Reddit pulse / page 8
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Classic spots in the river valley got a refresh — utility box art from the northern pike artist (no signature, but unmistakable). Gate art is solid, though the river trail closure behind the power station is annoying.
An Edmonton accounting firm filed a labour market impact assessment to hire an admin officer at $36 an hour — no experience required for the role.
Recent rain hit the river valley hard and everything's lush now. The whole place is glowing green again — the kind of spring rebound that makes you remember why people stick around.
Water Not Coal petition closes June 7. It affects all of us — coal mining in the Eastern Slopes threatens Edmonton's drinking water from the headwaters.
Anyone heading to Final Symphony at Rogers Place this weekend? The orchestral concert celebrating Final Fantasy is drawing crowds.
Swiss2Go — the café with the adorable teacup-shaped cheesecakes — closed early last year to relocate. No word yet on the new location, but folks are definitely missing it.
The Bike Bus — that group of kids cycling to school together — is growing. It's now hitting two more schools and organizers are exploring expansion to other municipalities.
Canada's big city mayors are gathering in Edmonton right now to talk housing affordability, public safety, economic growth, and downtown revival. It's the Big City Mayors' Caucus meeting.
heads up if you're hopping from the northbound Henday onto westbound Yellowhead on the east side — the speed limit doesn't change on that ramp for westbound traffic, even though it does for eastbound. people keep getting confused by it.
someone's working on new High Level design ideas that keep the iconic spans while adding LRT and pedestrian walkability. mockups are up on Reddit if you want to see what Edmonton could look like.
Just got back from India for a few days and the river valley hit different. Edmonton, you beauty.
Getting west from downtown is a nightmare right now. Stony Plain is a mess, 107 is still under street lamp work, 111 has construction, 114's got a lane closed. Even the Whitemud detour doesn't help. Every direction out is blocked.
Saw a trailer go up in flames in Glenora today. Crews were on scene fast.
Epcor's water-off notice was just crumpled up and jammed in the mailbox. No envelope, delivered yesterday. How are you supposed to see that?
An Edmonton dance group got the Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent last night. Pretty cool to see the city representing on that stage.
Alberta's rolling out a brand new combined driver's licence starting July 2. One card instead of juggling multiple IDs.
The Elks just partnered with Co-Op and you can grab two tickets for forty bucks. Makes their prices competitive with the university squads.
someone posted a pic of rain and we're all grateful. been dry way too long.
Labo Coffee's got a bulletin board connecting adventurers with side quests. it's actually genius.
The city's decided the High Level Bridge needs replacing, and Reddit's debating what comes next. It's way more than a bridge — it's one of Edmonton's defining landmarks, the gateway between downtown and the U of A.