I would prefer to see the Canucks oust the Predators and the Oilers to win in 6 for another home ice series win. It would be a fitting closure for the season opener but it would also be a much easier travel schedule than commuting back and forth to Nashville.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-cuts-funding-for-edmonton-calgary-low-income-transit-pass-mayors-say-1.7190050 This provincial government seems to throw so much $h!t around on a daily basis that it's hard to keep up, never mind respond to. And this one the day after...

Municipalities should not have to base their income on what is predominantly a tax on capital in order to fund operations. That needs to shift to some form of fee for service so that (a) the city knows the cost of those services being providing and (b) those consuming those services should also...

Latest rumour is The Talking Heads will soon be Edmonton's official rock band... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=%22burning%20down%20the%20house%22%20videos&FORM=VIRE0&mid=10483962D8FB8CDFA80010483962D8FB8CDFA800&view=detail&ru=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%22burning%20down%20the%20house%22

It will be Oilers in five if they continue to play like this (hoping I don’t jinx that by posting this :) ).

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If you want something to be angry about, the city considered demolishing the hangar to make way for the Blatchford redevelopment project (because Edmonton doesn't have enough vacant land, even in Blatchford!). Those plans were put on hold after protests from numerous heritage advocates who...

Against whom???? And you might want to be cautious with your response.

How did this thing get started??? It started with a lack of imagination, a lack of commitment and - most seriously - an abandonment of regular use and a lack of proper maintenance.

If they do update their stock image photography I can only say “about time”… :)

^^^^^ Hoping not to see a replay of the season opener. Funny how that game looks so much more important in the standings now 77/78 games later.

^ Some of us know exactly why. While it might be said that there is more than one reason, almost all of them have the same root cause.

Sooo… It now looks like our property taxes in Edmonton will go up 8.7% this year, 7% next year and 6 7% the year after. 23.75% in 3 years! Imagine the uproar if income taxes or sales taxes or carbon taxes were to escalate at that pace…

^ Take the money that would be wasted if spent on demolition (whether provincial or municipal) and put it toward repurposing. There's a lot of "but we can't repurpose it because of the asbestos" that fails to recognize that the asbestos has to be fully abated prior to and during demolition...

Mayor and Councillors, It was interesting to see the concerns now being expressed regarding the direction and achievability for Exhibition Lands given many of us in the industry have had similar concerns for a long time. It is also worth noting that some of those concerns come from some of the...

^ How many more decades do we need to "all ruminate collectively" before those with responsibility accept it and deal with it?

McDavid apparently out "day to day" with a "lower body injury"... https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/oilers-bring-the-hat-trick-kid-back-to-edmonton-but-where-will-he-fit-in-line-up

^ It might be more interesting to follow the power play between Perry and Kane (who I quite like when he's motivated). There discussions on the bench reminded me a lot of some of the rumoured dressing room interactions between Messier and anyone he didn't think was pulling their weight or was...

I said the next city manager will be the 5th and I started with Al Maurer as the 1st.

^^ They'll be doing interior demolition (flooring, partitions, finishes etc.), not the building. ^^^ https://growlending.ca/our-team/