Bike Swap – Mountain Equipment Coop – July 11

Mountain Equipment Co-op Bike Swap

Date: 9am – 11am, Saturday, July 11, 2009
Location: MEC parking lot (12328 102 Ave)

There will be a variety of activities including
·         A bike swap/chance to off load any bike related paraphernalia you no longer love (CASH only)
·         Some music to soothe the cycling blues away
·         Mechanic checks for bikes, to make sure your ride is a fine one,
·         A donation bin/place for you to recycle the bits that are not working for you (the donations will go to EBC)
·        AND information about cycling in and around the City of Edmonton.

For more info, contact Karly Coleman (MEC Sustainability Coordinator) at 780-488-6614, or kcoleman@mec.ca.

SEE – Edmonton News & Views – News & Views – The Debate That Keeps Going and Going

SEE – Edmonton News & Views – News & Views – The Debate That Keeps Going and Going.

 

“After all, the city grew by 30,000 people this year and is expected to grow by more than a million within the next 40. That’s a lot of people, a lot of housing, and a lot of infrastructure to plan for. “We continue to sprawl,” says Williams. “It’s not sustainable from both a taxable point of view and an environmental point of view. If we develop inside the city, we already have infrastructure there.”  

“Redevelopment is complicated and challenging,” says Schroder. “We won’t simply open the floodgates to development.” Although Schroder is very much in support of redevelopment, he also insists that those on the other side need to be a part of the process. “They can’t be marginalized. They have legitimate concerns, but at the end of the day, we all have to work together.” 

Change is never easy. There is a great deal of nostalgia attached to the City Centre Airport too. But for the pro-shutdown group, what’s in store for the city in the next 40 or 50 years is a more pressing issue than keeping the low-traffic airport alive. The ECCA Lands Impact Assessment Results agree: by shutting down and redeveloping the airport lands, the city could gain 18,600 residential units, 23 hectares of commercial, transportation, and office space, and 24 hectares for NAIT expansion, not to mention $23.5 million in annual property taxes.”

Facebook | Next Gen Community Challenge

The EFCL and Edmonton’s Next Gen Committee are hosting a brainstorming session on how to get more young people involved in Community Leagues. It’s free, but you have to RSVP by emailing RSVP@efcl.org 

Facebook | Next Gen Community Challenge.

 

Next Gen Community Challenge

Join the conversation. Help build the community you want to live in!

Host:	Edmonton Next Gen
Type:	Meetings - Informational Meeting
Network:	Global

Date:	08 July 2009
Time:	19:00 – 21:00
Location:	Orange Hall
Street:	10335-84 Ave
Town/City:	Edmonton, AB
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Email:

rsvp@efcl.org

Description 

You are invited to make your community vision a reality! 

Do you have ideas about how your community league could support you and others in developing a community movement in your own neighbourhood?

Join the conversation. Help build the community you want to live in!

Next Gen along the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) invites you to a gathering of minds. Together we’ll share ideas about how community leagues can engage Next Generation Edmontonians in practical and meaningful ways.

When: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 from 7 pm to 9 pm

Where: Orange Hall (10335-84 Ave)

Join us for great discussion, wine and cheese and live music.

Cost: Free!

For more information contact Angela Hobson at Angela.Hobson@edmonton.ca

To RSVP, please email rsvp@efcl.org by Friday, July 3, 2009

Whatever your vision is for your community we’ll help you with the tools, contacts, and info needed to assist you as you create your own community league movement.