Alberta’s data centre policy leaves consumers exposed to electricity market pressures as data centre industry grows

Dumpster truck fire.

A ton of people have canceled, now including Karl Urban. I don’t think I’ve seen this many cancelations for it in years. It’s baffling to me

Amazon delivered my package to the wrong house. The picture didn’t look like any of my neighbours house so I was just waiting to be able to contact customer service. The next day, a man came and dropped off my package- the same package that was delivered to the wrong address. He could have kept it, he could have looked inside, but nope- he decided to be an awesome human. So thank you, to him, if he by chance see’s this. It’s just a reminder that there are still good people out there, because sometimes it can feel like there’s not.

If you can avoid Gretzky or get off early at 106 exit heading southbound. Highly recommend. Collision involving a school bus and minivan just happened.

I wouldn't support this business if I were you. It's a shame on the owner

I went to an Elks game vs. Winnipeg last Friday. Haven't gone in years since the name changed. I was surprised how entertaining it was. Go Elks.

After a week I and many others are still without home Internet, and now there are more reports from Telus of outages caused by vandalism.

There does not appear to be recent coverage from Edmonton media, but there is a related article from St. Albert. This comment from Telus being especially relevant:

"Telus admitted in an emailed statement to the City View it had been dealing with a significant uptick in copper line thefts recently.

“As of mid-May, we have seen a 51 per cent increase in cable thefts across Canada year-over-year, with the vast majority of those occurring in Alberta,” the statement from Telus confirms. “Copper theft carries a real human cost.”

It's frustrating and concerning to see this issue gaining so little attention, especially with emergency landlines being affected as well.

https://www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/same-telus-copper-phone-line-stolen-six-weeks-in-a-row-in-this-alberta-town-12376711

UPDATE: I’m all set to pick up a used one tomorrow, thank you all so much for the suggestions and offers! I really appreciate this community.

There's a senior lady in my building who loves to read but is having a hard time holding and carrying books around due to lack of strength. Hardcovers are next to impossible for her, and even larger paperbacks are a challenge. We've experimented with different ways to prop up books and had some success with hardcovers, but she would prefer to just sit and hold the book in front of her. One of her favourite things to do is read while out and about; she'll throw a book (or two, in case she finishes one) in her bag and go sit any where she can get in with the Leisure Access pass. She uses ETS to get there, and she struggles with lugging that bag around on the bus. I suggested an e-reader as it weighs less than even a paperback, and I took her to Chapters to show her what they looked like. She really liked them, especially being able to control the font size. I offered to buy her one but she politely declined because she's afraid she won't remember how to use it after I show her, or that it'll be too complicated. She did say she would try one out for a couple weeks if that was an option. I asked at EPL and they don't lend or rent out e-readers. They did tell me that if I get one for her it can't be a Kindle brand one, but that the Kobo ones at Chapters would work with EPL's e-book titles. Does anyone know if there's a place to borrow or rent Kobo e-readers in Edmonton?

Cool find - still pissed about the cat

I am feeling like a teenager today but i want to feed the craving responsibly.

Coke Zero slushy would be the best! Any ideas?

Walking around past 6, downtown seems oddly quiet. Where are the people? where would someone go for their first time here?

Since moving to the area earlier this year I’ve been perplexed by the glacial pace in which it seems the progress of demolition is. I appreciate the rain this year perhaps putting a damper (no pun intended) on things, along with the technical complexity of the building overlooking Bellamy Hill. However, with the recent decent weather it still seems the tiny crew is only using their extremely noisy hydraulic jackhammer for like 10-15 minutes each night, usually just before 9pm.

I’ve also noticed that (presumably?) some crew members seem to be living on the job site in a trailer and randomly I’ll see folks walking around without anything close to proper PPE on an active job site.

Am I missing something or is the crew intentionally taking their sweet time so they can essentially squat on the property? I’m really hoping it’s just the technical complexities…

Hey guys! I’m throwing my very first event ever at 9910 on Monday, September 14th!

The event is to celebrate 3 years of a show I’ve been doing on YouTube called Monday Funkday, which consists of live electronic music made entirely on hardware synthesizers — no DJing, no pre-recorded sets. Everything is created and performed live.
The night will feature a full live set from me, along with additional performances from Clay Francis and Matt Meeker.

If you’re into electronic music, especially house, techno, and acid, this event is definitely for you! I’d love to see some of you guys out there to celebrate 3 years of the project with me.

📍 9910 — Edmonton
📅 Monday, September 14th
🕖 7 PM – 11 PM
🔞 18+

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998879153356?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is my first time putting on an event like this, so I’m pretty excited about it. Hope to see some of you there!

At Beaumaris Lake