I Heart Edmonton

What would Global News anchor Carole Anne Devaney want to read, listen to, or watch if she were stranded on a deserted island? 

BY EMIL TIEDEMANN

When Lynda Steele announced that she was leaving Global Edmonton in 2010 to move to Vancouver, we were devastated. Okay, maybe we weren't devastated, but there was no doubt whoever was to take her place had some big shoes to fill. But, by the end of 2011, Ottawa's Carole Anne Devaney took over as Gord Steinke's co-anchor of Global's News Hour, and it was as though she had always been there.

"This is such a perfect fit for me," Devaney said when she accepted the job. "The position really plays to my strengths and skills." Devaney--who speaks three languages btw--graduated from Ottawa's Carleton University School of Journalism, and is the winner of an RTNDA Canada Award for her work on an undercover investigation series.

Devaney is also active in giving back to Edmontonians, serving as a committee member o…

Together, the existing and proposed LRT lines will connect Edmonton on all sides, establishing a public transit system other cities will be envious of

BY EMIL TIEDEMANN


AS the city grows, so must our public transit system. That's just obvious. But even with that in mind, I'm still in awe of what City Council has in store for Edmonton when it comes to our low-floor, community-integrated LRT expansion plan. 

The long-term LRT Network Plan was initiated by the city in June 2009, spearheaded by our new Mayor (and then City Councillor) Don Iveson. Since then we've seen five brand new stations on the LRT line: Health Sciences/ Jubilee, McKernan/ Belgravia, South Campus/ Fort Edmonton Park, Southgate, and Century Park, all of which were completed by 2010. 

In addition to those and the pre-existing 10 stations (Clareview to University), there are three other LRT stations currently under construction, including stops at NAIT and the downtown branch of Grant MacEwan. 

Then there's th…

Edmonton resident Lynn Coady's Hellgoing becomes only the fourth short story collection to receive the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious award for fiction

BY EMIL TIEDEMANN

THE Scotiabank Giller Prize is Canada's most sought-after and prestigious honour in literary fiction, with a cash prize of $50,000 for the year's top entry. Last week (Nov. 5), Edmonton's own Lynn Coady, 43, joined the ranks of Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood by capturing the 2013 Giller for her collection of short stories, Hellgoing (published by House of Anansi).

"I think probably the only way for me to keep it together is just to read from this page," an excited and nervous Coady said in her acceptance speech at Toronto's Ritz-Carlton. "So I'm gonna hold on to these papers for dear life.

"This is shocking and overwhelming," she continued. "I don't even like to cry in private, so this is very odd to me." This was the second time Coa…

In honour of brave soldiers throughout Canada and around the world, Edmontonians will take the time to remember their sacrifices for our future

BY EMIL TIEDEMANN

EDMONTON'S always had a prolific military history, and even today remains an important branch of the Canadian military, as headquarters of the 3rd Canadian Division. 

Part of that Division is Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), one of the three Regular Force Infantry regiments of the Canadian Army. Next August it will celebrate 100 years since The Charter of the Regiment was signed and recruiting began. 

Earlier this year, on June 7, Edmonton's CFB (Canadian Forces base) became the first Canadian military base to raise a rainbow flag in support of Edmonton Pride. The move was groundbreaking and represented the CFB's acceptance of all its soldiers. 

So, to pay our respect to those soldiers past and present, below we've listed all the Remembrance Day events going on in and around Edmonton on Mond…