August Michener Park Update

Hello Neighbours,

The August update about Michener Park from Emily Ball at the University of Alberta is below for your information:

Ken Hemmerling
President, Malmo Plains Community League

Current Activities and what to expect during the month of August on the MP site:

  • Edmonton Police Services (EPS) continues to conduct police training on the MP site.

  • We ask neighbours to please continue to call the EPS with general complaints at 780-423-4567 and emergency situations at 911 and continue to call University of Alberta Protective Services UAPS) at 780-492-5050 regarding any suspicious activities that you may see. UAPS continues to patrol the MP site twice a day.

  • Demolition of buildings on the site continues. The target for completing the demolition continues to be December, 2021. You will see the demo crew begin to work on the buildings located in the northern section of the MP site near the Boardwalk apartment building. The crews will begin abatement soon and demo will begin in the coming weeks.

  • You will see that the demolition on eastern section of the site near your homes is now complete and the area has been covered with dirt. The dirt will be seeded for grass in the coming weeks.

  • The U of A has offered the MP playground equipment to the Malmo Community League. The community league executive continues to review the offer.

  • The demolition contractor is working to repair any fence issues as quickly as possible. You may see doors off units in the southern section of the site. Our crews are going into some of these units to begin abatement. The doors are locked each night and you may begin to see plywood being removed.

  • UAPTI held a virtual Open House on July 15, 2021 from 6 - 7:30 where neighbours were invited to provide feedback on the concept options. Please go to https://ualbertapropertiestrustinc.ca to view the information that was presented on July 15, 2021.

If you have any questions or comments please contact: Emily Ball, Director of Community Relations for the U of A, phone number: 780-492-4345, email: emily.ball@ualberta.ca. 

Emily Ball
Director, Community Relations
Office of the Vice-President (External Relations
University of Alberta

2-03 South Academic Building
Edmonton, Alberta  T6G 2G7
T   780.492.4345

Volunteers Needed - Two nights only

The Malmo Plains Community League has a fundraising opportunity with one of the casinos licensed by Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis.  With enough volunteers, the community league could be in a position to get close to $70,000.  In order to get this money, we need enough volunteers to work for just two nights, Wednesday July 28 and Thursday July 29, at the Starlight Casino in West Edmonton Mall.  

If you can volunteer, please reach out to casino@malmoplains.com for information on positions, times, and how to volunteer.  Even volunteering on one night would help.

As you might expect, the Community League’s income was down last year due to COVID.  Hall rental income was down significantly although membership sales and the City of Edmonton operating grant dropped as well.  In addition, some of our costs have gone up:  Many of you will will recall the skating rink not being cleared when the engine on our snowblower needed hundreds of dollars in repairs. The Community League also has to arrange and pay for our own garbage collection - something previously done by the City of Edmonton.  Any help you can provide would be gratefully accepted.

Again, please contact casino@malmoplains.com.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Michener Park Public Engagement

Hello neighbours,

If you are curious about the plans for the Michener Park I've got some good news - the University Property Trust is having a meeting to discuss the initial plans for the site.  They will be having an online meeting on July 15th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm via:

    tinyurl.com/24n27tjx

Please see the attached PDF which has more information.

Ken Hemmerling
President, Malmo Plains Community League

West 240 Open House

Hello neighbours,

For years now, the University of Alberta has had a long range development plan (LRDP) for the farmlands north and northwest of Malmo Plains.  Recently, significant cuts to the UofA’s budget have changed those plans - specifically, the University needs that land to become a source of income to offset their funding cuts.  If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is:  This is exactly what they are in the process of doing with Michener Park.

In the short term, the UofA’s LRDP needs to be amended to allow the transfer of ownership of the farmland west of 122 St (informally known as the “west 240” but legally known as “sector 14”) from the University of Alberta to the “University of Alberta Property Trust Inc.” or UAPTI.  The University will be doing public consultations regarding this amendment on June 29 as shown in the attached PDF.

To the best of my knowledge, they will not be discussing the future plans for that land as those will be the responsibility of the Property Trust.  

If you have questions or are just interested in getting more information, I suggest you attend the session on the 29th.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Green Shack 2021

Hello neighbours,

The City of Edmonton Green Shack is back this summer at the Malmo Plains school playground. See the PDF below for more information.

Michener Park Newsletter

Hello neighbours,

Here’s the link to the May 2021 Michener Park redevelopment newsletter. There’s nothing new to anyone that’s walked past the site recently to see buildings closest to Malmo Plains getting torn down. I’ve been taking pictures of the progress and will post some here when I get some time.

Ken. Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Front Yards In Bloom

If you would like to sign up and volunteer with the Front Yards In Bloom program to deliver nomination signs and judge yards please see VolunteerMark. The City of Edmonton are asking that all volunteers sign up directly through VolunteerMark as it helps them ensure each volunteer is supported the best way possible. If you have questions, you can find out more at frontyardsinbloom.ca or email front.yards@edmonton.ca.

Michener Park Engagement Meeting

Hello neighbours,

This week (Wednesday April 21st, 2021) there will be an online Zoom meeting regarding the redevelopment of Michener Park.  I encourage you all to attend.  A PDF with the details is attached.

Please Note:  Participants will be required to register in order to gain access into the virtual meeting. Upon registering, they will be place into a virtual waiting room prior to entering into the meeting.  Participants will be muted and therefore ask that all questions and communication to the panel be directed to the chat area, a moderator will direct your questions/input to the appropriate panel member.   

This meeting will be recorded.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Michener Park April Newsletter

Attached is the April newsletter regarding Michener Park.  Those of us that live close by have seen some trees taken out and various other activities ahead of the removal of some of the buildings.  Please see the newsletter for more information.

As always, if you see suspicious activity within Michener Park, please call University of Alberta Protective Services at 780-492-5050. 

Ken Hemmerling, President, Malmo Plains Community League

Redesigned Street Blades

Hello neighbours,

The City has prepared mockups of street blades incorporating feedback from members of the community. Please see the PDF below and let me know which option you prefer by email to president@malmoplains.com.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Michener Park March Newsletter

Hello neighbours,

The University has stepped up their game when it comes to security of the Michener Park site with daily patrols by U of A Protective Services. They are also planning on starting demolition of buildings within the site this month. Please see the details in this month’s newsletter.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Street Blade Options

Hello Neighbours,

As part of the Malmo Plains renewal, we have options on selecting the “street blades” that indicate the street, avenue, or “Malmo Road”. Previously, twelve different options were shared with the community and the top 3 choices were sent to the City of Edmonton to provide samples of how they would look. In the samples (pdf link below) the City created, they used blades of wheat to represent our proximity to the University of Alberta farm. Please let the Community League know which option you prefer via email to president@malmoplains.com. I’ll also post this to the Malmo Plains Neighbours Facebook group and collect feedback there.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Michener Park February newsletter

Hello neighbours,

A link to the February newsletter from the University of Alberta and the UAPTI (University of Alberta Properties Trust Inc.) is below. If you have any questions or thoughts about items for future newsletters, please contact the Community League at President@malmoplains.com, Civics@malmoplains.com, or Communications@malmoplains.com.

Ken

Michener Park Monthly Newsletter

Hello neighbours,

The University of Alberta along with the members of the Malmo Plains Community League have begun a monthly newsletter regarding the redevelopment of the Michener Park housing site.  The very first newsletter is attached.

Ken Hemmerling

President, Malmo Plains Community League

Neighbourhood Renewal - Streetlight Upgrade

The results of the community survey for decorative streetlights are in from the City of Edmonton and the results are:

Total votes. 264
Yes. 158 59.8%
No. 106 40.2%

The next question is about the "blades" that indicate the street and avenue. 

Ken