HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Um, hey? Remember us? That’s right, the long running See Magazine, then Vue Weekly, and now GigCity hockey column about your Edmonton Oilers is BACK BABEE. Started in 1996 by now Edify Publisher and local novelist Steven Sandor and local record store magnate John Turner as a weekly column. Since then, it’s evolved over the […]
Old Strathcona Peace Camp Raises Awareness of Edmonton’s Unhoused
Camps set up by members of Edmonton’s “unhoused” population are a familiar sight in the inner city and River Valley. More and larger encampments are appearing, a visible testament to a lack of safe, affordable shelter and supports. The latest such community is the Peace Camp, a group of about 20 tents that set up […]
Canoes Literally Fly at Flying Canoe Volant Festival
If you’ve noticed people doing inexplicable things with canoes this weekend, don’t worry, it’s not some kind of French-Canadian uprising: The Flying Canoe Volant is in full swing. The annual winter festival calls itself “a cultural, creative and interactive event designed to celebrate local history and the magic of a long winter night.” Wrapping up […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Cancel Culture Claims New Victim
The PC police have won another victory by not only firing elections commissioner Lorne Gibson, but dissolving his position entirely. Here is a man who was doing his job, extremely well at that. It appears that level of straight-shooting integrity doesn’t sit well with the UCP. All Gibson did was issue a little over $200,000 […]
TRUE STORY: This is Not the First Time Don Cherry Has Been Fired!
Here’s a hint to anyone aspiring to land a career somewhere in the public forum. Never preface any point with “you people.” It surfaced last Saturday on a Sportsnet Coach’s Corner segment where Don Cherry took aim at immigrants who apparently refused to wear poppies to commemorate Canada’s war dead. After a fierce social media […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: A Defense of the UCP
It was revealed this morning that Jason Kenney paid over $16,000 for a charter flight to fly three Premiers, two of their wives, and their staffers to Saskatoon after paying a visit to Calgary Stampede. The Premiers Blaine, Scott, and Bob came to participate in an informal strategy meeting and then dress up like cowboys […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Mr. Alberta Want Separate!
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GRETA IN EDMONTON: Counter protest? What counter protest?
When news broke that Greta Thunberg was coming to Alberta, and to Edmonton, social media exploded. On the one side were people excited that the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist superstar would be taking her message to the Oil Capital of Canada. On the other side were those who felt that Greta and her peers are […]
Student Climate Strike draws counter-protest – FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING!
There have been few protests in Edmonton as large and lively as the Student Climate Strike on Sept. 27. More than 4,000 people, the majority of which were students who skipped school, converged on the Alberta Legislature to demand action on climate change – only to be faced with a sign in a window of […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: 2 Recent Edmonton Lows
Low No. 1 In a beef-handed attempt at alleviating climate anxiety while simultaneously highlighting research done by the institution, the University of Alberta purchased billboard space extolling the virtues of climate change. It is citing a study that says in a runaway climate apocalypse, barley will require 10-60% less water to grow. The barley is […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy comes to Edmonton
We should encourage scientists to become celebrities. Maybe then people will listen to them. Bill Nye is way ahead of the game. He’s already a household name in some households, inventor, TV host, comedian, educator, best-selling author, and above all, a SCIENTIST! Mechanical engineer, to be exact. He’s literally a rocket scientist. Now’s your chance […]
HAPPY 420: Legal cannabis is a rip-off!
As a lifelong toker who, like most area stoners, was elated when weed became legal in Canada – and then partook with great disappointment – I can keep silent no longer. Sorry, but I’m done. I gave it a good try. Obeyed the law. Bought the legal cannabis. But I’m sick of it. My high […]
