A.V. Club Testimonials

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Strathearn Scavenger Hunt

How well do you know Strathearn? Test yourself with our cryptic clues.

Each clue will refer to a different landmark within the boundaries of Strathearn neighborhood. Add your guess to the comments section! New clues will be posted at least weekly.

And now for the first round:

Sadly, Juniper is Closing!

To all of our community who has not received this letter yet:

Juniper Cafe & Bristo is closing their doors. We, as the Strathearn Community League, would like to honor Juniper by posting this news as a way to publicly thank the hard and amazing work that this Cafe-Restaurant has done in our neighborhood:

• They have provided over the years an amazing and high quality service through their goods and services,

• And they had served well our community and beyond as a key builder fostering real connections, and bringing our community together.

Thank you so much Juniper Cafe & Bistro.

With expectation, we hope for better days and for better news announcing their re-opening. We would like to invite our community to join us in honoring them by posting your personal thank you notes on our Facebook page (find the post here)

Below is Juniper’s letter to the Community sent on March 21, 2020:

Good day our Juniper friends and family,

We hope this email finds all of you surviving and thriving through this unprecedented time.

We have made the very difficult decision to close our doors effective immediately - until further notice.

After such a difficult last year with the road closure, coupled with this global pandemic, we need to spend some time re-imagining what the out come of Juniper Bistro will be.  We feel quite conflicted as to what the future holds for us, as many of you have shared as well, and also weirdly excited about what can come of this.  

We absolutely know how supported we are by this amazing community.  Thank you!

So until we meet again sweet friends, Reimagine your next chapter, Love your Beloveds even deeper, get out and enjoy Spring (albeit at a safe distance) And mostly, please know how deeply grateful we are for each one of you!

Kindest Regards and Biggest virtual Hugs,

Enid and Kenny

Strathearn Community League's COVID-19 Plan

The Strathearn Community League takes the COVID-19 global pandemic very seriously, and the board wants to reassure our guests, renters, volunteers and contractors with the extra precautions we’ve put in place.

• We’ve increased our regular cleaning to include sanitizing of all door handles, keypads, faucets and other touch surfaces

• We’ve increased restocking and checking of hand soap and paper towel

• Disinfectant is available for all of our renters, and we’re allowing renters extra time to complete additional cleaning and sanitizing steps

• We will work with public health officials and follow guidance and instructions from all levels of government to assist in containing the virus.

The best sources of information for locally relevant information are below:

Government of Alberta - Information About Coronavirus for Albertans

Govenment of Canada - Coronavirus Information and Resources

Family Breakfast & Dance Party - this Friday morning!

A special Strathearn Stay ’n Play event, coming up this Friday, Feb 28th from 9:30-11:30am at the Hall. Free breakfast and dance party. All pre-schoolers, their caregivers and siblings welcome! Bring your dancing shoes and your appetites! See poster for more details.

Outdoor Soccer Registration Now Open!

Spring is just around the corner and minor soccer registration is in full swing.

Part one of the registration process is completed online, and part two is in person - click here or here to see all the details, and note that the main times designated for Strathearners to do the second part of registration in person will be either Wednesday, March 4th (5-8pm) or Saturday, March 7th (10am-1pm) at the Bonnie Doon Mall (near the old Tony Roma’s entrance).

Please contact our Strathearn soccer director at rec@strathearncl.org with any questions.

Strathearn Art Walk - Gallery Launch and Pub Night, Feb 27th

You're invited to an all-ages pub night Thursday, Feb. 27th starting at 7pm  at the Edmonton Ski Club.

Features Billie Zizi, trivia, door prizes and Strathearn ArtWalk awards. 

Click here for more details!

Public Info Sessions - Strathearn Heights Redevelopment

Please click here to see a Notice of Rezoning and Invitation to Public Information sessions hosted by GEC Architecture at the Strathearn Heights Information Centre - Strathearn Centre, 9540 87 Street.

Please drop in on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5-8pm or Saturday, Feb. 22, 1-4pm to learn more about the proposed application, the process and to provide your feedback.

Upcoming Production: Les Belles Soeurs

A riveting new play presented by L’UniThéâtre takes the stage at La Cite francophone, Feb 20-22.

Focused on uniting various communities through their programming, this professional francophone theatre company offers English surtitles for every performance.

Please click here to see the poster for more detail, and buy your tickets at: https://www.lunitheatre.ca/belles-soeurs/en

Disco Fever Hits Strathearn this Family Day, Monday Feb 17th!

FAMILY DAY DISCO SKATE presented by Alair Homes and Strathearn Community League

Monday, February 17, 2020 from 1 - 4 pm at the Strathearn Community Hall

Family style BBQ (veg option available) plus crafts for kids, face painting, marshmallow roast, music & more!

Dress for the weather, or the theme! Costumes are optional.

Please consider bringing a donation of a new or gently used warmth item for OPERATION FRIENDSHIP SENIORS SOCIETY.

For Those About To ROCK

We're excited to announce that we have a new partnership with Backbeat, a rock school (think Jack Black) on Whyte Ave. that teaches kids music by putting them into rock bands. 

For the mini-rockstar in your life, Backbeat is offering an exclusive 25% discount off its Little Beats program. Little Beats is a six-week program that will give your 3-5 year old a basic introduction to music fundamentals while placing them in their very own (noise rock) band!  The next round starts in early February!

Backbeat loves community and community leagues! You simply have to be a member of the Strathearn Community League to qualify, and enter the following discount code on your registration form: SNLB25. Please note: proof of community league membership may be required.

Announcing date changes for SCL HAPPY HOUR @ Juniper Cafe!

Effective next month, Toonie ‘Happy Hour’ for Strathearn Community League members will shift from the second Thursday to the first Saturday afternoon of the month. As a special perk of your SCL membership, enjoy a glass of wine or beer at the lovely Juniper Cafe (corner of 95 Ave & 87 St.) for only $2 on the first Saturday of the month from 4-6pm.

Upcoming Strathearn Happy Hour dates are February 1st and March 7th.

Cheers, and see you then!

AV Club - The Commitments date change

Please note, Strathearn AV Club showing of The Commitments on Thursday, Dec. 19 is cancelled.

With Rock Comes Roll series (Books to film) - The Commitments by Alan Parker will be shown in conjunction with Rock’n’Roll Bookclub - join the fun and read Roddy Doyle's novel The Commitments and then join us for the film January 30, 2020 starting at 8pm.

New Program Sessions now Open for Registration!

New Program Sessions of Yoga, Barre and Zumba will start up at the Hall in January! Registration is now open. See posters attached below for all the details.