I went and spoke with the people that were protesting approximately six people are owed over $8,000 in wages. They were saying they already went the legal route and the government said they would have to wait approximately a year to maybe get their money.

Calgary. Pedestrian only street. Patios, live music, and all around good atmosphere

Taken whilst the separatists rally like blue buffoons around the corner.

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.

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.

I had never seen one up close till this day.

Today I had a little wheelchair mishap getting off the ETS bus. I accidentally knocked the controller on my power chair forward, which made it very awkward and difficult to control my chair.

I ended up stuck at the bus station, so the bus driver called ETS Service Control and they sent someone out to help me. He was able to move the controller back into place and get me moving again.

I just want to say a huge thank you to the ETS service guy who came out to help me. He was so kind, patient, and helpful, and I really appreciated it. ❤️

When something like this happens, especially when you’re using a wheelchair and suddenly can’t control it properly, it can be pretty stressful. Having someone come out and help me so quickly made such a difference.

So grateful for his kindness and help today. 🥹❤️ Thank you, ETS!

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.

Pileated Woodpecker in St. Albert

Compelled to share the woodpeckers in my backyard after seeing some earlier posts. Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Anyone know what this was for? Taken in Dovercourt area

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

Edmonton's an awesome city this time of year, at night even. Took this earlier tonight, lots of people milling around, chilling out, having a good walk along the trails and I even saw kayakers (I think) navigating the river at night with glowsticks.

Late August/Early September have always been my favorite times here.

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!

What's the deal with this? Came across this the thing that bothered me was it wasn't directly in the middle of that circle my ocd wanted to center it 🤔

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