Strathcona Community League Indoor Mural 

The Strathcona Community League is seeking an artist or artist team to design a medium-scale indoor mural to be installed within its newly renovated community hall in Edmonton, Alberta.

This mural will debut as part of a major building renovation and re-opening, serving as a visual anchor that celebrates the League’s legacy while reflecting its continued role as a vibrant hub for community connection, recreation, and culture.

The selected artist will create a digitally rendered mural design that will be professionally printed and installed within the interior space.

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026

Details for submission can be found here: https://strathconacommunity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Strathcona-Community-League-Indoor-Mural.pdf

March 2026 HGRC Update

Construction has started on the ground floor of the Strathcona Community League Hall building!

As a reminder, the Hall and Grounds Renewal Committee has been working for 4 years on the project to move the rink and build the pickleball courts AND renovate the ground floor of the Hall building.

We are thankful to the Province of Alberta, the City of Edmonton and Strathcona Nursery School for their support of this project. 

The renovation started this week so the skate change area and all parts of the ground floor of the Hall building are closed. 
Community members are welcome to use the benches outside to change skates while the ice is still there.
The construction end date is slated for July 2026.

Questions: Please contact info@strathconacommunity.ca 

The Hall and Grounds Renewal Committee is pleased to announce that we have selected a contractor for the hall renovation portion of our renewal project.

We are pleased to be starting work with Keller Construction Ltd. 
Headquartered in Edmonton, Keller has been closely connected with the community for the past six decades.

Construction will commence this spring, once all permits are received.

Stay tuned for more updates!

*Strathcona Centre Community League would like to thank the Government of Alberta (Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP)), the City of Edmonton Community League Infrastructure Program (CLIP) and Strathcona Nursery School for their generous contributions to the Hall and Grounds Renewal Project. We are grateful for your support of our community.

HGRC August Update | Request for Qualification

Strathcona Community League is seeking a qualified contractor to undertake a significant renovation of our main floor space, alongside several modest exterior updates. The total budget allocated for this project is approximately $1,000,000.

Please review our Request for Qualification (RFQ) here.
Submissions will be accepted until September 4, 2025 at 4pm MDT

For more information on the project, please visit our website. 

*Strathcona Centre Community League would like to thank the Government of Alberta (Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP)), the City of Edmonton Community League Infrastructure Program (CLIP) and Strathcona Nursery School for their generous contributions to the Hall and Grounds Renewal Project. We are grateful for your support of our community.

August 2025 HGRC Update | More about Pickleball 

Pickleball is coming to the Community League!  
The court surfacing has started and we are hoping it will be completed by August 19 (weather-dependent).

To kick off our beautiful new courts, we are planning the following activities for the last two weeks of August:

• Intro to Pickleball – Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings – for those who have never played or are very new to the game.  We will have volunteers instruct on the basic rules and give you a chance to practice basic shots.
  • Tuesdays, 10:30am to noon; Thursdays 7pm to 8:30pm  
  • Starts Aug 19th if the courts are ready, and of course subject to weather
  • Nets, balls and some paddles will be provided.  If you have a paddle or can borrow one that will be helpful.  Feel free to attend more than one session.

• Open play – Sunday mornings – for all levels – come out and play with whoever else shows up.
  • Sundays 10:00am to noon
  • Starts Aug 24, subject to weather
  • A coordinator will be there to help set up and take down the nets, and organize the rotation.
  • Nets, balls and some paddles will be provided.  If you have a paddle or can borrow one that will be helpful.

• On Sunday, Aug 24th the league will host PICKLEBALL & PASTRIES to kick off our pickleball program.  In addition to the Open Play, everyone is welcome to come out and watch, give it a try if you want, have a coffee and donut and say hello to some neighbours.

Depending on demand, we may continue some of these sessions (or add additional ones) in September. Contact hall@strathconacommunity.ca if you have any questions, requests or comments.

Members who want to play any other time – go ahead if you have your own net.  If you want to use the League’s net (and balls and paddles), you can do so when someone is at the hall to give you access:   Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri  from 1pm – 4pm, and Thurs from 10am – 1pm.  To borrow equipment, email the hall manager at rentals@strathconacommunity.ca ahead of time, or ring the doorbell at the south door.

Tennis players – don’t despair, we have a new tennis court – but the nets aren’t installed yet.  We’ll let you know when tennis is available.

June 2025 HGRC Update | Pickleball Edition

Pickleball and tennis are coming to the Community League!  

Last year, the rink was moved to the west of the building (where the old tennis courts were).  This year, we are having the new asphalt covered with a sport coating, then lines for pickleball, tennis and badminton will be added. We expect this to be completed by the end of July. 

In the meantime, there are temporary lines for two Pickleball courts.  Members are welcome to come out and play.  Bring your own equipment or borrow the leagues’ pickleball nets, paddles and balls when someone is at the hall – Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri from 1pm-4pm and Thurs from 10am-1pm. 

To borrow equipment, email the hall manager at rentals@strathconacommunity.ca or ring the doorbell at the south door. 

One of the pickleball courts also has lines for badminton and one of the nets can be extended for badminton – you will need your own racquets/birdies. 

Questions – sport@strathconacommunity.ca or info@strathconacommunity.ca

*Strathcona Centre Community League would like to thank the Government of Alberta (Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP)), the City of Edmonton Community League Infrastructure Program (CLIP) and Strathcona Nursery School for their generous contributions to the Hall and Grounds Renewal Project. We are grateful for your support of our community.

The Hall and Grounds Renewal Committee is very pleased to announce that we have secured the full funding for our community project!

In February, we received word that we have been awarded the provincial Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) grant for $848,000. This, coupled with the municipal Community League Infrastructure Program (CLIP) grant for $425,000 and the League’s reserves of $385,000 as well as contributions from Strathcona Nursery School, the League has secured a budget of almost $1.7 million dollars for our Renewal Project.

We are grateful to the Province of Alberta (and Minister Turton for presenting us with the big cheque!), the City of Edmonton and all the volunteers who have worked to support this project.

Next steps:
With funding in place, the committee is working hard to finalize the concept drawings for the interior ground floor renovation. We will then move forward with engineered drawings, City permits and approvals and selecting contractors. At this time, we are tentatively expecting construction to commence in late 2025.

If you have any questions about this project or would like to be considered as a contractor, please email info@strathconacommunity.ca.

November 2024 HGRC Update

We are excited to announce that the rink move portion of the Hall and Grounds Renewal Project is complete!

In March 2022, the first meeting was held about Hall and Grounds Renewal at Strathcona Community League. The committee and the board have worked through many designs, budgets and approvals to get to this point and we would like to thank the committee, the board, our CoE representatives, our architects and contractors, the community volunteers and the hall employees for their tireless work.

This fall, we resurfaced the old tennis courts and relocated our wooden rink. We now have a 4-season space for skating in the winter and tennis/pickleball in the summer. We also have the open space on the South Lawn where further development will be proposed.

The next phase of Renewal is the renovation of the Hall building’s ground floor. The committee continues to work through the design, budget and approval processes for the next portion of the project.

Thank you again to everyone who has supported this community-led project.
Stay tuned for updates as we move into the next phases.

September 2024 HGRC Update

It has been a busy summer for the Hall and Grounds Renewal Committee and it will be an even busier fall.

In July, we were invited to submit an application for the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) provincial grant. We submitted our application at the end of August and await an answer from them in January 2025.

In the meantime, work has commenced on the outdoor grounds portion of the project. If you have been by the Hall lately, you have seen some major changes, with the rink being dismantled and the support posts being removed. Starting on or around September 6, work will commence on the resurfacing of the asphalt on the tennis courts. At this time, the work is expected to be fully completed by September 18, after which the League will work to reassemble the rink in the new location in time for the 2024/25 rink season.

This project is volunteer-run, and soon the committee will again be asking for your help with a Call for Volunteers post to reassemble the rink. If you have any questions about this project, please contact us at info@strathconacommunity.ca

HGRC Call for Volunteers

The Committee is looking for 6-8 volunteers to help with raking and leveling the new South Lawn (previous rink location).
Friday, Sept 6 at 4pm 
Saturday Sept 7 at 10am (if necessary).
Please come at 4pm on Friday with your own rake, shovel, or wheelbarrow, and appropriate footwear, water, etc.

Join your community and be a part of refreshing the Hall Grounds for generations to come! 
If you have questions, please contact info@strathconacommunity.ca