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Inner City Kids Safe Halloween Party Turns 30

The Inner City Kids Safe Halloween Party turns 30 this year. Here is a look at the woman who has been organizing the event for three decades.

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More Trees for McCauley: Local gardening group Cultivate McCauley has successfully applied for a City of Edmonton Revitalization grant to propagate and plant trees throughout the neighbourhood. Trees increase beauty, shade, food, and property value while decreasing pollution, heat, flooding, and crime. Visit CultivateMcCauley.ca to get involved, attend a workshop, or request a tree. Pictured here is a Holowach Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) grown in a McCauley backyard. (Dustin Bajer)
Neighbours Clean Up at Litter Blitz: Over 30 neighbours, residents, and other volunteers gathered to pick up small items of litter and recyclables throughout McCauley neighbourhood at the McCauley Litter Blitz on June 22nd. Participants picked up one bag of garbage each, then shared hot dogs, snacks, and drinks while talking about the surrounding neighbourhood with pride and care. (Mike Siek)
Edmonton Dragon Festival Parades Through Chinatown: The Edmonton Chinatown Dragon Festival Parade makes its way down 97th Street on June 8th. The parade was the first event for the Edmonton Chinatown Dragon Festival, organized by the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society. (Leif Gregersen )
Portion of 101A Avenue Officially Renamed: Okîsikow (Angel) Way has been the honorary name of 101A Avenue between 96th and 97th Streets since 2011. It now has an official street name and civic address: Okisikow Way NW. The renaming was made official on June 1st and celebrated on June 14th, 2024, which was proclaimed Okîsikow (Angel) Way Day in Edmonton. Okîsikow is the cree word for “Angel.” Okîsikow (Angel) Way was established to raise awareness of gender-based violence against women, children, and gender-diverse people, which disproportionately affects Indigenous community members. Pictured is Sheri Neapetung (left), sister of the late Gloria Neapetung who designed the artwork on the sign blades, and Karen MacKenzie, a member of the original steering committee to establish Okîsikow (Angel) Way in Edmonton. (Paula E. Kirman )
Edmonton Homeless Memorial Commemorates Record Numbers: The 2024 Edmonton Homeless Memorial on June 6th commemorated 421 people who died in 2023 as a direct or indirect result of being unhoused. This number is a significant increase from past years, the previous highest being 222 deaths in 2021. The service included songs, speeches, laying flowers at the Homelessness Memorial, and releasing butterflies. The event was organized by the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH). (Paula E. Kirman)
The Latest Scoop in Chinatown: Little BonBon Ice Cream opened in July in the historic Hull Block at 9660 106th Avenue. Owned by the same folks who own Yelo’d on Whyte Avenue, Little BonBon features a unique assortment of ice cream flavours including Grandpa Wong, a mix of chocolate ice cream and brownies, named after the grandfather of one of the owners. That scoop is pictured here after being turned into a “bonbon” by being rolled in strawberry cookie crumbs. The shop also features a variety of coffee drinks and other beverages. (Paula E. Kirman)
Peace Walk with Elders Unites Communities in Chinatown and Beyond: Members of Indigenous and Chinese communities, as well as members of other communities, walked through Edmonton’s Chinatown on June 7th. The Peace Walk with Elders was organized by the Edmonton Chinatown BIA, REACH Edmonton, and Berlin Communications, with support from the Edmonton Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society, Chinese Benevolent Association, Standing Together, Ambrose Place, and other organizations and communities in the Chinatown area. (Paula E. Kirman)
Chinatown Stories Map Launches: The storytellers for the Chinatown Stories Map outside of the Edmonton Arts Council Shop & Services, prior to the event launch on June 22nd. These storytellers curated the four tours featured in the self-guided map. From left to right: Lan Chan-Marples (Lan’s Historical Tour of South Chinatown: Then and Now), Tanika Burlie (Tanika’s Black History Tour), Linda Hoang (Linda’s Food Gems Tour), and Emily Chu (Emily’s Community Art Tour). To view the map online and read full descriptions of the locations, visit www.chinatownstoriesmap.com. (Caption: Emily Chu. Photo: Andrew Hui. )

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