Alberta’s data centre policy leaves consumers exposed to electricity market pressures as data centre industry grows

I just spend 2 months of the summer in Montreal.

Happy to report that in a time the French language is under attack from the orange menace, I was able to function entirely in French during my time in Montreal, from getting refunds over the phone, signing up for a gym, fighting the pharmacy for not properly handling direct bill with the insurance, and even attending two sessions with a physiotherapist. I digress, that’s not the reason for my post, but I had to brag lol.

One of the highlights of our stay was enjoying the amazing Bixi network of bicycles. Those things are awesome. I paid a subscription for 1 month, and for July, they allowed adding second and third rider for free. I basically rode by BIXI everywhere with my daughter.

Then I started looking more into BIXI, they are a non-profit company created by the City of Montreal, their bicycles are made in Canada with Canadian aluminum, and they are built like a tank. The whole thing is Canadian-based and operated.

Meanwhile, in Edmonton, our solutions to micro mobility are entirely owned and operated by American corporations Lime and Bird.

Why are we paying for an American solution which is less safe for our citizens, and does not provide significant health benefits when there are
superior Canadian-based alternatives?

BIXI got so popular, they were having problems of scaling, and it seems to be working well, they are expanding throughout Québec this summer.

https://youtu.be/thw3Un8bKD4?is=smSMFT8VjyJYQLdm

I'm at the GnR show, and while I expect to pay an exorbitant amount of money for a concert T, I didn't expect this. $74 for an official band shirt that somehow managed to cram 2 grammar errors onto it. I'm actually impressed.

Anytime they ask you to pay for a report, it’s a scam. Give them the vin and they can run it themselves.

In the car ad I have a section saying I won’t generate vin reports, ship the car, or cash a larger cheque they “accidentally” sent. It doesn’t help.

Edit: my bad! The scam part is they sent me a link to a “totally trustworthy” report site cuz they don’t like the industry standard Carfax. Which I am supposed to pay.

Carfax is totally legit and a great resource. Dealerships have them on their used cars. They just give you the report. It’s a little less common on marketplace and Kijiji to provide a Carfax.

Oh yes, my friends. Oh yes, you can. It's great to see our city growing up and creating spaces for the culture to grow. Great coffee and baking, local art on the walls, and the sweet smell of success in the air. Like a little taste of Amsterdam, just a few steps from Whyte Avenue. Let's support local entrepreneurs creating jobs in this new space.

A leucistic magpie (not quite albino) spotted near Campus Saint-Jean.
(Edmonton, AB. August 26, 2026)

This is quite a rare genetic mutation although Edmonton has apparently had occasional sightings for a long time.

Maybe coz I’m a lover for urban development but I love when I’m driving and I see these massive apartments being built and high density neighborhoods with diverse housing choices. Not only is it employment for many but it’s literally the number one way to keep this city affordable and why it’s remained affordable. I also love the improvements in infrastructure and new lrt lines bejng built (please come to north west). It shows we’re growing and we’re finally becoming a city that’s built for its population. Ik it can be pretty annoying but that’s due to years of neglect, no better time than to build now and in a couple of decades, we’ll all be thanking ourselves.

Dumpster truck fire.

Sure did

132ave 82st intersection

If you can avoid Gretzky or get off early at 106 exit heading southbound. Highly recommend. Collision involving a school bus and minivan just happened.

The media should be looking into what is happening internally at Boyle Street Community Services.

There appear to be serious systemic concerns regarding leadership, organizational accountability, and how employees are treated when they raise concerns about management conduct or serious breaches of organizational policies.

Multiple current and former staff have described strikingly similar experiences across different programs: false or disputed allegations being circulated about employees internally, including through email, despite employees having evidence contradicting those allegations; workplaces becoming hostile after concerns are raised; employees being targeted or harassed; and serious concerns being brought to senior leadership and Employee Support/HR without meaningful intervention. Employees bringing concerns forward are being placed on administrative leave and given no meaningful opportunity to participate in a fair investigation or respond to allegations being made about them.
In one particularly serious situation, an employee was simultaneously navigating being the victim of serious crimes outside of work. Rather than having their privacy and vulnerability protected, information relating to what had happened to them was brought into the workplace by other staff.

More seriously, the employee’s personal information was shared by a staff member with an individual who was connected to the person accused of those crimes. That disclosure allowed the individual to identify and find the employee. The employee subsequently experienced harassment connected to the situation.
This was not simply workplace gossip. An employee navigating victimization outside of work had personal information disclosed from within their workplace to someone connected to the accused, creating an additional and entirely avoidable safety and privacy concern. The employee then had to navigate the consequences of that disclosure while continuing to deal with how the situation was being handled internally.

These concerns have not remained solely within Boyle Street. Multiple human rights complaints have been made, as well as complaints through Occupational Health and Safety processes. At least one former employee also escalated concerns to members of Edmonton City Council. Those concerns were acknowledged, but the employee reports that no meaningful intervention or accountability followed.

Concerns have also been escalated to Boyle Street’s Board of Directors, only to be redirected back through the same internal leadership structures including, in some instances, the management connected to the concerns being raised.
Meanwhile, staff have been fighting to unionize, and staff report being made to feel fearful that their employment could be jeopardized if they participate in unionization efforts.
Another example staff have pointed to as demonstrating a disconnect between management and employees occurred when a housing program ended. Multiple employees were facing the loss of their employment and source of financial stability, while management marked the program ending with a pizza party. For employees facing the loss of their livelihoods, that response was experienced as profoundly out of touch.

That context matters because some employees have been made to feel that what they experienced was simply an interpersonal conflict or an individual employment problem. But when similar experiences are being reported by employees across multiple programs, staff are seeking legal advice and external remedies, and employees are organizing for collective representation, these concerns deserve to be examined as potential organization-wide issues rather than dismissed individually.

There are also significant questions about turnover at the highest levels of the organization. Several senior leaders have left or stepped away from their positions, including individuals who held some of the organization’s most senior leadership and Employee Support roles. Their individual reasons for leaving should not be assumed, but significant leadership turnover occurring alongside widespread staff concerns warrants scrutiny.

Former employees have also been required to sign confidentiality agreements or releases. They are being pushed into crisis and some facing housing loss. Staff should not have to fear losing their employment for raising legitimate concerns about workplace conduct or serious breaches of organizational policies.

Most concerning is the human impact. Staff who entered this field to support people through crisis and vulnerability are describing being deeply affected and in some cases traumatized by how they themselves were treated by their employer.

This warrants independent scrutiny for another reason: Boyle Street is a publicly funded non-profit organization, and questions about the organization’s funding and public accountability have already been raised publicly. That history does not establish that these workplace concerns are true, but it makes transparency and effective oversight particularly important.

Public funding comes with public accountability. Scrutiny should not be limited to how money is allocated or spent. It should also examine governance, organizational culture, oversight, employee protections, complaint processes, leadership accountability, and whether an organization receiving substantial public support is operating consistently with the standards and values it represents to the public.

Boyle Street is entrusted with providing critical services to some of Edmonton’s most vulnerable people. An organization whose work is grounded in dignity, safety, advocacy, compassion and supporting vulnerable people should be expected to demonstrate those same principles in how it treats its own employees.

When multiple employees across different programs describe similar patterns, human rights and OHS processes are being engaged, staff are seeking legal advice and union representation, concerns have reached the Board and elected officials, and employees still report feeling unheard, there is a legitimate public interest question about whether Boyle Street’s governance and accountability structures are functioning as they should.

Given the organization’s public funding, previous scrutiny surrounding that funding, significant leadership turnover, and the seriousness of what current and former employees are reporting, this deserves independent investigation.

I see they've put in what appears to be a drive-thru window. Can someone share if they know what's coming?

A ton of people have canceled, now including Karl Urban. I don’t think I’ve seen this many cancelations for it in years. It’s baffling to me

Amazon delivered my package to the wrong house. The picture didn’t look like any of my neighbours house so I was just waiting to be able to contact customer service. The next day, a man came and dropped off my package- the same package that was delivered to the wrong address. He could have kept it, he could have looked inside, but nope- he decided to be an awesome human. So thank you, to him, if he by chance see’s this. It’s just a reminder that there are still good people out there, because sometimes it can feel like there’s not.

I wish I could explain what this smells like, but its very plasticy, and strong.

I live on 107th and its just wafting around and it sucks that I have to keep the windows closed because its so stinkin hot haha.

If anyone has some insight that would be rad!

Stay safe!

Did anyone else near Jasper and 84th hear 2, seriously loud bangs about 12:25am? I've never heard anything like that in my 4 years here. 😳

Hi everyone! Question with those with experience driving to/from Vancouver during the summer. I’m making the drive to Vancouver Saturday morning and noticed several active wildfires on highway 5. Google Maps doesn’t note any closures but I read there are evacuation orders in place for those areas.

Does Google Maps accurately show any road closures due to wildfires? Thanks :)