Bosco Foundation - Northeast Edmonton

06/04/2026

Why did Bosco Homes suddenly close in 2009? After two years of being held in detention, charges were stayed against the two youth who were wrongfully accused. The Foundation remains, committed to the organizations who call our historic building home.

In June of 2009, Barry Boenke, 68, and his friend and tenant Susan Trudel, 50, were founded murdered on their acreage near Ardrossen. The deaths were shocking enoug…

06/04/2026

The Sihle Sizwe Balwin Choir performed at City Hall on June 1 for Seniors Week. They practice Tuesday mornings at our site. Everyone welcome! Contact [email protected] for more info. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17xMCrCFqE/

05/21/2026

We have a couple of spots left in this interactive workshop. Send us a pm if you would like to join us this Saturday!

05/21/2026

We were sad to see the Transit Smokehouse & BBQ move out of the neighbourhood. When the Franciscans came out West, they had nothing to eat and were fed by the Transit Hotel. They erected our main building in 1925, known as a friary. We wish the Smokehouse well in their new Whyte Ave location.

St. Francis of Assisi Friary / St. Anthony's College is a three-storey plus basement, brick-clad concrete structure, built in several stages with a stepped corner tower and later gymnasium. It is located on a large corner lot in the Baldwin neighbourhood of Edmonton, near the historic Packing Plant....

05/20/2026

Times added.

05/18/2026

For the first time in several years, we are cleaning up the flower beds along the front of the building. Heritage flower seeds have been planted. “We” as in Clint Porritt, our exceptional maintenance person since October who also happens to be a permaculturist. Let’s see what comes up! You can help us to beautify the neighbourhood. Let us know if you are interested in helping to tend a bed. 🙂

05/18/2026

Like to have fun and meet new people? See the poster below. If you have bags of leaves or grass clippings, you are invited to leave them by the garden behind our building. No spruce needles please as they are too acidic🙂

02/19/2026

A lot of exciting things are happening at our site. Stay tuned!

02/01/2026

Welcome to our new friend Claire Elizabeth!

01/16/2026

We used to have a hockey rink behind our building too in the 70s!