In name, his new electro-rap and slightly disco album, Hope in Dirt City, summons hometown Edmonton. But as with its title, the album rolls with a clever ambiguity found throughout its lyrics — and arguably in the music, too. Try to fence in Roland Pemberton III (a.k.a. Cadence Weapon), and you’ll fail.
Salute the accomplishments of the Western Hockey League Champion Edmonton Oil Kings with a special celebration at City Hall. The City of Edmonton will host a rally honouring the team and its success this season.
2012-05-26 City Chase Edmonton (by Sangudo)
“2-person teams run around the city to unknown locations to gather “chase points”. Along the way the teams will have to deal with several challenges - physical, mental, and fun!”
Source: Flickr / sangudo
Twenty-three educators received Excellence in Teaching Awards from the province this year, including four Edmonton teachers, recognized for their unique approaches to teaching.
Three Edmonton, Alberta companies win prestigious contract to redo SYSTEM 21 for the Well Control School in Houston Texas. Using gaming technology, the new training system is meant to appeal to today’s younger workforce in the oil and gas industry.
Three Edmonton Companies Team Up for Oil and Gas Training
The three companies are 3D Interactive Inc., Christie Communications, and Yardstick Software.
Source: prweb.com
(via Garbage will be sucked underground in proposed Edmonton airport lands development)
“Noisy garbage trucks won’t be rumbling down neighbourhood streets in the new City Centre Airport Lands. Instead, residents will dump their bags of waste into street-level garbage chutes that connect to an underground vacuum collection system, which will whisk the bags off to a nearby sorting plant.”
Source: edmontonjournal.com
(via Quesnell-construction quagmire | Columnists | Opinion | Edmonton Sun)
“After massive pressure from the city, ConCreate finished the bridgework in November 2011, a year behind schedule. Four months later, the company went bankrupt.”
Source: edmontonsun.com
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 13, June 6 2012, at the Heritage Amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park.
City council has voted to build the $1.8-billion southeast LRT line as what could be one of Edmonton’s largest publicprivate partnerships. The decision, made this month following a closeddoor meeting, will see Mayor Stephen Mandel write to Premier Alison Redford asking for special provincial funding to support the so-called P3 project.
A small downtown Edmonton restaurant is concerned that the strikingly similar name of a much bigger restaurant opening in June will confuse diners, and end up costing them customers. MRKT — short for market — has been open for two years and is located at Jasper Avenue and 105th Street. The new restaurant, set to open within a few weeks, is called MKT (also short for market) and will be located in the old railway station on Gateway Boulevard at Whyte Avenue.
Source: edmontonjournal.com
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