Back in September, when the city first proposed this anti-smoking bylaw, I weighed in with this comment. Now that the bylaw is coming to council, I reiterate my concerns: in short, this is nuts. Here’s why… The city moved a step closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks Monday, as a new bylaw is […]
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A friendly message to the Occupy Edmonton people: Hello, hearty protesters! Hope it’s not too cold out there for you. I feel for you in my nice, warm house. (My sons say it’s not warm, but to them I say: tough. When you start paying the gas bill, you can crank up the heat to […]
Memo to: The Katz Group From: An Edmonton taxpayer Subject: Screw you This memo is in response to your recent memo to Edmonton City Council regarding the progress, or lack thereof, in the negotiations towards the construction of a new arena. If I may be blunt, let me just express my profound frustrations with your […]
Way back in June, if you can remember that far back, the city began the process of banning smoking in parks. I thought it was stupid then, and now that we’re even closer to the ban, I think it’s even stupider. Here’s what I had to say back then, with a few updates. And yes, […]
Last June, when Vancouver yobs went on a rampage in downtown Van when their precious Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final (again, thank you, Boston), Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast felt a sense of shame. This was humiliating for peace, order and good government-loving Canadians. I mean, a riot after you win is one thing… but a […]
As anyone who has driven a car in Edmonton this summer knows, you can scarcely go around the block without running into construction. It aggravates everyone, but I look at it as short-term pain for long-term gain. When the freakin’ Anthony Henday is completed (est. completion date: 2027, if it doesn’t rain), it will be […]
Mark Twain famously described golf as a good walk spoiled. No argument here. I’ve tried golf on a number of occasions, and I can safely say that it is not only a good walk spoiled, but also a good day spoiled. If I can steal from Twain, another way to spoil a good walk it […]
I’m sitting on my backyard deck as I write this, listening to a generic Top 40 hit radio station. I’m not listening voluntarily, mind you. A house next to mine is having a new roof installed, and the roofers have chosen to blast execrable radio station Hot 107 from the roof for everyone to hear. […]
Earlier this week, the city’s auditor released a quite damning report on the state of the city’s road design and construction branch. The report said that numerous cost overruns and delays on Edmonton’s endless road construction projects are the fault of a badly run department that keeps changing the rules of the game. City councilors […]
So there I was last night, watching Boston humiliate Vancouver, with a great big smile on my face. From time to time, CBC would show pictures of an enormous, ‘Victory in Europe’ size crowd watching the game on big screens outside. “Hmmm,” I thought to myself. “This isn’t going to turn out well.” Win or […]
