Father Jim Holland Leaving Sacred Heart
Beloved priest and community leader is taking a sabbatical and being replaced by two priests at Sacred Heart Church.
Inside this month
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Okîsikow (Angel) Way Rededicated During Stolen Sisters and Brothers Awareness Walk
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Heart of the City: Hope, Healing, and Harmony
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Big Bins, Bright Smiles
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C’mon Festival Celebrates Five Years of Musical Hijinks (Web Exclusive)
The fifth year of the genre-breaking music festival is happening at Studio 96 in July.
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Event Affirms Cultural Pride
An event at Delton School on May 19 helped a Boyle Street resident affirm Indigenous culture, and found herself affirmed at the same time.
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Let’s Have A Block Party!
Block parties are fun, easy to plan, and inexpensive – and Abundant Community McCauley can help!
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Protocol Is Important (Web Exclusive)
At cultural events, it is important for everyone involved to know the correct protocols.
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A “Lost and Found” Kitty
The story of a cat who got lost and found his way home.
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Problem Properties Discussion and Meeting
Members of several communities, including McCauley, attended a meeting on May 24 to discuss problem properties.
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The Good Ol’ Summertime
Some fond memories of summer.
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Fun on a Budget
Sometimes the budget of a single parent doesn’t allow for elaborate vacations. Here is how one single parent made $50 stretch back in the day.
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Opinion: Supervised Injection Sites Are Necessary in McCauley
Supervised injection sites are needed especially in McCauley because they save the lives of vulnerable people.
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Kubrick: Summer, 1987
Two films that made a huge impact were from the summer of 1987.
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Phenology: Studying Natural Cycles of Plant and Animal Life
There is a whole ecological ecosystem right here in the inner city.
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The Best Summer So Far
Being in the Air Cadets was part of a journey towards self-discovery.
This Month’s PDF
Columns
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Inner City Recreation & Wellness Program
A New Partnership
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Ability and Community
Celebrating Canada This Summer
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Dining Out
Flavour With A View
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McCauley Musings
Getting Over the Weather
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BoyleBits
Summer: A Time for Conversations and Adventures
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Editor’s Notes
July & August 2017
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Boyle Street Community League Update
Meetings and Developments
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Something Funny
Something Funny
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Keri’s Corner
A Time to Spare Ourselves
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Neighbourhood Views
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Pride Parade 2017 – The 2017 Pride Parade took place on June 10. This year’s Grand Marshalls were Edmonton’s two-spirit community. Paula E. Kirman
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Cecily Mills Receives Public Interest Award – Boyle Street resident and Boyle McCauley News contributor Cicely Mills received the 2017 Public Interest Award at the Public Interest Alberta (PIA) AGM on June 19. From left: Larry Booi (PIA Board President), Joel French (PIA Executive Director), Cicely, and John Wodak (Chair of the Seniors’ Action Liaison Team - SALT). Cicely was nominated for the award by SALT. Each year the Public Interest Awards are awarded to individuals and/or organizations who are working to strengthen Alberta’s public sphere and public interest. Public Interest Alberta
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Annual Homeless Memorial – Gary Moostoos places a flower at the Homeless Memorial sculpture during the Edmonton Homeless Memorial on June 2, organized by the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH). ECOHH identified 106 deaths in 2016 due to homelessness, with a total of 599 deaths documented since the first memorial service 12 years ago. Paula E. Kirman
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Hallelujah Garage Sale – The Hallelujah Garage Sale on June 17 featured tables of goods for sale in front of many of the churches along Church Street, as well as in the McCauley Rink. The event was supported by McCauley Revitalization. Dan Glugosh
Around the Neighbourhood
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Upcoming Themes
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