Dome dining at Victoria golf course
Taking place in the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley from March 11 to April 11, the Geoscapes dining series will feature a weekly selection of multi-course meals served inside of one of 15 heated luxury geodomes.
Geoscapes has ensured that all COVID-19 health and safety protocols have been met. As such, dining will be limited to households or designated close contacts. This new dome dining series in Edmonton highlights local culinary talent. In addition to the weekly multi-course dinners, chefs have also collaborated to create a brunch menu that will be available on weekends.
Although the menus themselves are not being released until just prior to each dinner, featured chefs include Shaun Hicks (Sugarbowl, March 11-14), Edgar Gutierrez (Kanto 98) with Ariel Del Rosario and Roel Canafranca (Filistix, March 18 -21), Lindsay Porter (The Common, March 25-28), Paul Shufelt (Workshop Eatery, April 1-4), and Shane Chartrand (Tawaw, April 8-11). Info https://eatnorth.com/daniel-ball/new-dome-dining-series-edmonton-highlights-local-culinary-talent
Edmonton runner completes Walterdale Hill marathon
Stuart Schroeder’s goal for 2021 was to qualify for the Boston Marathon. With most races cancelled, he had to adjust his goals, so for his 60th birthday he chose to challenge himself to run a 42.2 km marathon of hills.
Schroeder decided the course for his marathon would be repetitions on the popular Walterdale Hill in the heart of the Edmonton River valley. One repetition of the hill works out to be 1.35 kilometres, with 50 metres of elevation gain, meaning that to complete the marathon distance, he needed to run the hill 32 times.
He started his run at 5:55 a.m., and friends and family came out periodically throughout the morning to cheer him on from a safe distance. He successfully finished the marathon at 11:43 AM, covering a total of 43.27 km and 1,649 metres of elevation gain along the way, in 5 hours and 48 minutes. More at https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/edmonton-runner-completes-marathon-of-hills/
What is the best thing about Edmonton?
Andre Corbould was appointed City Manager by City Council on January 18, 2021. As City Manager, Andre leads more than 10,000 employees in creating and sustaining safe, respectful, and inclusive workplaces.
He has more than three decades as a public servant, including several senior executive roles with the Government of Alberta, most recently as Deputy Minister of Education. With the Canadian Forces, he commanded from the Platoon to the Division level, completing a range of domestic assignments and international tours with the United Nations (Iraq, Kuwait, and Bosnia), and with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Bosnia and Afghanistan.
Our new City Manager says the best thing about Edmonton is the River Valley, especially drifting down the North Saskatchewan and seeing the City from this unique perspective. More at https://edmontonsun.com/news/local-news/sun-20-questions-andre-corbould
Sophie’s Way and Edmonton’s history of names
Sophie’s Way is a twist of concrete winding up a short but steep hill in the Edmonton river valley. The path is marked by a street sign on the Victoria Park Golf Course. What was Sophie honoured for?
A long-time Edmonton-area woman, Lavonne Hailes, theorized that the path’s name stemmed from the practice of giving names to golf course holes in the late 1980s. She thought Sophie was a reference to Sophie Morigeau, a late 19th-century Métis businesswoman.
A Victoria Golf Course supervisor told a story about a woman who was an advocate for citizens with mobility issues. Her name was Sophie and she belonged to a golf league that played on the course. She had trouble climbing the staircase that leads to the 13th green. A paved cart path was put in and a street sign, Sophie’s Way, was erected.
Sophie’s Way is more than one person’s story. Edmonton’s history of names is the story of the Indigenous people who first lived on this land, the story of settlers who renamed it and the story of the people who live here today. Learn more at https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2020/12/09/finding-sophies-way/
River valley concern or contribution
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