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Some of the latest happenings in Edmonton... BY EMIL TIEDEMANN H appy Canada Day , Edmonton! I Heart just wanted to wish Canada a happy 143rd birthday...you don't look a day over 120! For a list of Canada Day events in Edmonton click here . S o, it won't be as good as the Steven Spielberg movie, but the under-construction Jurassic Forest & Learning Centre in nearby Gibbons will be epic! Well, it'll be cool, no? When all is said and done there will be 40 life-size animatronic dinosaurs roaming 40 hectares of land adjacent to the Goose Hummock Golf Resort (2310-564 Township Road), just outside Gibbons . Now, Edmontonians who are hankering for some dino fix can skip Drumheller and drive the 20 minutes to the park, which will also include an interpretive centre and gift shop. Jurassic Forest will open on Friday, July 30 . M ost of you may only know Stompin' Tom Connors , 74, as the voice behind "The Hockey Song" that plays in between whistles at hockey g...

Exploring Edmontonians' options when the multi-plex experience has worn thin BY EMIL TIEDEMANN A T any given time, year-round, anyone can head out to any of the city's seven multi-plexes to take in any of the dozens of new films playing to wide audiences. A few other movie houses in town (i.e. The Garneau , The Princess ) project films that are also recent, but perhaps aren't playing in most smaller cities. Then there's Metro Cinema ( Citadel Theatre ), which screens local or indie flicks you'll probably see nowhere else in the city or its surrounding areas. But what about the films of the "golden age of Hollywood"? Where can folks go to see the classics on the big screen all over again, or for the first time perhaps? Luckily, there's the Edmonton Film Society , a "nonprofit group dedicated to keeping the Hollywood movies of yesteryear in the public eye." The EFS hosts four series every year, each of which consist of eight films that are con...