The AGM date is June 18th, 2024 at 7 pm in Rossdale Hall
Councillor Stevenson and a representative from the City Parking Team will attend the AGM to discuss the parking program that has been discontinued in Rossdale. This will be the first item at 7 p.m.
The AGM will be at the hall in person. A Zoom link will be posted on the Rossdale site at Rossdale.ca. We cannot guarantee sound quality via Zoom, but we will do our best.
Several board positions are up for election as follows:
President (1 year) and the following 2 year terms: Vice President, Treasurer, Facility Director and Two Members-at-Large.
Please consider volunteering for one of these positions. Our Executive is an integral part of our community's liaison with the city and the community-at-large. We need engaged, and knowledgeable residents to assist in ensuring Rossdale's interests and concerns are represented.
If you would like to run for one of the above positions, please let Lynn Parish know at email below- or you can be nominated and seconded by someone at the meeting. If you cannot attend the AGM and want to stand for election, please submit an email indicating your interest to lynn.parish@ shaw.ca prior to June 18th and you can stand for election with someone to nominate you.
There are descriptions for these positions in the Rossdale Bylaws. The Bylaws can be seen at Rossdale.ca under the "Community League" tab. Please note that the hall renting process has now been greatly simplified with limited renters, use of email, online calendars, etransfer of funds and key lockboxes so that the role of Facilities Director has become less time consuming.
Casino Volunteers Needed
October 29 and 30th at Grand Villa Casino, 10204 - 104 Avenue - Casino funds are our biggest revenue source and provide for operation and maintenance of the Community hall and Community garden, as well as outdoor concerts and donations to local charities, etc.
No experience is needed and it's a nice way to meet your neighbours, a meal is provided, taxi chits are available and in addition, a coupon for $75 off a Rossdale hall rental is available to residents (non-transferrable) who can help with the casino.
Below are shifts that we are looking to fill and thanks so much for your support!
If available to help, kindly contact Natalie Bunting at: bunting@shaw.ca
Day Shifts
1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
General Manager, Banker, Cashier 1, Cashier 2, Chip Runner 1, Chip Runner 2
Night Shifts
8.30 p.m. to 3.45 a.m.
Ass. General Manager, Banker, Cashier 3, Cashier 4, Chip Runner 3, Chip Runner 4.
11 p.m. to 3.15 a.m.
6 count room positions.
Community Hall Assessment
The Rossdale Community Hall is leased from the City of Edmonton, which has recently completed a building assessment. Based on that report the hall needs, in the immediate and near-term the following done; replace the windows, blinds, parking lot asphalt, flagpole and hot water heater and add a backflow valve. This work is estimated at $75,000.
The casino funds, as well as a City of Edmonton grant of $22,000 recently approved, will be used to fund the necessary maintenance.
Hall Rentals
Due to current lack of volunteer resources for hall management, the Rossdale hall will only be available to rent by long standing major clients and Rossdale community residents. This will better allow the Rossdale Board to focus its volunteer efforts on programming and issues that benefit the community.
Please note the Rossdale resident rate isn't transferrable/available to non-resident friends and family of Rossdale residents. Details on how to rent the community hall and the rates can be found on the Rossdale website http://www.rossdale.ca/hall-rental
Front Yard in Bloom
The City of Edmonton's Front Yards in Bloom is back for its 25th year. Nominations are now open in six categories, including General, Edible, Natural, Tiny, Balcony and Public Space. Nominations are open till July 1 and anyone can nominate a fellow neighbour.
Go to Beautification Contests: City of Edmonton for the nomination form.
Community Garden
The Rossdale Community Garden is full for another year. If you are interested in a plot for next year, consider filling out a request form at Rossdale.ca/garden.
Rossdale Connect
Rossdale Connect is Rossdale's own messaging app for information relevant to our community. You can receive updates via text or email and updates are sent out once or twice monthly. Information usually includes project updates from the City of Edmonton, community events, and information on what's happening in and around Rossdale.
This is the primary way of getting information to Rossdale residents in a timely matter.
Go to http://rossdaleconnect.ca to register your text number/email.
*Information is not shared or sold and is solely used for messaging.
Community League Meetings and Memberships
The Rossdale Executive meets monthly between September and June, usually on the third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are either in person at the hall or by Zoom.
All residents of Rossdale are automatically members of the community league - it is free. If you want a community league card, to get discounts at City of Edmonton sporting facilities, or for kids' soccer, etc. please refer to the link on the Rossdale website www.rossdale.ca/memberships.
A message from the Riverhawks General Manager, Steve Hogle
We welcome our neighbours in Rossdale back to the ballpark! Come to the Box Office before any Riverhawks game (schedule of games and theme at gohawks.ca) with photo identification showing your address and you are in as our guest! We trust the kids you have with you belong to you and we'll take care of them, too!!! Box office opens an hour before the game so come early to avoid the lines.
Please note, we have earlier than usual start times on these dates: June 8 (1pm start), June 12 (11am start) and June 15 (1pm start). For the latest information, follow our social media accounts on Instagram, X and Facebook.
Finally, we have secured an additional 410 parking stalls this season so we hope that helps alleviate some of our traffic challenges. We will encourage fans to park only in the lots set up for event parking. We continue to evolve our parking strategy to reduce traffic congestion and limit vehicles going into the neighbourhood; more changes to come!
The military will do a helicopter fly by Friday June 7 in the afternoon between 1 and 3. That is a rehearsal for the real thing the next night, June 8, around 7pm.
Green Shack
The City of Edmonton is offering The Summer Green Shack program from July 2 to August 22. It is a free drop-in program for children ages 6-12; however, all are welcome to participate. Participants under 6 years of age are required to have a parent or guardian with them.
At the Irene Parlby Park 9545-100 Street,
Schedule to be confirmed but we anticipate it may be from 2:30 - 5:30 pm each day.
Please refer to the City website for details: https://www.edmonton.ca/activities parks recreation/green-shacks
—- Update June 14, 2023 —-
The City provided the following information subsequent to the original publication of this document.
Summer Concert
Stay tuned and watch for details of possible summer concert in Rossdale....