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AHS and the True North Health Advisory Council would like to invite you to join us online as we welcome presenters from Wellspring to share with us some services for cancer support and how you can connect with them in your community.

Wellspring offers free programs and services that meet the emotional, social, spiritual, and restorative needs of people living with cancer and the people who care for them. Through a partnership with the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Wellspring Edmonton is focused on expanding its programs and services to better support individuals living with cancer in Northern Alberta.

This virtual conversation will take place on Zoom. Eventbrite registration confirmation email will be sent to you with the link to join the meeting when you complete registration.

Event:   AHS & TNHAC Engagement Event

Date:     Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Time:    6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

To register, please visit:  Eventbrite.

Please share the invite with your community.   For more information about the True North Health Advisory Council visit ahs.ca/advisorycouncils or email Wood.Buffalo@ahs.ca.

Maya Atallah

Pronouns: she/her

Advisory Council Coordinator

Community Engagement & External Relations

Cell (780) 722-2678

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The City of Edmonton’s Street Sweeping program has begun.

View our map online to follow along with crews’ progress and view when your street will be scheduled at edmonton.ca/StreetSweeping.

When your area is scheduled for sweeping, please move vehicles off of the roadway to allow our crews to move quickly and efficiently.

During street sweeping, crews clean high volume arterials at night and residential roadways during the day. Overall, the program is expected to take six weeks, weather permitting.

Thank you.

EPCOR is responsible for relocating all the power, water and drainage utilities to avoid potential conflicts with the Valley Line West LRT infrastructure. This is the second stage of the Valley Line, an urban-style 27 km line that will operate between Mill Woods in southeast Edmonton and Lewis Farms in west Edmonton.

To meet the overall LRT project schedule, the City has requested that EPCOR perform the utility relocations within specific areas along the alignment prior to LRT construction.

Please see the attached for information on the upcoming 2021 work for this project. We would like to request your assistance with sharing this information on our behalf. Hard copies will be delivered to residents and businesses located near the work areas outlined in the attached notice next week.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 780-412-4200.

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Marigold Infrastructure Partners wanted to let you know about upcoming construction pre-works that you will see in your neighbourhood.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

2021-Mar-22 Construction Pre-works – Alignment Wide V2

Jodi Doesburg, Communications Coordinator

jodi.doesburg@marigoldinfra.ca

2021-03-

Good morning,

I’d like to introduce myself – I’m Dawn Fenske, Senior Advisor, Communications with the Drainage Services team at EPCOR. I am reaching out regarding some upcoming EPCOR Drainage construction in your area.

EPCOR is responsible for the maintenance of the main sewer lines and associated infrastructure in Edmonton. As infrastructure ages, it can deteriorate in many different ways. The trestle located in the MacKenzie Ravine has been identified as requiring rehabilitation. The trestle is a bridge constructed out of steel to support a suspended sanitary sewer pipe across MacKenzie Ravine.

EPCOR will be rehabilitating the trestle by replacing and repairing broken steel sections of the structure. This work will occur in two phases:

• Phase 1 – Removal/trimming of trees and vegetation – March/April 2021

Before construction can begin, a survey of the work area and steel structure is required to help determine the construction plan. To prepare for the survey, smaller vegetation, such as bushes and small saplings, will be removed/trimmed along the length of the trestle and is scheduled to begin on March 29, 2021 and is expected to be completed by April 15, 2021, weather permitting.

• Phase 2 – Structural repairs to the trestle structure and fencing – anticipated to start in summer/fall 2021

Scaffolding and other supporting structures will be built to support the trestle while the broken sections are removed and replaced. The trestle will be repainted and the existing fences at each end of the trestle will be replaced. Structural repairs are anticipated to begin in summer/fall 2021 and are expected to be completed by end of December 2021.

These timelines are estimates and may change based on weather and construction conditions.

Attached is the project notice that will be delivered to residents in adjacent to the work area. We would like to request your assistance with sharing this information on our behalf.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,

Dawn

Celebrate the  community values that have endured for 104 years. This community is still vibrant and healthy. Help us work to keep it that way for years to come. Happy Birthday Crestwood!

Valued Community League Presidents and Soccer Directors,

Thank you for your support and numerous conversations during the last week about the importance of membership to your League. The motion to remove Community League membership requirements did not pass at Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA)’s Annual General Meeting on February 24, 2021.

Important conversations happened amongst attendees, with a number of positions expressed during the meeting. Some outlined a desire to support only those Leagues who currently run EMSA programs, another spoke to individual zone discretion, while others spoke in favour of the existing relationship and noted how it is distinct and integral to community soccer’s success.

What was made clear last night is any changes made to membership requirements necessitates further inquiry and exploration. The EFCL believes there is now an understanding within the local soccer association that removing League membership as a requirement is not a simple endeavour. We continue to believe our organizations are woven together in ways that necessitate cooperation, collaboration and meaningful partnership to dispel misinformation and misunderstanding.

We will keep you informed of any further developments as they occur and will find a way to determine your needs around soccer going forward. We recognize community recreation, in particular soccer, plays an important role in many of your Leagues and EFCL remains committed to representing your needs.

Please watch your inboxes, as EFCL will be sending a survey for Community Leagues in the coming weeks, to share how best to move forward with this matter.

Sincerely,

Ryan E. Barber
President
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Laura Cunningham-Shpeley
Executive Director
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Grazia Salvo invites you a virtual COVID-19 Community Conversation for the Edmonton Zone. Following an update on the status of COVID-19 in Alberta and the Edmonton region, and AHS’ response – including vaccine safety – Dr. Salvo will answer your questions.

Two virtual events have been scheduled:
Wednesday, March 3: 9:30 – 10:30 am (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdO-uqTkvHdB_A0NCZa5sic68rl7e1ztx)

Thursday, March 4: 5:30 – 6:30 pm (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsfuupqDgvHtA7u61UqTP468PsRQDEH5em)

Two virtual events have been scheduled:

• Wednesday, March 3: 9:30 – 10:30 am
• Thursday, March 4: 5:30 – 6:30 pm

To register, click on the date that works best for you.

Please feel free to submit any questions you may have when you register, or email them to us at Community.Engagement@ahs.ca. This will help us to design a presentation that reflects your key concerns.

Book COVID-19 Town Hall delivered by Nursing Students & Physicians

Public Health Physician Dr. Jia Hu, Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Calgary, Theresa Tang, and University of Alberta Nursing students are offering town halls to provide League and Community Members with information about:

• accurate COVID information
• debunk COVID myths
• answer your questions about vaccination

Information on the EFCL website on how to book or ask your community league to book one.