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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Corine Demas |Paula Kirman
The article “CO*LAB Continues to Survive” (in the April-May edition of Boyle McCauley News) discussed the City’s funding of the arts and community space. Following the publication of this article, Lorin Klask, Artistic Director of Quarters Arts Society (the non-profit organization that operates CO*LAB), contacted Boyle McCauley News to clarify that CO*LAB does not currently receive operational funding from the City.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Corine Demas
The closure of Earth’s General Store last year left a gap in the lives of people who prefer to shop sustainably by refilling their containers with groceries and personal items. However, the former owner of Earth’s General Store, as well as three former store employees, are opening Earth’s Refillery Coop in The Piazza on 95th Street and 108th Avenue this summer. It will occupy the space where La Dolce Vita was formerly located. The crew took possession of the space in early April.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Alan Schietzsch |Paula Kirman |Corine Demas |John Kolkman
Rock n Roll Ice Cream10109 108 Avenue NW780-425-3500With summer approaching and a few warm days already behind us, having a wonderful variety of frozen treats is one thing that makes our area so enjoyable. Now the delicious Asian flavours of Little BonBon and the gelato at Italian Centre have been joined by the Indian (as well as western) ice creams at Rock n Roll, adding yet another cultural dimension to our neighbourhood’s sweet offerings.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Corine Demas |Alan Schietzsch |Anita Jenkins
When I was growing up I was told that certain topics were not to be discussed in polite company. Politics was one of these subjects. The reasoning behind this was because political discussions can lead to arguments that cannot be resolved. People are unlikely to change each other’s minds about their personal political beliefs, such as what party for which they choose to vote. I have to admit there is some wisdom to this.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | John Kolkman |Corine Demas |Paula Kirman
The area is losing another cornerstone business of importance to those committed to the revitalization of the Chinatown and 107th Avenue business districts. Servus Credit Union has announced that its 107th Avenue branch will relocate to Ice District. Servus has been a fixture in the Central McDougall neighbourhood for decades. The Servus branch in Boyle Street closed about 10 years ago and the 107th Avenue branch was redesignated as the Chinatown branch.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Corine Demas |Paula Kirman
The GLOW Spring Lantern Parade on March 22nd this year celebrated the return of spring. It was a very busy night at CO*LAB. Excited voices echoed around the room. There were kids with their adults making lanterns in the shape of carrots. Many busy volunteers helped the kids, who were anxious to get going on the parade. Shima Robinson, Edmonton’s Poet Laureate, was in the room, readying herself to perform a poem about spring. There were many young families in attendance.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Corine Demas |Alan Schietzsch
The June-July edition of Boyle McCauley News marks the halfway point of our annual publication cycle. The month of June marks the halfway point of the calendar year. While it seems like 2025 recently began, it is flying by. That said, sometimes we have too much content to pack into our print edition or time-sensitive news we want to get out to the community. At our website (bmcnews.org) we publish content between issues.
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1 month ago | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Corine Demas |Anita Jenkins
Isaac Friesen began his involvement with Heart of the City through the FreeArts’ Youth Stage in 2019 when pH15 - his band with fellow FreeArts performer George Zhang - played the stage. “I was asked by Sebastian Barrera from FreeArts to continue helping out with the festival over the next few years. During the pandemic we did some online shows and then after the pandemic I took a greater role with the youth stage. Last year I was directing the youth stage.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Corine Demas |Alan Schietzsch |Anita Jenkins
Welcome to the April-May 2025 edition of Boyle McCauley News. I hope by the time you read this, all of the snow will be gone, temperatures will be warm, and the sun will be shining. We have more stories and photos at our website. We publish content between issues, particularly stories that are time sensitive or that we simply could not fit into print. Our website also has more classifieds, an events calendar, and a searchable archive of all of our available back issues.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
bmcnews.org | Paula Kirman |Anita Jenkins |Dustin Bajer |Corine Demas
Boyle Street and McCauley are always experiencing change: road construction, new homes being built, and businesses coming and going, just to name a few examples. Sometimes change is a cause to celebrate, like the reopening of Zocalo following the tragic fire last year. Sometimes we grieve a loss, like the Italian Bakery closing permanently on 97th Street. We welcome new neighbours and say goodbye to people who decide to move on.
