Voices of WJS
Voices of WJS is a grassroots movement led by the community. Their views are NOT endorsed by the West Jasper Sherwood Community League Organization. We simply wish to liaise and let their message be heard by the community.
Tough Questions for the EFCL
We’ve heard the questions many times at Better Infill: Where’s my community league on the zoning bylaw and infill issue? Why have community leagues (with a handful of important exceptions) been quiet on the biggest change to hit Edmonton’s neighbourhoods in a lifetime? We hear of community league boards declining to discuss infill or insisting on remaining neutral; of queries going unanswered; and of boards refusing to allow meetings on infill and zoning in their community halls.
These questions matter because community leagues and the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues are the primary channels through which the city consults neighbourhoods on zoning and development changes. If the community leagues and EFCL don’t properly engage their members and the public, then good consultation doesn’t happen ...
Important Update Regarding Bylaw, Zoning, Planning and Related Advocacy Initiatives
An opinion and information piece by Steven Lakey, MBA, CMC
As our community grapples with the management of change and development and the City heads into an election on October 20, I greatly appreciate the opportunity provided by the West Jasper Sherwood Community League Board to bring some matters that I believe to be of great importance to the attention to residents. In what is the first attempt to address extremely complicated and controversial issues, it is my hope that what I have written, below, will begin to help you to be informed, to stimulate ‘intelligent and productive’ dialogue and to make decisions as to how you can help shape the future of our community and the role and position(s) that you would like the community league and board to play. This piece addresses advocacy; and the role that you and the board should/could play to represent the interests of residents ...