Chess Club Brings A Classic Game to Youth

Lakeview resident and volunteer extraordinare Lauri Lintott is part of a group who has been working with the Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association to establish a city wide youth chess club in Regina.  And now it's here! The Regina Youth…

LCA Fitness Classes Get Results!

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If you are reading this post, I know that you are a loving, caring person who cares deeply about your neighbourhood and the people in it.  You want the best for your family and your community.    But are you taking the time to care for…

New Years Resolution: Get Smarter, Help Schools

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Part of the fun of celebrating a New Year is making resolutions. As I get older, it's almost time to resolve to exercise my brain from time to time. Volunteering for the LCA does wonders for keeping the mind sharp, but I can still use an…

Winter Program Registration is January 13, 2009

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It's time again to head on over to Athabasca School and sign up for some classes and programs to cure those mid-winter blues.   Whether it's a program put on by the Lakeview Community Association or any other community association in Regina,…

Outdoor Skating (sort of ) Starts Today!

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December 15 is the official start of the 10 week Outdoor Skating season.   The ice is ready to go, but now we are waiting for the weather to warm up a bit before we open the shacks.   The shelters do not open when the outside temperature…

It’s called Normandy Heights for a Reason!

I was fortunate to attend the Athabasca School Remembrance Day assembly last week. It was great to see the honour and respect the young students showed veteran in attendance, and how they were moved by the stories of war and sacrifice. The…

Great Visit at Argyle Elementary School

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I had the great pleasure to meet with the School Community Council at Argyle Elementary School tonight.  This small but hard working crew have a lot of history in community service and education -- in addition to the hard work that every…

What to do About Vandalism in Kinsmen Park

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Literally years of work by community volunteers is being torn apart due to the large amount of vandalism in Kinsmen Park South.    Most of the trees that were planted by volunteers over the past three years have been damaged and six of…

What Have We Been Up To: The LCA 2008 Annual Report

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Back in the day, Annual General Meetings were long affairs.  Each executive member and committee chair would stand and read a report which described everything they did over the past year. Four years ago, we decided to compile an Annual…

Results from the Annual General Meeting

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On Thursday, October 16 we held our Annual General Meeting in the Lakeview School library.  As AGM's go this was a pretty good one, since it gave us a chance to welcome some new members to the LCA executive, congratulate some long serving…

Helping Hands: Welcome to three volunteers!

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If you've been following these updates at all, you know that we're actively looking for volunteers to keep the association going strong.  All good organizations go through these transitions, but in our case it's piling up a bit with several…

Will You Be The Next LCA Volunteer? Please?

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While we're trying to hold onto summer for as long as possible, some of the small but vital LCA crew have been getting geared up for fall. I've been plugging along on the web site, getting pages up for all our fall programs (more to come!)…

Welcome to the new LCA Site

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Hi folks, Welcome to the new site.  It was created on August 4, 2008 and we'll be getting more information up and running in the coming weeks. If you're the type of person who is interested in what's going on in Southwest Regina, this is…