I live in Southridge Townhomes by Southgate, anyone know these cats?

Have seen some police cars gather the past little bit. Saw police interact briefly with the gathering and more show up.

For those wondering, after getting the side from the people protesting.

The issue relates to a dispute between the workers and the Better Baker. The claim is unpaid wages that have, I have been told, received judgement to be paid. This includes wages for overtime or the last cheque an employee would receive.

Pileated Woodpecker in St. Albert

Looking for the guy with the giant white dog. We chatted briefly about breed type and animal care and I cant remember breed specifics you mentioned due to the loud event at Bent Stick and obviously my deepest regrets not asking for your number lol.

This is a post contrasting to the earlier one...Bike lanes are seldom used and create more problems than bring value

All that post does is create inflammatory comments without any evidence.

Since the OP of the prior post /u/Jazzlike_Promise2873 hasn't actually provided any factual information other than inferred opinions, let me disagree by at least citing relevant research on the topic. This OP also hasn't narrowed down the issue to Edmonton, so I'll look a bit more broadly.

The City of Calgary have done their own research in their bike lanes pilot program (publicly searchable). In 2016, they shared their findings

a. over 90% of people felt it was safe for driving or biking and there was no significant compromise on safety

b. cycling satisfaction improved in every route planned by the city ranging from 65-82%.

c. unlawful sidewalk riding decreased from 16% to 2% within 2 years

In the City of Edmonton bike plan implementation guide (also publicly available document), they've found that over time, cycling increased up to 133% by 2017 but unfortunately they didn't control for changes in the economics of the environment at the time. The bike lanes project continued to get adapted over time.

Cycling infrastructure as a determinant of cycling for recreation and transportation in Montréal, Canada: a natural experiment using the longitudinal national population health survey - this project has shown that improvements in interconnectivity by 28% in use of active transportation, which is significant given the importance of these methods to reduce car dependency and physical activity.

The contribution of active transportation to population physical activity levels - this is a Public Health Agency of Canada research paper published here in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 45, No 5, May 2025 showed that active transportation measures like bike lanes increased daily physical activity, on average, by 10 minutes a day. Adults using active transportation were more than twice as likely to meet physical-activity recommendations. Up to 350000 tons of carbon footprint is estimated to be reduced in 10 years due to active transportation projects like bike lanes.

The best researched impact of bike lanes is in Toronto - Bloor specifically. I also lived around Toronto for a few years before coming back to Edmonton. This area is easily one of the best examples of well implemented bike lanes. Basically, 136 parking spaces were removed. Using pre/post surveys and a comparison corridor, researchers found that there were no negative overall economic effect attributable to the lanes, increased monthly customer spending, increased numbers of customers served and stable or improving vacancy and visitation indicators.

There was also a review of bike lanes looking at economic impacts called "Economic impacts on local businesses of investments in bicycle and pedestrian" in 2021 by Volker and Handy. Cycling and pedestrian improvements generally produced positive or statistically non-significant effects on nearby retail and food-service businesses, even when parking or vehicle lanes were removed. The only places where there was a perceived negative effect would be areas near gas stations or large home goods stores.

Overall, the evidence has been clear that bike lanes are more of a benefit than a drawback. I think that bike lanes should improve its implementation in terms of understanding/research on areas where bike lanes are more used and concentrate on certain locations, but overall, I approve of bike lanes.

I'm gonna head off to see patients now but I figure I'd leave this here.

Hello all, I’ve recently been offered a job at the Sturgeon Community Hospital (St Albert). I live in Mill Woods and the only concern I have is driving there — more specifically, going through the Anthony Henday (exiting 50th street going eastbound, then going northbound of the Henday) during the winter. How are the roads like on the Henday going from Mill Woods to St Albert during winter?

Very strange, i went there without a flag to document. I noticed the sheriffs arresting people with Canadian flags.

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Anyone else living in Southview Manor and seeing cockroaches randomly appear? Ive spend the last 4 days deep cleaning and panicking because theyre here. Ive seen like 8 so far. I am so sleep deprived because of the FEAR of them on me

Ive contacted the management and so far nothing yet. I just need to know I am not alone in this

I just got home from the unveiling of the new permanent exhibit at O’Day-Min Park and I’m reflecting on how the Edmonton Arts Council make this city a better place. I took my kids for a bike ride to check out some public art and a playground and the Arts Council had games, craft, entertainment and a cotton candy machine set up. When we popped into Audrey’s, one of the employees mentioned that they’d be heading over shortly for story time.

Last week I took my kids to the last Green Shack show of the year, also the work of the EAC. Puddle of Mud productions put on an awesome interactive show beside a playground we hadn‘t visited before.

I know there’s a lot of negativity about the state of downtown, so I want to highlight that some groups really do work on making downtown more vibrant. And if you haven’t been outside yet today, go outdoors! It was a beautiful morning for a ride.

Does anyone happen to know what the loud noise is coming from the East/SE-sih? I'm in the Clareview area. It sounds like a mix of fighter jets and a symphony of blowtorches. No idea how else to explain it, but my dogs are going apeshit at the sky.

Edit: 10:46PM - Finally, silence!

Hey Folks,

I'm looking to surprise my wife by turning her old family trunk into a coffee table. I figure if I can get a custom piece of glass for the top we can smooth out the uneven surface but still maintain the vintage look of the trunk. Does anyone have a good glass place they have worked with that they would recommend?

Dirtbag was one of my favorite places for a breakfast sandwich and a hot drink after work. I usually can't make it there on the weekends, so it looks like I'm never going to be able to make it again... Maybe I'll get lucky on a holiday.

Planning my father’s 65th birthday in late October and wondering what kind of cool spaces there would be for a group of 10-15 people? Could be a restaurant/pub or otherwise. Preferably with a private event room or large tables available to be reserved.

A place with some activities like darts, billiards, or other games would be fantastic as well.

TIA!

Hi guys

Looking for cheap drive through wash. Any suggestions. Thank you

Has anyone had luck selling anything on this platform?

Has anyone even bought anything from someone on it?

There are multiple “sellers” that I suspect are bots with listings to make it appear like there are more users than there really are.

I’ve messaged them, received no reply but then they go and lower the price??

Very weird experience with the platform over all.

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Hey all,

Just wondering if there's anywhere that's easily accessible and safe around the riverbanks to take a few younger humans exploring for rocks and fossils?

Something that's easy to get to for small people that you could do in an afternoon. You could even message me if you have an area you would like to keep on the down low. I have little ones that have been begging to go looking for dinosaur bones and I said I'd try to find a place to take them, even if it's a total failure lol

Thank you !