After a big day of snow sculpting, join your neighbours at the Glenelm Winter Warmer, February 1, 2025 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Big Red Church (127 Cobourg Ave).
This is our mid-winter potluck and community catch-up, and we take care of “the business of GeNA” with our short & sweet 5-minute AGM.
Bring a dish to share (see here for tips on potluck food prep best practices) and we will provide beverages.
We will also be drawing names for Snow Sculpture Challenge participation prizes! (But don’t worry, you don’t have to be at the Winter Warmer in order to get a prize.)
Well, it sure is feeling like winter in Winnipeg right now, isn’t it? While some like to hunker down and hibernate, we know folks in our neighbourhood have a few cold-weather coping strategies up their sleeves. And in that spirit, we are excited to announce it’s once again time for a Glenelm winter classic: the 8th Annual Glenelm Snow Sculpture Challenge. Start thinking about what you’ll create out of snow or ice in your front yard on Saturday, February 1, 2025!
Participating is easy:
Set up a box or form in your front yard. Fill it with snow.
Let it sit for a day or two. Remove the box.
Have fun and make something cool. All sculptures that are registered will be entered into a draw for tons of participation prizes and our neighbourhood will be transformed into a snowy art gallery!
So show us your best snow creations! There is no judging – all ages and skill levels are encouraged. Plus, it’ll be lots of fun, we promise!
It’s completely free to participate, but be sure to fill out the short registration form so that we can include you on our map and enter you in the prize draw.
Need more info/ideas/inspiration? Check out glenelm.ca/snow/ for FAQs, photos from previous years and more.
Huge thanks to our sponsors, who make this event possible:
On Saturday, January 4, 2025, join us for a FREE family movie afternoon at 3pm! We’ll be showing The Wild Robot.
We’ll be setting up the screen and seating in the basement of the Big Red Church (127 Cobourg Ave) but feel free to bring your beanbags and blankets to be extra comfy and cozy. Doors will open at around 2:30pm.
There will be free popcorn (bring your own bowl, please!) and drinks while supplies last.
Be sure to subscribe to our GeNA newsletter for reminders and more upcoming events. You’ll find the signup form at the bottom of this webpage.
Mark your calendars! Elmwood Winter Fun Day is back on Saturday, February 8th. From 11am to 3pm, come on out to Clara Hughes Recreation Park at 281 Henderson Hwy, where there will be tons of free fun for the whole family!
GeNA is a 100% volunteer-run organization and we count on neighbours like you to make these events happen. If you’re interested in volunteering your time to help make one or more of these event a success, please get in touch!
Did you know? The community corner at 243 Henderson (corner of Johnson and Henderson) is available to book free of cost for community events. Get in touch with Sully at rec@chalmersrenewal.org to learn more.
Have you noticed anything different about Henderson over the last few days? Late last week, these beautiful archways were installed on both sides of the street between Noble and Hart!
Built out of steel as a nod to Elmwood’s industrial past, and inlaid with reclaimed elm wood (sourced from an elm tree from Elmwood!), the archway signage is meant to help with neighbourhood beautification, and pride of place. They also help with traffic calming (by providing what traffic engineers call psychological “edge friction”, or a sense of enclosure, to reduce vehicle speeds), which increases safety and reduces noise levels, and in turn helps create a more inviting and pleasant neighbourhood main street where people can feel safe and welcome shopping, dining, walking, waiting for the bus — just generally spending time in.
This project was made possible by Reimagine Elmwood, a grassroots coalition of community groups that includes GeNA, Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal, Beautify Elmwood, Elmwood High School, Elmwood-EK Active Living Center, Elmwood Business Coalition, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre and others, and of course, the generous support of our city Councillor, Jason Schreyer.
In case you missed it, Reimagine Elmwood is also behind the installation of the eight new benches along Henderson, the marbles in the median, the re-activation of the long-vacant lot at the corner of Johnson & Henderson, and so much more!
Glenelm, get those blue shells ready for the first ever Glenelm Mario Kart Tournament.
Competitors of all ages and skill levels are invited out to the Big Red Church on Saturday, November 23rd at 2PM for the action. If you want to go all in, join the competitive pool and get your banana peels ready to crush the competition and with the hopes to take home one of our highly coveted trophies, or limited edition Blue Shell Glenelm shirts (for youth only!) Not sure you’re quite ready for all of the pressure? We are very happy to provide an additional ‘recreational’ pool for people new to the game, younger participants, or anyone that wants to just join in for the fun. When you’re not competing, or for those who just want to observe, there will be classic video games on hand.
Gordie’s Coffeehouse is back open after its annual summer break. Every Thursday evening from 7pm – 11pm, check out Gordie’s Coffeehouse (127 Cobourg Ave) to hear talented acts perform in a wide variety of styles. There is no admission (though there are refreshements for purchase). All ages are welcome.
Never been to Gordie’s? Check out this previous spotlight to learn all about it.
Sept 19: Two Crows For Comfort Sept 26: Debra Lyn Neufeld Oct 3: K-Shae Oct 10: St. Mary’s Express Oct 17: Penny Buhr
