The Ritchie Community League supports The Mustard Seed’s new temporary, 24/7 homeless shelter that opened in our community on November 2, 2020. Read the full rationale and view the recording of the first town hall meeting we hosted virtually to learn more about the issue before taking this position.
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Bricks from Old Ritchie School available Friday, May 8
A week after demolition began on the 108-year-old Ritchie School, it is mostly a pile of rubble, and bricks from its magestic façade are available for pickup. If you would like to take home a tiny piece of community history, 200 bricks were to be made available today in the southwest parking lot of École Joseph-Moreau at 9735 74 Ave. First come, first served. Please keep your distance from others when you pick your brick.
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Remember Ritchie School at June 22 Bbq
Ritchie School still stands at 9735 75 Ave., but not for long. Stantec, which is building the replacement school next door, invites you to a farewell BBQ June 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring any photos or Ritchie School and memorabilia you would like to showcase. You’ll also be able to request materials like bricks be set aside for you when the time comes to bring the venerable structures down.
League members are Tool Library members too
Borrowing privileges are free with your Ritchie Community League membership
Ritchie Community League members are now members of the Edmonton Tool Library and can borrow from among its 1,150 items FREE. At its June 6 meeting, the league joined 42 others in sponsoring the Library, which is housed at the Bellevue Community Hall (7308 112 Ave.). It’s open twice a week for pick ups and drop offs, but its collection is searchable online, anytime.
Celebrate moms early
Mother’s Day is May 12, but SCONA Seniors invites you and your moms to a dinner, dance and 1950’s fashion show a week earlier on May 5 at Ritchie Community League.
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $25.
For details and tickets, call: 780-433-5377.
Senior Citizen Opportunity Neighbourhood Association
Ritchie sponsors comedy fest
Montreal has Just for Laughs.
North Carolina has Laugh Your Asheville Off.
And now Ritchie has Grindstone Comedy Festival.
The community league is proud its sponsorship is helping bring artists like Rebecca Kohler, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, and CCA nominees Graham Clark and Mike Delamont into the neighbourhood May 8-12.
For the full (and extensive!) lineup and tickets, go online at grindstone.ca.