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That Damn RAM – NOT a Fringe play
Dull. Dated. Uninspired. Generic. Disconnected from the neighbourhood. That’s what people are saying about the four finalists in the Royal Alberta Museum design competition. And those are the nice...
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RAM BAM! Who will build our new museum?
Well, it’s official. On Wednesday at 3 pm, Alberta Infrastructure Minister Ray Danyluk and Alberta Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett will announce the winner of the international competition to build...
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Dueling visions for the LRT in Chinatown
Birds-eye view of one option for the proposed LRT portal in historic Chinatown / The Quarters. Click to enlarge. It seems to come down to focus. The transportation department has a mandate for an LRT...
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Busy week at city hall: LRT station naming, Chinatown & Smart Bus
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Food Notes: Duchess cookbook nominated for Taste Canada award
EDMONTON – Cookbook author Giselle Courteau of Duchess Bake Shop has just been nominated for a Taste Canada award for her cookbook, Duchess Bake Shop. For 18 years, Taste Canada has been the national...
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Day in History, Jan. 7, 1970: City's Chinese community wants its own town
Edmonton’s Chinese community wanted to see a Chinatown established here, but its leaders expressed frustration with all levels of government in the matter. “It’s been a dead loss,” said B.K. Mah, a...
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Edmonton conference asks how to save North America's Chinatowns
Chinatowns across North America started as gateways for immigrants and turned into thriving hubs for Asian food and culture. But with rising rents, gentrification, declining resident populations and...
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Campaign to revitalize Edmonton's Chinatown kicks off with feast
Edmonton’s Chinatown has an image problem, says a new campaign aimed at revitalizing the neighbourhood. “With the new museum and Ice District about to open, we all agree our Chinatown is really sad,”...
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How to keep Chinatown alive: Edmonton conference looks at big-city success...
Lan Chan-Marples thinks Edmonton’s Chinatown can learn some lessons from Chicago. More than 100 years ago, before the term “gentrification” existed, residents of the Illinois city’s Chinatown were...
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Happy Canada Day! Here are some events planned for Edmonton
If you’ve ever wondered what to do for a 149th birthday party, Edmonton’s got your ticket. Events around the country are being planned to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the British North...
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Paula Simons: Love it or hate it, Rogers Place is transforming downtown
It’s hard to find a happier man in town than Jim Taylor. For years, the affable director of the Downtown Business Association has been advocating for new investment in Edmonton’s long-depressed city...
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David Staples: Chinatown resident blames cluster of social agencies for...
Four times a day, Georgina Fiddler, 63, takes her little dog Jack for a walk through her neighbourhood. Fiddler loves the area, with its bakeries, vibrant business sector and many fine families, but...
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Paula Simons: Year of the Rooster struts its way up 97 Street
Ratan Lawrence remembers the year the firecracker company sent the wrong firecracker — firecrackers made with black wrapping papers, instead of lucky red paper. By the time she realized the mistake, it...
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Protesters target decision to cluster safe-injection sites in central Edmonton
Protesters representing the Chinese community, as well as residents in McCauley and Central McDougall, expressed anger Saturday at not being properly consulted before a decision was made to place three...
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Province accused of 'downloading outrage' over supervised injection sites
A frustrated city councillor lashed out at the provincial government Tuesday, accusing them of “downloading outrage” over supervised injection sites. Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen voted in favour of a...
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New Chinatown plan success hinges on Edmonton's answer to homelessness
Edmonton launched a new plan to celebrate Chinatown as an economic and tourist destination Tuesday, while admitting its success will hinge on how the city deals with homelessness and social disorder....
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Editorial: Chinatown plan long time coming
Now that downtown is on the path to revitalization, thanks partly to Rogers Place and the budding Ice District enlivening a once bleak neighbourhood, it’s time to look a few blocks north and east where...
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Paula Simons: Is Edmonton 'homeless quarter' good social policy?
In 1929, as the Great Depression hit Alberta, the Rev. Harold Edwardson and his wife Hillie, opened a small soup kitchen and homeless shelter just north of downtown Edmonton. That original shelter had...
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Opinion: Safe injection sites will hurt vulnerable communities
The news tells us the epicentre of opioid/fentanyl deaths appears to be situated in the urban core of Edmonton, specifically, in the communities of Central McDougall and McCauley. A community coalition...
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Wednesday's letters: No excuses left for gas-price hikes
Ten years ago, Big Oil charged $1.28/litre for regular gas as crude hit over $140 a barrel. They said crude price was the main factor in the pump price. Prior to crude oil plunging three years ago from...
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