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Traffic signals in Edmonton: questions and answers
Vanessa is making her way downtown, and as she crosses over 105 Street, she wonders why the little walking person switches to a flashing hand so quickly. A fellow pedestrian turns around and returns to the curb when they notice the flashing hand. Hector is waiting at a red light on Calgary ...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Vanessa is making her way downtown, and as she crosses over 105 Street, she wonders why the little walking person switches to a flashing hand so quickly. A fellow pedestrian turns around and returns to the curb when they notice the flashing hand. Hector is waiting at a red light on Calgary ...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Book Review | Growing Up Modern: Childhoods in Iconic Homes
Written by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster (Birkhäuser Publishing, 2021) Publishing these stories allows both architects and those interested in architecture to view these iconic buildings from another perspective, prompting readers to imagine design through the eyes of children and more genera...
Published at Spacing Edmonton
Written by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster (Birkhäuser Publishing, 2021) Publishing these stories allows both architects and those interested in architecture to view these iconic buildings from another perspective, prompting readers to imagine design through the eyes of children and more genera...
Published at Spacing Edmonton
Conservative activist Pam Davidson running in Alberta’s Senate Nominee election
Conservative Party activist Pamela Davidson has announced her plans to run as a candidate in Alberta’s Senate Nominee elections on October 18, 2021. On her website, Davidson describers herself as a staunch advocate for property rights and supporter of law-abiding firearms owners. Davidson has mad...
Published at daveberta.ca
Conservative Party activist Pamela Davidson has announced her plans to run as a candidate in Alberta’s Senate Nominee elections on October 18, 2021. On her website, Davidson describers herself as a staunch advocate for property rights and supporter of law-abiding firearms owners. Davidson has mad...
Published at daveberta.ca
Nakota Isga Ward: The People NAH-KOH-TAH EE-SKA
A long time ago, a charismatic chief from the southeast of Turtle Island followed a vision, leading his people to the shores of the sacred Lake Wakamne, or God’s Lake (Lac St Anne). Archaeological findings suggest that for thousands of years, this is where they stayed. This was the hi...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
A long time ago, a charismatic chief from the southeast of Turtle Island followed a vision, leading his people to the shores of the sacred Lake Wakamne, or God’s Lake (Lac St Anne). Archaeological findings suggest that for thousands of years, this is where they stayed. This was the hi...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Lessons from COVID … but will we learn?
Did you celebrate Canada Day on Thursday? If so, shame on you! If you read the daily newspapers (which nobody does anymore) or watch the TV news (which nobody should do anymore), you might think that Canada is a horribly racist country with nothing to celebrate. No less a personage than national ...
Published at In This Corner
Did you celebrate Canada Day on Thursday? If so, shame on you! If you read the daily newspapers (which nobody does anymore) or watch the TV news (which nobody should do anymore), you might think that Canada is a horribly racist country with nothing to celebrate. No less a personage than national ...
Published at In This Corner
Every Child Matters
Indigenous/First Nations: Every Child Matters (July 2, 2021)
Published at Radical Citizen Media
Indigenous/First Nations: Every Child Matters (July 2, 2021)
Published at Radical Citizen Media
Which Edmonton City Councillor are you?
I've done this before, and had so much fun with it that I'm happy to once again present: A Buzzfeed-style quiz to get you more in touch with your elected representatives!(it's totally ok if that doesn't excite you as much as it excites me)Without further ado, here is a quiz for you to play a...
Published at Extreme Enginerding
I've done this before, and had so much fun with it that I'm happy to once again present: A Buzzfeed-style quiz to get you more in touch with your elected representatives!(it's totally ok if that doesn't excite you as much as it excites me)Without further ado, here is a quiz for you to play a...
Published at Extreme Enginerding
Battle of the butts: how we (almost) beat smoking
While driving around town recently, I saw something that actually made me come up short. The guy behind me was not pleased. What did I see? Get this: there was a guy standing around a road project (the ratio of guys standing around road projects to guys actually working is usually about five-to-o...
Published at In This Corner
While driving around town recently, I saw something that actually made me come up short. The guy behind me was not pleased. What did I see? Get this: there was a guy standing around a road project (the ratio of guys standing around road projects to guys actually working is usually about five-to-o...
Published at In This Corner
UPDATED: Mask bylaw deactivated in Edmonton as of July 1
Edmonton’s face covering bylaw will be deactivated on July 1, 2021. The decision was made by Edmonton City Council in a 7-6 vote. “I’m glad that we’ve had the chance to reflect and hear from our public on a question as complex as this and as divided as this,” said Mayor Don Iveson. “T...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Edmonton’s face covering bylaw will be deactivated on July 1, 2021. The decision was made by Edmonton City Council in a 7-6 vote. “I’m glad that we’ve had the chance to reflect and hear from our public on a question as complex as this and as divided as this,” said Mayor Don Iveson. “T...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
“Planet Her”: Album Review
by Neelam Singh It’s not often that I listen to an album in its entirety, especially when it has just been released. But after Doja Cat gifted us with “Kiss Me More”, not one part of me hesitated to dive into the whole album of “Planet Her”. Plus, with featuresContin...
Published at The Wanderer
by Neelam Singh It’s not often that I listen to an album in its entirety, especially when it has just been released. But after Doja Cat gifted us with “Kiss Me More”, not one part of me hesitated to dive into the whole album of “Planet Her”. Plus, with featuresContin...
Published at The Wanderer
Coming soon near you: Valley Line West LRT construction in Edmonton
The LRT is heading west. The City of Edmonton’s contractor, Marigold Infrastructure Partners, has begun early construction on the Valley Line West LRT. If you live, work or travel between downtown and Lewis Farms, you’ll start to notice construction activity along the route. “The City...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
The LRT is heading west. The City of Edmonton’s contractor, Marigold Infrastructure Partners, has begun early construction on the Valley Line West LRT. If you live, work or travel between downtown and Lewis Farms, you’ll start to notice construction activity along the route. “The City...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Mask bylaw in Edmonton goes to new vote on June 25
The fate of Edmonton’s face covering bylaw will be clearer on June 25, 2021. A recommendation from Administration to deactivate the bylaw as of July 1 needed the unanimous support of all 13 councillors to go to third reading of a new bylaw, but failed on a vote of 12-1, with Councillor Aaron Paqu...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
The fate of Edmonton’s face covering bylaw will be clearer on June 25, 2021. A recommendation from Administration to deactivate the bylaw as of July 1 needed the unanimous support of all 13 councillors to go to third reading of a new bylaw, but failed on a vote of 12-1, with Councillor Aaron Paqu...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast: 5 things to know for 2021 Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast: 5 things to know for 2021
For the rest of the year you’ll hear a lot more about Valley Line Southeast. From how to stay safe near the tracks to where to catch your ride to work. Here are five things to know about the 13 km line that will take passengers between Mill Woods and downtown Edmonton. 1. It’s a […] The pos...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
For the rest of the year you’ll hear a lot more about Valley Line Southeast. From how to stay safe near the tracks to where to catch your ride to work. Here are five things to know about the 13 km line that will take passengers between Mill Woods and downtown Edmonton. 1. It’s a […] The pos...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
Sabrina Grover nominated as the Liberal Party candidate in Calgary-Centre
Sabrina Grover has been acclaimed as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Calgary-Centre, according to a notice posted on the party website. Grover is a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer Nutrition International and Principal of Provoke Public Relations. Grover was active in Alberta’a Progressi...
Published at daveberta.ca
Sabrina Grover has been acclaimed as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Calgary-Centre, according to a notice posted on the party website. Grover is a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer Nutrition International and Principal of Provoke Public Relations. Grover was active in Alberta’a Progressi...
Published at daveberta.ca
Ward Karhiio: Tall Beautiful Forest GAR-EE-HE-O
As the fur trade expanded westward, Iroquois men traded in the North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company. Iroquois men married Cree and Métis women from the settlements and trading posts established long before the West formally joined Canada as a nation. From these unions, a distinct and cultu...
Published at Transforming Edmonton
As the fur trade expanded westward, Iroquois men traded in the North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company. Iroquois men married Cree and Métis women from the settlements and trading posts established long before the West formally joined Canada as a nation. From these unions, a distinct and cultu...
Published at Transforming Edmonton