Just a reminder that there are still many things going on during the summer!

Free Community Swim for Members
Big Bin Event (where you can dispose of your large items, old lumber, broken furniture for no cost)
Youth Program at the hall
September Party in the Park
Green Shack kids program at the hall

For All:

Community League FREE Outdoor Swim
The community league continues to cover the cost for our members to swim at the outdoor swimming pools for FREE during the following days/times. Please take advantage of this and cool off in the hot weather! *You must show your membership card.**

Mill Creek
May 19 – August 26, 2012
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. every day of the week
Fred Broadstock & Queen Elizabeth Pools

May 19 – August 22, 2012
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Borden Park & Oliver

June 2 – August 22, 2012
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Big Bin Event:

Big Bin events are held in various communities city-wide to collect large household items that can’t be set out for regular collection such as old couches, mattresses, broken lawn furniture etc.

August 18 & 19 Jasper Place 9200 – 163 Street (Between the skating rink and St. FX school).

For more information go to: http://www.edmonton.ca/environmental/capital_city_cleanup/litter-management-program.aspx

September Party in the Park Reminder
Sept. 8th, 2012 from 5-9 pm Party in the Park – Annual membership drive

Please contact Shelley by email at glenwoodcommunity@hotmail.com or by phone at 780-481-7208 if you are willing to help out. Once again we will have $1 food and drinks with burgers, pop, corn and chips, free popcorn, kids and youth activities (the video games will be back!) DJ and dance all topped off with spectacular fireworks !!!! We hope to see you lending a hand and enjoying the festivities!

For Youth:

Drop in Program
Our community hall (16430 97 Ave) is offering drop in programs for youth ages 12 to 17 on the following days and times:

Mon-Thurs 12:30-8pm
Friday 3:30 to 8pm

Here are a list of events coming up for youth:
August 10 Eskimos football game (you must register with the youth leader, Hailey)
August 16 3 vs. 3 basketball by Churchill Square
August 17 bonfire at Belmead (you must attend with the youth leader)

For Children:

Green Shack Program
Drop in program for children ages 6-12 years old. Games, crafts, special events (SANDCASTLE CONTEST TODAY!!!!!)

Monday to Thursday 10 – 5:30pm
Friday 1:30 – 5:30

Congrats Glenwood!  A number of yards in the neighbourhood were nominated this year.  Lets wish our nominees all the best for August when the award winners are announced.

Input received from the public and stakeholders at the January 31, 2012 and February 15, 2012 open houses (Westlawn Chapel) strongly encouraged the City to align the streetscape with other initiatives to be coordinated, efficient and cost effective. A City of Edmonton team of Directors and Supervisors has been working to analyze and coordinate all the project requirements in the Jasper Place area in relation to sequencing, timelines, resources and phasing.  The Stony Plain Road Concept Plan for 149 to 158 street has now been approved by the City and the Stony Plain Road BRZ. This has informed the development of the timeline and staging for the Stony Plain Road streetscape improvements as follows:

Spring 2012 – Preliminary and detailed design 155 – 158 Streets
Late Spring 2012 – Construction tender for 149 to 158 st
Mid Summer – Construction Public Open House Meeting
Fall 2012 – Begin construction from 155 – 158 Streets
2013/2014/2015 – Continue construction from 149 – 158 Streets

This timeline and staging considers the time constraints to begin construction between 149 to 155 Street including the Preliminary Design for Southeast to West LRT along Stony Plain Road (currently underway with completion end of 2013), as well as the complexity and number of land use agreements required in the 149 Street to 155 Street segment prior to construction that may require an extended timeframe to complete prior to construction.

Drug houses can set up anywhere in any city, including the quietest residential neighbourhoods, bringing with them other problems for the community.

The subsequent increase in vehicle and foot traffic by drug dealers and their customers can cause alarm and distress in many Edmonton communities. The Edmonton Report a Drug House (RADH) program enables residents to report suspected drug houses and work with police to eliminate threats to community safety and peace of mind.

Read more @ EdmontonPolice.ca

The City of Edmonton has scheduled Glenwood for street cleaning on April 30th.  The city asks that residents move parked vehicles from the road during the cleaning.

Click here to see the city-wide schedule.

Emergency vehicle traffic safety, what to do when approaching a stopped emergency vehicles, and break & enter to residential garages.

We’re very fortunate here in Glenwood to live in close proximity to Fire, EMS, and Police services.  Our thanks to Edmonton Fire Rescue for a quick response to a house fire in the community yesterday evening.

Fire Chief warns of possible dryer danger

Chris Gardner, ctvedmonton.ca

Homeowners are being warned about the importance of maintaining their appliances after a smoky incident in west Edmonton, late Sunday.

Crews responded to a house near 161 Street and 96 Avenue, around 9:30 pm, after reports of a dryer on fire. By the time they arrived, the flames had already spread to the home’s electrical system and the rest of the basement.

“There’s a good chance there was a build up inside the dryer of lint and stuff like that,” says Fire Chief Ray Barron. “[You must] get them maintained [and] keep the airways nice and clear.”

The homeowner was taken to hospital, but only for precautionary reasons.

More @ CTV.ca

March 23, 2012

Starting Sunday April 1, 2012 more than 1,400 census workers will begin knocking on doors to count every person who lives in Edmonton.

Census workers will ask the following questions: how many people live in the house, their gender, the month and year of their birth, citizenship, marital status, employment status, mode of transportation used to get to work, school residency, term of residence at current location, previous residence if living in dwelling for less than a year, and whether the home is owned or rented.

For an average family of four, this takes just a few minutes.

Read the rest at Edmonton.ca