August 2024 (Part II)

Sept. 7th Blatchford block party

Come and explore Blatchford! You’re invited to tour this leading-edge, planet-friendly central neighbourhood, visit its beautiful green-built show homes, talk to builders and enjoy food trucks, free ice cream, live music and family friendly activities – including prizes!

Details

When: Saturday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Littlewood Park

Visit our event page for more information.

Sights of a growing community

Exterior of a StreetSide townhome under construction in Blatchford.

Exterior framing of a StreetSide townhome under construction in Blatchford.

Tyvek wrap on the exterior of a StreetSide townhome under construction in Blatchford.

Snapshots of StreetSide condo townhomes on the rise this summer at the corner of Airport Road and Fane Road. Find this exciting Blatchford development and others on our community map.

Blatchford on CBC’s RadioActive

Christian Felske in the CBC Radio interview booth.

Christian Felske, City of Edmonton Director of Renewable Energy Systems, recently chatted with CBC’s Jessica Ng about new federal funding to expand Blatchford’s renewable energy generation capacity as the community grows.

Listen here

Putting pieces in place to grow sustainably

Homeowner Joshua Culling looks out his back window with Councillor Stevenson.

Recently featured on the Transforming Edmonton blog site, resident Joshua Cullen shares how the experience of living in Blatchford has reinforced his belief about sustainability – and the power of putting the right pieces into place to support a planet-friendly lifestyle.

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How Blatchford’s soil cells support healthy trees and stormwater treatment

Carton-like soil cells being installed in Blatchford.

When it comes to sustainable community design, soil cells installed beneath Blatchford’s trees serve two important functions:

They help trees grow and stay healthy in an urban environment by retaining rainwater.
They filter rainwater, helping to clean it before it enters the stormwater system.

Because this planet-friendly technology is hidden below the surface, most people are unaware of the sustainability magic happening right under their feet. Learn more in our recent Instagram Reel.

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