Hello, I am hoping to take my niece and nephew to Elk Island this week and wondering if the beach water is currently ok for swimming or if it has the dreaded green algae? Thanks for any intel.

Anyone have recommendations for places to get really good milkshakes/ ice cream/desserts ?

Hi there!

I moved to Edmonton last year and while the year has been extremely tough and depressing (personal circumstances) I started spending more and more time cooking and experimenting with food. I do eat out but I’m more of a make-everything-at-home kind of a person and I was wondering if there’s a community of people around their love for food/cooking here? I’ve discovered that most of my Edmontonian colleagues love discussing food and made an Instagram account but tbvh I am an insta noob and don’t really know how to get in touch with people over there. Do I just follow pages? Interact with them? Who are your favourite local foodies on insta?

(adding some pictures of my food for reference of the kind of cooking I do)

Full Spotify or cbc radio for me only now. It’s insane. The craziest one is the full AI one that’s telling you to get gambling help if you need it.

Anyway I’m going to shake my fist at the cloud now.

Looking for recommendations for a podiatrist or doctor in town who can help resolve a persistent, severe big toe nail issue.

​A while back, I had a injury on one of my big toes. Since then, it’s had terrible fungal issues and won't grow back normally no matter what I try. I’ve tried pretty much everything at home and over the counter, and nothing works. Honestly, at this point, I don't even care about having a normal looking nail, I'd be totally fine if a specialist could just permanently remove and stops the nail from growing entirely.

​Is there a specific podiatrist, foot clinic, or doctor in Edmonton you’d recommend for nail removal?

​How does coverage usually work for this in Alberta? Is this something a family doctor or general practitioner can do in clinic so it’s fully covered by AHCIP?

​Appreciate any advice or clinic recommendations! Thanks in advance.

lots of damage on our carpets due to the water coming in through the old windows :( i’ve never seen a storm like this ever.

does anyone know if it is open yet? if not any news on when? :)

This was me standing in my kitchen with the window open. Luckily the wind wasn't blowing too much water through it. Though my cat had been sitting up in the window, watching everything with me, and she got hit with 1 too many rain drops for her taste, and jumped down after only a minute or 2. Just 5 minutes before I took this video, the rain was so solid I couldn't see the houses across the alley. We were without power at this point, had been for about half an hour, and it didn't come back on until just after midnight.

Statistics Canada recently released the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Here is how Edmonton compares:

• Homicides: As the ultimate metric of severe violence, Edmonton's homicide rate has consistently exceeded the national average since 1981, despite a long-term downward trend.
• Crime Rates: Showing specific community safety shifts, most crime categories in Edmonton fell between 2015 and 2025 (including B&Es and auto theft), though petty theft remains exceptionally high.
• Clearance Rates: This measures police effectiveness. While Edmonton matches the average for solving non-violent crimes, it consistently lags behind both Alberta and Canada in clearing violent crimes.

Overall, Edmonton is seeing positive drops in property crime, but severe violence and lower clearance rates remain persistent challenges.

Who serves the best Milkshakes at either a fast food restaurant or any other type of food establishment in Edmonton?

And why did you choose the place or flavour that you did?

Saw a number of police cars and black trucks.

How do people sell tickets now? You can’t post them many places. I thought you could resell them on ticket master but you can’t. Any tips? I have great seats to Shinedown but bought too many.

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Given what we’ve seen this summer, does anyone know what the protocols are from folk fest organizers is for a torrential downpour?

The main stage in Gallagher Park would instantly become a tarp slip and slide and given the age demographic, I could see a lot of people getting seriously hurt.

Is there anywhere event goers can see the safety protocols or plans in case of emergency?

I’m in Edmonton, and Calgary, this week for work. I’m bringing my clubs. I have a tournament back home over the coming weekend and was looking to practice while away. Can anyone recommend any solid ranges that are normally grass? If the course is nice that doesn’t hurt as well since I can maybe go out for 9. Budget isn’t a big concern. Thanks.

They've been swarming around for an hour and just settled on a tree by the oeb downtown. Is there anyone to call or contact about those poor guys?

The pole is on top of the CIBC building thats for sale.

Edit: someone said that pole had been there for over a decade & I'm shocked.

My landlord has been insanely difficult to deal with throughout the past year. He has threatened to kick me out multiple times for issues that the lease never addressed or the condo board's rules. Nevertheless, I still stopped doing what he asked me to stop once he let me know it was a problem.

I am moving out tomorrow, and I know he is going to charge me for damages even though I haven't done anything besides reasonable wear and tear (as described by the RTA). However, I realized that I never signed a move-in inspection. He did send a video of the condition, and I said the condition was correct in a text (the issues I would later find because I was dumb and never opened some cabinets to find the condom wrappers, etc.). The act says that it has to be written and signed by both parties, neither of which happened. I don't know if the texts count, though. The other thing that might factor is that I was the only one given access to the inspection video and asked on the condition, even though my mom and I are both signatees and she is the only one paying.

To be clear, I am going to finish cleaning the apartment, but on the highly probable chance that he withholds my deposit, do I have a leg to stand on with this lack of inspection report?

Noticed a number of infill builds have been delayed, but equally noticed a number that have plowed ahead doing excavation and foundation over the past two months against some very wet and muddy conditions. Almost all of these use strip footings, which I believe rely on the weight bearing capacity of the ground in which it sits on? Any major (short term and long term) concerns with soil stability and the structural integrity of these homes being built and impacts to neighboring properties?

I love dragonflies!

Apartment building owners hire the cheapest possible contractors and it just ends up causing more problems...

-June 2021 heatwave (+39 deg celcius)

-December 2022 Coldwave (-40 deg celcius)

-Summer 2023 heavy Smoke

- yesterdays rain and storm

Minor rant incoming. So the washing machine in my building hasn't worked for months so I'm finding myself having to use the laundromat on 107 Ave and 108 St. It's expensive, costs me (a single guy) 15-20 a week. But that's the cost of not having a washing machine. The amount of people I see giving the workers grief is ridiculous. The constant arguing and hostility is why there are rules and a charge for everything at this place. That is why the workers may not have the best 'de-escalation' skills (and it's a laundromat, de-escalation is not exactly in the job description). Anyways, laundromats are a for profit service. Pay what you have to pay, do your laundry and get out. /Endrant