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• August 13, 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  The best shows to start your Fringe off

  The 2026 Edmonton Fringe starts tonight. Here are the shows worth seeing in every timeslot on opening night.

• August 11, 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  7 musicals to watch at the 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  If you're looking for the best musicals at the 2026 Edmonton Fringe, these are 7 to add to your list

• August 6, 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  No one-hour rush, no volunteer-reserved tickets | Changes to ticketing at Edmonton Fringe 2026

  Lining up at a box-office one hour before will no longer get you tickets. Here's the changes to the box offices at the 2026 Edmonton Fringe

• July 30, 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  6 shows to watch at the 2026 Edmonton Fringe

  Over 200 shows, 11 days. Here are six shows you'll be happy you bought tickets for.

• September 28, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Why I'm endorsing two candidates in ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

  Both Jon Morgan and Funke Olokude bring great things to the table. I dig into why I haven't specifically endorsed one over the other.

• July 10, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Michael Walters, former two-term Councillor, intends to run for Mayor

  In 2021, Michael Walters was often called the heir-apparent, but opted not to run. Now he intends to rejoin the race.

• May 4, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Sohi returns to the mayor's chair, Timbits filling up for the May 13th party launch

  After losing the election in Edmonton-Southeast, Amarjeet Sohi has retaken the mayoral seat. Meanwhile, Tim Cartmell looks to fill out 13 candidates before launching his party mid-May.

• April 5, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Rapping Mayoral candidates and a Jennifer Rice pile-on

  Jennifer Rice's poor performance this term has made her the most vulnerable incumbent in the city. We're seeing a race shape up to take advantage of that, and unseat her. Plus a mayoral candidate turns to rap to get his message out.

• March 25, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Amarjeet Sohi out as mayor, the first Timbit arrives

  In a wild mayoral upset, Sohi is now the federal Liberal candidate in Edmonton-Southeast. Will Andrew Knack take his place? And who's the first Timbit?

• March 17, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Nicky Gocuan photographs himself in a DOGE shirt, Sarah Hamilton retires

  Nicky Gocuan, a candidate running for Andrew Knack's former seat was seen wearing a DOGE (Elon Musk supporting) tshirt on his social media. Yikes.

• March 6, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Rajah Maggay enters the race for Andrew Knack's ward, Principe takes on Kerry Diotte

  A staffer from Councillor Andrew Knack's office has entered the race to replace him on Council

• February 20, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  No, five bridges in downtown are not closing all at once

  Despite fear mongering by Downtown business organizations and their preferred mayoral candidate, we're not about to bridge-lock our downtown.

• February 18, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  tastawiyiniwak competitors, first PACE policy

  Two new competitors declare in tastawiyiniwak, the right-wing party PACE posts its first policy on its website, and there are updates to candidates across all the wards

• January 18, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  DUI and drug-charged MP for mayor, Sarah Hamilton may be out

  Rahim Jaffer, the 4-time CPC MP with a history will be running for the mayor's chair, meanwhile Sarah Hamilton might not be going for a third term

• January 10, 2025 YEGVote 2025

  Entering the 2025 election year, here are the candidates to watch

  Which incumbents are vulnerable, which new candidates should you keep and eye on and will parties matter?

• October 28, 2022 Municipal Politics

  A timeline: Duncan Kinney vs. The Edmonton Police

  Charges laid on Duncan Kinney are yet another addition to an increasingly interrelated timeline of events

• April 23, 2021 Dessert People

  Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies

  Really good gingersnaps

• April 18, 2021 Dessert People

  Blueberry Slab Pie

  The easiest pie crust I've ever made by just making the pie in a rectangular pan

• April 5, 2021 Dessert People

  Loaded Corn Bread

  The only thing this bread was loaded with was disappointment

• March 14, 2021 Dessert People

  Classic Birthday Cake

  "Classic birthday cake" is probably supposed to have rainbow sprinkles within, no?

• March 7, 2021 Dessert People

  Chocolate Hazelnut Galette des Rois

  This is one recipe where the note about being best enjoyed on the first day cannot be ignored

• February 28, 2021 Dessert People

  Meyer Lemon Tart

  Likely through human error, it doesn't live up to the promise of lemon tarts

• February 7, 2021 Dessert People

  Pistachio Linzer Tart

  High-effort mediocrity in spades

• February 2, 2021 Municipal Politics

  Cheryll Watson launches an uninspiring and unfocused campaign

  Three and a half months after declaring her candidacy, Watson underwhelms with the release of her first official platform plank

• February 1, 2021 Dessert People

  Salted Halvah Blondies

  Blondies aren't supposed to be competitive with brownies, and I think that's the biggest indictment of this book so far

• January 31, 2021 Dessert People

  Seedy Maple Breakfast Muffins

  I don't know how a breakfast muffin qualifies as dessert, but I'll suspend my disbelief

• January 27, 2021 Dessert People

  Tarte Tropézienne / Brioche Twists with Coriander Sugar

  Brioche day finds the best recipe in Dessert Person so far!

• January 23, 2021 Dessert People

  Sour Cream and Chive Rolls

  It's like sour cream and onion chips except instead of potatoes it's flour and instead of being bad, it's good

• January 9, 2021 Dessert People

  Malted "Forever" Brownies

  Forever is a long time, these brownies lasted a couple days.

• January 7, 2021 Dessert People

  Almond Butter Banana Bread

  I didn't go bananas for this bread. Choc-olate it up to a lack thereof.

• December 30, 2020 Dessert People

  Pistachio Pinwheels

  1/89: It's green swirls in a shortbread cookie, how hard can it be?

• December 22, 2020 Municipal Politics

  Ten months away, the candidates for Edmonton's 2021 election look very different

  65% of the candidates declared for 2021 are women and 47% are BIPOC

• April 20, 2020 Municipal Politics

  Staffer who "took full responsibility" for Mike Nickel's rape joke is still managing Mike Nickel's Facebook page

  A Twitter gaffe appears to show Nickel starting mayoral campaign with high profile staffer, who he threw under the bus in 2016

• April 18, 2019 Municipal Politics

  Introducing the #YEGCoreZone

  Why the community's plan to slow down streets in the core is the best, most achievable option we have for livable streets

• August 16, 2018 Municipal Politics

  City Council opts to keep playground zones, will only look at "anomalous" zones

  It seems like the majority of the over 400 playground zones are likely here to stay

• August 10, 2018 Municipal Politics

  City Council will look at removing 68 playground zones

  Parks, narrow mature neighbourhood streets and the area right in front of Folk Fest are all at issue

• August 9, 2018 Municipal Politics

  Improving a podcasting room with DIY Acoustic Panels

  At under $24 CAD per panel, the vastly improved sound is absolutely worth it.

• July 30, 2018 Municipal Politics

  Which direction is that damn bike going? Just point

  You shouldn't need to be the next Hokage to figure out how to signal a right turn.

• June 6, 2018 Municipal Politics

  Mike Nickel running for UCP nomination in Edmonton-South

  Edmonton-South, unlike Ward 11, is the area where he lives

• May 27, 2018 Municipal Politics

  A year later: Numbers show high usage of Downtown Bike Grid

  No, it wasn't just Canada Day anomalies. Surprisingly, if you make something pleasant and safe, more people will do it.

• March 15, 2018 Municipal Politics

  Edmonton Photo Radar: The Stats

  All the stats about Edmonton's Photo Radar program -- updated March, 2018

• October 17, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  I lost the election. It wasn't close.

  I was a fringe candidate, yelling about things that the electorate disagreed with. And they didn't vote for me.

• October 15, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  FAQ: Diversity and Inclusion

  Just because City Councillor is an important job doesn't mean the race has to be stuffy and boring

• October 9, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Edmonton Transit Fares are too High

  It's time to make transit price-competitive with less efficient modes of transportation

• October 4, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Deferring to Community Leagues is not Public Engagement

  Public Engagement on policy is the City's job. Community Leagues exist to serve community interests.

• October 1, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Edmonton Literacy Coalition

  Books are great. Remember, having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card.

• September 30, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Social Planning Council

  Lifting people out of poverty needs to be top of mind

• September 29, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Professional Arts Coalition

  Troy responds to a survey request from the Professional Arts Coalition

• September 27, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Pyriscience

  Troy responds to Pyriscience's survey request all about police carding

• September 26, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Canadian Taxpayer's Federation

  Troy responds to a survey from the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation

• September 25, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Edmonton Capital Club

  Troy responds to a survey about his support for the LGBTQ community

• September 24, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  FAQ: What is your platform for the local economy?

  Troy supports Don Iveson's vision for growing a new, innovative local economy

• September 22, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: Edmonton Public Library

  Troy responds to a lighthearted survey request from the Edmonton Public Library

• September 22, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Self-driving cars will not solve transit

  We can't let the excuse of "self-driving cars are coming" reduce our commitment to efficient and effective public transit

• September 21, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Survey Response: The Local Good

  Troy responds to questions from The Local Good about his vision for the city

• September 19, 2017 Municipal Politics

  We need our city leaders with their feet on the ground

  Behind-the-wheel approval processes lead to outcomes that are only passable for drivers behind-the-wheel

• September 5, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Council candidates must lead: where's your platform?

  Listening to voices is great, but we need to elect candidates willing to lead when no one is holding their hand

• August 15, 2017 Municipal Politics

  How accurate is Edmonton's posted list of photo radar locations?

  Actual enforcement differed 41 times from the posted list during the week, but also revealed 25% of enforcement is by schools and parks

• August 9, 2017 Municipal Politics

  After the downtown bike grid was installed, bicycle trips increased 92%

  Even with a still-under-construction grid, cycle traffic has already doubled

• August 4, 2017 Municipal Politics

  32 Candidates, but only the winner running again: What happened to the Ward 12 candidates?

  With two months to go before the election, none of the 31 unsuccessful candidates from the by-election have declared for the general election

• July 27, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Protected Left Turn Phases

  Protected left turn phases can substantially increase the safety of intersections, at the cost of a little bit of convenience

• July 21, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Mature Neighbourhoods can become bicycle routes with legal Idaho stops

  "Use the side-streets" could be a decent interim last-mile policy, if we eliminate some of the start-stopping

• June 15, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Portions of the downtown Edmonton bike grid open

  People who bike rejoice! The first portion of the downtown bike grid opens June 16th!

• June 5, 2017 Municipal Politics

  City Dysfunction: When admin doesn't do their job, and council won't hold them accountable

  Despite the City of Edmonton having a policy on community speed reduction, it remains impossible to lower speeds in communities.

• April 13, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Valley Line Grade Separation at Bonnie Doon

  A report coming to City Council suggests raising the Valley Line LRT near Bonnie Doon. But is it really the best idea?

• March 22, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Federal Budget 2017: City Council will no longer receive 1/3 of their income tax-free

  The 2017 Federal Budget removes the provision that allows councillors to receive 1/3 of their salary tax free.

• March 20, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Council security proposal would cause significant damage to democratic participation

  Edmonton's own consultation shows that participation at City Hall could drop by up to 80% if the City proceeds with implementation of bag searches and metal detectors

• March 7, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  Campaign Launch Speech

  Troy Pavlek launches his Edmonton City Council campaign with a speech that highlights Open Government, Vision Zero and data-driven policy-making

• February 27, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Hydrants in the middle of sidewalks: A match made in Edmonton heaven

  Current council motions start to address obstructions on Edmonton sidewalks, but will it be enough to combat Edmonton's infatuation with putting fire hydrants in the centre of sidewalks?

• February 16, 2017 Municipal Politics

  Keep metal detectors and bag searches out of City Hall

  Edmonton City Administration wants to implement bag searches and metal detectors at City Hall, and build a physical wall between Council and the citizens.

• February 2, 2017 Municipal Politics

  A Better, More Welcoming FOIP Experience for Edmonton

  Troy Pavlek's presentation to Edmonton City Council's Executive committee about improvements that can be made to Edmonton's FOIP process

• January 4, 2017 Municipal Politics 2017 Campaign

  2017 Edmonton Property Assessments for Ward 11

  On average, Edmonton single-family homes decreased 2.7% in value. In Ward 11, all of our property values are down.

• December 13, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Bundle Up and Keep Idling Cars out of Our Winter Events

  The Holiday Train saw cars driving through crowds of pedestrians, then parking and idling in front of the outdoor stage.

• December 1, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Enabling Active Transportation to Edmonton Schools

  Bike lanes, school drop off zones, speed limits and outdoor recess all came up as priorities in a discussion on enabling active transportation to edmonton schools.

• November 21, 2016 Municipal Politics

  The South Campus Arena Project: A Better Type of P3

  The South Campus Arena project is a partnership that the city cannot afford to pass on. It provides high-quality, great places, at a lower cost than the city could manage on its own.

• October 27, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Don't let Council succumb to security theatre

  Edmonton city council wants to build a wall between them and the public, and put metal detectors and bag searches at the door. We have to say no to this needless ask.

• October 25, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Edmonton Transit: Real Time allows for Real Decisions

  Edmonton Transit system has equipped its 928 vehicles with real-time technology at a cost of $18 million. We need to focus on getting more data and analyzing it, to provide data-based transit.

• October 16, 2016 Municipal Politics

  The Alberta Open Data Summit: Recap and Thoughts

  Alberta's first open data summit had talks about open data maturity, storytelling, power dynamics, analytics, and just a little bit of fun and games. Troy Pavlek shares his thoughts on the inaugural event.

• September 28, 2016 Municipal Politics

  A Quick Stop in Idaho: Should Edmonton cyclists be able to yield through stop signs?

  The Idaho Stop allows cyclists to approach a stop sign, yield to all pedestrians and traffic in the intersection and then proceed through when it is safe and they have the right of way, without coming to a complete stop. So, anecdotally, what all cyclists already do anyway. And it's good policy.

• September 18, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Who's to blame for pedestrian collisions in Edmonton? Vision Zero in Name Only

  A city of Edmonton insight survey recently suggested that pedestrians should wear reflective tape on their bodies to avoid getting struck by cars. This does not align with the principles of Vision Zero, and is a contraction to many of the stated goals.

• September 13, 2016 Municipal Politics Software

  Bulky, useless, overpriced and unwanted. City of Edmonton releases another app.

  The recently released Smart Travel app from the City of Edmonton is an out-of-touch, tone-deaf waste of $250,000 that could have been put to much better use for Vision Zero initiatives

• August 31, 2016 Municipal Politics Software

  The Metro Line project: the antithesis of Open Government

  In order for municipal governments to be effective, they MUST share nitty-gritty details about all projects, not just the successful and easy ones.

• August 15, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Who are those pretty faces? It's Edmonton City council!

  Edmonton City Council upgraded their live-streaming camera to a new, higher quality one after a long, sometimes satirical campaign.

• August 10, 2016 Municipal Politics Software

  Embracing openness: Why the City of Edmonton needs an open source strategy

  Open Source software is taking over governments and the civil service around the world. So why should Edmonton adopt an Open Source strategy?

• July 7, 2016 Municipal Politics

  How much did the Ward 12 By-Election cost?

  The Ward 12 by-election cost $506,903. Troy Pavlek breaks down some of the highlights from the front-running candidates

• April 7, 2016 Municipal Politics

  It's past time to grade-separate Edmonton's Metro Line LRT

  The Metro Line is an expensive failure, causing frustrating, downtime and traffic congestion. It's time to separate the grades, and let traffic flow again

• March 26, 2016 Municipal Politics

  Is Edmonton's City Council friendly to filibuster-style politics?

  Edmonton's City Council tries to avoid delaying the third reading of a Bylaw when they know it is going to pass eventually, saving themselves and taxpayers time and money

• March 7, 2016 Municipal Politics Software

  YEGvotes.info, Making Edmonton's City Council more accessible

  YEGVotes.info has been updated for more usefulness and accessibility. The changes focus on making it more clear, at first glance, what matters

• February 5, 2016 Municipal Politics

  How much is Edmonton City Council Paid?

  Councillor compensation totals $148,862.83/year and Mayoral compensation totals $279,404.11/year

• July 22, 2015 Misc

  Edmonton's Jury Selection: An exercise in wasting public time

• March 13, 2015 Software

  Building Starcraft Jeopardy: Creating a real-time online buzzer system

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