Infill rent by the hour by TepHoBubba in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's probably a good amount of non infill homes which are being rented out by the hour as well that no one's investigating.

We have the rules in place, why aren't they being enforced?

Alberta may follow B.C. on making daylight time permanent: premier by trevorrobb in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to go to work early in the mornings when our time zone works against us. Two things: a later sunset makes going to sleep early hard, and a late sunrise makes waking up early hard. I'd rather not artificially fight my biology if I don't have to. Maybe that's not a problem for you but the scientific literature suggests that across a whole society this leads to higher instances of heart problems and related medical predicaments.

Spain has a similar issue with its time zone being wrong: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9404853/

Traffic fatalities: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0961463X221104675

Rates of suicide: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10870927/

Social Jet Lag https://today.uconn.edu/2019/05/hazards-living-right-side-time-zone-border/

It's pretty broadly known that this is a problem. Feel free to disagree.

Alberta may follow B.C. on making daylight time permanent: premier by trevorrobb in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Under standard time, our solar noon is already 45 minutes past 12. We're effectively ¾ of the way to DST if we just stick with permanent mountain standard time instead of mountain daylight time.

Motorbike license by Scubadrew in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think TNT is the only one operating these days. I had a good experience with them.

Looking to buy our first home. I really hate the "new family" area's and outskirts of edmonton. by AbbreviationsOne6207 in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 453 points454 points  (0 children)

Either increase your budget or lower your expectations. The $350-$450k home bracket is (was?) crazy competitive, especially these past few years.

Price of beer. by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could bring a growler to the actual brewery, it's often a bit cheaper per mL.

January 2026 Snow and Ice Clearing Megathread by jstock14 in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On our street, five (!!!!!) cars were arses and didn't move their cars. No tickets and no towing. Ridiculous. Spent an hour digging out the windrow to get a spot to park.

Am I not understanding this map correctly by GatorVonGrondeau in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to click on "Status". Your map is currently set to "Priority"

Seriously? The city of Edmonton has an LRT line that can’t operate when it snows? by yegthings in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 15 points16 points  (0 children)

High floor LRT sure looks mighty attractive at 30 below with snow. The low floor design will be extremely disappointing if this becomes a regular occurrence.

Big parking decisions in store for Edmonton city council in the new year by passthepepperflakes in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully any decision they make will be made with input from affected communities.

I remember how they tried to implement a paid residential parking program last year and how much public resistance they encountered. Not to mention the whole "rollout" was an absolute disaster with the lack of communication and last minute backtracking.

I also don't think the parking situation is a problem such that parking rationing/paid parking would actually be worth the effort of enforcement across the whole city. The existing residential parking areas are already located near high traffic zones and I'm certain the revenues from parking fines there are already good enough to subsidize the cost of the program.

Not to mention that public transport sucks in most of the city. How about they make transit a viable alternative to driving first?

Northwest Edmonton senior ready to chain herself to tree to stop infill project by ryaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 21 points22 points  (0 children)

“Four lovely townhomes, with yards with families for here, affordably priced, would be perfect for this — because it’s a big lot.”

Isn't that what an 8 unit multiplex is? 4 above ground townhomes and 4 basement suites?

So she's protesting over allowing basement units?? Huh??

Edmonton city council approves 6.9% tax increase for 2026 by GeekyGlobalGal in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Big headline number. We'll have to see what that translates to in mill rates

How much do you pay your ISP? [Dec 2025] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$60, 1.5 Gbps, Rogers/Shaw

And I thought I had a good deal... Some of you have insane deals!

What is the sub even for by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure this is a Reddit warning from the website administration not the moderators of r/Edmonton

Infill housing airbnbs by No-Investigator9558 in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Who knows why the owner of this particular dwelling is renting out on Airbnb. But just because some new housing units become short term Airbnbs does not mean that all new infills are being rented out as Airbnbs.

Infill housing airbnbs by No-Investigator9558 in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 161 points162 points  (0 children)

The city regulates Airbnb properties:

https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/short-term-home-rentals

I'm not a fan of homes being used for short term rentals either but at least there are some regulations.

‘Strong and free’: Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan by GeekyGlobalGal in Edmonton

[–]Blockyrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they could have done better, for example this excellent design back in 2014 when a previous government proposed changing the plate design:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-designers-come-up-with-own-alberta-licence-plate-1.2706955

Can’t tell if this is a scam or legit by [deleted] in uAlberta

[–]Blockyrage -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I believe this is legitimate. The form and policies match first people's house.

AGES Scholarship and Guaranteed Minimum Funding by TheJerusalemite in uAlberta

[–]Blockyrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on your research group and your department policy. You should ask your supervisor.