Our soccer coordinator sent along this note:

After many years of being involved with soccer it is with great regret that I step down from being soccer coordinator for the next outdoor season. Thank you to all of you who made soccer happen in Riverdale for the past few years.

A big thank you to Marie and Luis. Marie Laundry has been the registrar for years. Luis has coordinated the referees for years and before him Dave Borutski had done the referee coordinating. The U6 program has run smoothly with Ilona Stark and will continue on with Margo Lacoursiere taking over.

From the coaches to the line painters, and parents helping out at the tournaments and Canada Day you all made it happen. It was not one person who makes it possible for all the kids to kick the soccer ball on the Riverdale fields 5 or 6 days a week. THANK YOU. I have also met a lot of great people.

A big thank you to the following coaches who coached this year Ilona and Herb Stark, Marc Lacoursiere, Karen Marsden, Eric Gormley and Rachelle Seguin. 

Rachelle Seguin has committed to take over coordinating the soccer program. If anyone has some hours to spare she would like a partner to help lighten the workload.
To Help out Rachelle for the soccer season call 780-938-6149.

- Lisa Bilinski

The City of Edmonton plans to rehabilitate the Dawson Bridge. During construction, the bridge will be closed to traffic and pedestrians from January 2010 to November 2010.

The repairs are necessary to extend the life of the structure and ensure continued safety of motorists and pedestrians. More information HERE

This message was addressed to community league presidents, but other league members would likely appreciate seeing it:

We are in the process of developing a new 5 year business plan for our organization (2009-2013) and we want to get your feedback. We are in the process of significantly growing our organization and exploring new marketing opportunities. In addition to the services and advice we have always provided, we are further growing our capacity to provide even more services and connect with even more communities.

We are working with Banister Research & Consulting who will assist us by doing a survey of your thoughts and impressions surrounding our new business plan. We would appreciate your support and cooperation as we move along through this crucial process. Included will be an opportunity for you to bring forward input and suggestions for the EFCL.

The survey can be found at: http://www.banister.ab.ca/efclsurvey/ beginning June 1, 2009 and running until June 30, 2009.

Attached is a copy of the business plan for your review. From the front page, click this story title to be taken to the Discussion Forum version, with the attachment displayed below it.
If you have any questions or comments please contact:

Allan Bolstad, Executive Director
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
780.437.2913

LRT Open House June 9th and 10th for the Southeast Corridor.

Two proposed routes go through Riverdale (one along Dawson Bridge, the other under 95th Street and crossing the river along the Pedestrian Bridge).

HERE is the link to the city website with more Open House and online consultation details.

This website has been renovated with a number of things in mind:
1) it has been moved to its own server space, as opposed to a sub-directory of the webmaster's personal space;
2) discussion board registration has been restricted to the league membership database, requiring in-person registration of new members and disallowing online registrations;
3) the discussion board has been upgraded to a newer format and placed in a subsidiary position, but with the website's front page drawing from the discussion board, so executive members and committee chairs can easily add and edit front-page stories on their own (other league members can still post stories in many other sections);
4) the calendar has been renovated and placed on the front page and other places for easier access;
5) the various galleries have been upgraded and re-designed;
6) and other features, which you are welcome to discover by browsing.