Decided to explore blatchford recently and holllaayyy! It doesn’t look like it from a distance but there’s so much development. So many more houses than before and they’re excavating massive amounts of land for residential and commercial buildings. It’s nice to finally see the project going fast especially due to our much needed housing demands especially inside the henday and close to the downtown core. Wish all those random big plots of land in the city start developing asap. Anyone from blatchford please chime in and tell us some lore.

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Calling all

Calling all

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Roasti Coffee Co. at 52 Brentwood Blvd #19, Sherwood Park  

Exposure time periods:

• August 4: Approx. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.  
• August 13: Approx. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Those who consumed food or drink prepared at this location during the noted timeframes may be eligible for post-exposure immunization and should call Health Link at 811 for assessment of exposure and risk.  

The CPKC women's golf tournament is happening at the Mayfair golf course and they are taking up a lot of the Parking for their logistics.

Hey Edmonton, I want to give a massive warning to anyone considering taking their vehicle to Wheaton Honda for service.

My 2015 Honda CR-V (had is since new, regular maintenance, now at 161K) recently developed a rattle on cold starts. I took it to Wheaton Honda. They quoted me $230+ for a diagnostic. The service advisor, Aman, delayed the service by a day, and when he finally called, he told me the dipstick was dry and that the car had catastrophic internal engine damage. His solution? A used engine installation for $12,145.

A family member with automotive knowledge stepped in and asked Aman for the proof. Did they drop the oil pan? Cut the oil filter? Were there metal shavings? Aman scoffed at us, sent a picture of a dry dipstick, and then ghosted our follow-up texts asking for actual diagnostic details. He topped up the oil and told us the car was "drivable" but to keep an eye on the oil. (If the engine is destroyed, why let me drive away?)

We picked up the car, paid the nearly $300 diagnostic/shop fee, and took it home. We drained the oil and cut the filter, even used a magnetic tool to search for metal. Absolutely ZERO metal shavings.

When I called for clarification and a refund for the diagnostic they clearly didn't perform, Aman dumped me onto the manager, Mark Tucker. Mark was the epitome of the arrogant dealership stereotype. He was snarky, condescending, constantly interrupted me, and refused to refund the fee, claiming they are "certified Honda experts" and just know the engine is done.

I ended up taking my vehicle to an independent mechanic who has been in business for 40 years. They looked at it and recognized a known Honda Service Bulletin. The problem? A faulty cam chain tensioner causing timing chain slap. They replaced the tensioner, the rattle is gone, and the engine is perfectly fine.

Wheaton Honda either has profoundly incompetent "experts" who don't read their own service bulletins, or they actively try to scam people out of five figures. If you have to deal with Aman or Mark Tucker, turn around and drive away. Support our local, honest, independent mechanics instead!

I hate to make this post, but my husband went door knocking and couldn't get a hold of anyone in the area.

At 3:30pm today, my husband witnessed a car hit two cats, a black cat and an orange cat, on 92 street between 88th and 90th Avenue by The Columbian. I'm really sorry to say they did not survive their injuries.

We know if it was our cat we would want to know what happened. The cats are no longer there, probably picked up by 311 in the time it took my husband to pick me up from work and get back to do some door knocking.

If these were your cats, please feel free to message me if you'd like more info, but not sure how much more we have.

Edmonton Pride Fest announced that there will be police at the parade. A lot of folks are outraged by this, which I can understand.

What I don't understand is what people expect to be the solution. There is no way that anything pride related (or just any big event in general) can go without some form of security, especially with our current political climate. We saw just recently from Berlin that attacks can happen.

This is not meant to turn into a hostile comment section, but I am genuinely curious what people think a solution is to not having police/security at pride is.

EDIT: I do not have an opinion on the police presence that is relevant to this post, this is 100% to get the community's take on the matter.

According to a couple of Fringe Artists, there's a sketchy bald(ing) guy in a white convertible offering rides to women walking alone at night. Another said he approached her downtown. All three said, "No," and then he roared off.