us will make us go far. 

Every problem you solve with your might, 

And every struggle is gone with a fight. 

You keep the glowing sun up during the day, 

To bring the beauty, with every shinning ray. 

And every night the stars glow bright, 

To show the world your beautiful sight. 

You help us to sleep when we have bad dreams. 

Your face is filled with beautiful gleams. 

Many people say that life is God’s say, 

So I say that you are God in every way. 

These are some reasons yours I’ll forever stay, 

Now have a nice, happy mother’s day. 

Sumeet was part of the Riverbend Library’s teen writing group last summer where local author Natasha 

Deen helped lead the young writers through the development of their stories with writing tips and techniques. 

Teen Writing camp 

Come to the Riverbend library this summer and join author 

Natasha Deen to learn the ropes of story writing. She’ll help 

you find your unique writing style by exploring screenplays, 

movies, songs, poetry, and even a twist on the classic fairy 

tales. Visit the program listings on www.epl.ca for more 

information. 

All about Me 

I.D. Child Fingerprinting Clinic 

11 AM – 2 PM 

Every Child Safe From Harm 

SATURDAY JUNE 23, 2012 

14236 23 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta 

A local Positive Policing initiative, in cooperation with Child Find Alberta and ATB Financial 


The Mystery of the Missing Dolls chapter 7: Before the Show By: Kira Malkin, age 10 

Andrei’s mind rushed around his brain, looking for answers. He thought 

“We could... Oh, that wouldn’t work. Maybe we could...” 

“Hey! I’ve got an idea!” Anya said suddenly. “We can - or at least one 

of us can - change the white mind-control light bulb to a normal white one.” 

“Yes, it sounds good. But how do we change the light, and where do we get 

a normal bulb?” Peter said reasonably. 

“Spoilsport. Just when I come up with a great idea, Mr. Reasonable has to 

find the faults,” Anya muttered under her breath. 

“I knew you might be impatient, Anya, but remember that Anton knew that 

I know too much because I also know all about the mind-control machine. 

Here, let me tell you,” Andrei started. “The mind-control machine has two 

main ideas. One is that the mind-control part comes from the light bulb’s 

secret messages, which pretty much say ‘Listen to Anton... Do his bidding...’ in 

a really strong way. Part two is getting people to look at the light, so it flashes, 

or shows different pictures. So when Anton gets to the part in the show where 

he says ‘Anton is here, Anton is me, do my bidding...’ - I was going to be in 

the show, you know - everyone is apparently just going to stand up and say 

‘Anton... We are ready to do your bidding.’ Not like I believed it, until he did 

it on Mother. Then it was like she was his slave.” Andrei did not look happy 

about this last part. “And he threatened to mind-control me next if I didn’t 

stop being so nosy.” 

“We have to stop them,” Anya said. 

“So let’s go get that light bulb!” Irina responded enthusiastically. 

“We’ll get it in the shed. There were a few spares there,” Andrei suggested. 

As it turned out, there was a perfectly white light bulb just inside the door, 

but it was cracked. So they scoured the shack until Peter finally found another 

one in the corner. 

“Found one!” Peter cried out. “Andrei, where is the show?” he added. 

“Anton always called it the Old Theatre,” Andrei answered. 

“There’s only one theatre in town, and that must be it,” Irina thought 

aloud. 

“Is it the one where you were caught?” Dmitri questioned. 

“Yes, it is,” Irina replied. 

“Is it a trap?” Peter wondered. 

In the silence that followed, Anya heard something like a mutter. She 

jumped. “Was that a mutter?” she asked. 

“It sounds to be coming from that mouse-hole that we overlooked earlier,” 

Peter said. 

“Since when do mouse-holes have grating over them?” Andrei asked 

skeptically. 

“Is that you, Andrei?” a voice rasped from inside the hole. 

“Father? Is that you?” Andrei replied disbelievingly. 

“Yes, it is. Now can you please move that grate before I get any more 

claustrophobic?” 

So Peter moved the grating aside like it was a piece of paper. 

“What were you doing in there, Papa?”Anya asked, throwing her arms 

around him. 

“Not my choice. Anton put me in there to keep us all separated,” said 

Father. 

“Where is the boy? And the doll?” called an outraged voice from the 

direction of the house. 


Concrete Lifting / Mudjacking 

http://www.meritconcrete.ca/ 

Kid’s Zone 

“We’d better go now,” Peter said. 

“We’ll fill you in on the way, Papa,” Anya said to her confused looking 

father. 

“So what are we waiting for?” Dmitri asked. “Let’s go!” 

To be continued... 

Summer Reading club 

Summer Reading Club is back this summer! Fantasy is the theme this year 

and for the first time there will be fun activities for preschoolers as well 

as elementary school kids. Mark your calendar for June 23 (2:00 pm and 

3:00 pm); you won’t want to miss our kick-off party with Magician Brian 

Lehr, and stay tuned to library throughout the summer for fun activities, 

exciting programs and great prizes! 

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Garage? 

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Towards your Basement ? 

Make Your Home’s Concrete 

Surfaces Level and Safe Again !

Community League direCtory 

BROOKVieW cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Bulyea Heights. 

www.brookviewcommunityleague.ca 

President Steven Davidson 780-437-9484 

Vice President Cindy Martin 

Secretary Phoebe Dey 

Treasurer Elmar Klapstein 

Social Director Allison Button 

Program Director Phoebe Dey 

Newsletter Kelly Klapstein 

Memberships Paulette Chauvet 

www.brookviewcommunityleague.ca/ 

memberships 

Building Manager/ 

Rentals 

Jim Adams 780-920-3378 

Brookview Community Centre, 280 Bulyea Road. 

hODGSON cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Whitemud Ridge. Memberships are 

available at Everything Cheese (45 Ave & Riverbend Road). 

http://sites.google.com/site/ourhodgson/ 

President Tania Hrebicek 

threbicek@shaw.ca 

Memberships Jeremy Burke 

jeremy.burke0@gmail.com 

Sports Director Dragos Niculescu 

dragosn@yahoo.com 

OaK hiLLS cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Whitemud Oaks and Whitemud Hills. 

oakhills.cl@gmail.com 

President Warren Sheydwasser 780-439-9881 

The RiDGe cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Henderson Estates, Falconer Heights and 

Haddow. P.O. Box 21063, Edmonton, AB, T6R 2V4. Memberships 

are available at: Milestone Insurance Services at 14131-23 

Avenue NW (Market at Magrath), or online at www.efcl.org. 

www.theridgeonline.ca info@theridgeonline.ca 

President David Faber 

780-983-3253, dfaber@shaw.ca 

Memberships Al Sibilo 780-431-1500 

GReaTeR WiNDeRMeRe cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Glenridding, Windermere, Upper 

Windermere, Windermere South, Windermere North, Langdale, 

Riverpoint, Ambleside, Keswick, South Rural and WestPoint. 

GWCL, 18102-8 Ave SW, Edmonton, AB, T6W 1A5 

President John Doyle 

780-819-8782, gwcl@telus.net 

Memberships Julie Heuman 

780-988-8867, tjheuman@telus.net 

OTheR aRea cOMMUNiTy LeaGUeS 

MeMBeRShiP cONTacTS 

Ogilvie Ridge Alexis 

hillenbrand@shaw.ca 

Terwillegar www.terwillegar.org 

RiVeRBeND cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe 

Serving the residents of Brookside, Brander Gardens, Ramsay 

Heights, and Rhatigan Ridge. For memberships, purchase during 

office hours at the Riverbend Community Centre or see 


President Dave Rumbold 780-440-8340 

Vice-President OPEN 

Volunteer Coordinator OPEN 

Secretary Leslie Leeworthy 780-435-7998 

Community Liaison OPEN 

Neighbourhood 

Watch 

Carol Kaiser 780-437-7108 

Seniors Glenn Kissick 780-758-5198 

Social Sue Trigg 780-430-6552 

RCL Office Shelly Stevens 780-437-7108 

Memberships Karin Shott 

memberships@riverbendonline.ca 

RiVeRBeND cOMMUNiTy LeaGUe BUiLDiNGS 

Brookside Building (5320 – 143 Street) (780-434-0627) 

Riverbend Community Centre (258 Rhatigan Rd. E) 

(780-437-7108) 

Building Rentals Rod Ponech 

780-436-1819 

rentals@riverbendonline.ca 

PROGRaMS 

Open to members of any community league. 

PB&J Playgroup pbjchair@gmail.com 


Cooperative 

Playschool 

SPORTS PROGRaMS 

These programs are open to all Riverbend-Terwillegar residents 

holding current Community League memberships. 

Badminton rcl.badminton@gmail.com 

Basketball (Youth) www.southwestbasketball.com 

Riverbend Tennis OPEN 

Karate Marc Samson 780-484-2805 

Edmonton Girls 

Hockey 

Registrar 780-868-2801 

Ringette ringette-edmonton.com 

Softball (SEMS) www.southedmontonminorsoftball.ca 

SWAT Hockey swat.ab.ca 

Susan Burke 

www.riverbendplayschool.ca 

Adult Yoga Bev Moore 

Paige Elniski 

780-437-7108 

Bridge Open 780-437-7108 

Brookview 

Community 

Preschool 

info@brookviewpreschool.com 

www.brookviewpreschool.com 

TRSA Soccer Charlane Gorsak 780-437-1331 

Oak Hills 

Community League 

Serving the Carter Crest and Leger Communities. 

eDiTOR: Sherri henderson 

raggtimes@riverbendonline.ca 

aDVeRTiSiNG: Shelly Stevens 

ads@riverbendonline.ca 

780-437-7108 



Edmonton, Alberta T6R 2P7 

DiSTRiBUTiON 

The Ragg-Times is distributed by Canada 

Post directly to nearly 10,000 homes, online at 

www.riverbendonline.ca, and on-site at several 

locations throughout the Riverbend Area: 

• cafe O’ Play, 5667 Riverbend Road 

• everything cheese, 14912 - 45 Avenue 

• Sobeys coffee Shop, Rabbit Hill & 23 

Avenue 

• The Medicine Shoppe, 121 Haddow 

Close 

• happy Mart, Riverbend Road & 56 Avenue 

• Mac’s, Terwillegar Drive & 40 Avenue 

• Milestone insurance Services 

• Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart, 

• 

and the Riverbend Public Library, 

Terwillegar Drive & Rabbit Hill Road. 

Second cup (Market at Magrath, 

Riverbend Square, and in the TcRc) 

• Snow Valley 

• Riverbend community centre 

258 Rhatigan Road E. 

• The UPS Store in Terwillegar 

14032-23 Avenue 

The Riverbend Ragg-Times thanks these 

businesses for their community service in 

carrying the newspaper. 

The Riverbend Ragg-Times is funded 

and published solely through the support 

of advertisers, sponsors, and community 

leagues in and around the Riverbend/ 

Terwillegar area. They support us so 

please support them. When visiting 

their business please make sure to tell 

them you saw them in The Ragg-Times. 

Community League Membership Application 2011/2012 

To determine the league you belong to, visit the EFCL website @ www.efcl.org. 

Select league directory and enter your postal code. 

The EFCL website will identify which league you belong to and provide contact information for that league. 

Memberships expire annually on August 31. 

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Mail completed form & payment to 

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Hodgson Community League 

PO Box 88001, Rabbit Hill Post Office 

Edmonton, AB T6R 0M5 

Oak Hills Community League 

PO Box 88031, 2430 Rabbit Hill Road 

Edmonton, Alberta T6R 0M5 

Ogilvie Ridge Community League 

951 Ogilvie Blvd Edmonton, AB T6R 1K8 


258 Rhatigan Road East Edmonton, AB T6R 2P7 

The Ridge Community League 

PO Box 21063 Terwillegar Post Office 

Edmonton, AB T6R 2V4 


Mentoring and Newcomer Resource Fair at the 

Riverbend Plant Sale 


It’s all about neighbours and newcomers to Canada! 

• Become a mentor and volunteer with newcomers in your 

community 

• Learn about resources, programs and services for newcomers in 

south west Edmonton 

When: Saturday, May 26 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm 

Where: Riverbend Community League’s Bedding Plant, Perennial 

and Compost Sale at Brookside Hall -‐ 5320 – 143 Street 

For More Info Call: Kim at 780-‐292-‐2419 

Next TWO Deadlines: All Editorial and Advertising Submissions muST be received by 12:00 noon. 

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haTS OFF to Those VOLUNTeeRS that helped DeLiVeR The MaRch/aPRiL iSSUe! 

We’re always looking for volunteers to help us deliver copies of The Ragg-Times to schools, businesses, and retirement homes. If 

you could deliver The Ragg-Times seven times a year to businesses, we’d love to hear from you! Your gift of time and service would 

be greatly appreciated. Please call 780-437-7108 or email info@riverbendonline.ca for more details. 

Thanks to the following volunteers who delivered copies of our March/April issue to businesses, schools, and retirement residences: 

Jean, Scott & Daniel Boyle, Jim Bradshaw, Gavin, Amy & Malcolm Forsythe, Billy Kawasaki, Leslie Leeworthy, Daryl Matter, 

Christy Middleton, Karin & Shannen Shott, Joan Sherman, Leanne & Shelly Stevens, Helma Voth, Mary Wagner, and Joan Wood. 

Friday, June 8 (Delivery week of June 25) Friday, July 27 (Delivery week of August 27)

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