I’m shocked, shocked to hear that Daryl Katz wants more money for the new arena, just the way Major Renault was “shocked, shocked” to find that gambling was going on in Rick’s Café in Casablanca. Back in July, when word came down that the “iconic” project (it can’t really be an icon until it’s built […]
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Well, the WC word appeared in the paper again today. You know what it is. I can barely utter it without snickering. It’s world-class. And yes, technically, it’s two words. But whether it’s one or two, the one thing I know is that no arena is going to make Edmonton world-class, or “put Edmonton on […]
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 […]
If Edmonton Northlands had a Facebook page, I’d be tempted to click on that ‘like’ button. I haven’t always been a fan of the not-for-profit ‘agricultural society’. It has always been an old boys’ club, and far too cozy with the PC elite. Over the years, Northlands has received hundreds of millions of dollars of […]
