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Page views suggest “Save the Footbridge” fails to capture public imagination
On Nov. 3, I posted a letter from a Riverdale resident lobbying for Edmonton to reconsider and save the Cloverdale Footbridge from being replaced during Valley Line construction. I had been hearing from those who dearly love that bridge for …
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On Nov. 3, I posted a letter from a Riverdale resident lobbying for Edmonton to reconsider and save the Cloverdale Footbridge from being replaced during Valley Line construction. I had been hearing from those who dearly love that bridge for …
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Recap: Capital budget debate Round 1
View the story “Capital budget debate Round 1: a recap” on Storify …
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View the story “Capital budget debate Round 1: a recap” on Storify …
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Save the Cloverdale Footbridge: Dead issue or very much alive?
The Valley Line route is a done deal, right? Picked – finished – over, right? It’s going underground in Chinatown. It will replace the Cloverdale Footbridge. It will have sidings and a transformer station at the Muttart stop in the …
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The Valley Line route is a done deal, right? Picked – finished – over, right? It’s going underground in Chinatown. It will replace the Cloverdale Footbridge. It will have sidings and a transformer station at the Muttart stop in the …
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Delta Zero: Downtown Edmonton’s crime pocket
Last Friday, 50 per cent of violent crime in Edmonton occurred in downtown division. Of that, 50 per cent occurred in a zone known to police as Delta Zero, which includes the arena redevelopment district. Breaking that down further, 50 …
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Last Friday, 50 per cent of violent crime in Edmonton occurred in downtown division. Of that, 50 per cent occurred in a zone known to police as Delta Zero, which includes the arena redevelopment district. Breaking that down further, 50 …
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More oversight needed for private mall security?
Private security expert David Hyde is calling for more oversight on the actions of private security staff after aboriginal elder Gary Moostoos was banned from Edmonton City Centre Mall. It’s a provincial law that gives security guards the right to …
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Private security expert David Hyde is calling for more oversight on the actions of private security staff after aboriginal elder Gary Moostoos was banned from Edmonton City Centre Mall. It’s a provincial law that gives security guards the right to …
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ETS to link with Google for real time bus information
ETS has a little project going that might be a bit of a game changer. They’re going Google. I mean, I love that you can text 311-00 with your bus stop number and get schedule information delivered to your phone. …
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ETS has a little project going that might be a bit of a game changer. They’re going Google. I mean, I love that you can text 311-00 with your bus stop number and get schedule information delivered to your phone. …
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The Q Continuum: Thoughts on the intimate impact of Jian Ghomeshi
Radio is, perhaps, the most intimate of all media forms. When we go to the movies, we are kept at a distance, watching gods perform on the great white screen in front of us, while we sit passively, watching or …
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Radio is, perhaps, the most intimate of all media forms. When we go to the movies, we are kept at a distance, watching gods perform on the great white screen in front of us, while we sit passively, watching or …
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Always a Whitemud Girl: A Wayback trip into Edmonton’s political past
Today, voters in Edmonton-Whitemud went to the polls in a by-election prompted by the “resignation” of Alberta’s last premier, Dave Hancock. After serving Whitemud for decades as an MLA and cabinet minister, Hancock gracefully and graciously stepped aside, the better …
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Today, voters in Edmonton-Whitemud went to the polls in a by-election prompted by the “resignation” of Alberta’s last premier, Dave Hancock. After serving Whitemud for decades as an MLA and cabinet minister, Hancock gracefully and graciously stepped aside, the better …
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The day an angry gunman attacked Alberta legislature: 26 years later, the story of Robert Crawford has horrid echoes
His name was Robert Crawford. And on the morning of October 14, 1988, almost exactly 26 years ago, he terrified this city by going on a shooting rampage at the Alberta Legislature. Crawford, then 32, was no terrorist. He had …
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His name was Robert Crawford. And on the morning of October 14, 1988, almost exactly 26 years ago, he terrified this city by going on a shooting rampage at the Alberta Legislature. Crawford, then 32, was no terrorist. He had …
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Sonny Tomic helps Edmonton rethink approach to urban design
Has the city been as effective as it could be in encouraging good urban design in Edmonton? It turns out that’s what urban planner Sonny Tomic is in town to figure out. He’s been wandering throughout Edmonton this fall, dropping …
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Has the city been as effective as it could be in encouraging good urban design in Edmonton? It turns out that’s what urban planner Sonny Tomic is in town to figure out. He’s been wandering throughout Edmonton this fall, dropping …
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Is there a solution for Edmonton’s vacant lots?
Examples exist throughout the city … vacant lots filled with garbage, crumbly holes surrounded by construction fencing, empty windows covered with ratty newspaper. Why does Edmonton have so many vacant commercial properties, and what can be done about it? The …
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Examples exist throughout the city … vacant lots filled with garbage, crumbly holes surrounded by construction fencing, empty windows covered with ratty newspaper. Why does Edmonton have so many vacant commercial properties, and what can be done about it? The …
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Major penalties in place if the Valley Line gets delayed
Edmonton’s LRT line between Mill Woods and downtown will open Dec. 15, 2020. Don’t laugh. That might be a bit more set in stone than the opening date for the Metro Line to NAIT, which was delayed yet again this …
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Edmonton’s LRT line between Mill Woods and downtown will open Dec. 15, 2020. Don’t laugh. That might be a bit more set in stone than the opening date for the Metro Line to NAIT, which was delayed yet again this …
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Touring Edmonton through the eyes of a stranger
A couple weeks ago, someone started tweeting at me with random photos of my city. Slightly annoyed, slightly intrigued, I collected them. And here they are ... the long weekend seems like a good time to tour Edmonton through the eyes of an outsider ...
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A couple weeks ago, someone started tweeting at me with random photos of my city. Slightly annoyed, slightly intrigued, I collected them. And here they are ... the long weekend seems like a good time to tour Edmonton through the eyes of an outsider ...
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RFP issued for Valley Line – comment now or forever hold your peace?
Edmontonians get 30 days to review the whole deal for the $1.8 billion Valley Line LRT. The request for proposals was released last week. It’s a pretty massive document detailing how the competition between the three P3 teams will play …
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Edmontonians get 30 days to review the whole deal for the $1.8 billion Valley Line LRT. The request for proposals was released last week. It’s a pretty massive document detailing how the competition between the three P3 teams will play …
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Many remember “stolen sisters” in Edmonton
Since 2001, a small group of local women have been organizing this walk to highlight the number of aboriginal women being murdered or going missing. I met up with the group at the Alberta legislature Saturday. View the story “Stolen …
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Since 2001, a small group of local women have been organizing this walk to highlight the number of aboriginal women being murdered or going missing. I met up with the group at the Alberta legislature Saturday. View the story “Stolen …
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