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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 1d

The Rossdale Power Plant is back again. Will city council do something this time? Is anyone willing to invest? www.edmonton.ca/sites/defaul.... #yeg

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 2d

Or keep the taxes as they were with the building intact. And if they rebuild within a set period they get the difference back between a vacant lot and building. If not, they get a financial hurt that may encourage them to sell to an eager builder or not demolish in the first place.

Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 2d

For anybody interested in the former Tegler lot. Looks like the city is working on something. cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #yeg

Vacant Downtown Lot Survey - October 2025

The City is currently addressing the conditions at a vacant lot at the former site of the Bank of Montreal building located at 101 Street and 101 Avenue NW. We want to hear from you about your experie...

cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 5d

He's forgotten to add all the extra cars that would be on the road if the lane was gone. Then everybody driving would be parked.

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 8d

As a spouse of a teacher I can confirm this. “Come to Alberta. We’ll work our hardest to burn you out and get you to quit teaching.” #yeg #albertateachers #alberta

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 14d

This article annoys me. This
Is more about erratic commuters who are not on a set schedule and book last minute. Although i do feel for the Belleville person who has had frequency reduction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... #viarail #passengerrail #commuter

Did Via Rail get more expensive? Some commuters say they're being priced out | CBC News

CBC News has heard from dozens of passengers who says Via Rail's pricing is affecting how they travel. The problem isn't necessarily that ticket prices have increased across the board, they say, but t...

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 19d

Nice angle from beside the Metro line

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 21d

And work to rule will happen. No sports, afterschool music, arts… At least then I will see my teacher spouse after work instead of her volunteering her time for the good of he students. How to negotiate in bad faith, by Nate Horner.

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 23d

I remember being a base brat in Chatham in the mid 70s and hearing the Voodoos roar overhead. Loud was an understatement

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 24d

Who knew compressed air could be used as an energy storage? This is so cool, and another example is that climate change will be challenged by many different technologies as well as giving the earth a chance to recuperate. #energystorage #canada www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The liquid air alternative to fossil fuels

An overlooked technology for nearly 50 years, the first liquid air battery facility is finally set to power up in 2026.

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 24d

Hmmm 5 provinces with e-bike rebates and 5 without. Territories not interested it seems.

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 24d

Is there a program like this in Canada? This would be so much more impactful than electric vehicle rebates. rmi.org/the-e-bike-r...

The E-Bike Rebate Program Guidebook - RMI

The E-Bike Rebate Program Guidebook is a manual for local governments, nonprofits, and transportation agencies seeking to boost mobility access, affordability, and activity in their communities by low...

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 26d

First step rebalance the EV grants and shift half that funding to e-bike grants.

Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · 27d

I agree. Cut the little parsley on the south and move it to the north side of the road. Problem reduced drastically

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 6

One small issue figured out. It works off the schedules, not on real world time as ETS and LRT don't have GPS feeding the information. Will be great once they do.

Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 5

This is a pretty cool transit app. You can follow ETS buses or LRT. Hope someday we will have regional and intercity passenger rail service. You can also go to any other area of the world. #yeg #transit travic.app?z=13&x=-1263...

TRAVIC - Transit Visualization Client

This tracker provides movement visualization of transit data published by transit agencies and operators from all over the world. The movements are mostly based on static schedule data. Wherever real-...

travic.app

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 5

Our neighbors to the south have been hosting an annual conference to increase support for passenger rail. It's time for Alberta to start hosting one to get the expertise and momentum to grow in western Canada. www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a... #yeg #yyc #Alberta #passengerrail

BSPRA Annual Conference 2025 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 2

Why does the Journal keep giving press to a technology not proven anywhere in the world. I want HSR. EllisDon already proposed a Calgary Edmonton HSR line. That technology exists and works.

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 2

I’m a bit perplexed. Alberta announces a goal to have a pipeline to tidewater but with no private company’s confirmed to jump on the Canadian govt major projects list. Yet EllisDon has a much further advanced HSR project between Edmonton and Calgary and nothing. Frustrating. #yeg #yyc #hsr

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 1

I like this. A former standout not too long ago. Great insurance if Pickard stumbles or Skinner gets injured.

Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 1

The truce between the pup and the cat continues. #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Oct 1

This can also be applied to Alberta HSR and if the rails start being manufactured in Canada, CN and CPKS could potentially be buyers for replacement rails.
thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...

Alto wants piles of Canadian steel to keep high-speed rail on track - The Logic

The Crown-owned builder of the Quebec City-Toronto line needs 300,000 tonnes for tracks alone—but decades of U.S. integration might complicate things

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Sep 29

The same problem in Canada. I like the idea of wifi in the article as it keeps more eyes nearby. The main part seems to have an onsite attendant or very regular cleanups and walk throughs to discourage bad behaviors

Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Sep 26

On this day of reflection on the untimely passing of Dr Darren Markland, what could be a lasting legacy. I believe naming the now under construction mountain bike park at Queen Elizabeth Park in his honour would be a good start. #yeg #mountainbike

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Gary @garyedmtours.bsky.social · Sep 26

Same issue in Edmonton. Some of the mayoral as well as councillor candidates are using bike lane expansions as the excuse of why car drivers are stuck in traffic. Omitting the construction and too many cars and little options for other modes.

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