Located close to the North Saskatchewan river valley, its not uncommon to see wildlife in our backyard. We’ve seen jack rabbits, a doe and now – a coyote. Abby saw it first and started making funny noises at the back door yesterday. Luckily, we hadn’t let her out to do her business. We’re going to [...]
People in Edmonton live interior lives. By which I mean, relationships and integrity are important. You don’t find as much posing or pretension as you would in a Toronto, or a Vancouver or, for that matter, a Calgary. Whether or not that is true, Edmontonians are modest about their city. It’s a nice place to live, [...]
In Garneau Block, author Todd Babiak takes us on an enjoyable romp through life in Edmonton. The book captures the idiosyncrasies and foibles of the city while revealing its heart at the same time. Even as a new Edmontonian, I was familiar with most of the local references and inside jokes. But the characters that populate [...]
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Ball this past weekend. So LA and I got all dressed up (”black tie or business formal”) for a night on the town with 1,500 of our friends in the business community. The event had all the makings of a great night. Northlands new Expo Centre was [...]
If you are going to live 10 minutes from a mall, West Edmonton Mall is a pretty good one to live near. When we visited Edmonton in June for our original scouting expedition (the one that turned into a house-buying expedition), we took the kids to the mall. We spent the day wandering around, eating garbage [...]
