The Castle Downs Farmers' Market is back outside for the summer! Come by on Wednesdays from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the parking lot of the Castle Downs Recreation Centre. Explore great local produce and products and get to know your community vendors and neighbours. Visit the Castle Downs Farmers' Market website for more information.
After 13 years of dedicated service to Lorelei Beaumaris Community League, Belinda Lalonde is stepping down as our Financial Coordinator and Facilities Director. The Board wish to thank Belinda for everything she's done for us during her time here as Financial Coordinator. We also wish to acknowledge the many years of volunteer service Belinda has given as a member of the Board in several roles including Facilities Coordinator. We wish Belinda all the best as she explores future opportunities!
Looking for a fun way to keep your children reading over the summer? Check out the TD Summer Reading Club at the Edmonton Public Library. Kids can earn badges, enter to win amazing prizes, and attend free programs all summer long. Check out the EPL Programs page for a full listing of SRC programs at the Castle Downs Branch and all branches throughout the city.
The Summer Reading Club runs from June 27 to August 22, but online registration is already open. Visit the TD Summer Reading Club site and start tracking your reading today!
Do you know someone in the Lorelei Beaumaris area with an outstanding front yard? Do you have a neighbour that turns you green with envy with their green thumb? Why not nominate them for Front Yards in Bloom 2015?
Front Yards in Bloom started in 1999, with 150 nominations in its first year. It is now the largest program of its kind in Canada. Last year, the City received over 3,400 nominations. This year, the goal is to receive 3,700 nominations. Nominations can be submitted Wednesday, May 20th – Tuesday, June 30th.
There are four categories for nomination:
If you wish to nominate a front yard (and its owner), or for more information, visit the City of Edmonton Yards in Bloom 2015 page.
Edmonton needs more trees! We want you to help us plant more trees to double the size of our urban forest.
Root for Trees is an enhanced tree planting initiative which intends to increase tree planting within the city through continued partnerships with corporations, individual residents and community groups. The annual target of this initiative is to plant an additional 16,000 trees annually on public and private land.
Every year in June, Tree Fest invites you to come plant trees to a live bluegrass band and register for the kids tree-athlon, the only race of its kind in Edmonton!
This year the Root for Trees Festival is being held in Beaumaris Park (100 Street and 155 Avenue), Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Have fun in nature and plant trees with us at a free family event! Root for Trees Fest is an annual event which highlights the City of Edmonton Root for Trees Initiative – a program that makes it easier for you to plant trees in our city.
Activities include the annual Tree-athalon, musical guests Doug Hoyer and Jesse and the Dandelions, tree planting, and community displays.
For more information, please visit the City of Edmonton Root for Trees site or phone 3-1-1.
As a result of the recent provincial election, Edmonton-Castle Downs has a new Member of Legislative Assembly, Nicole Goehring. The LBCL Board of Directors wish to welcome Ms. Goehring as our representative and look forward to working together with her to give Castle Downs a strong voice in the Legislative Assembly.
The Board would also like to take this opportunity to thank out-going MLA, Thomas Lukaszuk, for his many years of dedication and service to the communities of Castle Downs.
While we wait for the snow to melt, again, check out our Programs page for the City of Edmonton summer programs being offered on the area including Summer Survivor, Green Shack, and Youth Drop-In.
