Communities challenged by passive participation

 Community leagues in Edmonton face many challenges such as volunteer recruitment, delivery of programs and services and promoting the organization to residents.

As a Terwillegar Community League (TCL) board member, I have experienced many of these challenges. The TCL board decided to partake in a strategic planning session this past weekend; the purpose of which was to set goals and priorities for the next few years.

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Empowering ourselves

I’ve always been fascinated about how neighbourhoods and communities develop. When I was a reporter at the Brooks Bulletin, my favourite beat was town council because I could have discussions with municipal planners regarding the concepts for new neighbourhoods.

Last night, I had the opportunity to hear Jim Diers, who works across North America with cities and towns on community engagement.

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