Edmonton Notes for 11/30/2014

Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

Headlines

• The first big snowfall of the year has arrived! The City will begin neighbourhood blading tonight, with activity slated to take place all week. Residents are asked to move their vehicles or park off-street wherever possible.
• The City and Leduc County have continued their discussions about Edmonton’s proposed annexation. The latest news is that both sides have agreed upon final annexation negotiation protocols. The next meeting takes place on December 16.
• Congratulations to Janet Riopel, announced this week as the incoming President & CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. She replaces Jim Cumming.
• The Edmonton Public School Board announced its first ever student trustee on Tuesday. Johanna Ko, a grade 12 student, was elected to serve for the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year.
• This year’s Stuff a Bus campaign raised more 20,000 kilograms of food and more than $14,000 in donations for the Edmonton Food Bank!
• Edmonton’s NextGen is looking to fill three volunteer positions on its committee.
• Congratulations to the latest group of Edmontonians recognized at the 2014 Salute to Excellence Citation and Performance Awards, including Todd Janes, David Dodge, and George Murphy.
• In an effort to learn from examples elsewhere, the Northlands Arena Strategy Committee has launched an Exploration Subcommittee which will travel to Kansas City, Columbus, and other places.
• Do you know a visionary in the field of education? Nominate them for The Wanderer’s latest project!
• The Oilers continue to lose, and now fans are turning to billboards to make their case for change. The one change the team did make was to fire goaltending coach Frederic Chabot.
• It turns out last year’s Jingle On Indoor Santa Claus Parade was the last! The event has been cancelled for this year. Maybe we’ll get an outdoor event now?
• In case you missed it: Mayor Iveson was named one of Canada’s most important people by Maclean’s magazine.
• I really want to see Earth’s General Store succeed on 104 Street, but I don’t think blaming the community is going to help.
• New ETS service changes took effect today, including five new routes added to the Smart Bus program.
• From Woodward Design comes “Adsotively”, a new blog showcasing vintage ads from Edmonton.
• Finding yourself stuck in traffic? Better get used to it.
• On Thursday, NAIT launched the largest fundraising campaign in its history. Called Essential: The NAIT Campaign, the effort aims to raise $100 million to support the largest capital project in NAIT’s history, the Centre for Applied Technologies.
• For more headlines from the past week, check out ShareEdmonton.

Essential: The NAIT Campaign aims to raise $100 million

Upcoming Events

• The Oilers are back at home this week, hosting Arizona on Monday night, and San Jose next Sunday.
• Ever want to learn more about Edmonton’s Startup Community? Ken Bautista is hosting an overview session on Tuesday morning at Startup Edmonton.
• The Butterdome Craft Sale takes place this weekend! The event gets underway on Thursday.
• Head over to the Roxy Theatre on Thursday night for the 124 Street Grand Market’s Holiday Bazaar.
• On Friday evening, the Quarters Arts Night takes place at the Boyle Street Community League.
• Royal Bison’s second weekend starts on Friday at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre.
• On the Spot Pop Ups is holding their next show at Latitude 53 on Saturday and Sunday.
• Help Portrait Edmonton is back for another year! Check it out Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church.
• The Oil Kings host the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night at Rexall Place.
• For more upcoming events, check out ShareEdmonton.

Johannah Ko is EPSB’s first ever Student Trustee