This is just to prove to Derjis that I took more than yoga butt pictures.
Good day, Edmonton.
If you read nothing else today (but I know you read everything I link to) you should check out the 140 questions city council is asking about the downtown arena proposal from Daryl Katz and Co.
There are good questions, tough ones, pointed queries, softballs, bad questions, informed, mis-informed, and others. But it’s fantastic to get a peek into the process.
It’s also nice to see a few of the councillors asking Katz and Co. to prove the Oilers are losing money.
Can Edmonton afford the NHL Oilers? Peter Adler’s take (A good question. Maybe not one Oilers fans want to ask, but a good question.)
Airport lobby group booted from festivals (I wondered why Capital Ex let Envision Edmonton into the shopping booths. I guess they were allowed to handout information, but not chase people around for petition signatures.)
And a follow up to those two stories from Scott McKeen: Airport, arena issues tap into raw emotions (Read this one through to the last line.)
Walking maps connect residents, communities (Walking maps of Edmonton neighbourhoods are a great idea.)
Liberals call for investigation into lobbyist firm
An escape from the ‘drama’ of women’s prison (More art behind bars with Elizabeth Withey. You’ve been reading this series this week, right? If you don’t, the culture section just fills with more Brangelina and Beiber.)
Wagner bog a naturalist’s paradise
A quick side note about the Journal. It’s been like a bonanza of pop-up and rollover ads the last week or so. Ugh.
Wife’s plea cracked case (Andrew Hanon on the Teskey case, a case that’s been Edmonton news for a decade.)
Stelmach says survey are valuable (I love how the federal government is changing the Census because 40 or 50 people don’t like filling it out every few years. If I get 40 people to write a letter about how we hate paying taxes, will they make that voluntary too?)
Feds commit cash to help keep kids safe (Safe from injuries.)
Former north-side school becomes assisted living facility (At least it didn’t sit empty until it was just bulldozed.)
Downtown business cheer on arena concept (And an opinion: Seize the day: build a downtown arena)
Heritage festival marks 35th year with some big figures (I plan on going, for the first time.)
Mason quashes coalition talk, mulls joint strategy with AB Liberals (Mulls! Also, it’s like progressive parties, and politicians, never want to lead this province.)
Versus reports decrease in viewers for Indy (But that’s why we’re supposed to spend money on the race, so people see Edmonton…)
PIN skimmer found at busy bank
Legislature sheriffs start bike patrol
Envision Edmonton tries to get mayor’s attention (If Envision Edmonton didn’t get their 79,000 or so signatures after the Indy, I’m not so confident they’ll get them at all. That, to me, was their big, and best, shot.)
Province to spend more cash on advertisements promoting oilsands (Fine. But don’t complain when people SEE the ads and lash out at the oilsands.)
Fire on refinery row
