April 23 Edmonton Headlines

This is the end, as all things come to, Edmonton.

FREE BREAKFAST!

Subway’s been offering up somewhat good coffee for free, for one month, and everything comes crashing back to earth today. But not until we all get our free breakfast, it seems.

Wow, I thought I was all about the free stuff after going after McDonald’s free coffee when they’ve offered it, and then the Subway deal.

But this photo shows when people hear the word “free” they come running.

I guess we are still in tough economic times and all.

No, screw that. Free is good any economic time.

Also, with all my talk of Subway I hadn’t really checked out their website. It’s, umm, nice.

from the Edmonton Journal:

Edmonton LRT ‘huge game changer’ (Two new stops extend the rail line this weekend.)

Winter festival reboot includes shrink-wrapped pavilions

Producers worry parched farmland will squelch livelihoods (This rain was much needed.)

Stelmach says he’ll ‘force’ end to tailings ponds (Hahahahahahha. Haha…oh…hahahaha…whew…ha… No, really, he will force them to clean up their acts. In another few decades. Good one, Ed.)

Oh, and speaking of Syncrude…

Still on the environment, there’s a new website where you can monitor how green and healthy we are in Alberta.

Edmonton’s Glenrose gets $2.5M donation

from the Edmonton Sun:

Top court to rule on revoked Alberta plea bargain (The crown made a deal, then tried to pull the deal, then the appeals began.)

Companies help pay for funeral of man killed on bike

Tattoo artist receives big fine (Maybe don’t get your ink done by the guy in the basement.)

from 630CHED/iNews880:

Former officer suing EPS

A new look for Edmonton Public Libraries (Tonight they’re doing an “MP3 experiment” and then watching The Princess Bride.)

from CBC Edmonton:

Hate-crime investigation delay probed (That it could be a hate-crime is bad. That the Edmonton Police Service didn’t bother to start working the case until AFTER a story on CBC is disgusting. And in Victim Awareness Week too.)

Habitat for Humanity gets more donations in wake of letter (Take THAT, Chris and Karleena Perry, of St. Albert.)

from CTV Edmonton:

Property taxes going up 6.5 per cent (Have a good weekend!)