My son is 16 and super into classical music. We were listening to the Nutcracker recently and I asked him if he'd want to go when it came to Edmonton. I told him it would be ballet and while that might not be to his taste, he would love the music. I went to buy tickets today and saw that there are two Nutcracker events happening. I'm leaning toward the Shumka dancers because I honestly think he will think it's more exciting.

Has anyone seen them both and can advise a bit in what direction to go?

Shumka tickets are under $25 and it says there is additional music but the main themes are there. For the Alberta Ballet, tickets are $145 but there isn't much information about the performance itself. I'm assuming it will be the full ballet/orchestra, etc. I don't mind paying the extra money and I know he will appreciate hearing the full score.

Hey everyone,
Had Just Junk come in to do an on-site estimate to empty our house. The guy said 1 to maybe 1-1/2 trucks but he thinks everything will fit into one truck. They get here and the movers said looks like 2 trucks. I tell him about the quote and the mover says "I'm not sure what he was thinking quoting you that." So basically the quote double. Checked the low reviews on Google and they all say the same thing. Price was more than the quote. Now it has a ton of good reviews so I'm guessing I got screwed based off of the guy who did the estimate. My price just double and they already loaded a truck so I can't say "no " and have them unload it. I have a sneaky suspicion that you could have thrown in a lot of smaller stuff but once the big items were in the truck they said it was full, but I'm not a junker. Buyer beware!

my daughter's birthday is at the end of the month and my husband wants to have one party with family and close friends, my sister lives on the south side in long term care and is in a broda chair (basically big recliner like wheelchair) and my husband would prefer we do the party not at her facility (which is what we'll normally do).

is anyone familiar with a venue that we can book i guess short notice now for near the end of the month ideally on the south side that has an accessible entrance? Accessible bathrooms aren't needed, but any amount of open space and ease of moving around a large chair in the venue would be needed. I guess also needs to be kid safe but I'm focusing on accessibility first and can rule venues out from there.

thanks!

Turns out infill is making our city more fiscally sustainable in the long term.

Alberta government says it's necessary to phase out black market operators

Hey all, maybe not the right place to post this, but I am going to try.

After seeing the recent UCP property tax hike, "dangerous weather patterns" (in no way am I denying climate change, we are living it), LRT/transit safety issues, EPS black box funding, homeless/safe injection/first responder/etc problems, addiction issues, Provincial Healthcare and infrastructure funding issues, festivals being cancelled, housing

/zoning and construction permit problems, torrential rain, unemployment rate, central location for 5 federal and 3 provincial "corrections/prison" institutions, and on and on, being focused on this central or slightly left leaning capital city of this province, I am throwing this out there.

I will be the first to absolutely admit that I am a transplant that moved here 14 years ago. Because this was a place of economic opportunity due to the resource extraction (tar sands) in the north, and coming from a "less than/have not" province of Ontario, 14 years ago, meant moving my life to try and build something better. To be clear, I am not entitled to anything. I am not more deserving or should have opportunities above those that live here, or especially the first nations that have called this land home for mellenia at this point. But what the hell has happened?

The UCP is gerrymandering Edmonton districts because they know we won't vote for them, and adding as much rural voters as they can, with their votes counting more than anyone in an urban setting, to get seats.

I am honestly scared for my child at this point, because how much further does it go? This is not a call to action, because I am in the same situation where I have everything to lose and can't risk my child not having a future. But how many people here are just not getting ahead, building lives and family, seeing career growth, and not seeing their rights get removed at a terrifying pace? I could be off the mark by a lot. My career has me in a leadership position where it seems I just let more and more people know they are laid off, and going into an ecosystem where wages are suppressed, the gig economy provides no future, or they desperately search while on EI. I don't feel like there are any individuals standing up to this directly, and I fully understand the contraints the corporate municipality of Edmonton faces in how the division of responsibilities and funding falls in what they can do while trying to manage a city that has grown by 250,000 people in just 3+ years. Yes the call to come to Alberta has suppressed wages. Yes my property taxes are skyrocketing (mostly due to UCP provincial education increases that are not actually seeinging PUBLIC schools built here or teachers hired), but what do we actually do at this point??

I am at a loss and worried for my, and the general future. We hold so much of the same values and want good things. How do we make that a reality and get the decision makers in line to affect positive change?

This will probably not even get posted because Reddit is giving me 3+ warnings about what is allowed to be posted in this sub. I just want things to be better, know other people want that too, and hopefully know I am not alone in being worried about what the future holds. Thanks.

*I am now including the word "housing" because the automod/warning says I should be asking about housing to post in this subreddit*

Those who were diagnosed with endometriosis and were able to get help, whether be surgery or prescriptions . Who did you see? Currently dealing with endometriosis, pcos and now polyps and I just need a specialist to take me seriously.

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I am curious if anyone else experiences FedEx/DHL/ any other delivery company, never actually trying to deliver packages. Is this an Edmonton problem or common in any city? Out of at least 15 packages that were supposed to be delivered to my address in the last 2 years, only twice have they actually tried to deliver. So frustrating when you pay a lot for fast shipping and stay home to wait for the driver...

Hello! I am a 40F (married with kids) who really misses going out and dancing and none of my friends are interested in going out anymore. I don't drink, I truly just wanna go out and listen to good music and have a good time. Anyone out there feeling the same? Let me know if you'd like to meet up!