Hillsdale Community Association

20/10/2026

Halloween programs at Wascana Centre--October 31st it's Spooktacular, from 1 PM to 4 PM. The following day, November 1st, drop off your jack o' lanterns (noon to 4 PM) for Pumpkin Way, and let them have one last chance to sparkle that evening, before they finish their time feeding the animals at Fenek Farms.

We have two spooky good events for you and your family this Halloween at Wascana Centre!

👻 Saturday, October 31 – Spooktacular!

Join the Wascana Centre ecology team for a celebration of Halloween and animals, perfect for the whole family!

⏰ 1 - 4 p.m.
📍 Wascana Place (2900 Wascana Drive)

🔍 This year our theme is “Survival of the Fittest.” With the threat of an impending mass extinction, can you solve the challenge room and make it through the afternoon?

In addition, we have some other great activities to look forward to:

🦎 See live animals from Prairie Aquatics and Exotics
🦉 Owl pellet and animal dissections
🎃 Halloween crafts
🧪 Spooky experiments with EYES
.. and more!

🎃 Sunday, November 1 – Pumpkin Way

Bring your jack-o-lantern to the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens from noon - 4 p.m.

✨ They will be lit up for an amazing display for everyone to enjoy from 4 - 8 p.m.
🦙 Fenek Farms will also be on-location with a small petting zoo from 4 - 6 p.m.!

Both events are free of charge.

See you there, Regina!

13/10/2026

The Hillsdale Community Association's Annual General Meeting is tonight, Tuesday, October 13th, from 7- 8 PM at Selo Gardens--1110 McNiven Avenue. All are welcome to attend.

04/10/2026

What's on at the Murray Balfour Rink for this season or skating news in case we have a warm winter:

The 2026-27 Public Skate Schedule is out, and all public skating is free this season! A few other highlights to mention:
1. Low Sensory Skate--at Murray Balfour, every Sunday, October 4th, 2026 to March 21st, 2027, from 11 AM to 1 PM!
2. Wednesday afternoon Free Skate runs from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM beginning on October 7th, 2026 and running until March 17th, 2027.
3. New (and also FREE), Stick and Puck Public Skating (helmets and faceshield or cage are mandatory) are Wednesdays, from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM, October 7th, 2026 to March 17th, 2027.
4. There is also a Saturday skate- in the early evening, running from 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM. This began today (oops, sorry, we missed it), October 3rd, 2026 and runs until March 20, 2026.

02/10/2026

New playground equipment for Marion McVeety School! Can you help? Volunteers and donations needed! See the poster below for contact information and help to upgrade a well-used local playground.

02/10/2026

If you have gently used costumes, consider donating them to Al Richie Community Association for their Monster Bash. Details below 👇

YOUR OLD COSTUME COULD MAKE SOMEONE’S HALLOWEEN!

Have Halloween costumes your family has outgrown? Give them another night to shine! The Al Ritchie Community Association is collecting gently used costumes to give away FREE to community members during our Monster Bash on October 24!

We’re asking our neighbours to help with:
- Clean, gently used costumes in all sizes — for little monsters, teens and grown-up ghouls!
- Donations of individually wrapped candy in unopened packages — we’re expecting around 400 people and would love to have treats for everyone!

Every costume and bag of candy helps make Halloween a little more magical and welcoming for our community.

All donations can be provided to our donation centre open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm.

Please share this post and help us spread the word. Together, we can make this a Monster Bash to remember!

Neighbours by chance, community by choice.

24/09/2026

Forever...in motion is hosting a Volunteer Orientation session on October 1st, 2026, at the George Bothwell Library. See the photo for more information.

If you are interested in senior fitness, the Forever...in motion program is looking for volunteers who want to help to improve and/or maintain the health of older adults living in the community through education and physical activity.

The primary goals of the Forever...in motion Older Adult strategy are to:

To facilitate and coordinate programs with a focus on physical activity, falls reduction, injury prevention, balance and education.
To improve and maintain the health of older adults living in the community.
To increase access to community based physical activity opportunities for older adults.
To ensure sustainability of the older adult Forever...in motion programs.

17/09/2026

Head to Wascana Centre this Saturday to enjoy the Wascana Busker Festival. There is a full line up of performers to enjoy all afternoon!

We’re so excited to unveil the official map for the 2026 Wascana Busker Festival! 🎵

🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 19
⏱️ 1-5:45 p.m.
📍 Around Wascana Lake (by Legislative Landing/Albert St. Bridge Promenade/Bandstand)

✨ We have 17 talented buskers ready to perform for you throughout the afternoon. Check the map to see when each busker is playing!

This event is free to attend. However, you are welcome to tip your buskers if you would like.

09/09/2026

Yoga class FULL! Need an Alternative?

Hillsdale Yoga with Lesley filled up super quickly last night. If you are looking for an alternative, Lesley also runs a very similar class through our sister community association, the Cathedral Village Community Association, and there are spaces available there. There is a free trial class (Registration is required for the Free trial class) running this Friday, and then the class begins on October 2nd. See the photo for details and head to the Cathedral Village Community Association's website to register.

09/09/2026

Our in-person Registration Night(it was great seeing all of you!) resulted in a full Yoga class (please check the next post if you'd like an alternative--so sorry that we couldn't fit everyone), and an almost full (just a couple of spaces left) Zumba class.
Fit for Your Life 1, 2, Fridays and our new class, Urban poling are set up to have registration at the first class of the program, so head to the South Leisure Centre a little bit before class begins to register for those ones. Many thanks, and thanks to our dedicated volunteers, and our volunteer 'draftees' for setting up and running registration last night.

07/09/2026

Fall Registration Night for All Hillsdale Programs--Tuesday evening in the McVeety School Gym--7-8 PM. Hope to see you there!