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The Saturday Easter Scavenger event was a great success, with approx. 400 attending. PEHRA and PEC Scouts volunteers ran the hunt and games, including races and rock painting, and provided Easter candy. Dentistry 4U sponsored the event and Councillor Kent was a welcome guest. Many thanks to the PEHRA organizing team. if you enjoyed, please consider supporting PEHRA through membership (go to https://pehra.ca/join ) and/or volunteering at our upcoming events.

Thank you to ALL the residents whose holiday lights have brightened up our community. PEHRA volunteers and our MLA Lorelei Nicoll toured the streets of Portland Estates and Hills looking for festive, colourful, and traditional decorating. These three pictured homes were drawn from each category to win a $25 gift card and a free PEHRA membership for 2023. Enjoy a drive in the community to see all the lights. PEHRA wishes you and your families a happy and healthy holiday season!

Every year, PEHRA volunteers hang holiday wreaths at the upper and lower entrance gates and at the Birches Park message board. This year we are thanking our Xmas elves Dana McLellan and Judy Johnston for hanging the wreaths. Happy holidays, everyone!

Thank you to all those who decorated their homes to capture the Halloween spirit in our community! Three witches and a Werewolf (Councillor Becky Kent, MLA Lorelei Nicoll, and PEHRA volunteers Dalyce Mallion and Tamer Sobeih) toured the Portland Estates and Hills neighbourhood on Oct 30th looking for spirit! Three prizes were awarded… Most Spectacular: 70 Edgewater Close Most Creative: 3 Sprucewood Court Most Original: 249 Bellbrook Crescent All winners receive a $25 Gift Card and Free PEHRA membership! A big “thank you” to Councilor Kent and MLA Nicoll for getting into the spirit and sharing some fun in our community. We look forward to them returning on December 20th to help judge our “Holiday House Contest.”

Councillor Becky Kent and MLA Lorelei Nicoll have volunteered to be our “official community spirit judges” and run this year's fun HALLOWEEN HOUSE contest in cooperation with PEHRA. Sunday Oct 30 at 6pm - Halloween House Contest Becky and Lorelei will drive around Portland Estates and Hills and select 3 prize winners using their own criteria. PEHRA will provide 3 x $25 Gift Cards and FREE PEHRA memberships to the winners. Photos of the winning houses will be posted to Facebook. We are VERY pleased that our Councillor and MLA share their enthusiasm to participate in our community. (coming in late December, a similar Holiday House contest)