Walkability adds strength and enjoyment to the fabric of community life. While out walking, we meet our neighbours, get some exercise, visit local shops, and enjoy public spaces. We also become the 'eyes on the street' that enhance safety and reduce crime.

 

As you know COCL is a very large community and there are a number of walking trails, lakes and green spaces but, we do not all know where they are or how to get there from our neighborhoods. We want to provide information about where the trails are located and their entry points, what they link to (business, lake, school, or playground) and how many minutes it will take to walk or bike there. Our hope is to provide information and maps so you and your family can get out and enjoy your community.

 

The Community League will be working with the City of Edmonton to create these Community Walking Maps and in order to do so we need your help. If you are interested in working on the Community Walking Map project please email the president or leave a phone message at 780-478-1957 with your name, phone number and email address.

Spring sports registration (soccer, softball and baseball) will be held on Sunday, March 4 between 1 and 4 pm at Elizabeth Finch School (13815 160 Ave). Check out the individual sports pages for additional details on teams and fees.

Is your little one getting ready to attend Kindergarten in the fall? Elizabeth Finch School will be hosting a Kindergarten Open House and registration for the 2012-13 school year in February.

Open House
When? Wednesday, February 22, 2 - 6:30 PM
Where? Elizabeth Finch School, 13815 160 Ave
Click here for details.

Registration
When? Tuesday, February 28, starting at 9 am
Where? Elizabeth Finch School, 13815 160 Ave
Click here for registration requirements.

Questions? Contact the school at 780 457-2022.

COCL will be working a casino to raise funds for activities and amenities in your community on May 20 & 21, 2012 at Casino Yellowhead (12464 153 Street).

Volunteers are needed: check out the fundraising page for details.

Edmonton Census starts April 1. Your reponses help determine how much federal and provincial funding the city receives, so make sure you answer the door when they come knocking! Check out the census poster for details.

Census workers are needed: serve your community and make some extra money. more details here.

Please be a considerate and responsible pet owner when walking your dogs. Dogs are only allowed to be off-leash within the boundaries of designated off-leash areas. Beyond your yard, please make sure you keep your dog on a leash. You can walk your dog on-leash along any trail on parkland, city boulevards, or area that is signed on-leash.

According to City of Edmonton by-laws, dogs are not permitted on school grounds, playgrounds, sports fields or picnic sites.

The City of Edmonton maintains a full listing of off-leash dog parks on their website. Off-leash parks around our community league boundaries include Orval Allen Park and Berm (grassy berm east of 127 St from 153 to 167 Ave, including Orval Allen Park) and Caernarvon (south boulevard on 153 Ave from 126 St to Castle Downs Road).

The playground is coming!!

The City has approved our funding - the last piece of the puzzle to build Phase 1 of the playground! Construction is slated for Spring/Summer 2012. An official construction date has not been released so please check back to the website regularly for updates.

Check out our Parks & Rec page for a sneak peek of the playground (under Park Plans) and find out how you can help with construction!

Check our our new Community Listings page! Cumberland Oxford Community League is pleased to include listings for other non-profit groups serving our community. If you would like have information about your organization included on our site, please contact the webmaster.

A great big Thanks to all the volunteers who came out to participate in this year's fall bottle drive, and to everyone who donated.

We raised a total of $3100 from your efforts!!!

We apologize if we missed you! If you would like to donate your returnables to the Carlton Park and Playground fundraising efforts, we welcome your donations. Contact Trisha Tibbo for more information: 780-473-0814.

We appreciate your continued support.

For about 15 years, Jean Deslauriers has watched the weeds grow on the field across the street, where a school was supposed to be built. There are two other empty fields like it in Castle Downs, he says, and most people know by now there won’t be schools on them. That’s been disappointing for families who bought homes assuming they’d be close to a school, says Deslauriers, president of the Cumberland Oxford community league. But if the field can’t be home to a school, Deslauriers has another idea.
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Interactive map showing sites where Edmonton schools were planned but never built. The school boards have determined the land to be surplus.
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