Soccer Registration is Open!

Outdoor soccer season will be here before you know it, and registration is now open on the EMSA website! Before registering, please make sure you have an active Glenora Community League membership, as it’s required to complete the process. Registration will last until February 28th so make sure you sign up before them.

As we gear up for the season, we also want to put out a heartfelt call for parent volunteers to coach. Our soccer program simply cannot run at full capacity without generous community members stepping up. The number of teams we’re able to offer directly depends on the number of volunteers we have, so if you’re able to give some of your time, it truly makes a difference for our kids and our community.

A huge thank you to our soccer coordinators for the countless hours you put into organizing the season. Your behind-the-scenes work is what makes community soccer possible, and we are so grateful for your dedication.

If you’re looking for more ways to stay connected and involved, we’d love to see you at our monthly Community League Board meetings. The next GCL meeting is on February 11th at 7:00 pm in the Community League art room. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to all community members. It’s a great opportunity to meet neighbours, share ideas, and be part of shaping what makes Glenora such a special place to live.

And if there is anything else you think should be included in our newsletters, please let us know at communications@glenoracl.com

We've all heard the saying, "It takes a village." We know the benefits of a strong community—but you can't rely on a village you don’t take part in. 

Our Community League exists to activate the community through events, programming, and sharing neighbourhood news. But for our community to truly thrive, we need more than just the same handful of volunteers making everything happen. We need more people in the village. 

Please show up, get involved, and help make our neighbourhood a place where everyone thrives.

The Glenora Community League Board has positions that urgently need filling. Please consider volunteering and getting involved so we can continue to provide more services to our community.



Events Committee

• we need a small and mighty group pf people to help plan and run events at the Glenora Community League. Our community events like the Winter Carnival & the Picnic In the Park will not happen this year without a small group taking over this role so please let us know as soon as possible (and maybe tap a another neighbour on the shoulder to join you!)

If you have any of the above skills, please submit your interest to Brad Colcy at president@glenoracl.com

We’re reaching out to our neighbours for help keeping the skate room open on Wednesday nights. Last year brought in enough generous volunteers to run things smoothly, and we’re hoping for the same amazing community support again.

If you’re interested or have any questions, please reach out to Peter at sports@glenoracl.com to coordinating the schedule. Thank you for helping keep this great winter tradition alive in our neighbourhood!

The redevelopment committee was notified that we are the recipient of the Government of Alberta Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) small grant of $125,000. We were also awarded the City of Edmonton Community League Infrastructure Program (CLIP) of $100,000 in August of 2025. These grants are awarded based on having matching funds available in the Community League bank account. This totals $225,000 of grant money plus $225,000 of matching Community League funds for a total of $450,000 that can be applied to the repair and redevelopment of the Glenora Community League Building. 

In 2024 and 2025 we also received planning grants of $25,000 to help us create an architectural plan and costing estimates for the building. The five phases of the redevelopment plan can be found on the website. The total cost of all five phases is estimated at $3.6M.

Phase 1 of the redevelopment plan includes repairing the roof, exterior and replacing the HVAC as well as other improvements to the exterior and gym floor. The total estimated cost for this phase is approximately $1.2M. The grants received will help us with some critical repairs but they won't allow us to complete the entire phase 1. 

In order to be eligible for the larger City of Edmonton and Government of Alberta infrastructure grants it is necessary to demonstrate support from the community as well as funds in the bank account to match the amount of the grant. Over 2026 we would like to generate a significant amount of funds required for Phase 1 through pledges from community businesses and residents. These dollar amount pledges will demonstrate support from the community and can also be used as matching funds when applying for the bigger grants. For example, $300,000 of pledges from the community could potentially generate $300,000 from the City of Alberta and another $300,000 from the Province of Alberta.

Kathy Gregg is leading a fundraising drive to generate pledges from the community that can then be leveraged towards these bigger grants. If you are interested in supporting the redevelopment of the community league please contact Kathy at vicepresident@glenoracl.com.

Thanks,

Andrew Holmes

Treasurer

treasurer@glenoracl.com

Thank you to everyone who used, trialed and gave feedback on our new online membership portal, which will helped us communicate, manage and coordinate your annual GCL membership & court bookings this Summer.

It was not always seamless but we feel like we are building a better system to manage our membership & help us all take advantage of our amenities.

Annual Memberships have now turned over to the 2025/2026 season. If your membership was on auto-renewal, you will have been automatically charged for a new membership and your membership remains up to date. If your membership was not on auto-renewal, you will need to sign in to your account and renew manually.

If you do not have a current membership, you can buy one here and set up your membership account.

If you have any questions about this new tool or have questions or concerns about your membership, please email Laura at communications@glenoracl.com

Save your bottles for Glenora Community League! We have an account with Skip The Depot so you can turn your cans into cash for the league! Register here for an account to have them pick up your bottles & cans & have the funds donated straight to Glenora initiatives. Every little bit counts!

The next GCL meeting on February 11th at 7:00pm in the Community League art room. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to all community members. For more information please email: communications@glenoracl.com.