TAS
Senior Member
More new youtube content on Alberta's two big cities - underrated successes and massive challenges.
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Kosy123
Active Member
Getting a whole bunch of YouTube urbanists to cover Edmonton by inviting them and hosting the Winter Cycling Congress has been honestly paying dividends to the city’s reputation on these things
BASE
Active Member
That was a very positive video for sure, nice change of pace from what can be a sea of negativity. Would be a good video to share with prospective new residents.
Gronk!
Senior Member
From a former Syrian refugee who moved from Vancouver
Gronk!
Senior Member
MacLac
Senior Member
Surely ‘Ol Danni will bring this same contingent to the AB capital city….No?
Glenco
Senior Member
No!
MacLac
Senior Member
Anyone else "flip" channels randomly if the Oilers look like they might get scored upon? I do, anyway, last night I haphazardly put the tv - no cable box - so I can't see what the programming is - in camp; put it on "The Price is Right." They were offering a trip to "The Canadian Rockies," via a flight to "Edmonton, Canada," followed by a week stay at the "Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge," prize and package worth, "$21,000 US."
Gronk!
Senior Member
Should Edmonton bring back ‘City of Champions’ slogan? - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
There is a renewed push to bring back the “City of Champions” slogan to Edmonton.
globalnews.ca
SMayo
Active Member
Maybe this is a dumb take, but I've always thought that Edmonton should try and develop a sort of reverse snowbird tourism strategy. Our summers -- if there's no smoke -- are super nice and the city is affordable relative to major cities, and I'm sure there are lots of people in the sunbelt that would love to escape the month long daytime highs of +45 and night time lows of +35.
JuliallThat
Active Member
Regardless of the origin of the slogan, I think many people interpret it as weirdly boastful or out of touch. It's not a good slogan imo.Should Edmonton bring back ‘City of Champions’ slogan? - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
There is a renewed push to bring back the “City of Champions” slogan to Edmonton.
If we're going to have a slogan, it should be something more geographical and relatively unique like "Canada's Gateway to the North" or something to that effect. But what do I know I ain't in marketing.
David A
Senior Member
Who said the definition of insanity was repeating the same thing and expecting different results? Any self respecting city should not base its image on having a winning sports team for a while.
The slogan in the past was both disliked and derided elsewhere. It comes across as boastful and shallow. So if there is such a thing as negative PR, this would be it.
The slogan in the past was both disliked and derided elsewhere. It comes across as boastful and shallow. So if there is such a thing as negative PR, this would be it.
IanO
Superstar
I loved it and still do refer to the city as such.
It's not just about winning in sport, but in business, life and being a defender of what's right, good and noble.
Champion
It's not just about winning in sport, but in business, life and being a defender of what's right, good and noble.
Champion
David A
Senior Member
Perhaps, but yet it only seems to pop up when local sports teams are winning and it becomes a cringe y embarrassing thing when they are not.
IanO
Superstar
Keep in mind its origin around coming together as champions post-tornado; where the city came together, rallied and supported one another.