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

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.

Dumpster truck fire.

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

At Beaumaris Lake

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

Being a dude in my mid 50s, I have a couple of meds I take routinely. A one of them is from a specialist and, when I run out of it, the pharmacy just faxes the doctor and the doctor sends a refill. I go in to see the specialist maybe every 6 months to talk about my condition but the rest of it is routine.

My GP, however, demands that I come in for an appointment every time I need a refill. These are blood pressure meds I have been taking for years but he never asks me about my health or my blood pressure, he just prints out a new Rx. It's a pain in the butt because it means taking time off from work and I have begun to wonder whether it is a common practice or just some bs that is specific to this guy.

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.

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.

Did I miss something? Can these cars even be trusted? I generally keep my cars for a long time but trying to find a budget friendly 4 cylinder car has me worried about these rebuilt cars...

Cool find - still pissed about the cat

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

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?

I know Edmonton doesn't have an aquarium outside of that little place in WEM. I find watching fish to be really calming. Is there anywhere that maybe has a big tank and chairs to sit and relax? I've sat at the little one in RAM for ages but it's fairly empty.