Fall Registration Night is Tuesday, September 8

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Here's a friendly reminder to come out to LCA Fall Registration is Tuesday, September 8 at 7PM at Athabasca School. Come sign up for LCA programs and other community association programs all from one location.  If you're not sure what to…

LCA Meeting Date Change and even More Corrections

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Perhaps it was the late summer warm snap that caused it.  Or maybe the rush to enjoying time off before school started.  All I know is that the last couple LCA posts have been rife with half truths and misunderstandings.  So here's a post…

Around Town: More Community Programs for All

It's been a busy week at LCA Command Central.  We put the final touches on our newsletter and have that off to the printer.  It should be in your mailbox within a week or so.  We're also getting things in order for our first meeting of…

Program Updates on Website and Smooth, Soothing Paper!

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While we're enjoying the sun and the Regina Folk Festival, our energetic newsletter editor Jessica Tiefenbach is putting the final touches on an interesting and very informative Fall Newsletter.  I got a sneak peek at the newsletter this…

LCA Program Coordinator Found; First Full Board of the Century!

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I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that Stacey Gattinger has agreed to join the Lakeview Community Association as our new Program Coordinator.  Stacey is recently moved back to Regina from Ontario and we're darned glad she decided to settle…

Regina Fringe Theatre Festival is Underway!

Chalk it up to an outstanding Canada Day but I got behind on my emails and forgot to talk up one of the most exciting new events that is gracing the Queen City.  The latest installment of the Regina International Fringe Festival got rolling…

Help a Local Student Help Others in Africa

Second year U of R student Jeffrey Myers is a true Friend of Lakeview.  He's a graduate of the LCA Community Soccer program and has been one of the Myers's who hauls the soccer nets to and from the Kinsmen Park shack for years now.  In fact,…

Stock Up On Summer Reading: Library Book Sale

It's a week late to help with this current rainy day, but there might be a couple more during the summer (hopefully on Tuesdays after a gloriously sunny long weekend.)   So there's still a good reason to check out Regina Public Library's…

The Community Garden Grand Opening – TUESDAY June 23rd

I know many of you get the LCA emails and immediately plan your week, so I wanted to let you know about a typo in yesterday's post.   The Yara-Grow Regina Community Garden grand opening is at 10:30AM on Tuesday June 23rd. June 23rd lands on…

Lose some sandals? We might have them.

OK, so this is a new topic for us, but I got an email that a nice person found a pair of kids Keen Sandals in Kinsmen Park South last week.  She was nice enough to look us up and send the email, so I'll pass the message along. If you know…

Community Garden Opening Celebration is June 23!

We received a nice email from Karen Watkins at Grow Regina about the official opening of the Yara-Grow Regina Community Garden, which is coming up on Tuesday, June 23rd at the new garden at 3500 Queen Street. An official ceremony will be…

St. Pius Parents Building Good Kids, Playground

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Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of meeting with parents and teachers of Ecole St. Pius X Catholic School to learn about what they are up to and share the story of the new (and hopefully improved) Lakeview Community Association.    It was…

Lakeview Really, Really Needs a Community Program Coordinator. Really!

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I posted this up a couple of weeks ago, but didn't get any responses.  Perhaps the title was a little too positive.  Truth is, we're in a real bind in LCA land -- without a Program Coordinator we don't have any winter programs next year.…

Local Library Literary Logs = Large Loonies for Little Lads and Lasses

After receiving four emails this week about this contest,  you just know it's post-worthy... For the second year, kids across our fair city will be competing in the Regina Public Library's Mayor's Mega-Minute Reading Challenge.  The challenge…

Date Change for Next LCA Meeting — Tuesday, April 21

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We're really looking forward to Easter Week around our house as it's a chance to relax a bit after a very busy winter.  But the week has wreaked a little havoc on our regular LCA meeting so we're moving it by a week and a day to accomodate…

Here’s Your Chance! Get Involved in Community Programs

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We don't run a ton of recreational programs over the fall and winter, but the programs we do run are quite popular.  Our Learn to Skate, Mini Mites Hockey and Power Skating programs get our kids active and on the ice and our fitness classes…

Seed Exchange: Plant Something Old This Year!

One of the big concerns for gardeners is the decline in genetic diversity in our plant seeds.  As plant breeders continue to strive for greater yields and vegetable 'transportability', there becomes fewer and fewer plant varieties.   Many…

Say Goodbye to Winter with a Free Skate!

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It's time.  I know it and you know it.  It's time for this long, cold winter to end and for thoughts to turn to spring pursuits.  Join us in banishing winter to the dark recesses of our collective memories with a free public skate. The…

Dates Set for Public School Redesign

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As we mentioned before, this new public school will have the largest impact to the youngest children in our community, and those children still to come.  They need to be part of the journey!  Please forward this story or a link to the Lakeview…

Tar Sands Debate Coming to Regina

I don't know anything about how Tar Sands work other than there is oil in the sand, but based on several emails I've received there is a debate around Tar Sands development.   Large source of oil vs. the environmental impact of focusing on…

Time for Spring Garden Planning

We've enjoyed a great relationship with Grow Regina around their community garden project in Macleod Park on Queen Street.  The garden opened in 2008 and their gearing up for another excellent growing season.  It may still be too snowy to…

Cancer Crew Needs Canvassers

  We got an email from Patrick Moore this week, about the upcoming Walk and Knock for Cancer campaign which is happening April 20-27. They are short several canvassers in the Lakeview area this year and are looking for volunteers to help…

LCA Executive Meeting Postponed to March 16

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Sorry for the short notice here but we are moving the next LCA Exec meeting one week, to March 16. We're having trouble achieving quorum tonight due to some planned absences and some unplanned absences (well, me.) We rarely get visitors…

We’re Getting a New School! We’re Getting a New School!

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Residents of Regina's Lakeview neighbourhood will be embarking on an exciting journey this spring, as they work to design a school for the future in our older neighbourhood. It's part of Regina Public Schools' 10 year renewal plan, which will renovate, refresh and combine several schools around the city over the next decade.