Malmo Jan -Feb 2026 Newsletter - Mobile Version
Malmo Plains Community News
January / February 2026
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Snow-tacular January & February
We have ice! Skating at the Rink
Hours: 3pm–9pm weekdays | 8am–9pm weekends
Location: Malmo Ice Rink
No pucks or sticks on the small rink, please!
Ready, Set, Play! Pizza and Games Night
Saturday, January 24 | 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Malmo Community Hall
FREE and open to the whole community. Board games and card games — learn a new one or pull out an old favourite and play with someone new!
Pizza: Come before 5pm to be counted for the pizza order: $10/person or $20/family.
Get toasty! Firepit and Hot Chocolate Nights*
FREE and open to the whole community. Bring your skates and enjoy the rink, then warm up and have a hot drink. Feel free to bring your guitar or other acoustic instrument and/or your roasting sticks and some marshmallows (or other treats).
- Friday, January 16 | 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Malmo Community Hall / Firepit area
- Friday, February 20 | 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Malmo Community Hall / Firepit area (we’ll have chili, too!)
* Subject to cancellation if temperature is LOWER than -18C.
Soccer Registration (Outdoor) – February 2 to February 28
Lendrum will be assisting with soccer registration for Malmo again this year. Come play community soccer this spring!
Outdoor soccer registration: opens February 2 and closes February 28.
To play community soccer you must have a valid community league membership.
Not yet a Malmo Community League member? Go to
malmoplains.com/membership
Register online: https://portal.emsamain.com/login
Birth Years & Tentative Days
- U5 | 2022–2021 | Sat mornings
- U9 | 2018–2017 | Tues & Thurs
- U13 | 2014–2013 | Sun & Tues
- U17 | 2010–2009 | Sun & Wed
- U7 | 2020–2019 | Mon & Wed
- U11 | 2016–2015 | Mon & Wed
- U15 | 2012–2011 | Mon & Thurs
- U19 | 2008–2007 | Mon & Thurs
More information: https://emsasouthwest.com/play/programs-benefits/outdoor/
Soccer questions? Contact Julie: soccer@lendrum.org.
Volunteer! Soccer can only run with support from parent volunteers. If interested, register as a team official when you register your child. SWEMSA provides coach training and covers costs.
Board Meetings & Community League Notes
Upcoming Board Meetings (Community Hall)
Meetings are open to all members.
- Tuesday, January 20 | 7:00pm
- Tuesday, February 17 | 7:00pm
Lend us your skills!
Coordinator, Big Bin Event (temp position)
Help coordinate a Big Bin event for late spring or early summer.
Contact: president@malmoplains.com
Program Director (non-board position)
Help oversee existing programs and develop new ones.
Contact: president@malmoplains.com
Welcome to our new Civics Director, Cameron! Watch Facebook and the website for information about upcoming meetings/events around a new Civics Committee.
Do you use the Malmo hall? Want to give input about future upgrades and uses? Fill out the IRC Hall Survey on the Malmo website (look for the big gold button on the right side of the page).
Programs: Chess, Garden Group, Yoga, Craft Night, Coffee, Swim & More
Chess Club – Strategize!
Saturday mornings* | 10:00am to noon | Resuming January 10
*Check the Calendar for other January dates.
FREE fun for kids and adults. Contact: Steven, Monica, or Gerhard at 780-616-8142
Garden Planning Group – NEW!
- Tuesday, January 13 | 7:15pm
- Tuesday, February 10 | 7:15pm
Questions? communications@malmoplains.com
Yoga! 7-Week Yoga Sessions with Cheryl
- Mondays (starting Jan 5) | 7:00pm | Hatha Yoga
- Wednesdays (starting Jan 7) | 7:00pm | Sakalya Yoga Flow
- Thursdays (starting Jan 8) | 10:30am | Chair Yoga
Cost: $80/session or $15/class drop-in
Malmo members: $50/session or $10/class drop-in
Register: Cheryl 780-975-7174
Monthly Craft Night
- Friday, January 9 | 7:00pm to 9:00pm
- Friday, February 13 | 7:00pm to 9:00pm
FREE. RSVP (optional): lamcint@telus.net
Coffee and Conversation (and treats)
Wednesdays | 2:00pm to 3:30pm | FREE
- Wednesday, January 28 – Bring a favourite book recommendation
- Wednesday, February 25 – Bring a summer holiday photo/memory to share
Community Swim
Confederation Centre, 11204 43 Ave
Saturdays & Sundays | 4:00pm to 5:30pm
With your Malmo Community League Membership, attend the community swim for FREE.
Craft Time for Kids (10 and under)
Saturday, February 28 | 1:00pm to 2:30pm | FREE
Strong and Fit for Active Agers
Fridays starting January 9 | 10:00am to 11:00am
Cost: $90 for 8 weeks | $75 for Malmo members
Register via the Malmo website (Store) or email communications@malmoplains.com.
Good to Know, Three Lines Free, Coming Soon & Shoutouts
Three Lines Free
For League members, as space allows. Email: communications@malmoplains.com (include full name and address; will not be printed).
Looking to combat high energy costs?
Chris: 780-887-1637 |
chris@ageng.ca |
ageng.ca
Mobile medical foot care (Nurse Kibbe Yoon)
780-399-8638 |
nursekibbe@gmail.com
The sound of hammers and saws breaks the silence of my morning. The coyotes are skittish and my view has changed from vacant lot to tall buildings.
Old photos or documents? photographybybaine.com
Grammar: The difference between feeling you’re nuts and feeling your nuts.
“We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.” – Dorothy Day
Good to Know
Give blood and be someone’s lifesaver
Canadian Blood Services is open near the Whitemud Crossing Library.
Schedule: blood.ca |
1-888-236-6283
Sand and grit for sidewalks
City sandbox at the hall is now reserved for Community League grounds.
Nearby pick-up spots include Lendrum Community Hall and the roadway maintenance yard on Gateway Blvd.
More info: edmonton.ca/transportation/on_your_streets/community-sandboxes
Coming Soon
- Firepit & Hot Chocolate Nights: March 20 and April 17 (watch for times)
- Pub Night: tentatively March 14
- Movie Night: Saturday, March 28
- Wine and Paint Night: coming in the spring
Want to volunteer? Help at the door, bar, kitchen, setup/take-down. Email: social@malmoplains.com
Shoutouts
- Thanks to Peter and family for hosting Pizza and Games Night.
- Thanks to Lisa for hosting the first Firepit & Hot Chocolate night.
- Thanks to Greg for the Radon Awareness Info Session, and Chris for launching the detector borrowing program.
- Thanks to Rebecca and the Malmo Christmas Choir, plus Andrej (bandura) and Rebecca (violin solo).
Malmo Pre-School + Member eNews + Deadlines
Malmo Pre-School
Registration open year-round.
Email: malmo@malmopreschool.com
Website: malmopreschool.com
eNEWS – for Members
Members receive news and reminders by email between print editions. If you haven’t been seeing these, check spam/junk.
Last eNews: December 1, 2025. Next: February 1.
Deadlines
February eNews submission deadline: January 29
March/April print newsletter submission deadline: February 17
communications@malmoplains.com