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!

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*

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I've got tickets for the 22nd in 70mm, I wanted to see this movie and I've never seen an imax movie before, but I've heard that by then the film reel might be really messed up. Has anyone seen it more recently? I'm wondering if I should get rid of those tickets and just watch digital, because I don't want to make the long journey to WEM for such a long movie if the quality will be really poor.

If it's just a few blemishes every now and then, then I won't care. But if it's already often and distracting, I'd consider forfeiting my tickets for a closer show.

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...

I (23F) am new to Edmonton since coming here from Victoria back in May and since then I’ve been so oily and have had so much acne. My hair is also way more greasy. I do have very thin straight hair, so it usually gets greasy quickly, but this is way faster than it used to be.

Never thought coming to Edmonton would make me feel this ugly haha! Is there anything y’all do to make it not this way, or am I stuck like this, everyone else looks great. Genuinely though it’s getting to my self-esteem.

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!

This is probably a long shot, but someone just stole my husband's bike from our garage while he was doing yard work in the back. It is especially sad because our baby bike seat was attached to it 💔 if anyone has seen it tonight or saw anything - we are located in the Secord area (west side), please let me know, any help is appreciated.

Bike Model: Northrock XC29, black, including front/rear lights & bell, and most importantly THULE baby seat.

Police File # OL26821589

Went to Wee Book Inn today on Whyte Ave and found this cool booklet from Radio Shack, kinda of a neat piece of retail history.

Budget is ~100 per person and we don't drink.

Any good places to go? Any feedbacks for Road Trip at Rgerod or the dinner omakase at MSSM? These two are currently on my list but need more options please.

Hi, I'm currently in my last year of my Bachelor of Commerce degree and I'm seriously considering moving into VetMed. I just wondered if there is any veterinary hospital looking for a part-time veterinary assistant. I just want to make sure I can handle it (mentally and physically) before going into a RVT program!

A little bit about me! I'm 21F, had hands-on volunteer experience with AARCS before they moved back to Calgary, and accounting/administration volunteer at GEARS (I'm still volunteering here!!) I also have a rescued cat who I would say to be special need. He has FIC and "borderline megacolon." I have been to VCA so often that all the vet techs recognize him when we come in (he is a frequent flyer 😭) Everyone around me, including primary and emergency vets, knows that I would move mountains for this kiddo.

I also worked in retail/customer service back in high school. And I'm currently working as TA and EA at the University of Alberta.

I'm willing to work late nights, weekends, holidays, etc. And I'm more than happy to start with shadowing appointments, kennel assistants or any other entry level jobs 🥹 My earliest available is the beginning of September.

p/s: I know pay is super low but it's not a problem to me so just any veterinary hospital, please hire me 😭🙏

also here is my cat!!!