Month: May 2022

Exciting news! The Beverly Heights Community League (includes Beverly Heights and Rundle Heights communities) have been selected for alley renewal. The City of Edmonton manages the project, and is in the planning stages with construction starting in 2023 or 2024 and expected to take 2 years to complete all the alleys with the construction season running about June 1-October 31. Although it will be absolutely wonderful to have the deeply rutted and pot hole-y back alleys repaired, it will cause some inconvenience but will be worth it in the long run! There are no fees for the improvement as it is funded through the Neighbourhood Improvement Tax Levy – we are fortunate to be one of the first group of neighbourhoods to get this much needed attention.

Visit the website https://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/on_your_streets/beverly_heights for more details, a map of the alleys, and to sign up for email updates. The City of Edmonton project managers met with the BHCL board members today and shared that we will have about a one-month notice of when construction will be in our specific area, and will receive a hand-delivered notice 7 days before construction starts on our block. Each back alley takes about 4 weeks to complete as they take it down about 50cm (half a meter) as well as making some improvements. During construction, we will have ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS to the back alley so will have to park on the street, and garbage pick up will also be in the front rather than in the alleys. We’ll be looking for more details on how that will work – perhaps our neighbourhoods can work together and encourage everyone to park on one side and all garbage carts on the other side just on trash days. The project managers indicated that construction would be staggered rather than several blocks next to each other to allow space for parking.

In the planning stage and before construction you may notice flags, paint markings, and the city will also be bringing in an arborist to manage trees and shrubs. Existing lighting will be upgraded to LED and any required utility repairs and upgrades will be done before the alley is completed.

In fall 2022 there will be public engagement and perhaps an info session (in person or virtual). By then planning should be in place and more details available, and the project managers can answer all your questions. The community league has as much information as is available on the website at this time, when we get updates we will share on the website as well as in the monthly eNewsletter.

Here are two documents that are also available on the website link above:

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Exciting news! Our community was approved for a pop-up community garden. The City of Edmonton started this initiative a few years ago as a way to help communities grow fresh food and we have been fortunate to have been approved for gardens three years in a row.

Applications are now being accepted from those that do not have yard or patio space to grow food! If you have some seeds or seedlings to donate, would like to volunteer as a gardening mentor, or would like to offer to help tend the gardens please email volunteer.bhcl@gmail.com. Click HERE for the application for a garden bed.

The objectives of the 2022 Pop-Up Community Gardens pilot are as follows:

• Increase access to freshly grown food for the community
• Reduce barriers to increase local food growing spaces
• Create opportunities to enhance the wellness of participants
• Increase the number of people who can benefit from community gardens
• Promote community involvement, recreation, and wellness

Here are the details:

Garden Specifications and Resources

• Your garden will receive 12 temporary garden beds filled with garden soil mix.
• The approved garden location is 10906 40 Street (near the Beverly Rink Building)
• If the temporary garden beds have been placed on City maintained grass, please be aware that the area within 3m of the beds will not be mowed by the City.
• Your garden will be receiving temporary signage indicating information about the Pop-up Community Garden program and an opportunity to state your garden leader’s contact information. In the event that your garden requires extra signage, please contact us at communitygardens@edmonton.ca

Requirements and Guidelines

• The garden is intended to grow edible plants.
• Gardeners must provide all plants, seeds, disinfecting products, personal gardening protective equipment, watering cans and tools. Seed donations may be available.
• The use of fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides within the gardens is strictly prohibited.
• Gardeners are responsible to plant, weed, harvest, and remove stems/inedible growth from the beds at the end of the season. The Beverly Heights Community League will provide water with an on-site rain barrel.

End of Season

• As part of your participation in the program, you are expected to submit a survey about your garden experience at the end of the season. Please complete this survey to provide feedback on your pop-up garden season with the City of Edmonton.
• All temporary garden beds will be removed by the City at the end of season. The final date is TBD, with removal anticipated near the end of September. Communication to garden groups will be provided to ensure all plant material is harvested and removed prior to pickup.