Media Monday Edmonton: Update #10

Here is my latest update on local media stuff:

Congratulations to Edmonton Sun sports columnist Terry Jones on being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame! The official induction will take place at a luncheon in November. Fellow sports journalist Jim Matheson had some nice words about the news.
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta handed out its awards on the weekend, and Edmonton Journal columnist Todd Babiak took home the $1500 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction for his fourth novel, Toby: A Man. Other Edmontonian winners included: Alice Major, Myrna Kostash, Margaret Macpherson, and Carolyn Hall.
Last week I mentioned that Global Edmonton would be expanding its local news programming, and now CTV Edmonton is doing the same. They’re adding a morning show as well as 5pm and 5:30pm newscasts, starting this fall. At the same time, CTV’s President Lloyd Lewis announced that Access will be renamed “CTV Two” in September.
Marty Forbes has more on the local TV news “expansion” and other media tidbits here.
Here’s a nice profile of David Climenhaga who blogs at Alberta Diary. Some of the blogs he reads regularly include Daveberta and St. Albert’s Place On The Web.
Global News in Toronto recently did a report on the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in that city, and they decided to make the data behind the report freely available. I really hope we see this replicated in other cities, especially here in Edmonton. And who knows, maybe other media outlets will follow suit! J-Source has more.
Here is Karen Unland’s latest new media roundup.
Very funny segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on the “evil Maple regime” that is Canada. They came to Alberta!
Intriguing post on the Skype blog last week: TELUS and Skype are “joining forces to bring affordable international calling rates to customers in Canada.” I’d rather they bring local numbers to SkypeOut, but it doesn’t seem like that will ever happen.
The Western Magazine Awards will be handed out on Friday, June 17 in Vancouver. AlbertaViews, The Tomato, and Oilsands Review are among the local nominees.
Christie Blatchford has announced she is leaving the Globe and Mail and is joining Postmedia. The Edmonton Journal ran a little ad in today’s paper saying to “watch for Blatchford’s provocative take on crime, politics, sports and more, starting tomorrow in the Edmonton Journal.” I understand her articles will appear in Postmedia newspapers across the country.
Here’s a great little write-up on Neil Parmar, a graduate of Wetaskiwin Composite High School who recently returned to deliver the keynote address for the graduating class of 2011. Throughout his career, Parmar has contributed to The Gateway, See Magazine, Vue Weekly, and the Edmonton Journal.
Pecha Kucha Night X is taking place on Friday evening, and if you don’t have tickets you can still watch the livestream courtesy of the Edmonton Journal.
The latest episode of the edmontonian presents aired last night, and it was all about food! Check it out on their YouTube channel. They also produced a pretty great trailer for the episode.
I’ve really been enjoying Linda Hoang’s Clicks of the Day posts. Check it out for interesting links and reads and follow her on Twitter.
I kind of don’t know what to say about this. Terence Harding, who writes Metro Edmonton’s Urban Compass, says he sometimes gets invitations to meet with City Councillors and it causes him “some concern”. I don’t get invitations from Councillors, but if I did, I would take them up on the opportunity. Harding says “I’m not particularly interested in who our councillors are.” I would argue he’s not going to do a very good job of writing about them, in that case. He’s evidently not interested in their side of the story.

Global Edmonton’s Linda Nguyen interviews Slutwalk organizer Kasia Gawlak. Photo by Darren Kirby.

You can follow Edmonton media news on Twitter using the hashtag #yegmedia. For a great overview of the global media landscape, check out Mediagazer.

So, what have I missed? What’s new and interesting in the world of Edmonton media? Let me know!

Edmonton Notes for 6/12/2011

Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

Mayor Mandel suggested this past week that major road projects might be postponed so that the funds could be reallocated to public transit. I like the idea, but we have to recognize that buses use the roads too. Many Councillors were surprised by the suggestion.
Rod Knecht was sworn in as the 22nd chief of police this past week at City Hall.
The City of Edmonton’s newest transit centre, Lewis Farms, officially opened this week at 1021 Webber Greens Drive.
Expansion 2012 is under budget and ahead of schedule at the Edmonton International Airport.
According to a new national survey, The Apple Store is the highest-rated retailer in Edmonton while Canadian Tire is the most shopped.
Congratulations to the City employees honored this week for their environmental dedication in the Charles Labatiuk Environmental Excellence Awards.
Congratulations also to the 2011 Salute to Excellence Hall of Fame inductees! The ceremony takes place Tuesday at the Winspear Centre.
In a new report, the City auditor has criticized the roads design and construction branch for a lack of clarity in budgeting, poor cost-estimating practices and “overly optimistic” completion timelines.
Another City report recommends that more traffic lights be removed from the Yellowhead Trail to ease traffic congestion.
Edmonton’s retail lease rates are among the cheapest in the world, according to a new report.
The Alberta Government handed out some environmental awards this week. Two City branches were recognized as EnviroVista Leaders. Epcor was also honored and is the first water treatment facilities operator to achieve “Champion” status.
The Capital Region Board’s economic roadmap was unveiled this week, a 300-page document that hopes to guide our economic development over the long-term.
The province put out a call to companies interested in designing the new Royal Alberta Museum this week. Companies have until June 22 to submit their qualifications.
A judge dismissed a request to remove wi-fi from Edmonton schools this week. Thank goodness.
Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi thinks there’s a window of opportunity right now for Edmonton and Calgary to work together to further the bug cities’ agenda in Alberta.
The number of building permits issued in April 2011 was down 39% from the number issued a year earlier.
Long-time trainer Ken Lowe is back with the Oilers!
For more headlines from the past week, check out theedmontonian.com.
Here are the Operation 24-Hours statistics for June.
Here’s a great post by Kevin Kossowan at The Charrette called Growing in Edmonton.
Indulgence, a Canadian Epic of Food and Wine, takes place Monday evening at the Delta Edmonton South.
The Vitalize Provincial Voluntary Sector Conference takes place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Shaw Conference Centre.
FC Edmonton hosts the Puerto Rico Islanders on Wednesday evening at Foote Field.
Wednesday evening is also the opening night gala for Improvaganza.
The Experience Junior Chamber International event is happening on Thursday evening.
Pecha Kucha is back! PKNX takes place on Friday night at the Alberta Aviation Museum.
Saturday is going to be another very busy day in Edmonton. Among the many events taking place: Africa Connect Edmonton, Rock The Square, park(ed), and Bikeology’s Festival Day.
For more upcoming events, check out ShareEdmonton.
On Friday, Sharon and I announced What the Truck?! and so far the response has been great! Here’s an article that Todd Babiak wrote about the event. We hope to see you there on the 24th!

Colleen Brown performed at TEDxEdmonton on Saturday.

Thousands of people lined 102 Avenue on Saturday afternoon for the Pride Parade.

4th Street Promenade was packed all day Saturday, with the DECL Pancake Breakfast, City Market and Al Fresco Block Party all taking place. I’ve got more photos of the Block Party here.

What the Truck?! Edmonton’s Food Truck Extravaganza

I love street food. When Sharon and I were in San Francisco last year, it was the burrito from the San Buena Taco Truck that I enjoyed most. And we both loved stumbling upon Off the Grid, a food truck festival. When I was in London earlier this year I made a special trip just to visit Daddy Donkey, an extremely popular burrito truck. And back at home here in Edmonton, no trip to the City Market is complete without a stop at one of our food trucks, such as Eva Sweet for a delicious waffle. Food trucks are not only a great source of tasty eats, they also encourage activity on the street. There’s a lot to love about food trucks and carts!

For these reasons and more, Sharon and I began thinking about having a food truck festival here in Edmonton. And today, we’re happy to announce that it’s happening!

What the Truck?!
Friday, June 24, 2011 from 4pm to 8pm
Beaver Hills House Park, 105 Street & Jasper Avenue

What the Truck?! is a celebration of Edmonton’s food trucks, combining street food with pedestrianism and downtown vibrancy. Join us for eats and beats in the heart of the city.

We’re so excited for this event, and we hope that you’ll come out to help make it a success! There is no admission fee – just show up and enjoy some excellent food from our seven vendors. If you’re planning to come, please RSVP on Facebook to give us a better sense of numbers. The event will also feature the musical stylings of the Urban Monks DJs, Marc Carnes and Thomas Scott. Shout out to Gabe Wong for designing an awesome logo for us!

The work we’ve done to make What the Truck?! a reality has been educational, to say the least. One of the reasons I wanted to make this event happen was that I think it’s a good example of a little thing that can help to revitalize downtown. With that in mind, we originally planned to hold it in an empty parking lot (we tried a couple different ones). It turns out that isn’t as simple as you might think (if you go the ask-for-permission route, that is). We’ve also learned quite a bit about the City’s Street Vending Program. Let’s just say there’s room for improvement. I think there’s a lot we could do to help the local food truck scene grow and prosper!

I’ll be writing more over the next couple of weeks about the journey, what we learned along the way, and where we can potentially improve things. In the meantime, I hope you’re as excited as I am for What the Truck?!

See you there!

The City of Edmonton’s transformation continues with latest reorganization

The City of Edmonton’s internal transformation efforts continued this month with a reorganization taking effect on June 1. City administration has now realigned into six departments, plus the Office of the City Manager, in a bid to improve communications and to better align with strategic direction.

While I wouldn’t call the reorganization a “major” one – it’s certainly not like City ‘97 which streamlined 14 departments to just 8 and saved millions of dollars – it nevertheless is a significant step for the current City administration. Under the leadership of City Manager Simon Farbrother, the City of Edmonton has embarked on a major cultural shift known as Transforming Edmonton and Me.

Here are the details on the latest reorganization.

Old departments:

Asset Management & Public Works
Capital Construction
Community Services
Corporate Services
Finance & Treasury
Office of the City Manager
Planning & Development
Transportation

New departments:

Here’s the new organizational chart (PDF):

Community Services now includes the Parks and Community Standards branches in addition to Fire Rescue Services, Neighbourhood & Community Development, Community Facility Services, and Community Strategies.

Corporate Services remains largely unchanged, consisting of the Human Resources, Information Technology, Law, Materials Management, Fleet Services, and City Clerk branches. There’s also a new Customer Information Services branch, which is responsible for 311 and the website.

Finance & Treasury is now Financial Services, and consists of the Strategic Management, Client Financial Services, Corporate Accounting, and Assessment & Taxation branches. The former Transformation Management branch appears to no longer exist as a separate entity.

Asset Management & Public Works has become Infrastructure Services, and includes all above and below ground infrastructure. It now consists of three branches (Buildings & Landscape Services, Drainage Services, Waste Management Services) instead of four (Corporate Properties, Drainage Services, Parks, Waste Management). It will also contain the Project Management Office.

The Office of the City Manager has not changed since it adopted pieces of the old Deputy City Manager’s Office (DCMO) last year. Corporate Communications and Intergovernmental & External Affairs both report to the City Manager.

Planning & Development has become Sustainable Development, and now consists of four branches (Current Planning, Housing & Economic Sustainability, Urban Planning & Environment, Corporate Properties) instead of five (Assessment & Taxation, Community Standards, Current Planning, Housing, Planning & Policy). There’s also a new area called Transformational Projects, which will be responsible for projects like the proposed downtown arena and the City Centre Redevelopment. Urban Planning & Environment is now responsible for Parks Planning.

Transportation Services has gone from three branches (Transportation Planning, Transportation Operations, ETS) to at least five (Transportation Planning, Transportation Operations, ETS, LRT Design & Construction, Road Design & Construction). This is basically the adoption of the old Capital Construction department. The web page for the department also lists a new LRT Expansion branch, though it doesn’t appear on the org chart. The changes in this department are intended to put The Way We Move into a single area.

Final Thoughts

I think the changes, while mostly cosmetic, are important. Most of the departments now contain “services” right in the name, which better reflects their purpose and mission. The changes also reflect a desire by administration to better align with The Way Ahead, the strategic direction set by City Council. It’s not clear whether any jobs will be lost as a result of the reorganization, but I don’t think so. I also don’t believe it is in any way connected to the projected $31 million deficit the City is facing. The wheels were in motion for this reorganization some time ago.

Media Monday Edmonton: Update #9

Here is my latest update on local media stuff:

Karen Unland has also started doing “media roundups” on her blog. Here is her latest update.
On May 28, the Alberta Media Production Industries Association held its 2011 State of the Industry Update. There’s an MP3 of the update and a PPT on “Stimulating Audience Demand”.
St. Alberta’s Our City magazine has a new publisher. John Roberts, former publisher of the Saint City News, was announced on Twitter on May 18.
A couple of weeks ago, the Edmonton Journal announced some changes to the layout. City Plus is now known as City and Region, and there’s a new weekly gardening section. The final restructuring of the print edition was announced this week: the Books section has expanded into the Sunday Reader, and What’s On is now part of the regular Friday Movies section.
Global TV Edmonton announced recently that they will be broadcasting the Morning News seven days as week, starting in September. From Tim Spelliscy’s note announcing the change: “That’s 43 hours of local news every week on Global Edmonton, more than all of our competitors combined.”
Here’s a nice “thank you” to the media from Marty Forbes for the way they handled the Slave Lake wildfires.
Edmonton Journal reporter Jodie Sinnema has been named the winner of the 2011 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians award for medical journalism. She was nominated by University of Alberta Hospital’s Dr. Felix Soibelman.
Big congrats to The Unknown Studio on reaching the milestone of 50 episodes! Here’s to 50 more!
Journal photographer Ryan Jackson won two multimedia awards in the News Photographers Association of Canada annual pictures of the year contest for 2010.
Here, in a PDF, are the finalists for the 2011 Alberta Book Awards. The winners will be announced on June 11 in Calgary.
The Montreal Gazette and the Victoria Times Colonist recently introduced paywalls. Edmonton Journal publisher John Connolly said that while the Edmonton Journal isn’t part of the pilot, "we will be watching the results with interest."
Spacing Magazine is getting ready to launch its first national issue, and is celebrating with a cross-country tour. They’ll be in Edmonton on June 22, with a launch event at the Art Gallery of Alberta. Yours truly will be one of the panel members talking about some of the best places in Edmonton.
The Journal won the International Newsmedia Marketing Association’s Public Relations and Community Service award it was nominated for back in March, and finished second in the Marketing Campaign category for Taste Alberta.
Congratulations to all of the nominees in the 2011 Digital Alberta awards. The awards ceremony was held this evening in Calgary.
So for the corporate challenge tug-o-war competition, the Journal decided to field a mostly female team. And then they named it the Power Puffs.
Is it just me, or has the merger of SEE and Vue been pretty straightforward thus far? I mean I’m sure there has been turmoil within, but from an outsider’s perspective, it has been fairly “quiet”. No big articles on the merger in the new issue of Vue. Fish Griwkowsky wrote a nice piece in the final issue of SEE though.
Here’s the Edmonton Journal newsletter for June 2011.
It’s too late to take advantage of the offer now, but I was intrigued by the edmontonian’s recent decision to sell some simple ads for their upcoming June 12th episode of the edmontonian presents. I hope it turns out well! Speaking of, you can see the third epsiode named “Spring” here.

So, what have I missed? What’s new and interesting in the world of Edmonton media? Let me know!

Edmonton Notes for 6/5/2011

Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

I generally don’t post about crime, but I feel compelled to mention Edmonton’s growing murder count, now at 25. In all of last year, there were just 27 murders in our city. It’s bad enough that EPS held a media conference this week.
The arena is still in the news, mostly because of the questions that remain unanswered. As expected, the City and the Katz Group are looking to the province for funding.
Edmonton has been named a TripAdvisor top ten family vacation destination in Canada for 2011.
One of the biggest concerts to hit Edmonton in years took place this week – U2 rocked Commonwealth Stadium on Wednesday night!
According to the City, Edmontonians’ taxes and utility fees are in the “middle of the pack” in a comparison of charges across the country.
Proposals have been put forward to overhaul the aging Kinsmen Sports Centre. You can learn more about the design concepts here.
Local chef Shane Chartrand is going to be representing Alberta the upcoming National Chef’s Challenge.
The Alberta Association of Police Chiefs would like to see customers pre-pay for gas, and some gas station owners in Edmonton are supporting the idea.
Local fashion designer Sid Neigum was honored with an Emerging Artist Award at this year’s edition of Nextfest.
St. Albert is going to be streaming council meetings online as early as this fall.
More than 25 individuals and organizations were honored at the 2011 IABC Edmonton Capital Awards this week.
The Oilers haven’t been in the news much lately (aside from in relation to the arena) but they did sign Ryan Jones to a two-year deal this week.
Strathcona Composite High School recently won its 40th consecutive track-and-field city championship, and they want the Guinness World Records to recognize the achievement.
The City will be installing 18 km of on-street bicycle routes this summer. You can learn more here.
For more headlines from the past week, check out theedmontonian.com.
Congratulations to local podcast The Unknown Studio on achieving a milestone 50 episodes!
Are you Edmonton’s worst golfer?
In case you missed it: here’s my list of summer festivals in Edmonton!
The Creative Age Festival kicks off on Tuesday morning at City Hall.
There’s an interesting food event with Michael Schmidt taking place on Wednesday evening.
The YWCA’s Women of Distinction of Awards gala takes place on Thursday evening at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
The Edmonton Capitals host the Lake County Fielders a few times this week, beginning on Thursday evening.
The Edmonton Pride Festival starts on Friday.
On Friday evening, FC Edmonton hosts the Carolina Railhawks.
Saturday is another really busy day in Edmonton. Al Fresco is taking place on 104 Street downtown. TEDxEdmonton is taking place at the Citadel. Across the river, the Handmade Mafia is once again at the Strathcona Baptist Church. The Pride Parade starts at noon at NorQuest College downtown. The Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids takes place at the Stanley Milner library. And the Bikeology Festival’s 24 Hour Repair-a-Thon takes place at the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters.
For more upcoming events, check out ShareEdmonton.

4th Street Promenade put up new banners this week!

The weather didn’t cooperate, but the Slut Walk went ahead anyway. Bill has some more photos here.

Recap: U2360° Tour in Edmonton

Last night I attended the U2 concert at Commonwealth Stadium here in Edmonton along with more than 63,000 other fans. Considering I purchased the tickets way back on November 2, 2009, it’s fair to say it was a long time coming. Fortunately, Bono and crew did not disappoint! Here’s the official U2 entry for the tour.

This was the first thing we saw as we walked toward our seats around 6pm. Called “the claw” or “the spaceship” it very nearly became the star of the show. The structure is 164 feet tall requires 120 trucks to transport. Oh and there’s three of them because they take so long to setup and teardown!

It was Sharon’s first real rock concert, so that just added to all of the hype leading up to the concert!

Our seats were so high up that I joked we could see the balcony of our condo downtown! We could see the building anyway. Being high up turned out to be totally fine with the large stage and video screens. Plus I think it probably resulted in better photos.

The Fray opened the show at about 7:30pm. They performed some familiar singles like “How to Save a Life” and “You Found Me” as well as a couple of new songs.

Then we waited. And waited. While we waited, the Claw showed us interesting statistics and the local time for cities around the world.

Finally around 9:15pm, U2 emerged and the Claw started to come to life! The show was on!

For most of the evening, the data connection on my phone completely stopped working. Apparently the antennas were just overloaded with everyone trying to text, tweet, and call (archive).

One of my favorite aspects of the evening was watching the Claw transform. There were all different kinds of light combinations, and the video screen in the middle actually expanded and contracted as well. The two bridges connecting the inner circle to the outer circle also frequently moved around throughout the evening, meaning the band could interact with fans all around the stage without having to walk too far.

The first part of the show didn’t seem very political, at least compared to the latter half which featured Amnesty International and the ONE campaign.

At one point Bono pulled a lucky fan on stage, and she could barely let him go! Bono didn’t do too much talking throughout the show, but he did spend some time talking about Edmonton Oiler Gilbert Brule. It turns out that Brule and his girlfriend picked up Bono and his assistant while they were hitchhiking in West Vancouver (archive)! Honestly, I thought he was joking at first.

That was my favorite shot of the night. As it got darker the lighting of the Claw just looked better and better.

Near the end of the show, Bono encouraged everyone to take our their cell phones. It created a pretty spectacular sight in Commonwealth Stadium!

Here are three quick videos and a longer one that I recorded last night:

http://www.youtube.com/p/1AC62BA9E200275A?hl=en_US&fs=1

Sharon and I had a great time! It was truly a unique experience, and U2 delivered a high energy performance from start to finish. We avoided the nightmare that was the lineup for the LRT by walking home afterward. As we walked past the loading area adjacent to the stadium, we noticed the big trucks were already in motion – presumably they waste no time in tearing down the stage!

You can see the rest of my photos from the evening here. I’ve also created a playlist with some short videos here.

Your Guide to Summer Festivals & Events in Edmonton!

For the 2016 edition, click here!

Exactly a year ago, I posted a listing of as many of the summer festivals happening in Edmonton as I could find. We truly are Festival City – there were 25 festivals in my initial list. Lots of people found it useful, so I thought I’d do the same again this year!

Once again powered by ShareEdmonton, here are a list of 29 festivals you can look forward to over the next few months, complete with iCal feeds and some basic social media information.

International Children’s Festival – May 31 to June 4
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Bikeology Festival – June 1 to 30
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @bikeology
- Facebook
Dreamspeakers Film Festival – June 1 to 4
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @Dreamspeakers
- Facebook
Nextfest – June 2 to 12
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @NextfestArtsCo
- Facebook
Heart of the City Festival – June 4 & 5
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- Facebook
Creative Age Festival – June 7 to 13
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Edmonton Pride Festival – June 10 to 19
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – June 11 & 12
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Improvaganza – June 15 to 25
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @theatresports
- Facebook
- YouTube
Rock The Square – June 18
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- Facebook
- YouTube
Edmonton International Jazz Festival – June 24 to July 3
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @edmontonjazz
- Facebook
The Works Art & Design Festival – June 23 to July 5
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- Facebook
Summer Solstice Festival – June 24 to 26
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Freewill Shakespeare Festival – June 30 to July 24
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- Facebook
Silly Summer Parade – July 1
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Edmonton & Northern Alberta Historic Festival – July 8 to 17
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival – July 8 to 17
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @EdmontonSPF
- Facebook
SOSFest – July 10
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @SOSFEST
- Facebook
Capital EX Parade & Capital EX – July 21 to 31
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @CapitalExFun
- Facebook
A Taste of Edmonton – July 21 to 30
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Servus Heritage Festival – July 30 to August 1
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @EdmHeritageFest
- Facebook
Edmonton Folk Music Festival – August 4 to 7
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @edmfolkfest
- Facebook
- YouTube
Animethon – August 5 to 7
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @Animethon_Asapa
- Facebook
Cariwest – August 5 to 7
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- Facebook
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival – August 11 to 21
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @edmontonfringe
- Facebook
- YouTube
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival – August 19 to 21
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @EDBRC
- Facebook
Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival – August 19 to 21
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
Symphony Under the Sky – September 3 to 5
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal
- @edmsymphony
- Facebook
- YouTube
Kaleido Family Arts Festival – September 9 to 11
- ShareEdmonton
- iCal

You’ll note that each one has a link to ShareEdmonton, where I list the festival dates and locations as accurately as possible. As I get more information I’ll update the listings.

Here’s the information for all festivals:

You can subscribe to that iCal feed using Outlook or your favorite calendar application. In Google Calendar, you can “Add by URL” and just copy/paste the iCal link above. I’m sure there are more festivals happening over the summer that I’ve missed. If your favorite isn’t on the list, let me know. If you subscribe to the iCal feed above, any new festival that gets added to the ShareEdmonton calendar will show up automatically!

Of course, ShareEdmonton has more than just festivals. You can also keep up-to-date on your favorite local sports teams:

There are hundreds of other events in the calendar too (for example, a listing of all the farmers markets). Check out the featured events listing or calendar for some of the highlights (or subscribe using iCal). If you know of an event that isn’t in the calendar, add it!

Happy summer!

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