Upcoming events: 

October 9 - Thanksgiving dinner to Boyle Street residents

October 28 - wine tasting at Vines for Wines @ 2331 Rabbit Hill Road

November 5 - Habitat for Humanity

November 6 - Santa Clothes (Larry advised we can host 100 children which is double the original goal,volunteers will sign up on the new Santa Clothes website via a link to ClubRunner; Rotary Club of Edmonton South donated $5,000)

November 11 - the 4 members (Fred, Duane, Brian Thompson, Spencer) head to Seine Bite for the Belise Hands On annual trip; November 27 - Festival of Trees raising money for Gamma Knife & MRI sites in brain tumour operating rooms plus purchase of Stroke Ambulance re University Hospital Foundation;

December 10 - Christmas party at German Canadian Club;

December 17 - deliver gifts for the Christmas Bureau; 

January 7 - Guatemala Eye Mission with Ben Doz departs; February - Cambodia Humanitarian Mission with Darryll White departs

 

Guest Speaker:  Joe introduced Andrew Knack, Edmonton City Councillor, to talk about the City Master Transportation Plan.  Andrew was born in Edmonton, raised in Spruce Grove; received a BCom from University of Alberta and before election to city council used to participate in retail businesses.  He is a strong advocate for the community league system and is responsible for participation on the following city council committees: seniors, transit, post secondary education, active transportation, public speaking.

 

Andrew presented 6 of the 7 goals of the Edmonton Master Transportation Plan.  1) Integration of the transportation planning and land use planning.  Until this year, the transportation planners worked separately from the land use planners.  Edmonton is one of the least dense cities in North America which raises problems for LRT, InFill and frequency of buses in planning.  2) Accessibility/Mobility - snow removal procedures change every 5 years and this planning session realizes that walk ways need more attention so that seniors do not become trapped in their residences.  3) Transportation Mode Shift - Edmonton is a car centered city.  However, biking year round is becoming viable.  To enhance other modes of transportation there is a large investment in road maintenance ($1 billion over 4 years).  4) Sustainability - environmental benefits of walking, biking, mass transit.  Engineering on the west LRT will cost $20 million and the federal government has agreed to pay 50%, the province 25%.  The south LRT will be extended to Heritage Valley south of Ellerslie Road.  With the funding from the federal government it is possible that the build of the west LRT will start in 2019 instead of 2021.  5) Health & Safety.  6) Well Maintained Infrastructure.  Invest in roads, major arterial roads being better maintained since 2012 ($55 million per year into road maintenance).

 

Andrew was thanked by Duane