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Sikh heritage fair still running in Millwoods despite the downpour — about 50 people out there enjoying it.
96 km/h winds heading toward Edmonton right now. hold on to your stuff.
heritage fest got evacuated yesterday around noon because of 90+ km/h winds. tents were going everywhere. unclear if it'll reopen today.
passport office flooded again on the 27th and won't reopen until Aug 10 with no backup location. if you were banking on expedited renewal, time's running short.
Protesters are planning to take aim at Meta's planned data centre north of Edmonton this weekend. One person said the county government let it slide without asking the community first — and that's got people fired up.
Heritage Festival's stage schedules aren't in one spot this year. If you grabbed pics of the performance lineups yesterday, post them in the thread — or if you're with a cultural pavilion, share your schedule so people can plan their Sunday.
Took his 9-year-old to his first Elks game Saturday against the Roughriders—beautiful day, great teaching from a teacher sitting next to them, then lightning hit and everyone had to evacuate. His son left his hat in a ziploc bag in the stands and someone grabbed it during the chaos. Rough first game.
Someone killed fifteen mosquitos in their bedroom before bed last night—screens are on all the windows and they work from home, so how are they getting in? The city's mosquito chaos has hit peak absurdity.
That beautiful brick apartment building on 10146 121st in Oliver—the quiet landmark that's been part of the neighbourhood's character for so long—is being covered up and rebuilt with the same flat, forgettable look as every other new development popping up around us. Feels like watching a piece of shared history get erased in real time.
Day one of August brought rain and now everyone's thinking about the flooding that hit earlier this summer. Better safe than sorry when the weather's this unpredictable.
Pro tip: Jubilee parkade + a scooter is the move for Heritage Festival. Avoid Groat Road at all costs — buses aren't great either. Takes just a few minutes to scooter in and you're done.
Glengarry area skies are getting dark and thunder's rolling in — another big one heading our way tonight.
Heritage Festival got evacuated Sunday because of thunderstorm watch, but the rain's settling down. Unclear if they're bringing the festival back tonight or calling it for the day.
Safe Haven Market is hosting an early back-to-school market today and tomorrow at 7718 104 Street NW. Pop-up vendors, consignment, permanent shops — lots of clothing for $10 and under, plus a donation BBQ.
July was supposed to be rainy but also pretty warm — and that's exactly what we got. But Blatchford station saw absolutely wild rainfall: 267.4mm. That's nearly triple the normal 90mm for July. Other stations like Stony Plain and the airport were closer to normal at around 110mm.
Coming from South Campus? The park and ride is taking 1.5+ hours and still not moving. Do yourself a favour and just walk from the university area or literally anywhere else. Way faster.
The Heritage Festival site is absolutely packed with dragonflies this weekend — they're everywhere you look in the air. And yeah, that means way fewer mosquitoes biting. Natural pest control.
Reddit's reminding everyone what Alberta tornado alerts mean and when you actually need to get to shelter. Worth knowing before storm season hits.
Someone in south Edmonton counted 36 mosquitoes on one window screen this morning, and 40 on the one next to it. Peak mosquito season.
The sky turned deep red Friday evening. People thought wildfire smoke, but turns out it was just mosquitos being mosquitos.
