Archive for the ‘Walks’ Category

January walk CANCELLED
January 20, 2012

What can we say? Even the warming trend means it’ll be BRRRRRR this weekend for hounds. Stay tuned for February rescheduling, though!

January Greyhound Walk!
January 4, 2012

Sue will be hosting the January Edmonton greyhound walk on Sunday, January 22! Join us for a leisurely stroll through river valley. Meet at 1:00 pm at Kinsmen Field House for a lovely greyhound get together!

June Walk CANCELLED!
June 18, 2011

Has anyone built an ark yet? Seriously… The hourly forecast doesn’t show much clearing before mid-afternoon, and even then it’s clearing to thunderstorms, so we’ll be canceling tomorrow’s walk. I am unable to attend on June 26, but if someone else would like to host, please let me know. Otherwise, we’ll hope we don’t float [...]

School’s Out (Almost) Walk: June 19
June 14, 2011

It’s Father’s Day, so let your hound treat you to a nice walk! Sunday’s forecast is for scattered showers, but with any luck we’ll miss them. We’ll be walking at the Strathcona Science Provincial Park (10980 – 17 Street). We’ll meet in the parking lot further into the park, near the buildings at the top [...]

April 17 Bunny Walk: Garrison
April 10, 2011

April 17′s walk has switched locations from the River Valley to the Edmonton Garrison. Ewen has offered to take us on one of his favourite 4 km routes around the base. The walk promises to be flat and easy for those hounds who maybe have lost some stamina over the winter (their owners, of course, [...]

March 20 St. Patrick’s Day Walk
March 1, 2011

Our St. Patrick’s Day walk will start at the Muttart Conservatory and wind up the Mill Creek Ravine. The Muttart Conservatory is located at 9626 – 96A Street, Edmonton. Meet in the parking lot at 2 pm! As always this time of year, the walk is weather-dependent. Please check this site closer to the date [...]

Valentine’s Walk, February 13
February 8, 2011

It’s looking like a nice warm weekend, so we’ll go ahead with our Valentine’s Walk on Sunday February 13 around Beaumaris Lake in North Edmonton. The trail is a relatively flat, leisurely 3 km from beginning to end, and this trail is generally plowed, so hopefully it’ll be a good walking surface. Meet at Bishop [...]

December 5 Walk: Jingle On Parade
November 12, 2010

December’s walk is an annual tradition for Edmonton greyhounds: the Santa Claus Parade through the indoor pedways downtown. This year, the parade takes place Sunday, December 5, from 10:00 am to about noon. The hounds play the role of Santa’s reindeer (and assorted other helpers) and escort Santa’s Sleigh past hundreds of children and adults [...]

Nov. 14 Walk: CANCELED
November 8, 2010

Due to the West Edmonton Mall Chinook Winds meet and greet also scheduled for November 14, this Sunday’s walk has been canceled. Please stay tuned for details of the December walk, the Jingle-On Parade.

Sixth annual Halloween Howleroo!
September 28, 2010

Wow, six years of greyhounds wandering Edmonton’s river valley in costume. And this year, we actually get to do it on Halloween! We’ll be meeting on 31 October at 2 pm in the parking lot of the Kinsman Field House for a leisurely 4 km-ish walk through the river valley. The paths are well used, [...]

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