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CTV News
12-08-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Edmonton community leagues plead for $30M for hall repairs with ¼ of them in ‘poor' shape
An Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues banner in an unidentified hall. With Edmonton's community league halls aging, volunteers who run them say they need $30 million in urgent safety upgrades. Of the 97 halls the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) has assessed over the last two years, a quarter are considered to be in poor condition, while more than half are in fair shape. The EFCL says issues include locked or poorly maintained emergency exits, inadequate emergency lighting, non-functioning alarm systems and some structural issues... 'To be clear, these are a risk to occupant safety, to human life,' Shaun Good, the EFCL's infrastructure and amenities advisor, told Edmonton city council's community and public services committee on Monday. 'They are not nice-to-have upgrades. They are the minimum to ensure that people, including children and seniors and people with disabilities, can use and exit safely during an emergency situation.' The $30-million ask is something Coun. Erin Rutherford said she's not willing to endorse given other priorities. '$30 million is not something – I can't speak for my colleagues – that I would in any way support,' Rutherford, who represents Ward Anirniq in the city's northwest, said in response on Monday. 'We're not even meeting life maintenance renewal on city-owned facilities.' Community leagues can apply for city funding for infrastructure upgrades. Councillors are asking the leagues to prioritize renovations with city staff for a report due back at council next spring.
CTV News
23-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Edmonton Horticultural Society to take over Front Yards in Bloom program
The winner of Best General Yard for the Best Yards in Bloom 2024 in an undated photo. (Courtesy: City of Edmonton) The long-standing program, Front Yards in Bloom is being revived after it discontinued by the city last month because of funding issues. The Edmonton Horticultural Society (EHS) announced on Friday it would take over the 25-year long program under the name Front Yards in Bloom 2.0. The program recognizes and rewards homeowners' yard beautification. EHS says this year the program will run a little differently. Instead of signs on front yards, post cards will be passed out to community league members to deliver to deserving homeowners'. 'It's a great opportunity for us to connect with the community leagues, people in the community, and to also recognize those yards that maybe didn't get as much recognition,' Tamie Perryment of the EHS told CTV News Edmonton. EHS says says its budget was set before Front Yards in Bloom was cancelled so it will be limited in the amount of postcards it will be able to send out. It is open to any kind of sponsorships or support.
