Hallowe’en Headlines
The alternative title of today’s post is “Oily Arena Headlines.”
Let’s begin with the oil.
Good news for Syncrude. There are also dead ducks at the Kearl oilsands site.
Alberta has also won over a U.S. official looking into international energy options.
There’s talk of a national energy plan. But since the talk is coming from an energy company I’ll be interested to see if this ignites the usual amount of unrest from people still smarting over the National Energy Program.
Stelmach to visit ‘wrong Indians’ That headline is about The Premier’s $80,000 trip (with our tax dollars) to India, and his long reluctance to travel to Fort Chipewyan. Some point to Fort Chip as ground zero for the oilsands’ toll on humans. But it’s taken years, and a plane ticket purchased by a student group, to finally get Ed Stelmach to head up to Fort Chipewyan.
Now onto the arena.
Have you taken the downtown arena questionnaire yet?
It’s leading questions have me convinced we’re getting the arena whether we want it or not, so it’s best to complete the survey to at least try and steer how things are done.
David Staples is also talking about the survey in his Journal column.
On with the rest of the news. Which is quite a lot for a Friday actually. There’s even a tasty tidbit about all that anti-Mandel fake blogging… (more…)
Edmonton’s October 29 Headlines
The Garneau is in the news today!
Good Thursday to you, dear Edmonton.
How goes it?
Before I forget to mention it, today is the anniversary of Black Tuesday. This still being a recession and all, the worst since that stock market crash, I thought it worth mentioning.
Thursday also means it’s Alt-weekly day, so don’t forget to check out what SEE and Vue are up to.
And, Thursday continues to be a boffo day for news.
from the Edmonton Journal:
Belgravia-area sex-assault victim refuses to live in fear
Blockbuster lineup to open Edmonton’s Art Gallery
Edmonton’s Garneau Theatre building to be preserved
$96.8M for four new Alberta schools (including 3 around here)
Spruce Grove, Stony Plain to host Alberta Winter Games in 2012
Alberta privacy bill ‘disappointing,’ commissioner says
from the Edmonton Sun:
New city manager to assess staff levels (Meet the new boss…)
Strike vote ain’t trash talk (There’s a potential west end garbage strike.)
Cops have cold-case suspect (in a 1987 homicide)
‘He led by example’ (The Edmonton-based soldier killed in Afghanistan, see story below.)
from The Canadian Press:
Alta flu response plan predicts 130-400 deaths
Soldier headed home after ramp ceremony
from 630CHED/iNews880:
I know who killed me (Odd headline aside, this is about the Statistics Canada numbers on homicides. Oh, and it is homicide, not murder. People could have been convicted/charged with murder, manslaughter or other crimes in the deaths.)
from CBC Edmonton:
Former police constable charged with assault (CBC appears to have more details)
Police who used Taser cleared in man’s death
from CTV Edmonton:
Extra doses of vaccine on the way, but relief could be more than a week away
Some Edmonton Catholic schools may move to year-round classes
from SEE Magazine:
Chinatown still holds some mysteries (Our Chinatown, not THAT Chinatown.)
Roll up your sleeves for the swine flu shot (Maurice Tougas on why to get the vaccine.)
Protesters call for nuclear power ban
from Vue Weekly:
Alberta Union of Public Employees Elections: The new Guy at AUPE
Greenpeace tactics: Stepping it up a notch
Whew. I think I found everything. But I know you’ll let me know.
