Living good in the 'burbs When evenings grow quiet, Michelle Ruediger walks with her son to the stormwater lake where the red-winged blackbirds squawk into the wind. Read the story Date Published: June 21, 2011 |
Farmers market brings new life to Terwillegar-Riverbend It's like the heart of Terwillegar-Riverbend finally came alive. Read the story Date Published: 6/22/11 |
Summerside draws residents who want a beach in the 'burbs 'This is affordable resort living,' father says of the neighbourhood Read the story Date Published: 6/23/11 |
Northeast neighbourhood home to loads of “Little Kickers” Soccer kids from new neighbourhoods flood south into McLeod in the city’s northeast ... Read the story Date Published: 6/26/11 |
Edmonton mobile home park residents upset over fee increases Homeowners in a city mobile-home park who were notified days ago their lot fees will increase, say they are paying too much for property over which they have little control. Read the story Date Published: 6/27/11 |
Mill Woods comes of age: Canada Day volunteer T-shirts symbolize progress for Pakistani-Canadians For Habib Fatmi, the red-and-white volunteer T-shirts he and 20 other Pakistani-Canadians will wear on Friday are symbols of progress in Mill Woods. Read the story Date Published: 6/30/11 |
Homeowners’ efforts build a community playground The eight-year-old northeast neighbourhood of Brintnell is now on its second playground society. The first effort fizzled for a lack of volunteers. The grass field is still empty. Read the story Date Published: 7/2/11 |
Currents of Windermere stirs up many different views Dream of a walkable town centre for the affluent suffers growing pains Read the story Date Published: 7/6/11 |
Ambitious communities have uses for surplus school sites or about 15 years, Jean Deslauriers has watched the weeds grow on the field across the street, where a school was supposed to be built. Read the story Date Published: 7/10/11 |
From snow carving to winter gardening, city planners add magic to the mix Some people might laugh off Paul Loosley's ideas -snow therapy for kids and a winter lawns in bloom challenge -but he says suburbs will only be friendly and vibrant if we connect with our neighbours year-round. Read the story Date Published: 7/12/11 |
Locals in Horse Hill want food production on planning plate Farmers and food activists in Edmonton’s northeast are readying for a final round in their battle to preserve large-scale urban agriculture, a vital part of keeping a locally grown supply of fresh food for the city. Read the story Date Published: 7/16/11 |
For one councillor, urban sprawl goes a ridge too far Coun. Linda Sloan drew her line in the sand this week, voting no for the first time against one more new neighbourhood in a far corner of her ward. Read the story Date Published: 7/22/11 |
Residents’ associations growing force in Edmonton suburbs In Terwillegar Towne, all fences lining the street must be white. Read the story Date Published: 7/21/11 |
Map: A new view of Edmonton We've mapped several communities in time for the Heritage Festival. Read the story Date Published: 8/29/11 |
Ethnic map offers a new view of Edmonton Wilf Ladores jokes that if a Filipino can sit and enjoy the armchair in his own living room for just half an hour, he’ll be ready to head back to work for another 20 hours. Read the story Date Published: 8/29/11 |
City taking stormwater ponds back to nature Hollick Kenyon residents watched swarms of lake flies lift off their stormwater pond every summer for years. Read the story Date Published: 8/5/11 |
Multiplex rec centres take hold in Edmonton Attract families for all-day outings Read the story Date Published: 8/8/11 |
Architectural goals for Edmonton's new rec centres In The Meadows, architects tried to stress the connections between interior and exterior spaces. Read the story Date Published: 8/8/11 |
Land prices and push for affordable starter homes drive density in new neighbourhoods Steven Dollansky’s new suburban front yard has just enough space for two wooden recliners, a tomato plant, a pot of overgrown lettuce and a Yorkshire terrier. Read the story Date Published: 8/11/11 |
Public art adding spice to life in the ‘burbs Edmonton’s cache of public art is now growing exponentially and in an unexpected place — the suburbs. Read the story Date Published: 8/15/11 |
Putting Edmonton’s transit-oriented development back on track City drafting guidelines to make communities around LRT stations more vibrant, pedestrian-friendly Read the story Date Published: 8/18/11 |
When the original owners refuse to sell, town and country collide in unplanned ways The junkyard in Hollick Kenyon, the farm in Canossa, or the bus lot in Matt Berry — these pockets of land predating development can be a city planner’s nightmare. Read the story Date Published: 8/21/11 |
Edmonton’s naming committee tackles everything from A to Z What’s in a name? A lot, for the residents of a subdivision they like to call Blackmud Creek, but which is officially part of Twin Brooks. Read the story Date Published: 8/26/11 |
Large suburban churches grow their flocks in Edmonton The West Edmonton Christian Assembly has six business rooms available for booking, with Internet connections and full audio-visual presentation capabilities. Read the story Date Published: 8/31/11 |
Series wrap: Edmonton’s suburbs set for big changes This isn’t your granddad’s suburbia. Those five words, a headline from The Journal’s summer series Living on the Edge, sum up the profound changes already underway in the city’s new communities. Read the story Date Published: 9/4/11 |
New ideas for going from A to B Kim Hamilton loves her pink riding boots and the thrill of a motorbike. When she can’t take the bike, she drives her car. Read the story Date Published: 9/5/11 |
On the road to a smoother commute If “eye-in-the-sky” reporter Derek Allen had to pick a neighbourhood to live in based on what he sees during his morning flyovers, it would be anywhere but the southwest and west end. Read the story Date Published: 9/6/11 |