About 1100 volunteers out today, great to see. Including The Quarters and parts of Wîhkwêntôwin. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/nearly-100-edmonton-businesses-clean-up-city-centre-streets

It's also not how Transit Security works. It's a combination of Transit Police Officers (TPOs), social service agencies like Bent Arrow (COTT teams), private security, campus security and sometimes EPS. And making sure everyone is working together. They try very hard to divert people away from...

Duane Hunter, head of Transit Security, is moving mountains to try to make everything more integrated and everyone work together.

Curious is Red Deer even has enough water for a million people. Water comes from the Red Deer River, which for any growth water is the limiting factor. Mean annual natural river discharge: North Saskatchewan - 7,277,000,000 m3 Red Deer - 1,837,000,000 m3 Bow - 7,425,000,000 m3...

I believe it's owned or managed by Aspen. Fun fact -- it was one of the locations being considered for the Don Wheaton YMCA when it was built.

Random honking around Rogers already. People are getting excited!

Revera sold The Churchill Retirement Community building a few months ago and the new owners are closing it. Seniors there are gutted, 1000 sq. ft. units and access to the pedway system. There's nothing in Edmonton like it.

Totally off topic, and I haven't been following, but what happened to the multi-rink plan for Bonnie Doon? I thought that was supposed to be the replacement for all these central aging facilities.

Reference ID: Job No 498277812-005 Description: Comprehensive Sign Design Plan - Williams Hall Location: 10030 - 102A AVENUE NW Plan F Lots 77-78 Applicant: BELJAN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Status: Intake Review Create Date: 2024-04-15T14:33:11Z Neighbourhood: DOWNTOWN

Looking forward to all these matchups. Also curious to see how the Jets do, would be great for Winnipeg if they went deep.

I saw the cladding in the sunlight on the weekend, looks amazing. This is going to be a great addition to Edmonton architecture.

Only useful tool I've found right now is reporting open drug use in the shelters to 311 under transit issues. The Public Spaces Bylaws proposed making open drug use illegal with fines or if you can't afford fines referring people to resources. It was sent back for amendments, when it comes back...

It was actually pretty cool inside. Exterior had a speakeasy kind of vibe.

Also, O'byrnes in former Rose and Crown ran into a few obstacles but is now moving ahead.

I had heard Spencer Thompson has not been involved with Yarrow for a while and is consulting now for Hoot Company (Dorinku/DOSC/Japonaise).