Reddit pulse / page 23
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Everyone who parks outside is holding their breath — another round of severe weather with hail and tornado risk hit the alert system as the city's been getting pounded all week.
Two homes burning on Cameron Ravine Way sent black smoke visible for kilometres across the city Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 40 firefighters tackled the blaze; no injuries reported.
There was a massive fire at 82 Street and 132 Avenue Monday around 9:20 p.m. The smoke was visible from kilometres away — people near Northgate Mall and Kingsway all saw it. Emergency crews are still investigating.
A whole flock of pelicans showed up by the Quesnell Bridge during an evening bike ride. Locals are saying it's the most pelicans anyone's seen in one spot in the city.
The 311 app is finally getting updated on Tuesday. If you've been waiting for that refresh, here it comes.
Someone caught the northern lights streaking across the sky at 2 a.m. Monday. Not a bad way to start the week if you were up.
a beaver decided to take the east Henday bridge instead of swimming the river on Monday morning. not sure if we should be impressed or concerned.
mosquito season is brutal right now if you're thinking about heading to Elk Island. a bunch of people are asking on Reddit if it's worth the trip or if you'll just get destroyed.
Cops have blocked off the road at White Mud Drive and 17th Street near Tamarack. Unclear what's happening but traffic's backed up in the area — avoid if you can.
People across Edmonton are reporting something strange in the northern sky early this morning — a bright light with weird shades and striping that doesn't match typical sunrise. Photos aren't doing it justice, but it's definitely got folks talking.
Thinking about heading to K-Days this year? People are asking how bad the parking lot exodus gets after fireworks. Looks like it can add serious time to your commute home, similar to Stampede traffic.
Grocery stores across the city are out of large watermelons right now. Multiple Walmarts, H&W locations, and Superstores only have the small ones. A month ago you could find them no problem.
Power outage rolled through downtown Edmonton last night. Size was more than a small blip—solid average-sized outage. Some areas still recovering today.
Multiple incidents of uncontrolled dogs in Edmonton parks this week — someone got charged and knocked down at Giovanni Caboto Park, another near miss on Tawatinaw Bridge. Owners aren't respecting bylaws. Parks need better signage.
A local MD is doing a second AMA on r/Edmonton to help people figure out how to access care and navigate wait times. They're seeing too many people without doctors and want to help.
Fill up now if you can. U.S. and Iran tensions are at their worst in months, Hormuz strait is closed, and summer travel demand is peak. Prices could get spicy.
edmonton reddit's talking about what Meta's doing elsewhere — their Wyoming data centre reportedly released a rare bacterium in the water supply. yikes.
someone's hosting a free chess class for kids this afternoon and needs boards asap — posted to r/edmonton hoping locals would bail them out.
Someone hit four different spots in Edmonton and kept getting offered free KDays passes — they're at like 8 passes now. Wondering if this is a regular thing or if promoters are just trying to pack the grounds.
So someone posted about noisy cars and bikes tearing through the city at night. First offence is a $1,000 fine, second is $2,000, but nobody's seeing traffic police or cameras. People are calling 311 but asking when cops actually show up.
