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Saturday, June 1 from 12 pm to 3 pm

All aboard! Join us for Leagues on the Line. With the Valley Line LRT now fully operational, your local community leagues invite you to experience the train while exploring your neighbourhood. Hop on and off the train between noon and 3 pm on Saturday, June 1 to enjoy free family fun and activities.

Everyone is invited to the back deck concert venue of Strathearn’s Community Hall and enjoy a free concert between 2:30 - 5 pm Enjoy the musical stylings of local band sensations Sudden Love, and our headliners, Melafrique. See you there!

Riding the Valley Line LRT

On Saturdays, the train arrives every 10 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at the station and are valid for 90 minutes. We also have a limited number of free Arc Cards available at each stop. These cards are reloadable and money can be added at each LRT stop and online.

Get your very own Leagues on the Line passport. Collect a sticker at all five LRT stops: Avonmore, Bonnie Doon, Holyrood, Strathearn and Muttart. Submit your completed passport to receive a Leagues on the Line button.

Avonmore Community League - Noon to 3 pm

Venue: Avonmore Hall and grounds, 7902 73 Avenue, just a few blocks to the east of the Avonmore LRT stop.

Activities: Tacos in a Bag plus cookies for lunch! Free coffee from local business partner Candid Coffee Roasters. See Metis jingle dancing and learn how the dresses are made. Membership table, history quiz with prizes, community survey with giveaways for completion, sparkle tattoos, Zoe’s Animal Rescue adoptable animals, and Avonmore’s Spray Park.

Bonnie Doon and Idylwylde Community Leagues - Noon to 3 pm

Venue: Bonnie Doon Centre parking lot near the overhead shade just west of the LRT stop. Organized in partnership between Bonnie Doon and Idylwylde leagues (a.k.a. Bonniewylde).

Activities: Face painting, crafts for kids (courtesy Idylwylde Library), music by Tamarack Cunningham, and cookies from Hazeldean Bakery.

Cloverdale Community League - Noon to 3 pm

Venue: The concrete plaza area beside the Muttart LRT station, the nearby gazebo parkland area, and Cafe Bloom outdoor courtyard.

Activities: Singer/ Songwriter Doug Robb will perform. Sidewalk chalk activities and face painting or balloon animals plus free lemonade.

Holyrood Community League - Noon to 3 pm

Venue: St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 8424 95 Ave. Outside on the front/side lawn.

Activities: Indigenous food (bannock dogs) from TeePee Treats which is based in this church's kitchen. Indigenous musicians, performers and traditional games for all ages. There will also be a kids clothing sale (ages 0 - 12, all items $1).

Strathearn Community League - 1-5pm

Venue: Strathearn Hall- 9511 90 Street/back deck onto Silver Heights Park.

Activities: There will be Disc Golf in the rink, table tennis, bike tune-ups, community garden tours, and free cotton candy. 2:30-5pm free outdoor concert featuring local bands Sudden Love and Melafrique who will play on the back deck. During the concert ice cream from Little Bear Gelato will be available and a trivia concert that people can play using their own smartphones.