This week, Council has an opportunity to take a stronger approach to derelict commercial sites.
These buildings increase fire risk, create safety hazards, consume a higher amounts of city resources, and hurt local businesses and residents.
Options will be discussed this Thursday.
Join us on March 29 at Earth’s Refillery Co-op to hang out and yap about it!!! 🚌💨 Bring your ARC card and some stickers if you have extra to share! Expect to walk (or ride) away feeling revved up about public transit and a gorgeous tap-to-pay fare card to prove it ✨🎀🚊
Who is playing "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Churchill square right now? đź‘€ #yeg
Hey Edmonton urbanists! Thought I'd start a starter pack for us. Let me know if you want to be in it or have suggestions! go.bsky.app/E7u9toC
New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication.
How's that for institutional neutrality?
The "dense zoning" is being filled with non-Canadian invaders. Thats why. Canada is for Canadians. If the invaders aren't expelled peacefully by law, expect unprecedented violence. Life in prison for the orchestrators is the kind option.
Average Canadian housing discourse
Quote: "“The politics seem to fit a pattern with this premier of attacking the judiciary as a means of trying to consolidate her own power over policymaking in the province,” [Dr. Jared Wesley] said."
Ethics, expertise, and rule of law are all despicable in Premier Danielle Smith's eyes.
New from me: Smith Talked about Leading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
#abpoli
When asked if they would vote for their province to begin the process of separating from Canada and seeking a new agreement to define its future relationship with the country, approximately three in 10 residents of both Alberta (29%) and Quebec (31%) say yes. This includes those who say they would definitely or probably vote yes, and those who say they would lean toward voting yes. However, new Ipsos research which "stress-tested" these sentiments by introducing real-world consequences reveals that actual committed support for separation is roughly half these levels in both provinces, with only 15 to 16% of Albertans and Quebecers maintaining their support after considering possible costs. This means that for roughly half of separatist supporters in both provinces, independence is more a political message than a plan they are prepared to endure costs to achieve.
To set the record straight, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said today that about 30 per cent, or 1M, Albertans support independence. This is false. The latest IPSOS poll found about 15 per cent support for separation from Canada when those polled were informed about the "real-world consequences."
A screenshot of a Facebook Marketplace-style listing for a rental property. The main photo shows a modern, two-story duplex or townhouse with a dark metal upper siding, light brick lower level, and two separate front entrances with concrete steps. Title: 3 Beds 2.5 Baths - Townhouse Price: $1,650 / Month Location: 12772 114 Street NW – Calder, Edmonton Key Details: Described as a "BRAND NEW" main floor suite in a multi-family building. Available February 1, with an incentive offering up to 1 week early move-in for free.
A table titled "Row Housing / Duplex Housing / Semi-detached Housing / Single Detached Housing (excluding heat and water)". The table compares two rental metrics for different unit types: AMRR (Average Market Residential Rent) for 2024 and MARR (Maximum Allowable Residential Rent) for 2025, the latter being calculated at 80% of the AMRR. Bachelor: AMRR $1,051 | MARR $841 One-Bedroom: AMRR $1,187 | MARR $950 Two-Bedroom: AMRR $1,423 | MARR $1,138 Three-Bedroom: AMRR $1,681 | MARR $1,345 Four-Bedroom: AMRR $1,967 | MARR $1,573 Five-Bedroom: AMRR $2,301 | MARR $1,841 Six-Bedroom: AMRR $2,692 | MARR $2,154
This brand new 3 bedroom home in an 8-unit townhouse is going for less than average market rent at $1,650.
That's rezoning for housing choice in action!
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Capping rates means insurers seek savings to preserve profits,l. Typically, that means denying claims or reducing coverage - usually for innocent victims like cyclists and pedestrians.
Good insight here on why the decision to close SCS in Alberta is bad policy. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
“Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients. #ableg @theglobeandmail.com
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
Shoutout to the hardworking ETS drivers getting everyone to and from home safe tonight!
#yeg #yegtransit
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
I *love* this street transformation in Edmonton, Alberta.
I visited it under construction almost two years ago but more progress is visible in Google Street View.
Santa fights fascists.
For those who actually care about evidence-based city-making, there’s a ton of evidence that decongestion pricing has been a massive success in New York City, by every measure of success, and many ways that can’t be measured.
“The conclusion we drew from all of this is that there was a group of vendors implicated in the underlying allegations, who have now hired a political fixer to engage in a campaign of harassment, bullying, intimidation and attempts to discredit a known witness in these proceedings”
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
When this guy realizes that white grievance politics is a losing brand and tries to re-invent himself as a moderate, sensible conservative who can be a “uniter” if we would just give him the chance to heal the nation’s divisions, don’t forget this.
Cars just aren’t practical here. We have winter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGOY...
"Should I chain myself to a tree over this?"
A resident in Dovercourt is threatening to because an infill development is being built in her cul-de-sac.
But when we look at the numbers, the area's population has halved in the last 50 years, plenty of parking.
So, probably not
Recently revealed documents show UCP staff toured a potential Recovery Centre site, just before the man at the centre of the CorruptCare allegations bought the building. None of this was reviewed in the Wyant Report. 1/2 🧶 #ABLEG #ABPOLI #CorruptCare
Teresa Spinelli doubles down on Little Italy as cooperative dissolves edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/11... #yeg
