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18-564: The community is represented by the Westview Village Community League , established in 1985, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at West View Boulevard and West View Crescent. In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Westview Village had a population of 2,124 living in 1,053 dwellings, a -5.6% change from its 2012 population of 2,242 . With a land area of 0.92 km (0.36 sq mi), it had

36-428: A few duplexes . Owner-occupancy is high, with roughly 97% of homes being owner occupied. Westview Village is surrounded by Winterburn Industrial . This Edmonton Metropolitan Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Neighborhood council A neighborhood council (also known as a community league ) is a governmental or non-governmental body, whose purpose

54-559: A few families decorated their homes with holiday ornaments. These mainly consisted of hand-painted wood decorations, which were popular at the time. They repeated this the following year, and as of 2018, the event has been held annually for 50 years. In 2017, YEG CCL donated 12 trucks of food to the Edmonton Food Bank, making it the second largest contributor to the food bank after the Heritage Days Festival . In 2019, for

72-463: A neighborhood association is generally a private non-profit organization, a neighborhood council is a governmental structure in which multiple distinct neighborhood associations may be participants. The concept has its origins in the 19th-century emergence of "social centers" or "city clubs", community organizations which were formed in the northeastern United States to provide a forum for citizens to engage in debate on local political issues. In 1917,

90-457: A population density of 2,020 people/km in 2012. Approximately nine out of ten dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, with the majority of these being owner-occupied. Almost all of the remaining residences are apartments . The average household has 2.6 people, with one in four households having four people or more. Most of the houses in Crestwood (72%) were built between

108-516: A population density of 2,309 people/km in 2019. Over half the homes in Westview Village (54.2%) were moved into the park during the 1970s, with a small percentage (4.2%) predating 1970. After 1980, the number of new homes being moved into the neighbourhood dropped off, with roughly 150 homes being moved into the neighbourhood in each of the following decades. The majority of the homes in the neighbourhood are manufactured homes, though there are

126-440: A president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer (these two roles are often carried out by the same person), a representative to the municipal council, and one or more members which represent other community organizations. Depending on the model in place, executive members may be elected either generally by members of the community at large, or internally within the league's pool of active volunteers and members. Other services

144-628: A residential street in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada, which hosts an annual holiday tradition every Christmas. Residents and volunteers decorate the exterior of houses and yards on the street, creating a festive, brightly-lit atmosphere, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the city and beyond. YEG Candy Cane Lane is currently situated on 148 Street between 100 Avenue and 92 Avenue. It officially opens on December 7 and runs until January 1. The attraction also offers bonfires, warming shelters, and sleigh rides. Candy Cane Lane began in 1968, when

162-697: Is noted as having strong system of community leagues. The first community league in Edmonton (the Crestwood community league) was formed in 1917. Now there are 157 community leagues in the city (as of 2017) that are overseen by the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues . In addition to Edmonton, other cities in Canada that have systems of neighbourhood councils include Greater Sudbury and Quebec City . Greater Sudbury formed its community action networks in 2001, when

180-444: Is to promote citizen participation in local government. The organization serves as a point of contact between the main city government and the city's residents, through functions such as publishing community newsletters to communicate civic and political issues to the community, making advisory recommendations to the citywide government on the community's needs and its views on governmental policies and issues, and direct participation in

198-436: The city of Edmonton , Alberta , became one of the first cities in the world to directly formalize social centers as a local government structure, when George Hall, a native of Providence , Rhode Island , who had been hired as the city's commissioner of industry in 1912, began implementing a local system of community leagues to assist in addressing the rapidly growing city's social development challenges. Edmonton , Alberta

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216-399: The councils provide can include meeting and recreation space for the members of the community, typically a community hall , an ice skating rink , a playground , and so on. Neighborhood councils can be found in many cities throughout the world, especially but not exclusively in large metropolitan cities. The concept is similar but not identical to neighborhood associations , in that while

234-554: The end of World War II and 1960 . There are two schools located in the neighbourhood: Crestwood Elementary Junior High School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System , and St. Paul Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System . Crestwood is an above-average household-income neighbourhood. Candy Cane Lane , also known as YEG Candy Cane Lane , is the informal name of

252-531: The first time, CCL will only be accessible to non-motorized traffic. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta , only drive-thru visits are allowed at Candy Cane Lane. The Crestwood Community League (founded on March 3, 1917) and originally known as the "142 Street District Community League", is believed to be the oldest continuing community league in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The community league maintains

270-545: The former towns and cities of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury were amalgamated into the current city government, while Quebec City has had a system of neighbourhood councils, or conseils de quartier , since the early 1980s. In the United States , such councils are active in cities like Los Angeles, California ; Tacoma, Washington ; and San Diego, California . They are designed to include representatives of

288-399: The management of neighborhood projects and facilities. Neighborhood councils do not have direct legislative power of their own. Neighborhood councils often act in concert with local schools , churches , political organizations, and recreational organizations in keeping all members of the community informed of current issues and activities. A typical neighborhood council executive comprises

306-596: The many diverse interests and needs in the communities that make up a city and to advise on issues of concern. Crestwood, Edmonton Crestwood is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton , Alberta, Canada, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley and nestled between two ravines. It is bounded on the east by the Edmonton River Valley, on the north by the MacKinnon Ravine, on

324-475: The south by the MacKenzie Ravine, and on the west by 149 Street. Residents have good access to hiking trails and bike paths in the MacKinnon Ravine and in the larger river valley. In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Crestwood had a population of 2,323 living in 956 dwellings, a 1.1% change from its 2009 population of 2,298 . With a land area of 1.15 km (0.44 sq mi), it had

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