Dr. Patty Belda of Ritchie is working the frontline in a family clinic and hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked her what it’s been like.
Ritchie tennis and basketball courts now open
Bricks from Old Ritchie School available Friday, May 8
A week after demolition began on the 108-year-old Ritchie School, it is mostly a pile of rubble, and bricks from its magestic façade are available for pickup. If you would like to take home a tiny piece of community history, 200 bricks were to be made available today in the southwest parking lot of École Joseph-Moreau at 9735 74 Ave. First come, first served. Please keep your distance from others when you pick your brick.
See Ritchie in two new ways
RCL kids' dance classes online
Children need to move. But under physical distancing restrictions, that can be difficult. Fortunately, Ritchie’s dance program is up to the challenge!
Instructor Isabelle Rousseau is moving her popular kids’ dance classes online. Perfect for kids ages 4 - 9. Pre-registration required.
4-5 year olds: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9:30-10:00 a.m.
6-9 + year olds: Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Speed limits not slowing as much as leagues wanted
Ritchie small business boosts counterparts across Western Canada
Ritchie's COVID-19 information hub online
Our response to the COVID-19 crisis
CANCELLED: Family that strums together, hums together
Ritchie board supports lower speeds across city
Ritchie community league members spoke up in favour of reducing speed limits on most roads across the city, although they were pretty evenly split as to exactly how much to drop them. The league board will take their views forward to a public meeting Feb. 26. You can go too (or write a letter to have your opinions considered.)
Facing the climate emergency at home in Ritchie: Workshop Feb. 23 @ 1 p.m.
Join Irene and John McDermott, Ritchie residents and city-certified climate change ambassadors (not to mention professional facilitators), as they help us figure out what the climate emergency means in our homes and in our neighbourhood. It’s not a lecture, but a conversation among participants. Sunday, Feb. 23 starting at 1 p.m. at Ritchie Hall.
Their first Climate Conversation, in November, was attended by 20 residents. February’s workshop is one of four planned for the coming year.
These quarterly workshops are among several Keep Ritchie Green events planned for 2020. They are part of a “citizen series” which provides a venue for local residents to share their expertise with neighbours on an environmental topic of their choice. Suggestions welcome!
Keep Ritchie Green: Home and Yard Series, where speakers are recruited to provide practical advice for homeowners, returns March 16 and on the third Monday of the month thereafter. Watch Ritchie’s website, Facebook, and e-newsletters for upcoming topics and times.