Garlic Mustard Pull

by Cory Cheung on 05/17/2012

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When I first heard the words Garlic Mustard, I thought it must be a new condiment from Fat Franks. After attending one of the Garlic Mustard pull meetings held by City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Naturalization Group I learned that Garlic Mustard is actually a plant. And it is not just any plant; it’s a non-native, invasive plant, also known as a weed that grows in the Mill Creek Ravine here in Edmonton.  It can be destructive to native biodiversity and habitat, suppresses local plant growth and take over large areas in woodland areas. Garlic Mustard is listed as a “prohibited noxious” weed under the Alberta Weed Control Act, meaning it must be destroyed.

Removing Garlic Mustard helps maintain the natural beauty of the Mill Creek Ravine and plant diversity in the area. It is better for the environment when we hand pull Garlic Mustard as oppose to just destroying it by chemicals. In a natural area like the Mill Creek Ravine, the use of synthetic herbicides is only recommended when there are no other options available because synthetic herbicides can kill desired plants.

The impact of community weed pulling is more important than just eradicating this invasive species. This ravine is shared by everyone in the neighbourhood and makes this area unique and attractive. It is up to everyone to prevent the ravine from being taken over by invasive plants and destroying its natural beauty.

There is a group that will organize a garlic mustard pull four times this year. Please join us to help pull Garlic Mustard from Mill Creek Ravine. 

  1. Saturday, May 26, 2012, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  2. Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  3. Saturday, July 7, 2012, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  4. Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Meeting point is on corner of 91 St and 77 Ave.

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Great Ideas on New Neighbourhoods are Flowing in

by Kalen Anderson on 05/15/2012

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Tell us what you think the building blocks of Edmonton’s great new neighbourhoods are! Have you checked out the Designing New Neighbourhoods project website yet? If not, come on over and take a look at the showcase of promising design practices featured on our site, and share your ideas with us on what you think the building blocks of great new neighbourhoods are! The design guidelines are being created collaboratively and your input is important to us.

The first week of public input has been a great success, and we are looking to continue hearing from Edmontonians.

Some of the popular ideas featured on IdeaScale over the last week include: creating better “way-finding” opportunities in new neighbourhoods, creating walkable streets, building attractive new homes that address the street, designing places for people, and planning for great public transit.

On Twitter (#yegDNN) we have received photos of beautiful tree-lined streets, separated walkways and a beautiful pedestrian promenade. Tweets abound about preserving natural tree stands, building with the landscape, investing in nice architecture, beautiful public spaces, and building neighbourhoods that include a variety of amenities and services.

These are just a few of the ideas that have been shared with the City so far. The Project Team is looking forward to hearing more great ideas over the coming week via Twitter, email, IdeaScale, blog comments, Pinterest and Flickr.

Before new communities are built they must be planned, and this is where your input comes in. The Designing New Neighbourhoods Project will help us plan great new neighbourhoods in Edmonton’s developing suburban areas. The design guidelines will be used when new neighbourhood plans are being prepared in Edmonton’s urban growth areas – Edmonton’s rural northeast, southeast and southwest. These areas are designated for future development but detailed plans for them have not yet been prepared and approved.

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Buying and Living Local

by Larry Retzlaff 05.14.2012
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We may choose to buy local food based on our values, but many of us will need to make trade-offs either in our budgets or in the time and effort it takes to get to local markets where local food is available. How big a priority is local food for us, and what do we have to give up in order to make local food the priority we say it is? Can we walk the talk? Read More

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North LRT to NAIT Construction Update

by Lindsay Yarmon 05.11.2012
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It’s full steam ahead for the second construction season on the North LRT to NAIT project. We’re keeping an aggressive schedule so we can stay on track to officially open the new line in April 2014. Although work continued on the North LRT over the winter, most of it happened off of major roadways. This [...]

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Responsible Selling…Healthy Communities

by Tricia Boonstra 05.09.2012
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Following the kick-off of the 1=What? education campaign, created to inform consumers and retailers of alcohol equivalencies, the Neighbourhood Empowerment Team (N.E.T.)  in the McCauley community has been working with merchants and community stakeholders to monitor and mitigate the existing and potential increase in consumption of non-beverage alcohol (NBA) products. Results of a survey NET [...]

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