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No word how they're going to transport students to games. Shuttle service, perhaps?

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No housing? Seems like such a great spot for new housing

Statistics Canada published is monthly count of screened passenger traffic. It shows EIA's traffic was up 3% over January 2025, following a general trend at Canadian airports. Domestic traffic was up 6.3%, while US traffic was down a little over 7% and international traffic was down 3.9% over...

I love increasing density and I'm glad council voted down some of the recent attempts to scale back zoning, but in that photo, I can understand why people who've loved with their neighbourhood a certain way for 20, 30, or 40 years would be scared of change.

StatsCan reported recently that transit across the country was down about 10 % in December compared to 2024. Edmonton's ridership followed that trend, going from 4.7M in 2024 to a little more than 4.3M in 2025.

Agreed. Notice I said those measures helped turn the impression around.

Yes the BC Liberals instituted the fare gates and Metro Vancouver was more than happy to let them take it on. The province acted when the SkyTrain was derided as the CrimeTrain. Fare gates and a dedicated transit police force helped turn that impression around.

When I was young, my parents bought in the brand new community of Castle Downs (or Castledowns, it was spelled two ways back then) and a number of the roads were gravel and 2-lane. Back then the 20-minute drive seemed too far for Edmonton.

I'm not sure we've ever seen how much $$ Alberta put on the table for that deal. In the same breath, it should be noted WS turned down federal support during the pandemic.

She should probably read the Constitution Acts that give Ottawa the sole power to appoint Superior Court justices. She can continue appointing provincial court judges all she wants.

That area consistently has the highest bike counts, all year round.

Oilers place Pickard on waivers

On the face of it, that makes sense. I mean, I would say most (more than half) homeowners take pride in the way their home looks and no one wants to live in an ugly or bland neighbourhood if you can afford otherwise.