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EDMONTON The Edmonton Folk Music Festival cancelled its 2021 festival at Gallagher Park for the second year in a row. Set to take place in August, Edmonton Folk Fest cancelled the event on Monday citing safety concerns with the ongoing pandemic. With so many variables at play, the complexity of planning and delivering a festival of this size makes it impossible to move forward in our usual manner, a release read. Without full vaccination, we won’t be fully safe from the spread of the virus. With virus variants and vaccine rollout still uncertain, the impossibility of social distancing at our event could lead to community spread. ....
EDMONTON Downtown Dining Week in Edmonton is still a go. It kicks off on Tuesday and will run until April 25. More than 45 restaurants are offering “crave-worthy” multi-course menus for takeout and patio-friendly dining. Each restaurant will feature a price-fixed menu ranging anywhere from $20 to $65 for lunch, brunch and dinner, according to the Downtown Business Association (DBA). The “Keep your Cravings Local” campaign is aimed at supporting local business and independently owned restaurants in the city. Several downtown patios have opened early this season on the heels of new restrictions. According to the association, 26 participating restaurants will offer al fresco dining from sidewalk tables to parking-space patios. ....
Bill 66 would repeal sections of the controversial Bill 10 that allowed cabinet to make changes without the approval of the legislature while also removing legislation to make vaccines mandatory. ....
EDMONTON More than 1,400 Edmontonians signed a petition calling for a freeze on transit fares as the cost is expected to rise. The planned bump would see fares go from $3.50 to $3.75. On Monday, Free Transit Edmonton an organization that believes in a fare free transit system, presented their petition to city council before they met with Edmonton Transit Service to discuss the change. Paige Gorsak an organizer with Free Transit Edmonton, said while the 25 cent increase doesn’t seem like much, it could mean the difference of some individuals finding other modes of transportation. “We’re seeing our bus fare go up to being one of the highest in the country,” Gorsak said. “Above Vancouver, above Toronto, above Montreal for a system that I don’t know would compare if we were looking at services offered.” ....