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Thanks for checking out SPANN’s final issue of 2025!
SPR Dining Week A Tasty Hit!
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We received nearly 750 customer reviews during Dining Week, virtually all of them positive! Odd Burger - Excellent! Love, love, love this place!! Finally us vegans get a chance at the same convenience & superior yum- miness!! CH. Cafeteria - The food at ch. is always amazing! D Spot - It was absolutely amazing and the environment was perfect and the ser- vice was spectacular thank you so much D spot!! Earl's (Mayfield) - The vibe from the restaurant was cozy and the service was amazing thanks to the staff A Food Fair - Their Goat Biryani, Beef Biryani and African ribs mix grill is the best Famoso Pronto Pizzeria - Absolutely awesome! We keep coming back because the service is top notch and the food is delicious! Jamaican Delight - The best jerk chicken I have ever had!!!! Kukuruku Crispy Chicken - It is our go to restaurant. We always visit once or twice a week
By Lexi Pendzich
Volume 6, Issue 4, Autumn-Winter 2025
October 1st-12th was SPR Dining Week! Dining Week, featuring over twenty res- taurants across our BIA! Fuel up while you're out holiday shopping, or grab a gift card that can be wrapped under the tree or as a stocking stuffer! Diners could enter to win one of three $100 gift cards at the participating res- taurant of their choice! One of our win- ners was excited to use it towards her family's absolute favourite restaurant, Best Donair! They've been patrons for many years, and consider it their top spot in the neighbourhood! Our other winners requested gift cer- tificates to Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House and El Corazon - Congratulations!
Editor: Justin Keats. Contributors: Reed Clarke, Lindy Dowhaniuk, Glenwood Community League, Sarah Hoffman, Todd Janes, Justin Keats, Paula E. Kirman, Allison Ochoa, Eleanor Olszewski, Lexi Pendzich, Lori Sigurdson, Charis Wong, Jon Spencer Proofreaders: Todd Janes, Justin Keats, Lexi Pendzich Designer: Paul Twa NOTE: A previously released version of the story "Local Photo Walk Website Launches" contained an errant apostrophe that was the error of the editor and not the contributor Paula E. Kirman. SPANN is published by the Stony Plain Road Business Association. It is a print and online communications platform intended to connect communities and enhance a sense of place. It seeks to engage area stakeholders (residents, business owners, and agency representatives) with news and information about the area in a way that positively presents Stony Plain Road/Jasper Place as a location that is desirable to live, work, attend events, dine, and shop. The opinions expressed in SPANN are those of the people named as the authors of the articles, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Stony Plain Road BA. Any submissions may be subject to editing for length and suitability. Follow SPANN on Stony Plain Road Business Associations’ social media: Facebook & Instagram: @stonyplainroad
resulted in two new board directors and both a new Chair and Vice Chair, who are working with the rest of the board to ex- pand upon our new strategic vision: We support the prosperity of the SPR area by: • championing local businesses, • strengthening the area’s reputation, and • and building mutually beneficial connections. This was then quickly followed by the production of our 2025 Holiday Helper Gift Guide , debuting in a full digital ver- sion available here at this link, and in other spots throughout this issue of SPANN! We switched to FLIPPINGBOOKS. COM as our platform for this year’s guide as we were deeply concerned about distribution, due to the Canada Post labor disruptions and the limiting of unaddressed neighourhood mail. We hope you enjoy our trial of this new de- livery method! Then we launched a newly upgraded light canopy at Butler Memorial Park (15715 Stony Plain Road) at our 4th an- nual Light Up the Park on November 14th! It offered terrific programming co - this year! Our third annual Holiday Gift Guide released on November 14th, and you can find information about it and other ways to support SPR this holiday season on page 7! We’re happy to welcome future col- umns from the Honourable Eleanor Ol- szeweski, MP for Edmonton Centre, and Reed Clarke, Councillor-elect for ward Nakota Isga. Both have entered their political careers during pivotal times for Canada and Edmonton, and we wel- come their determination and grit to make things better for us collectively, city to nation. On that same note, I feel it important to end on a note of gravity. 2026 brings many hopes and aspirations, but a topic still stir anxiety in me. The Canada-Unit- ed States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is up for review in June, and I’ll wear my “opinion columnist hat” when I make the broad declaration that I hope to see adult conversations and manners in the room. In the meantime, I’m continuing to shop and support local - I hope you are too, when able! Best wishes to you in 2026, and may all our future days be a bit more bright.
Justin Keats, Editor
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You might notice a slight change in format - Our brand-new digital edition! With the current Canada Post ban on un- addressed neighbourhood ad mail, we’ve come up with this digital solution to en- sure you can still receive your local SPR area news! This issue closes out 2025 with a focus on some of the gains SPR experienced this year. The wrapping up of the Acceler- ated Construction phase of the Valley Line West LRT project is a significant mile - stone for our business improvement area, as it sets the stage for more deliberate fo- cus on the LRT track construction in 2026. Read more about this in our cover story. Check out details regarding the im- pact of our area events, such as Septem- ber's second annual DINING WEEK 2025 on page 2, and our fourth annual LIGHT UP THE NIGHT on page 6. The George Spadey Medically Supported Detox provides a glimpse into their new closed-door treat- ment centre on page 10. It wouldn’t be winter without the holi- days, and we invite you to check out how you can support local shopping on SPR
Panini’s Italian Cucina - So delicious! Service is top-notch as well. Pho Number One - My favourite restau- rant ever. Me and my husband really like the pork chop barbeque Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House - Loved it. [sic] Service is great, food is too. Love the location and that there's lots of parking. The Olive Garden - Never ending pasta is worth it. Just make sure you have space left for your next one Zula Kitchen + Wine Bar - Excellent food and service. Wonderful atmosphere Delicious Eats All Season Long Dining Week proved that our neighbour- hood’s spirit is thriving. As we step into
the winter months and holiday season ahead, it’s more important than ever to keep showing up for the businesses that keep our community vibrant. Here’s how you can help keep the mo- mentum going: • Dine in, take out, or order delivery from your favourite SPR spots. • Buy gift cards—they make amazing stocking stuffers, gifts for colleagues and Secret Santa surprises. • Plan holiday gatherings at local res- taurants. • Share your experiences and photos online to spread the word. • Invite friends and family to try places they’ve never visited before. Keep supporting SPR businesses and the delicious eateries here!
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Reporting on and connecting the Jasper Place community.
Wishing you a Wishing you a warm holiday season and a happy new year! warm holiday season and a happy new year !
Todd Janes, Executive Director, SPRBA
As I am writing this I am enjoying the late November weather. Autumn is prob- ably my favourite time of the year with the fallen leaves, the crispness of morn- ing, and the afternoon sun rays. It has been a very busy period for our BIA, with a number of positive changes and devel- opments: We celebrated our second annual Stony Plain Road Dining Week from Oc- tober 2 - 12th, which saw a huge uptake of over three times more customer en- gagements than last year. We heard a plethora of positive reviews, and it’s exciting to think of all the local support we saw in 2025. Congratulations to the winners of our three $100 gift cards to their favourite participating restaurants! Then we quickly went into the Annual General Meeting of the association, which
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nancial support from the City of Ed- monton), we are thankful for over 20 projects that were funded, including the creation of several new commu- nity organizations such as the Jasper Place Arts Society. I am a big fan of their work, and their inclusive approach to community connections and collabora- tions through artistic expression. Please keep a look out for new activi- ties and collaborations between us and other artistic and cultural groups in the coming year. Eat, shop, and be merry!
ordinated by the Jasper Place Arts Society, with hot chocolate provided by CH Cafer- teria and tasty snacks handed out by Jay and Suzie, of local No Frills fame!. It was an incredible night, which included the Mayor's parents (aka “The Knacks!”) distributing mittens and hats knitted by local residents. The event is becoming an annual gathering of belonging and inclu- sion within Jasper Place. Writing about community connec- tions this year, I’ll wrap up with the We Belong In Jasper Pace initiative, and please reach out to me if you wish to talk about it in further detail. As the driving force for this project (with fi -
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