1.The first grant application was denied but other opportunities for additional grants are being considered along with community fund raising efforts and volunteer hours and duties which may have a positive effect on any future grants.

2.As a result of current absence of grant funds, Phase 1 of the redevelopment plans will be scaled back to a $200,000.00 budget prioritized by the board relative to what we've been hearing from the community. The redevelopment committee is now in the process of considering other funding models which would allow the other elements to be developed in order of priority and cost these are:



3.Phase 1 redevelopment had originally also included Outdoor Fitness elements, Skateboard structures or skate path and Beach Volleyball which had been previously identified on community survey questionnaires and noted as elements which could be developed independently at a later date as funds become available.

4.The Redevelopment committee will be introduced to the City of Edmonton project manager dedicated to our project sometime next week to move the project forward to the next 4 stages: Concept, Design, Build & Operate.



5.The committee is hopeful this scaled back project will be able to proceed to construction later in 2020.

The Glenora Community League building and grounds revitalization project continues on. Plans are currently underway to carry out the Phase 1 project, which will focus on a new rink, improvements to the basketball courts and tennis courts, as well as exploring the feasibility to incorporate other features including, but not limited to, pickleball, gardening, and volleyball. Additionally, the community league building is seventy years old and is calling out for some much needed repairs and maintenance, which are expected to require a significant amount of funding to address. While funds have been set aside over the years to provide some relief towards these expenditures, they are far from sufficient to cover the full extent of the requirements. Without the full funding to proceed with further redevelopment, along with the needed repairs and maintenance, we may be left with the difficult decision of closing down programs that may no longer be safely delivered as a result of deteriorating conditions. The community league board is seeking out expertise within our community to lead in the fundraising efforts to address these challenges. If you are interested in leading this very important initiative, or know someone who might be interested, please email Nadia Mursky (nmursky@telus.net) for information on attending our next virtual community league meeting on June 10th , 2020 from 7pm to 9pm.

GCL meetings are the second Wednesday of every month, come join us!

For information on how to join our e-Board Meeting from your own home, email Sue at suemccoy@telus.net

Dear Constituents,

When I was elected last fall, I could never have imagined that we would find ourselves in a pandemic

two seasons later. I hope you have all been able to follow the public health measures in place in our

province. On my part I have been working from home as I am sure many of you have as well, and have

become very familiar with platforms like Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype, both for professional and

personal purposes.

Part of my job as a MP during the quarantine has included virtual sittings of the Standing Committee on

Finance, which you can find online either on my Facebook page or via the Parliament website, and I have also tried to keep track of all the announcements made by the federal government in the past 8+ weeks. I have been speaking with many interest groups and stakeholders and learning how they have been affected by the pandemic measures, and I have been advocating for them with the federal government in Ottawa. Whether emphasizing commercial rent relief as an important issue, or including the non-profit sector in the measures in place, these are important issues to stand up for and speak out on.

Please use my website as a reference point for government programs (the information on it is taken

from government websites and referenced accordingly), and if you have experienced any issues applying

for the federal programs in place, whether as an individual applicant, or a business owner, please feel

free to email me about it. While we are not taking walk-ins at my constituency office, my staff and I

remain available to you by phone/email (780-442-1888 and james.cumming@parl.gc.ca).

If you are a business owner and think that you might be able to reopen whenever the province considers

it safe to do so, please let me know as I would like to be there and support you. Similarly, if as an

entrepreneur you don’t think you’ll be able to carry on, I would like to hear from you and pass on your

concerns and specific issues to the federal government.

I want to express my personal gratitude for all the frontline workers who have kept the rest of us going

over the past months – from the doctors and nurses in our healthcare, to all maintenance staff

everywhere, grocery store staff, truckers, farmers, social workers, all first responders, small business

owners who have been able to keep their doors open, the public servants who have been delivering

much needed financial help for those who found themselves without a salary since mid-March, and

anyone else I have been forgetting to mention here. We would not have been able to carry on without you, so thank you for everything that you’ve done for us.

I hope you have been staying safe and healthy, and thanks to everyone’s efforts we have been

thankfully flattening the curve. See you on the other side, in the community.

I hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe and healthy during these unprecedented times. 

Many members of the Edmonton-Glenora community have been reaching out to my constituency office

looking for answers over the past few weeks. Many are facing new realities due to COVID-19, and things are changing rapidly, with new government announcements and programs almost daily.

I've been inspired by how so many Albertan's have embraced their responsibility of physically distancing over the past several weeks. I know many of us are feeling anxious about the future, and want to return

to a state of normal. Generally, people want to go back to their jobs, business owners want to re-open,

and we are all looking for a sense of economic security. I know I’m looking forward to having tea on the

patio at Vi's For Pies and seeing kids enjoy the Glenora School playground again! However, it is critical

that we take an approach that is based on evidence, that incorporates broad testing as a foundational

element, and ensures that our healthcare system has the capacity to address.

As Alberta’s Education Critic, the safety of students and staff must be a top priority as we return to

school. I know students are excited to go back to school, and parents and guardians are looking forward

to return to classroom learning. With the added risk of COVID-19 and multi-system inflammatory

syndrome in children (MIS-C), it’s even more important to make sure classrooms are not overcrowded

and the right supports are in place to keep kids healthy. Our education system has experienced cuts that

have resulted in hiked fees on parents all across the province. Parents and guardians deserve to know

that their children are returning to school with adequate safety measures, and they must to have their

questions answered.

If you, or someone you know has feedback or advice, I'd love to hear from you. Email

edmonton.glenora@assembly.ab.ca or call 780-455-7979 to set up a call or virtual meeting. I also

encourage the littles in your life to join me for Stories with Sarah on Facebook Live every Tuesday and

Thursday at 11 am!