Longview's Big Build Day!

Congrats to the town of Longview (population 350) who had over 100 volunteers come out on October 15th to build a play park in the centre of town as well as start a veterans' memorial and serenity garden in front of the Longview Village Office. Through various fundraising activities, Longview volunteers (with the assistance of the town) put into place $160,000 worth of playground equipment. Funding for this build started with their ACE Communities seed money but also included government grants, local fundraising efforts, and corporate sponsorship from local Longview businesses as well as organizations like Legacy Gas.



In a recent article from the High River Times, ACE Leader Geistlinger couldn't express just how thankful she was for everything the community did on Saturday and is looking forward to when the community gets another opportunity to step up and do another project.

"You guys have not let me down," she told the gathered crowd at the unveiling of the play park. "I am just blown away by your dedication to this. I feel like we are family and that this is our town."

This project was intiated through community surveys as part of Longview's two years as an ACE Community. Longview went on to partner with Let Them Be Kids to help them maximize their playground build. The next stage of the Longview's Xtreme Makeover will happen next spring with the conversion of a local outdoor skating rink into a summer skate park. The build will also include the addition of tennis nets and basketball hoops at one end of the skate park. This stage of the project is estimated to reach just under $100,000.



For more details on the build see the above mentioned High River Times article as well as pics in the ACE Communities Digital Gallery.

Way to go, Longview! We knew you could do it!

Rocky Mountain House featured!

Check this out! Rocky Mountain House, one of the ACE 'Diversity Friendly Communities' (DFC,) is being showcased on the Immigrating to AB (I2A) website.

Shouts out to Wood Buffalo and Lethbridge, alumni ACE Communities, for also being mentioned as being communities who are helping newcomers settle in their new home so that they can enjoy all the province has to offer.