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Monthly Archives: April 2009

The City wants to cut leisure center service, and charge you to part at the LRT stations, seriously.

Written on April 14, 2009 at 10:29 pm, by

So the city, faced with a 35 million dollar shortfall needs to try to come closer to breaking even.  The City Administration came up with a plan.  One that horrifies me.  The highlights are: Retire the trolley bus fleet immediately, instead of April 2010 Charging people to park at LRT stations charging more for parking Read more...

It’s playoff time!

Written on April 13, 2009 at 6:26 pm, by

  For those of you who don’t know, I’m a hockey nut.  I follow the Edmonton Oilers religiously, but my love of the game does not end with them.  I am a fan of the sport, and as such, mid April to early June might be the best time of the year, as playoff hockey Read more...

The Queen Elizabeth Pool Change Room Debate – a Mayoral Response

Written on April 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm, by

On March 31th, I wrote this blog post of my opinion on the debate over the change room design of the Queen E. pool.  At the suggestion of Lynda Steele, I sent my comments on to Mayor Mandel.  While I was on vacation this week, the Mayor was gracious enough to reply to me.  I Read more...