CIRCLE WITH A DOT

RE: https://flipboard.com/@edmontonjournal/alberta-politics-j0k3pb7sz/-/a-Ct0C9WzZS62dKkrLCQ-7Lw%3Aa%3A2509580890-%2F0Elk Island National Park was established to save one of the last herds of wapiti (elk is a misnomer that actually means a moose) became a bison sanctuary after WW2 closed Buffalo National Park (it became CFB Wainwright). Since EINP is just outside Edmonton, perhaps Edmonton should make the bison an official (symbolic) mammal for the capital city. The bird of Edmonton, the Black-billed Magpie, is strongly associated with bison and can often be seen perched on the backs of bison to eat insects.EINP is a great place to see bison close up, our bison are more Canadian-mannered so don't attack people every year like in Yellowstone.#Bison #YEG #EINP

Well, the good thing about this late-March cold snap is that I can drink the tap water again, and have a shower without making my whole apartment smell like swimming pool. #YEG #YEGwx(Organic compounds in spring snowmelt runoff cause very stinky chemical reactions with the chloramine used to sterilize tap water. The rain last week put that to extreme levels that lasted through the weekend. Just washing hands would give me a bit of a headache from the chlorine smell.)

"The City of Edmonton is accepting artist submissions until April 2 to create a legacy paddle for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference that will be hosted at the Edmonton Convention Centre from June 4 to 7.The artist will design a canoe paddle that will serve as a travelling symbol of national connection, being passed from one host city to the next."@taprootyeg: City seeks Indigenous artist for legacy projecthttps://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2026/03/26/city-seeks-indigenous-artist-for-legacy-project#yeg #yegArts #Indigenous

...and after spending a few days with snowdepth around 0~1cm, the airport has bounced back up to 4cm.Stony Plain is at 7cm, Blatchford is at 26cm, and Elk Island is still way up at 41cm.https://public.tableau.com/shared/HD9KRSP5D?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link

March 25,1919 and it's All About Getting By Your Hoo-Doo at Vintage Edmonton:http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/03/march-25-1919.html#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1910s

A magpie story: two years ago in June, a wind storm blew a fledgling magpie out of the nest at the top of the neighbour’s towering blue spruce. Most of its siblings were able to flutter to a new roost, but this runt was left behind in our yard with an injured leg and not yet able to fly. It was a perilous week that included hazing from unrelated adult magpies, hiding from the other neighbour’s cat, the local coyotes, and crows.1/ #Birds #burd #Magpie #yeg

@Chigaze @dyckron booster juice is from sherwood park (aka edmonton for those unfamiliar), i believe?

March 24,1985 and it's This Week In The Arts at Vintage Edmonton:http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/03/march-24-1985.html#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1980s

@sundogplanets @DavidM_yeg found an Edmonton co-op:https://joinspice.ca/

The Taproot Survey is a finalist for a National Newspaper Award in the Innovation in Journalism category! It's the first time we have been recognized in the NNAs, which celebrate excellence in Canadian journalism.https://blog.taprootpublishing.ca/2026/03/23/taproot-survey-earns-nod-from-national-newspaper-awards/ #yegmedia #yeg

March 23,1908 and it's at The Strathcona Opera House Monday at Vintage Edmonton:http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/03/march-23-1908.html#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1900s

March 22,1966 and it's A Look Into The Future at Vintage Edmonton:http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/03/march-22-1966.html#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1960s

@senanthic

@megmac @Daveography Holy.Shit.

@robyn Right??

So, the trailer for the film I have been working on with Adam Bentley has finally dropped! #yeg https://youtu.be/sV9q3dN6mZg

...the past few days have certainly felt springlike, but they were definitely a little above average.Our average High right now is around 4°C, and average Low is -6°C. So the next few day will probably be back below average.https://public.tableau.com/shared/KQ2WR6GWW?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link

'Fire crews were called to a blaze at an infill property on Thursday afternoon."NIMBY arsonist at it again! #yegFire breaks out at south Edmonton construction site https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/fire-breaks-out-at-multi-storey-building-under-construction-in-south-edmonton/

March 18th saw big drops in snowdepth at the local stations, with the airport getting down to 3cm. #yegwx #yegAll of the rain that we're getting today will probably take another big chunk out of it.https://public.tableau.com/shared/QKZ45BGDN?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link

@Chigaze I believe this is called "spring cleaning".But it's not the rain that's the problem. It's that we're back to mostly freezing temperatures for the next week after all this rain. But maybe the snow on tonight's forecast will at least add some texture to the ice on all the frozen puddles? (Or maybe we'll end up with some more freezing rain over everything. )