Bonnie Doon Community League - Bonnie Blog

Bonnie Doon's 100th Birthday Party (Supper's On Us 2019)

9/16/2019

What a beautiful evening at our annual Supper's On Us event yesterday. And thanks to a grant from the City of Edmonton for birthday cakes, we were able to turn the event into birthday party to celebrate Bonnie Doon Community League turning 100! We hope you all enjoyed the free BBQ, bouncy castles and birthday cake!

Thank you to the over 30 volunteers who gave of their time to help put this event on for our community, from the set up crew to the food shoppers, the water melon cutters, to the BBQ team, the 50:50 sellers, SWAG team, washer uppers and everyone else who pitched in throughout the event and for cleanup. We're lucky to live in such an amazing neighbourhood.

We'd like to give special thanks to 100-year old Anne Malyj, who is featured in our history book on pages 142 and 196, for making the first cut in the birthday cake! And thank you to cake servers Valerie and Erhardt Schirmaier, who cut their wedding cake in Bonnie Doon Hall 61 years ago, and also Dr John Taylor for his assistance.

Happy 100th Birthday Bonnie Doon Community League!!

We are LGBTQ+ friendly

7/31/2019

Bonnie Doon Community League and its hall are safe and respectful of the LGBTQ community. The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues - EFCL has hired Hope Jubenvill as a LGBTQ+ Project Lead summer student in order to help facilitate a more inclusive and respectful environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Community Leagues as well as to address certain barriers that may prevent engagement. More information available here:https://efcl.org/events--projects/lgbtq-project/

Old Time Canada Day Picnic Thank you's

7/31/2019

The Old Time Canada Day Picnic 2019 was a lot of fun. Thank you to Jeanne for organizing and to Margaret, Jed, Merin, Rita, Karen and many others that stepped in to help run the games. Thank you to Bonnie Doon Corner Market for supplying all the frozen desserts. Thank you to Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes for supplying the mobile bowling lane and 25 free bowling games as bowling prizes. Thank you to Bonnie Doon Mall Administration, O Canada Gear and SEESA for supplying the other games prizes. Thank you to the following companies for supplying Silent Auction Items: Audrey’s Photography, Carlton’s Cards Bonnie Doon, O Canada Gear, Kuhlman's Greenhouse and Shoppers Drug Mart Bonnie Doon. We hope all enjoyed the event even if the weather did not cooperate.

Supper's On Us - Free BBQ and Membership Drive

7/19/2019

Residents of Bonnie Doon are invited to Supper's On Us, Bonnie Doon Community League's annual free BBQ and membership drive. Enjoy hot dogs, burgers, bouncy tents and more!

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Bonnie Doon Park, 9240 93 Street (next to Bonnie Doon Hall)

It's a fun way to meet your neighbours and support your community league.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please consider signing up for a short shift, to help out. Sign Up Sheet here.

BDCL encourages residents to renew their membership at Supper's on Us, held every September in conjunction with Community League Day in Edmonton.

Folk Fest Parking Pass pickup - Bonnie Doon 2019

7/18/2019

Similar to the past few summers, the City of Edmonton will enforce parking restrictions in north Bonnie Doon during the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. This is not a community league initiative, however our volunteers are giving of their time to hand out passes to affected residents. In general, parking will be restricted from 92 Avenue to Connors Road, between Mill Creek Ravine and 91 Street. Obey posted parking restrictions to avoid having your vehicle ticketed and towed. See detailed info on parking restrictions.

Parking Restrictions
When: Thursday, August 8 through Sunday, August 11, 2018
Where: As per City signage. Generally north of 92 Ave in Bonnie Doon

Parking Permits
Parking permits will be available to residents who live in the affected area. To get a permit, you must drop by Bonnie Doon Park on one of the following 2 days. This will be your only opportunity to get a permit.

When: When: Thursday, August 1, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm And Wednesday August 7, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Bonnie Doon Park (or in the hall if it's raining), 9240 93 Street
Bring: Government-issued photo ID showing your address

Volunteers will be verifying id and giving out permits (thanks Don, Karmen and Dwayne).

Help spread the word and make sure your neighbors know about parking restrictions and permits during Folk Fest.

If you recently moved to your home and don't yet have id showing your address, bring your current government-issued id with something like a utility bill addressed to your home in the affected area.

A flyer will also be delivered to residents.

Parking Passes may NOT be sold.

We will give parking permits to people living in the area below. This map is not meant to show where the City will restrict parking.

Front Yards In Bloom Update, Bonnie Doon 2019

7/12/2019

Bonnie Doon has once again been 'planted' with the little yellow 'Front Yards in Bloom' signs. A hardy team of volunteers surveyed the entire neighbourhood in June (yes, in the rain!), noting the gardens that made us stop and smile; gardens that were at least 25% planted. In July the teams returned to 'plant' the signs. This year we had over 125 yards nominated. We have also forwarded specific gardens to the next level of competition, in the categories of Tiny, Natural, Public and General. The Edmonton Horticultural Society is the final arbiter; decisions for City-wide winners will be made soon.
Thank you to the returning and new volunteers: Karen, Daniel & Kerri (& kiddos), Don, Bill & Claudette, Cindy, Sherry, Debbie and Élizabeth.
Merci l'équipe!
Keep gardening Bonnie Doon! The neighbourhood looks amazing!

Old Time Canada Day Picnic - July 1, 2019

6/19/2019

Bonnie Doon Community League is hosting an Old Time Canada Day Picnic, July 1, 1-4pm.

Free games for all ages and abilities, including:
Pin the Maple leaf on the Flag
Gunny Sack Race
Ball Roll Race
Egg Race
Fishing
Bobbing for Apples
Horseshoes
Axe Throw ( * using plastic axes :) )
Cane/Wheelchair Obstacle Race
Three Legged Race
Pie Eating Contest
Musical Chairs
Crochet
Crafts

Silent Auction for Bonnie Doon Hall's Renovation Fund.

Purchase a copy of Bonnie Doon's history book! On sale for $25, limited quantities available.

Hot dogs, potato salad, refreshments, deserts available for $2 per person for community league members and $5 per person for non-members. Proceeds to Bonnie Doon Hall's Renovations Fund.

We rely on our community to pull off this fun event! Please email Jeanne at social@bonniedoon.ca if you can help out with this new event.

Front Yards In Bloom 2019

5/18/2019

Bonnie Doon will once again be participating in Edmonton’s Front Yards in Bloom (FYiB)!

FYiB recognizes our friends and neighbours' efforts to create more beautiful communities
FYiB was founded in 1999 by the Edmonton Horticultural Society, Canada Post, and the City of Edmonton to celebrate attractive front yards in Edmonton.

Edmonton's Front Yards in Bloom is now the largest program of its kind in Canada. Last year Bonnie Doon had over 100 gardens nominated in the various categories. Our neighbourhood was happily covered with the little yellow signs!

Anyone can nominate a front yard here (May 20-June 30), but you can't nominate your own
There are multiple categories: general, edible, tiny, container, natural, public
Yards must contain at least 25% non-turf plantings to be eligible.

Although anyone can nominate a garden, Bonnie Doon has an active team that gets together to make sure that every possible garden is considered. We always have room for more residents to join.

If you are interested and are available to walk the neighbourhood in late June, please contact Karen Doucet at secretary@bonniedoon.ca. You might meet some new neighbours and probably see a corner of Bonnie Doon that you don’t regularly visit!

Summer Green Shack 2019

5/18/2019

Join in with games, sports, crafts, music, drama and special events. A complete list of activities and special events are posted on the side of Green Shacks each week. If there is a game or activity that peaks your child's interest that you would like to have included in programming, just ask the Program Leader.
Programs Leaders are easily identified by their blue shirts and may be assisted by volunteer leaders in training. All leaders:

Have completed a security clearance process, are trained in first aid, and are certified specialists in fun!
Ensure participants play safely (Parents are responsible for their children at all times and must be available in the event of an emergency).

Programming is still available on rainy/snowy days, but may be cancelled during severe weather.
Summer Green Shack runs from July 3 - August 23 at Bonnie Doon playground.

2019 Outdoor soccer update

4/19/2019

News from our Soccer Coordinator, Diane, soccer@bonniedoon.ca...

Good-day families, the countdown to the start of Soccer season is here. You will be hearing from your coaching teams next week if you have not yet already been contacted.

If you have not been contacted by Friday April 26th, please email sports@bonniedoon.ca, stating your player's age, group and name.

U17 boys - you will be contacted by an Ottewell coach
U15 girls - you will be contacted by a Goldbar coach
U15 boys - you will be contacted by an Ottewell coach
U13 girls - you will be contacted by a Ritchie coach
U11 girls - you will be contacted by a Ritchie coach
U11 boys - you will be contacted by a Forest Terrace Heights coach
U9 boys - some of you will be contacted by a Bonnie Doon coach, some by a Strathearn or Avonmore coach.

We had 26 U9 boys ask for or live in BD this season, team size is 16, thus we are hosting 1 team, and then others are helping bring other community teams up to size.

U5 and U7 coaching teams - you will receive your rosters on Tuesday; along with equipment pickup info.

We need of another U5 coach. If you are willing to help out, please let me know. sports@bonniedoon.ca. A free U5 coach training is Tuesday April 23 at the South Soccer Centre; all you need to get started in one 2-hour course.
Please help ensure all our U5's get to play.