November 4 Edmonton Headlines
November is going to be busy with the Canadian Finals Rodeo and Grey Cup.
A day later and we’re still talking about the Indy.
The arguments continue, the finger-pointing is on, and you’re probably either happy to see this drain on your tax dollars speed off to a new location, or feel like the City of Edmonton has let you down.
I’m more likely to side with those who don’t see the grand benefits of the race. I don’t think it had international tourists lining up to get through customs and visit our fair city, it was a private, for-profit event that cost us millions of tax dollars each year, and we have plenty of other current and future events that could benefit from similar outlays of cash.
Decades from now people won’t be talking about how Edmonton missed its big chance to be an amazing city because it let the Indy leave. We’ll be talking about how Edmonton chose to become an amazing city by closing a fairly unused central airport and pushing LRT to all corners.
Also, one more thing. That second column I link to from the Sun’s Terry Jones really goes on about how Edmonton will be second to Calgary in Alberta. So?
Has anyone heard of San Francisco? Houston? Ottawa? (Or Toronto, if you want to call our nation’s capital the big dog of Ontario.) Give the Calgary-Edmonton, 1-2, argument a long-needed rest.
Now on with the rest of today’s news. And since it’s Thursday you know that means there’s plenty to get to. (more…)
November 4 Edmonton Headlines
This was going to be a joke about our love of Grover, but the Oilers scarf really goes well with today's flu story. Plus, it's the 40th birthday of Sesame Street.
Look, Alberta Health Services, I love hockey as much as the next guy, but you really took things to a new level. I mean, how does a lowly fan such as myself prove MY worth to the sport, to my team, if you’re going around immunizing Calgary Flames to show your support?
You are the super-fan; I bow to your supremacy. I’ll just be over here in the flu shot lineup, in my green man suit, waiting for tonight’s game.
from the Edmonton Journal:
Horne calls halt to work on mental hospital closure
Court decision halts sour gas and oil well licenses
Katz’s learning curve a steep one
from the Edmonton Sun:
from The Canadian Press:
Body of fallen soldier arrives at CFB Trenton
from Metro Edmonton:
Hearing clears cops in Tasering
from 630CHED/iNews880:
RETA’s open house now at Rexall (This is about burying new power lines.)
from CBC Edmonton:
Young children only when Alberta vaccine clinics reopen (And NHL players?)
Bill would end lawsuits against firefighters (Bill sure is a swell guy.)
from CTV Edmonton:
Growing number of schools hit hard by flu
See you tomorrow.
