Edmonton Notes for 1/9/2010

Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

• This post seems to have struck a nerve: Restless in Edmonton? Stop complaining, start creating.
• Another recap from me: Edmonton Transit in 2009.
• Here’s the latest Walkable Edmonton newsletter.
• Edmonton Next Gen has announced Pecha Kucha Night 6 and more in their latest weekly newsletter. Also, check out this video on Pecha Kucha Night in Edmonton.
• The City wants you to clear away snow and spread sand on the ice to make waste collection safer.
• Will the City’s growing debt load have an impact on its credit rating?
• Great post from Ken: Why Edmonton has the pieces for a great startup ecosystem.
• The restaurant inside the new Art Gallery of Alberta will be called Zinc, and will begin full lunch and dinner service on February 2nd. Also, check out Avenue Edmonton’s photo essay of the AGA.
• Another great collection of January events from Sharon.
• Here’s my recap of the first Winter Light event of the season, the Mispon Gala.
• Edmonton’s PCL Constructors has been named the best employer in Canada.
• The TEDxEdmonton website was updated this week with more details on the event and a call for presenters.
• Brad Stromberg, the city’s new film commissioner, says that Edmonton has what it takes to become a major film hub.
• City Councillors are getting a modest raise of $500.
• The report on Open Data goes to Council on Wednesday. I’ll have more this week, but you can read the report here in PDF.
• The Province of Alberta is providing $7.3 million to the Hope Mission for the construction of 52 permanent homes for the homeless in Edmonton.
• Edmonton Police unfortunately saw a big increase in the number of impaired drivers during the 2009 Christmas Checkstop campaign.
• The ice at Hawrelak Park is now open seven days a week. Get out and enjoy it!
• Good write-up on Hub Cigar and Newstand, which has been in business since 1910!
• Taking place today and tomorrow is the Deep Freeze Festival on Alberta Avenue (on ShareEdmonton).
• Coming up on Wednesday is the Olympic Torch Relay Community Celebration (on ShareEdmonton). The festivities get underway at 4pm at City Hall.