The countdown is on for the launch of the proposed new Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) routes in late summer 2020. It’ll be a big deal, changing all 100+ bus routes overnight. Of course, the plan...
Kiyomi used 11 words to describe what she learned about downtown Edmonton this past school year: “Our downtown core is very beautiful and full of beautiful people,” said the Grade 2 student fr...
Blatchford residents will make history and deliver the future at the same time. “Blatchford has the potential to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions associated with heating, cooling and domestic hot...
Today, the 163rd birthday of the prolific inventor who, among other achievements, helped design the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, is Nikola Tesla Day in Edmonton, Alberta,...
The City of Edmonton’s Integrated Infrastructure Department builds bridges of many kinds—some of steel, others of heart. Our city is connected by bridges of all ages and styles, marking the work o...
UPDATE: The Groat Road Bridge has gotten its first delivery of giant girders. “Things are about to take shape in a big way,” said Caroline Schettler, Program Manager, City of Edmonton. “A big, ...
Nisha Patel is a unique kind of city planner in Edmonton. She zones for the heart. So Edmontonians can build an affection for this place. Nisha Patel is the new Poet Laureate of Edmonton. “I am ex...
Over the past few days, there’s been some attention given to the City of Edmonton’s approach to snow and ice. We feel it’s important to take a moment to provide some context. On June 26, Adminis...
Rossdale Fire Station 21 had been closed for more than two decades before it reopened in April. Since then, it’s taken virtually no time to prove its worth. Let’s go back to Wednesday, May 22, 201...
Editor’s note at the start of your read: Here’s your latest edition of TLC for LRT. We appreciate your continued interest in our continued interest in work big and small to keep you comfortable, s...
The new rainbow crosswalk along 104 Ave downtown does important work, helping pedestrians safely get to the other side of 109 St on the MacEwan University campus. It also does vital City Plan work. Sy...
There are now more options for Edmontonians to dispose of their needles safely in our city. The City of Edmonton has rolled out 23 new and improved safe needle disposal boxes. The new design is safer,...
A vividly coloured, expertly decalled and lovingly designed Edmonton Transit Service bus is now part of the fleet and out on the street. “We’re pretty excited to unveil our new Pride bus to the pe...
Here are some pics at key locations to give you a sense of what’s building—both infrastructure and excitement—along the Valley Line Southeast LRT line. The City of Edmonton and TransEd Partners ...
How do you create a plan for the future of a city if you can’t be sure what all the development might look like and you don’t have a crystal ball? As the City of Edmonton works on creating The Cit...
Edmontonians are urged to continue grasscycling and backyard composting with news the Edmonton Composting Facility has closed permanently for safety reasons. “We encourage people to continue to gras...
In the gym at the Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton—which is about 3,300 km west of Toronto, the centre, right now, of the Canadian basketball universe — junior high basketball player Akira...
Editor’s Note: National AccessAbility Week is May 28 to June 3. It’s a time for Edmontonians and Canadians everywhere to adopt the spirit of inclusion and accessibility. Because Edmontonians like ...
With funding for the Valley Line West LRT in place, work is underway to keep the project on track for construction next year— and closer to becoming a reality as an efficient and effective way to ge...
The Green and Gold are gearing up for the CFL’s first preseason game this Sunday, and so is ETS. Fan fact: of the thousands of faithful who travel to Commonwealth Stadium every game, 55 per cent tak...
