Edmonton Notes for 10/27/2013

First snowfall this morning! Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

• Well the results are official and soon your new City Council will be sworn in. The ceremony takes place at City Hall at 1:30pm on Tuesday, with the first Council meeting to follow immediately after.
• Our new mayor Don Iveson has been busy already, meeting with Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi and Premier Redford to get moving on rapid transit and the big city charter. Let’s hope that Kirk & Spock together can make some progress. Here’s a look behind-the-scenes of Iveson’s campaign.
• More on Iveson & Nenshi: Reasons The Rest of Canada Should Be Super Jealous of Alberta.
• If you haven’t already read it, take a few minutes and check out Omar Mouallem’s piece on the Molson Brewery site development. There’s more to the story than you’ve probably heard.
• Air Canada recently decided to ground the direct flight to London over the winter, but the story hasn’t died. Letters have been written, politicians have weighed in, and many Edmontonians have declared their distaste for Air Canada and its actions. I’m sure this isn’t the last we’ve heard of the story.
• What have you been eating? The Journal wants to know. They’ve launched a new initiative called Gastropost Edmonton.
• The strip club that was to open beside the McLeod condo building has been rejected by the appeal board.
• More bad news from the Edmonton Indy bankruptcy – only a fraction of the money some local businesses are owed will be paid.
• A unique “thank you” event took place today, organized by the EPS Canine Unit. It was an opportunity for the community to meet a police dog and learn more about the protection work they do.
• Here’s a look back at READ IN Week 2013.
• Do you like board games? Then you’ll probably like the new Table Top Cafe. They have over 300 board games apparently! The cafe is located at 5716 75 Street.
• The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation is now accepting applications for financial grants up to $5,000. The deadline for charitable organizations to apply is November 1.
• From Spacing Edmonton, here are the latest Edmonton urbanism headlines.
• Very cool news for my street: 104th has been selected as one of the Top 14 Great Places in Canada.
• Here’s our post-election #yegvote hangout:

Here are some upcoming events:

• The City of Edmonton’s Planning Academy is back in session. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about the planning and development process in our city.
• After a mostly unsuccessful road trip, the Oilers are back home on Tuesday to host the Maple Leafs. The Red Wings are in town on Saturday.
• Thursday is Halloween! Trick-or-treat!
• Get your cowboy boots out of storage: Friday is the start of River City Round Up!
• MacEwan is holding its open house on Saturday at the City Centre Campus.
• Farmfair International kicks off its 40th year on Sunday!
• The Edmonton Heritage Council’s City & Memory Symposium takes place on Friday & Saturday at the Sutton Place Hotel.
• For more upcoming events, check out ShareEdmonton.

What’s left of the Kelly-Ramsey block!