July 29 Edmonton Headlines
I know plenty of Edmontonians will be happy to have Langano Skies back.
Can you feel that, Edmonton? It feels like the end of a week with a long weekend looming. Sorry if you’re the only guy in the office today.
Recent missing Alberta Hospital patients – one of whom has not been found – have sparked a review of safety and security at mental health facilities across the province. Let’s hope this begins a look at our entire mental health system, including interactions with police and the courts.
A new downtown development (yes, we have those without the arena even being built) is looking at a slightly later completion date, but it should spruce up the crap out of 109 Street and Jasper Avenue.
The City of Edmonton’s power bill will be going down as it replaces street lights with more efficient LED light bulbs.
You car insurance rates aren’t going up. Well, your basic rates, anyway.
An Amber Alert issued Thursday ended with a little boy being found safe with a family member. Police didn’t have a report of a missing child, but still felt there was enough information to warrant the city-wide search.
That story I linked to, from the Sun, gives a nice explanation of what police did and why. It’s exactly the kind of follow-up people need after an Amber Alert – especially one that didn’t result in criminal charges because of a kidnapping or other crimes – and other newsrooms should follow the example. We can’t have people walking away from an Amber Alert without stories clearly explaining what happened, or folks might be left to think we’re living in a city of kidnappers.
Edmonton Police are hailing the actions of a delivery man who helped run down a man after a boy reported a sexual assault.
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RCMP in Strathcona County will not face charges after shooting a man last winter.
The company behind the second-largest oil spill in Alberta history is ready to get pumping again.
Oil and gas companies are being warned about a fake environmental registry which is trying to scam them. Don’t worry, there is yet to be a company to pay any such fees.
The lack of public education in Morinville is now looking at the potential of being a civil liberties case.
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Riding the streetcar across the High Level Bridge is always fun. But riding an original 1912 Edmonton streetcar would be even more fun.
The dragonfly population is rising, and they’re eating all of our mosquitoes. I think I saw two dragonflies mating yesterday.
Edmonton Headlines
It’s another busy Thursday, here in Edmonton news-land.
Plenty popping up on the Edmonton City Centre Airport, the Heritage Festival and Big Valley Jamboree are in the news before this weekend, mosquitoes are arriving, plus Vue asks a question about whether we should change our poet laureate.
And St. Albert baseball diamonds are burning up.
Dig in.
from the Edmonton Journal:
MLAs, Enbridge join fight for Edmonton airport (This comes as the airports authority prepares to shut down one of the runways. Hey, how did everyone miss all the months of debate, days of public hearings, and city council vote on the City Centre Airport LAST YEAR? Also, maybe Enbridge wants to keep its name out of headlines, you know, what with its devastating oil spill in Michigan and all.)
Edmonton airport upgrade 25% under budget (This would be at the Edmonton International Airport.)
A question of dollars … gadzillions of dollars (Arena, Indy, and more questions from Dan Barnes.)
Historic Edmonton church saved from demolition
Money transfer scam targeting seniors
Giant robot dinosaurs stalk boreal forest
This bad news: Meat Loaf cancels Edmonton gig can be offset with this good news: Mickey Rooney coming to Sherwood Park
from the Edmonton Sun:
Heritage Festival goes 100% green, say organizers
City’s cat crisis (People are tossing cats like trash.)
‘Hope on the horizon’ for MS sufferers
BVJ to text storm alerts (Learning from last year.)
Holiday demand pumps up gas prices
from 630CHED/iNews880:
“Mini me” mosquitos invade metro
from CBC Edmonton:
MLA lured by money to delay joining Wildrose (Although, to be fair, if he’s using his Independent research budget up before jumping ship, it makes sense. If.)
School construction to last into fall (It’s not like schools have a calendar on when they are in session or not.)
St. Alberta baseball association faces $20K bill (They only set their baseball diamonds on fire.)
from Global Edmonton:
from Vue Weekly:
Citizen powered (Campus and community radio stations, like our own CJSR, are going to get a few government-mandated bucks.)
Disappearing act (What did happen to that study on the oilsands and water resources?)
Changing of the guard (Should we dump the poet laureate for a songwriter laureate?)
from SEE Magazine:
Arena deal does not add up (And Fish Griwskowsky wants Katz and Co. to know, For the record, downtown is not dead yet.)
One more day until the long weekend!
Make Morning Headlines your friend (better than fibre!)
One of these cereals is actually somewhat healthy.
Good morning, Edmonton.
Happy Hump-Day if you like that kind of thing.
It’s got to be something special (oh, it’s something alright) when days in the low 20s start to feel cool and downright comfortable. I’d still take 30 on the plus side over it’s evil twin -30.
What? You want to know what the real newsrooms are talking about today.
Fine. I was just making small talk because I thought we were friends.
from the Edmonton Journal:
Insurance break expected for Alberta drivers
Competition puts focus on arcitecture
Driver who led police on chase flees hospital on crutches
from the Edmonton Sun:
from Metro Edmonton:
from CTV Edmonton:
Province not yet prepared to crackdown on impaired drivers
from CBC Edmonton:
Alberta’s rising jobless claims fuelled by young workers, men
I hope I didn’t miss anything. I bet you’ll let me know, in the comments, if I did.
