Edmonton Notes for 10/9/2010

Here are my weekly notes:

• On Monday, Envision Edmonton filed court documents in yet another attempt to force a plebiscite on the City Centre Airport closure. The next day, Yes For Edmonton was unveiled as a progressive network of Edmontonians that hope to balance the Envision Edmonton push. You can learn more at their website, and on Twitter. Full disclosure: I have been helping with the Yes For Edmonton website.
• Yesterday, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) finally issued a statement announcing its support for the redevelopment of the City Centre Airport lands.
• A new Edmonton-based magazine called Eighteen Bridges launched on Thursday evening. You can follow them on Twitter here. You can read more about the new magazine here.
• On Tuesday, the City of Edmonton issued a request for proposals to develop kiosks at Central, Bay/Enterprise, and Corona LRT stations. So far, 18 vendors have expressed interest, including Elm Cafe and Good Earth.
• Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in town on Friday, talking technology, oil sands, and about the Liberals.
• Fish Griwkowsky reports in SEE that New City (Likwid Lounge and Suburbs) will be closing at the end of the month. Latitude 53 announced this week that Fish is their newest Writer in Residence.
• Here’s a good article in Avenue Magazine talking about DemoCamp/BarCamp, Startup Edmonton, InterVivos, artsScene Edmonton, and Edmonton Next Gen.
• After the first five days of advance voting, 1190 residents had cast their ballots.
• EEDC and the Edmonton Police Commission are still looking for new board members. The deadline to apply is October 19.
• Edmonton director Ron Jenkins has been named to the short list for the Siminovitch Prize, the richest theatre prize in Canada.
• Speaking of film, here’s a great piece arguing for more support for the Edmonton International Film Festival.
• Last Saturday, STARS celebrated 25 years of care in the air.
• Edmonton is the third city in Canada to get Cineplex Odeon’s new UltraAVX theatres, at South and North Common.
• The Edmonton Oilers won their season opener against the Calgary Flames by a score of 4-0. If you find yourself at a lot of Oiler games, check out the Rexall Place Food Finder.
• According to new NADbank figures, Metro Edmonton’s daily readership grew 39% to 81,100, the highest increase of any daily newspaper in Canada.
• Construction on the final interchange on Anthony Henday Drive is officially underway.
• EPCOR has one of Western Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2010.
• The Bistro Praha has found a new home in the Empire Building! Renovations get underway next month. Adam has a preview of the new Urban Diner location here.
• Election day is just over a week away! You can find the remaining forums, plus a bunch of other election-related information at ShareEdmonton.
• For more headlines from the past week, check out theedmontonian.com.
• Olde Time Fair on the Square takes place next Saturday in Churchill Square! Also next Saturday: The Handmade Mafia.
• The Florida Panthers are in town tomorrow night to play the Oilers.
• Forums for Ward 5 and Ward 10 take place on Tuesday evening. Forums for Ward 8 and Ward 2 take place on Wednesday evening. The final mayoral forum takes place Thursday evening.
• LitFest 2010 kicks off on Thursday evening (on ShareEdmonton).
• Edmonton Timeraiser 2 takes place next Saturday evening! Tell me what you’re doing to make Edmonton a better place by Wednesday, and you could win two tickets from WestJet!
• Edmonton’s fifth Homeless Connect takes place next Sunday.

Today was the final day for the City Market on 104 Street, at least for this season. The market will be back at Olde Time Fair on the Square, as well as for a few winter dates in Churchill Square.

It’s definitely fall in Edmonton.