Edmonton in 2008

What do you remember most about the past year in Edmonton? I think I’ll look back on 2008 as the year that I started to fully appreciate everything that our city has to offer. I learned a lot about Edmonton this year, and I look forward to learning even more in the years to come. Hopefully I can have a positive impact on the city as well!

Obviously a topic as large as an entire city is impossible to recap, but that doesn’t stop everyone from trying. Makes for interesting reading, right?

Here are some Edmonton-related year in review articles from around the web:

• Top Ten City of Edmonton 2008 Highlights – edmonton.ca
• The Top News Stories 2008 – edmontonjournal.com
• 2008: The Year In Review – vueweekly.com
• Events that shaped Edmonton in ‘08 – metronews.ca
• City looks back at 2008 – edmontonexaminer.com
• Edmonton Tech in 2008 – blog.mastermaq.ca
• Year In Review 2008: Alberta MLA Edition – daveberta.blogspot.com
• 2008 Municipal Census Results – edmonton.ca
• 2007-08 Edmonton Oilers Season – en.wikipedia.org
• 2008-09 Edmonton Oilers Season – en.wikipedia.org
• 2008 Edmonton Eskimos Season – en.wikipedia.org
• 2008 Edmonton Rush Season – en.wikipedia.org
• 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy – en.wikipedia.org
• Crime in Edmonton dropped 9% in 2008 – edmontonsun.com
• Year In Review – seemagazine.com
• The Great Buzz Of Oh-Eight – seemagazine.com
• Epicureous in Edmonton: 2008 Year in Review – onlyhereforthefood.ca
• Edmonton, we have a problem – metronews.ca
• Homicide 2008: Life and death on Edmonton’s streets – lastlinkontheleft.com
• Past year boasts notable campus news stories, makers – thegatewayonline.ca
• December cooled a warm ’08 – edmontonjournal.com
• Edmonton Real Estate Market Annual Report – edmontonrealestateblog.com
• 2008 Edmonton housing starts lowest in 13 years – edmontonjournal.com

Know of another list or article that I missed? Leave a comment or email me and I’ll add it.

Now for a list of my own! Here are the 5 most popular Edmonton-related posts on my blog from the past year:

1. Big Earl 96.3 is now Capital FM
2. The Apple Store opens in West Edmonton Mall
3. Edmonton is home to the future of Future Shop, and very close behind that, A look at Edmonton’s new Future Shop
4. Use Google Maps to find Edmonton Transit schedules and trip plans
5. New Concept for Edmonton Arena in The Quarters Downtown

All of those posts were written in 2008. If I had included the popular ones written in 2007 and earlier, four of the five would be related to Edmonton radio stations. Work at a radio station, particularly a NewCap radio station? You need to improve your web presence!

These three were close to making the list also:

• Social Media and Local News in Edmonton
• Scared of social media? Follow Batman’s lead
• Touring the Edmonton Transit D.L. MacDonald LRT Garage

Finally, here are some facts and figures from 2008 that I’ll likely want to refer to again at some point:

• Population of Edmonton: 752,412 (source)
• Edmonton Oilers record (calendar year): 42-31-5
• Capital EX attendance: 743,374 (source)
• Homeless Count: 3079 (source)
• Number of homicides: 35 (source)

If you have another fact or figure for the list, leave a comment or email me.

I’m looking forward to a wonderful 2009, thanks for reading!