Get Involved

Together we can create a safer, more connected community!

What is our community league all about?

The Gilmore Park Community League believes in neighbours knowing neighbours through meaningful connections, the importance of recreation, safety and the significance of inclusion of all residents. 

Why should you care to get involved?

"A recent Statistics Canada study confirmed that there is a positive relationship between life satisfaction and individuals' feelings of belonging to their community and whether they know their neighbours. It echoes what a growing body of research is finding: that well-being is higher amongst people who have regular contact with their neighbours. Even just saying hello can have a big impact on how secure and happy we feel about where we live."

Source: Does Knowing Your Neighbours Make You Happier?

Attending a gathering, joining the board of directors, reading the e-newsletter, reaching out to meet new neighbours or helping the ones you know - it all adds up!  Connection is what makes our community great!

How you can help:

• Say hello!
• Lend a hand to a neighbour
• Get to know the names of your neighbours, including kids and pets!
• Sign up for our neighbour network by subscribing to the GPCL E-news
• Welcome a new neighbour - Visit our Community Resources page to request a Welcome Package
• Volunteer at a neighbourhood gathering
• Pitch in to clean-up our neighbourhood (see details below)
• Host a block party - Strathcona County Family and Community Services has resources and grant funding to help you plan a party for your street, crescent or cul-de-sac
• Connect your block - Build a contact list
• Get prepared for emergencies through the 'Just in Case' Community project (see details below)
• Be a good neighbour through the Volunteer Strathcona Snow and/or Lawn Buster programs 
• Have a concern? Such as traffic, waste management, theft, building development etc. bring your neighbours together for a collective voice and collective action
• Lead or participate in Glen Allan youth initiatives
• Join the Gilmore Park Community League Board of Directors

Do you have treasures, time or talents to share? Tell us how you would like to get involved gilmorepark@live.com

Pitch In

Join the Glen Allan Pitch In on May 4, 2025. Follow this LINK to sign up!

The Gilmore Park Community League (GPCL) invites Glen Allan neighbours to pitch in and clean up one of our neighbourhood parks on Saturday May 4, 2025. Time of day is flexible and it is approximately a 1 hour time commitment.

Gloves and garbage bags are available for volunteers, or you can bring your own. Garbage grabbers are available at the Dollar Store if desired. Litter can be placed beside garbage cans in the park of your choice, see below. We will notify Strathcona County where garbage needs to be picked up. If you come across anything dangerous i.e. needles please contact County Connect (www.strathcona.ca/countyconnect) to have it safely disposed of.

Also on May 4th there will be a Bike Cafe in Gilmore Park from 10-Noon! Come for coffee or juice, and bring your bike. A long-standing Glen Allan resident will be in the park to assist with bike maintenance.

Dressing as Star Wars Characters is encouraged - May the Fourth Be With Us!

'Just in Case' Community Project 

Did you know that it is most likely your neighbour or a passerby, who will be the first to respond and help you survive during an emergency? Neighbours can also provide practical and emotional support after an emergency, which increases the likelihood of a better recovery.

If there was a severe weather event, power outage, health emergency, fire, lost pet, break-in, COVID concern or active shooter, do you have contact information for at least 6 of your nearby neighbours?

The Gilmore Park Community League 'Just in Case' Community Project can help you build connections before you need them! Get prepared by signing up to be a connector on your block or cul-de-sac. Resources to connect and prepare your block will be provided. Supplies will be provided for each household on their block to make an emergency preparedness kit.

Here is how it works:

Sign up to be a Block Connector and get your block or cul-de-sac prepared 'just in case' there is an emergency situation by completing the following steps:

• Determine your block area (6-12 houses)
• Invite your block to participate. Using a connector card (see below):
• Create a block contact list i.e. phone tree, what’s app group or email list
• Ask neighbours what tools or skills they might be willing to share in the case of an emergency i.e. landline, snowblower, chainsaw, tall ladder, naloxone kit, first aid training, etc.
• Determine who might need additional help in the case of an emergency
• Establish a check-in plan i.e. muster point or neighbour to notify if you are ok
• Bring your block together to build relationships and emergency kits, plus celebrate connection!

"Nowhere is community power more apparent than in the face of emergencies; when put to the test, we dig deep, self-organize, and respond.” - Cormac Russell, 2020

To participate reach out to The Gilmore Park Community League by emailing gilmorepark@live.com. This project is funded in part by a Strathcona County Community Change Grant.