By A.Jade Munsie In a wheelchair, living with Cerebral Palsy, Brad Bartko, a graduate of NAIT’s Radio and Television program, started his initiative: disABILITY- Accessible by Design. The consultant business offers guidance to establishments to create a better, more...
ETS adjusting service to 16 routes in response to rider demand
By Adel Ahmed With the weather changing constantly in the city, the Edmonton Transit System is making a change of its own. As of February 6th February 6th, ETS adjusted service to 16 routes to accommodate feedback given by riders. Routes that are affected...
Alberta to face supply shortages as routes to B.C. destroyed
By Noah Rishaug Record-breaking rainstorms struck British Columbia last week, with a month's worth of precipitation falling in one day. The rain caused mudslides and flooding across the province, resulting in four confirmed fatalities. Environment and Climate...
Edmontonians rally in support of Wet’suwet’un land defenders against Coastal Gas Link pipeline
https://youtu.be/vEMl7HwmzLI About 200 people gathered in downtown Edmonton Monday evening to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’un land defenders near Houston, B.C. The demonstration was organized by Climate Justice Edmonton. Food Not Bombs YEG provided warm drinks and...
Food banks serving record number of Edmontonians
Picture yourself standing in the middle of Roger’s Place, looking out into the packed stands. If every seat in there was filled, that would be the same amount of people that visit the Food Bank every month: around 21 thousand. Now imagine half of those are children....
Veteran creates Remembrance Day monument at his home
Photo via Darren Longstaff's Facebook November 11 is Remembrance Day, “a time to reflect and remember,” says Darren Longstaff. The former Sergeant with Canadian Forces has created a Remembrance display in his front yard. “Every other holiday, people put up...
2SLGBTQ+ street kids find home and community at downtown drop-in centre
It’s hard enough to live on the streets in Edmonton, and 2SLGBTQ+ people can have a harder time finding safe shelter. The CHEW Project wants to change that. Around twenty queer teens visit the CHEW Project OUTpost on a regular basis. It is a place to shower, eat, and...
25-Hour Gaming Marathon for the Children’s Stollery
By Destiny Meilleur A 25-hour gaming marathon being held this month will raise money for sick children at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital. Extra Life Edmonton is one of many Extra Life guilds throughout North America. A company that originally started out of...
Naloxone, the “miraculous” drug that stops overdoses
As the drug supply in downtown Edmonton turns more toxic and more people die from opioid poisoning, employees at a Boyle Street pharmacy are hoping more people will start carrying naloxone kits around. “If you have one on you, you could literally save someone’s...
Tech Startup Making Waves in the World of Job Searching
Job searching in a world where technology is constantly evolving has some people wondering if the standard paper resume should become a thing of the past. With social media and remote work becoming increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, is there a better way for...