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

April 14, 2009

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 [...]

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It’s playoff time!

April 13, 2009
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  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 [...]

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The Queen Elizabeth Pool Change Room Debate – a Mayoral Response

April 10, 2009

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 [...]

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