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I think a skate park would be a good idea for people who like scootering, skateboarding or bmx riding. It would add another level of interest for the teens and young adults in the community. There are parks for the younger children, and trails for the adults, but as of right now there is nothing for the teens.

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https://enwatch.ca/start-a-neighbourhood-watch/start-an-enw-community-program/

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Start an ENW Community Program

An official program requires two commitments: A volunteer from the community to be the Neighbourhood Watch Community Representative and a Community League (CL) or community group* that supports the program in the community.

Follow the process below:

1. To begin, the CL or group* must find a volunteer who will become the community's ENW Community Representative.

2. The CL or group* should endorse the volunteer to be their representative (through whichever means they choose) and determine the type of position the Community Rep will hold (voting, non-voting, titled position, etc.).

3. The new Community Representative must attend a pre-screening with ENW and sign up as a new member by filling out our membership form and sending it to admin@enwatch.ca. This step would inform us of their interest in becoming a new Community Representative and their wish to establish an official program for a community.

ENW will help the Community Representative through the process of membership, training, and getting the Police Information Check completed.

The Community Rep (or Reps) will become the official ENW Community Rep for their community once they:
Have done a pre-screening with ENW Register to become an ENW member Attend the training Pass a Police Information Check, conducted by EPS Are approved by ENW

Finally, the Community will have an official program and access to all ENW programs and resources through the Community Representative. ENW and the CL or group* will support the Community Rep in their role. The Community Rep will promote programs and take initiatives in the community with the support of ENW, the CL or group* and other program partners.

Community leagues or community groups* with a similar position

If your CL or group* has someone in a similar position, consider having them connect with ENW to become a Community Rep. This gives the community access to programs, resources and support from ENW. Contact admin@enwatch.ca to find out more. ENW provides the membership, training and resources at no cost to the volunteer or the community.

Helpful tools to find a volunteer

Advertise in your newsletter, website or e-circulars that your community is looking for a Neighbourhood Watch Community Rep. At community events, advertise that the community needs a volunteer who is interested in community safety and crime prevention. The most successful Community Reps are those that have an interest or passion in making their communities safer. *Community groups must be INCLUSIVE and serve ALL RESIDENTS of a community (as determined by the geographical boundaries of a community league). They must have some means to communicate with residents within the community.

Click here to check if your community league has an Official ENW Program.

Don't know your community league? Visit Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues membership page and enter your postal code under FIND YOUR LEAGUE.

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Start an ENW Community Program An official program requires two commitments: A volunteer from the community to be the Neighbourhood Watch Community Representative and a Community League (CL) or community group* that supports the program in the community. Follow the process below: To begin, the CL or group* must find a volunteer who will become the community's ENW Community Representative.

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Products - Energy | The Great Outdoor Gym Company

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Minute to win it games
Tug of war, parachute
Crafts
Popcorn, cotton candy, lemonade

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This xylophone sounds beautiful and is part of a path in Paris, ON that provides a sensory experience not dependent on sight.

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Inspired by this one in downtown Vancouver

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Give a second life to textiles and technology.

https://textile.ualberta.ca/clothing-repair-cafe/
https://www.ifixit.com/News/7435/repair-cafes-fix

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Buy. Use. Break. Toss.

That's the way life goes for roughly 40 million tons of electronic devices that are discarded every year worldwide. Pretty unsatisfying-considering that many of those devices could stay in use longer if only their owners plucked up their courage to fix them.

True: gadget makers don't exactly encourage people to take initiative. Besides flooding the market with yearly upgrades, manufacturers often design electronic devices with a built-in breaking point (things like integrated batteries or non-upgradeable components). Worse, most companies don't release service information to the public, so when it comes to fixing a broken gadget-many would-be repairers find themselves adrift without a paddle.

No fixer is an island. So why not meet up and repair together-with a little "professional" guidance? That's the idea behind the "Repair Café" movement. Repair Cafés are informal meetings in a relaxed, cosy atmosphere. In those "cafés" owners of broken devices get the help they need to fix their devices from experienced repairers.

What began as the idea of Dutch journalist and blogger Martine Postma in 2009 has led to the establishment of more than 800 Repair Cafés around the world today. More than one-third of repair cafés are located in German-speaking countries (there are some in the United States, too-but not as many).

At least three such repair cafés are based in Stuttgart, home to 600,000 people and the capital city of the historically frugal Swabians-which might explain the success of repair cafés in Southern Germany. According to Sylvia Keck-volunteer at one of the repair cafés in Stuttgart-between 60 and 80 persons show up each month for the repair café klatsch, to use the German word. Attendees bring things like household devices, bicycles, and clothes, as well as small electronic devices.That's where iFixit comes into play-our European headquarters are located just a smartphone's throw away.

"Repair cafés are usually not geared towards the repair of smaller electronic devices, since people tend to bring their beloved floor lamp or the toaster instead," explains Matthias Huisken of iFixit Europe. However, increasingly smartphone and tablet owners seek support in the Repair Cafés, too. To fill the gap, iFixit team members regularly volunteer in the Repair Café. "We support the café with tools and parts, as well as providing help in smartphone and tablet repair work," Matthias says. So, a careless moment with an iPhone doesn't have to mean hundreds of bucks fewer in your bank account-at least not with a Repair Café around the corner.

But let's face it, sometimes it's not just about the money. Sometimes, the objects we own are special to us-and that makes the repair experience special, too.

Sylvia remembers: "One day the owner of an old tube radio from the 1930s came in and spent hours with a volunteer helper trying to fix it. Then he got the necessary replacement parts and came back for the next repair cafe. On the third meeting, suddenly music came out of the radio's loudspeakers and this was something really special for all of us, because it was so awesome that we could make this old device run again."

Experiences like that change people's mentality about repair. Because once you open something up and fix it-you want to keep fixing. And you want to make sure that you buy products that can be fixed when they eventually break. We have to fight the spread of throwaway society. Repair Cafés help people discover a new possibility: Buy. Use. Break. Repair.

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Repair Cafés: Fix-With a Little Help from Your Friends | iFixit News

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No fixer is an island. So why not meet up and repair together-with a little "professional" guidance? That's the idea behind the "Repair Café" movement.

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- hotdogs, cookie, chips, juice box
- face painting
- rock painting
- scavenger hunt
- dancers
- bouncy castle

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https://allardhoa.com/news/

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The neighbourhood is bounded by 41st Avenue SW on the south, James Mowatt Trail on the west, 30th Ave SW on the north, and the Blackmud Creek Ravine on the east. The overpass at Highway 2 and 41st Street SW provides easy access in and out of Allard.

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Much more stricter road laws especially in front of the school! Needs more traffic checkpoints and drive safe vehicle scanning through the neighbourhood!

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https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/neighbourhoods/block-parties-play-streets

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The purpose of a Block Party is to build connections and relationships between neighbours living on the same street. The idea of a Play Street is to bring neighbours together for celebration or play. They allow neighbours to play together on residential streets closed off to vehicle traffic.

Block Parties and Play Streets can be held year-round. A residential block can be closed once per season.

Note: The City supports both Block Party and Play Street gatherings through planning, operations and permitting.

The Block Party and Play Street programs are intended for residents living on the same street or neighbourhood and are not intended for larger events that invite the general public to attend.

Larger-scale events involving multiple streets (2 or more blocks) or non-residential roads may be considered Civic Events and will follow the Civic Events Application Process. Some examples include: parades, processions, street festivals, runs/walks and sporting events.

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Block Parties and Play Streets | City of Edmonton

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Learn about organizing a successful block party or play street event in your neighbourhood.

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Bring water and dark & light shirts to train and play once a week.

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Maybe in one of the smaller parks along with some berries or fruit trees.

https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/gardens_lawns_trees/community-gardens

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What is a Community Garden?

Community gardens are places where neighbours share the basic resources of land, water, and sunlight. They work together and alongside one another to nurture, develop and sustain a growing space in their community. There are over 80 community garden sites now operating in Edmonton promoting local, organically grown food; healthy and active lifestyles; and safer, more vibrant and connected communities.

Community gardens provide many benefits to Edmontonians including:

Recreation for all ages

Beautification of neighbourhoods

Healthy food production

Opportunities for community building

Offering places to share gardening knowledge and experience

If you want to develop or expand a community garden project on City of Edmonton parkland, you will need to follow the Community Group Led Construction Projects Guide which outlines the main steps and supports available to complete this process.

The Community Garden Guidelines further outline the permit/license structure and best practices or requirements for garden design and installation. Edible landscaping projects, such as orchards and fruiting shrub beds, now fall under community gardens and are addressed in the Community Garden Guidelines.

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Learn how you can find or start a community garden near you.

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Hand crafts and community. In an indoor space with tea and coffee.

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Meet up at Helm pond and walk and talk together for about an hour on Sunday morning.

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https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/graffiti_litter/litter-services

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Citizens, community groups, schools and businesses work with Capital City Clean Up to make Edmonton sparkle. Clean up litter in your community, visit a Big Bin Event, support a non-profit group or explore our many other services.

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Capital City Clean Up is a litter reduction and prevention program developed by the City of Edmonton to help keep the city clean, safe and attractive over the summer months.

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It's very important as we all should have a chance to be a part of and a say into what we would like to see happening around us.

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It's very important as we all should have a chance to be a part of and a say into what we would like to see happening around us.