Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:
Headlines
- Mayor Don Iveson announced on Thursday afternoon that Council “made the difficult decision to relieve Simon Farbrother of his duties as Edmonton’s City Manager.” Community Services GM Linda Cochrane will step into the role until a replacement is found.
- Here’s my look at what Council will be discussing this week. Expect to hear a lot about Uber, and probably quite a bit about infill too.
- Both NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau campaigned in Edmonton this week. Check out Dave’s preview and David’s recap.
- A rally was held in Edmonton on September 8 to show support for welcoming more Syrian refugees into the country. You can see more photos here. The Province announced this week that it would provide $75,000 in immediate funding in support of the Canadian Red Cross and that it would match donations by Albertans to a maximum of $75,000. They’re also pledging an additional $100,000 to Alberta-based settlement agencies.
- The Metro Line LRT passed its first real test this past week as students went back to school and drivers got a taste for the delays they’ll experience around the tracks.
- The new Mill Woods Seniors & Multicultural Centre celebrated its grand opening this week. The $10.3 million centre is located above the new Mill Woods Public Library.
- Making Tracks, the 2015 Edmonton & Region Household Travel Survey, launched this week. More than 200,000 households have been invited to participate.
- Here’s the story behind local street artist Adrian A.J.A. Louden’s postcard-style mural on the Tirecraft Open Source Street Art wall.
- The 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards are being held in Edmonton at the Citadel Theatre in November! Here’s a preview from Gig City.
- Three new traffic patrol officers are now working in Southwest Edmonton “in an effort to address increased traffic issues in the city’s fastest growing area.”
- Here is the Edmonton Police Service’s second quarter report to the community.
- Earlier this year, local startup Empire Avenue was acquired by PeopleBrowsr. As of this week, the site redirects to Empire.Kred. I wrote about Empire Avenue back in early 2010.
- This season hockey fans will be required to walk through metal detectors, which have now been installed at Rexall Place.
- I know they’re controversial but vandalizing the Talus Dome? Not cool.
- From CBC Edmonton here’s a look at West Edmonton Mall, “the mall that had it all” back in 1985.
- Here are the latest urbanism headlines from Spacing Edmonton.
- If you haven’t already subscribed to After the House Lights, you should. Here is Jenna’s latest roundup of local theatre news, called Edmonton downstage.
- For more recent headlines, check out ShareEdmonton.
Fall is definitely here
Upcoming Events
- The Gotta Minute Film Festival kicks off on Monday and runs through Sunday. It is “Western Canada’s first film fest for Commuters.” Watch for it during your daily commute!
- Latitude 53’s Visualeyez starts on Tuesday and runs through the 22nd.
- ATB Financial is hosting its Boostr live pitch event at the Citadel Theatre on Tuesday.
- In the mood for art? Late Night Wednesdays is on every week at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
- Western Canada Fashion Week returns on Thursday at the ATB Financial Arts Barns.
- Thursday is the return of Nerd Nite Edmonton with a back-to-school theme to kick off the fourth season.
- Over at David Morris Fine Cars, the annual Italia with Gusto fundraiser for Meals on Wheels is taking place.
- Also Thursday is Pecha Kucha Night 23.
- The Oilers are holding their 2015 Training Camp at the Leduc Recreation Centre from Friday through Sunday.
- The 2015 edition of DECL’s CornFest takes place on Saturday at Beaver Hills House Park!
- The City is hosting another Big Bin Event on the weekend, this time at the Southwest District Yard.
- For more upcoming events, check out ShareEdmonton.
Friday was proclaimed What the Truck Day in Edmonton!
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