Help Us Increase Access

Tell us about rink access to help us improve education and funding

How To Build Community  

One great way is to harness League power

What does the City Plan Mean for Leagues?

We're here to answer your questions

You’ll hear from City of Edmonton staff and EFCL planning advisor, Jonathan Lawrence, about the many projects underway and how both organizations will engage with Leagues over the next few years.

• February 24 at 6pm

What's a Community League? 

Connect with Edmonton's original city builders

EFCL invites your organization to a short and interactive workshop to connect with and find ways to work effectively with Leagues.

• March 1 at 12pm

Calling All New League Presidents

Connect with experienced volunteers

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. 

Sign up for EFCL’s One-on-One Mentorship Program to connect with an experienced League president. We have a few experienced presidents who have signed up to be mentors and are waiting to be matched. We know you’re busy, so these connections can be as simple as a few online chats, some emails or a phone call. Unlike Mentorship Cafes, the one-on-one program can be designed around your schedule and tailored to your needs.

Treasurers 

February 28 at 6:30pm

In this session we'll be talking about going paperless with banking and developing your League's financial policies. 

Green Leagues 

March 10 at 6:30pm

In the first session of the Green League's Café, we'll be sharing ideas on what to do with your community and green initiatives.

The Commons 

Liveable cities require ending discrimination

February is Black History month. For Edmontonians, this is a time to celebrate the many achievements that Black Canadians have and continue to contribute to our history and culture. 

The month offers a time to consider the strengths of our diversity and discuss the ways our cities continue to perpetuate discrimination, racism and inequality.
 
Doing this means taking an anti-racist approach to evaluating and planning. It means listening to a diversity of voices and moving beyond zoning bylaws, plans, and policies that have controlled and segregated folks in our community.

Read more about the history of discrimination in cities and what it means to create liveable places for everyone:

Co-Op Community Spaces

Applications open until March 1

The Co-op Community Spaces Program was established to improve community health and well-being by building places for western Canadians to come together, build social connections and enable community development. Applications for 2022 Co-op Community Spaces will be open from February 1 – to March 1, 2022. Projects can apply for between $25,000 and $150,000 in capital funding in three categories – recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture. 

Housing for Health

Fit Cities conference

You're invited to participate in the second Fit Cities Fit Towns Canada Conference (virtual) on the mornings of Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3, from 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Learn about the impact of community environments on health and wellbeing, and innovative strategies to improve our buildings, streets, neighbourhoods and their amenities for health. Presentations and discussions will enhance knowledge and skills for healthier planning, development, design, and construction in our towns and cities provincially and nationally.

Photo by Dave Goudreau on Unsplash

Free Sports Equipment for Kids

Skates, helmets, sticks and more

Sport Central provides Community Leagues with FREE sports equipment for neighbourhood kids. They currently work with 17 Leagues and want to get more Leagues involved with their program. 

To get involved, fill out the Community Application form, then submit it to thekid@sportcentral.org.