I Heart Edmonton

The Road Trips By Emil Tiedemann Road trips are how most young Edmontonians experience some of their first and most memorable adventures, leaving the parents at home and grabbing a few friends and some 7-11 snacks to set out on the open road.    Jasper, less than four hours west of Edmonton. We’d put on some music, play some highway games, maybe share the occasional joint (don’t do drugs, kids!) on one of our pee breaks. Many times, it really had nothing to do with the final destination - a random selection from the provincial road map - but more so about the trip itself, sharing stories and making memories with your friends and family along the way to Jasper or Banff or Calgary .  You get older, but the road trips don’t get old, though now they’re not as often, and perhaps taken with the family or your best buddy (& more pee breaks). But the essence of the road trip remains intact, driving down the highway as mountainscapes and scenic lakesides pass us...

Mike Robertson of Canmore became the fourth Canadian to reach the podium in Vancouver BY EMIL TIEDEMANN "It was kind of bittersweet," said Mike Robertson of his second place finish in men's snowboard cross on Monday (Feb. 15). "Obviously I wanted to win for sure, but I'm so happy to be second. It's amazing." Robertson, who turns 25 next week (Feb. 26), barely lost to American boarder Seth Wescott , 33, who took gold on Cypress Mountain at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics . France's Tony Ramoin , 21, finished with a bronze medal, ahead of American Nate Holland . "I definitely made a mistake at the bottom, and [Wescott] capitalized and he's the winner now, and I'm second," continued Robertson. "But I can't complain. Second's amazing." Although Robertson--who happens to be the youngest member on Canada's snowboarding team--was born in Edmonton, he moved to Canmore , Alberta when he was just six. Although he...