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Merry Christmas - Wishing You and Yours a Healthy and Happy New Year
Yoga at the hall
We are excited to offer Yoga in Rossdale again this winter at the Little Flower School House. We have two instructors, Patty and Vera who will be sharing the teaching and both come with loads of experience. Classes will start on January 8 and go to March 25, with no classes on February 19th. We will be offering both a strength class and a relaxation class, the description is below. There are a total of 11 classes this session and we are offering the full 11 for $165.00 or 6 sessions for $90. 00. Class size will be limited to 12 people and registration is only for Rossdale residents. If there is still room in the class by January 4th, we will open the class to nonresidents.
Yoga for Strength 6:00pm-7:15pm
These slow moving, challenging classes are perfect if you are looking to build stamina and strength along with increased mobility. While this is not a typical flow class, it does include some flow-like sequences that are easily modified for individual needs.
Yoga for Relaxation 7:30pm-8:45pm
These all-level classes are a great way to venture into a new yoga practice and/or compliment your existing exercise regime. Each class combines a variety of functional mobility exercises with breath work, relaxation techniques, and feel-good stretching.
The equipment needed for both classes will be blocks, straps, a yoga mat and a blanket.
Please email Jane Squire Howden at jhowden@telus.net if you are interested.
Sand at the hall
There is a supply of sidewalk sand at the Rossdale hall - south end in a wooden bin. Please bring a scoop and container. The City enveadours to keep these bins full over the winter months, if you find the bin running low please call 311 for a top up as the bin is not monitored.
Stay mindful
As many communities throughout the city have seen an increase in property theft, ensure your vehicles and doors are locked.
Photo: Stephanie Swensrude
Changes to Rossdale Road
(reprinted with permission from the River Valley Conservation Society)
Work has begun to undo Edmonton’s incomplete 1970s downtown freeway project, with asphalt removed in Rossdale. “The changes on the Rossdale Road rehabilitation are necessary to eliminate some of the confusion where the triangle portion of 103 Street, Bellamy Hill, Rossdale Road, and 97 Avenue connect,” said Satya Gadidasu, the City of Edmonton project manager in charge of the redesign.
The former vehicle lanes have been stripped of asphalt and returned to dirt, and trees will eventually be planted. While Rossdale Road is one current option for commuting into downtown, the plan sees the road turned into a two-way, “park-like” street. An existing sidewalk will be widened to become a multi-use path for cyclists and pedestrians.
Many decades ago, the city commissioned the Metropolitan Edmonton Transportation Study (METS), which imagined a freeway loop encircling the downtown core, similar to what today exists in many American cities. Construction of the freeway loop started with the James MacDonald Bridge and the roads on either side.
The changes are the first steps in the Rossdale Transportation Network Plan. In the concept plan, 105 Street will be narrowed from four lanes to three along most of the road between the Walterdale Bridge and 97 Avenue. The plan includes adding a bike lane and widening sidewalks along the street.
