Interviews

One of I Heart Edmonton's favourite things to do is discover a few things we didn't know about some of the most interesting (and well-known) locals. In November 2009 we asked Edmonton radio host Rhubarb Jones if he would participate in the inaugural "A Few Minutes With..." post, and since then we've continued to learn a lil' about some of our city's other outstanding citizens. Now, let's spend a few minutes with...


2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Andrew Knack

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Muhammad Herman Gill

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Jo-Anne Wright

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Adrian Bruff

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Cori Longo

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Karen Principe

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Rhiannon Hoyle

2021 City Council candidate 
(October 2021)
Scott Hayes

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Kirsten Goa

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Tim Cartmell

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Mohammed Migdaddy

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Caroline Matthews

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Scott Johnston

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Anne Stevenson

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Ashley Salvador

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Harman Singh Kandola

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Liz John-West

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski

2021 City Council candidate 
(September 2021)
Guiscela Perez Arellano

2021 Mayoral candidate 
(September 2021)
Amarjeet Sohi

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Salar Melli

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Daniel Heikkinen

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Rob Bernshaw

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Joshua Wolchansky

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Bev Esslinger

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Sarah Hamilton

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Tom Shaw

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Susan Field

2021 City Council candidate 
(August 2021)
Steven Townsend

2021 City Council candidate 
(July 2021)
Gabrielle Battiste

2021 City Council candidate 
(July 2021)
Michael Janz

2021 City Council candidate 
(July 2021)
Jon Morgan

2021 Mayoral candidate 
(July 2021)
Diana Steele

2021 Mayoral candidate 
(June 2021)
Brian "Breezy" Gregg

2021 City Council candidate 
(June 2021)
Erin Rutherford

2021 Mayoral candidate 
(June 2021)
Rick Comrie

2021 City Council candidate 
(June 2021)
Keren Tang

2021 City Council candidate 
(April 2021)
Giselle General

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)

Tarcy Schindelka

Canadian filmmaker 
(March 2021)

Kurt Spenrath

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)

Byron Vass

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)
Derek Hlady

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)
Tyler Zutz

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)
Glynnis Lieb

2021 City Council candidate 
(March 2021)
Gerard Mutabazi Amani

2021 City Council candidate 
(February 2021)
Cody Bondarchuk

2021 City Council candidate 
(February 2021)
Gino Akbari

2021 City Council candidate 
(February 2021)
Dan Johnstone

Sculptor/ artist 
(January 2021)
Slavo Cech

Poet 
(November 2020)
Paul Pearson

LGBTQ+ activist 
(August 2015)
Murray Billett

Jesse Beyer 
Global Edmonton meteorologist 
(July 2015)
Jesse Beyer

Mickey Wilson 
Transgender advocate & educator 
(July 2015)
Mickey Wilson


Marni Panas 
Transgender advocate & educator
(June 2015)
Marni Panas

 Dr. Kristopher Wells 
LGBTQ+ advocate & educator 
(June 2015)
Dr. Kristopher Wells

 Mark Drelich 
Radio host on NOW! Radio 
(May 2015)
Mark Drelich

LGBTQ+ advocate, former politician 
(December 2013)
Michael Phair

Comedian, actor 
(November 2012)
Roman Danylo

Nolan Crouse 
Mayor of St. Albert, 2007-2017 
(June 2012)
Nolan Crouse

Singer, songwriter, musician 
(June 2012)
(Jason) Zerbin

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald 
Singer, songwriter, musician 
(April 2012)
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald

Mayor of Edmonton, 2004-2013 
(January 2012)
Stephen Mandel

Christian Hansen 
Singer, musician, actor 
(May 2011)
Christian Hansen

Juno-winning rapper 
(May 2011)
Radio personality, painter 
(January 2011)
Garner Andrews

2010 mayoral candidate 
(November 2010)
Daryl Bonar

Mat Simpson 
Actor, student
(August 2010)
Mat Simpson

Actor, musician, photographer
(June 2010)
Ryan Parker

Colin Close 
Singer, songwriter, musician 
(May 2010)
Colin Close

Breakfast Television host
(April 2010)
Ryan Jespersen

iNews880 web editor, blogger 
(April 2010)
Brittney Le Blanc

Software developer, blogger 
(February 2010)
Pianist, instructor 
(January 2010)
Simon-Marc de Freitas

Breakfast Television meteorologist 
(December 2009)
Michele McDougall

Don Iveson 
City Councillor, blogger 
(November 2009)
Don Iveson

Radio personality 
(November 2009)
Rhubarb Jones (left), with Charlie Daniels

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