Yesterday, amidst much fanfare and hoopla and speeches about “the future of the city,” “legacy projects” and “other vagueries,” the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta jointly announced that they have officially submitted their Expo 2017 bid to Heritage Canada. Now, according to Tony Franceschini, chair of the Expo bid committee, it’s “time to spread the word, and grow the dream.” Read the rest of this entry »
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If you’re looking for a way to keep up with the Reboot Alberta discussion taking place in Red Deer this weekend, a CoverItLive site has been created to pull tweets and track activity. Point your browser to rebootalbertalive.com.
You can also follow the goings-on directly on Twitter, using this handy Twitter search.
Looks like it’ll be a political weekend!
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An event of political significance is taking place this weekend, about half-way in between Alberta’s two largest urban centres — and I’m not talking about Blackfalds. This Friday will mark the first ever “Reboot Alberta” meeting in Red Deer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tobacco companies have long been considered, at the very best, extremely sketchy. They peddle a highly addictive legal drug that causes some of the most impressive health problems our species has ever seen. And while I think it’s certainly valid to take Big Tobacco to task for past wrongs — denying the adverse health effects of the drug, even publishing ads way back in the day with “doctors” recommending tobacco as a healthy habit — I’m starting to wonder when all of the badness arising from smoking is no longer the fault of Big Tobacco. Read the rest of this entry »
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The first time I met Jeff Samsanow was actually at the same event where I rekindled my friendship with Unknown Studio co-host Scott C. Bourgeois. It was an Edmonton Tweet-up at a bar that no longer exists — or rather, the structure still exists, but it has a new name. That’s Edmonton for you. Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s pretty easy to tell when my work colleagues miss me. I was out with the flu (or something) last week, and I was sent a few telling images that both professed my colleagues’ love for me, and their dismay at my absence from work. Read the rest of this entry »
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