You could almost hear the combined gasp when, today at Edmonton City Council (Executive Committee) a citizen presented his objections to an affordable housing initiative aimed at housing indigenous people. He referenced “those people” and “their friends”. I turned to Donny, who I was with and said, “did he just say those people?” Indeed, he…
Tag: rain
I can hear the thunder
It is notoriously dry in Edmonton. Last summer we went about six weeks without rain, so when the snowpack is light or we get an early thaw, which happened this year, by now the ground is very dry. June of 2022 saw a record amount of rain for the month – which would likely be…
A few minutes of sunshine!
I don’t think this has ever happened to us before. After the heavy rains of yesterday morning, we had the sun break out and the temperature got up to 17 degrees. I decided I had to get out of the house and enjoy part of the day so I went out the back. Wendy and…
Hybrid Thoughts 