22-Feb-2012 Posted by Chris

What to do with a baseball Stadium?

Today was HORRIBLE news for our family, as the Edmonton Capitals announced the inevitable; announcing the suspension of their 2012 season, from the dying North American Baseball League. I could blog all night about how much we loved watching baseball at Telus Field, and I would be complimentary of the Edmonton Oilers for an amazing job in running the team and making nights & days at Telus Field a great... read more

6-Oct-2011 Posted by Chris

Is this the change Alberta wants?

The most recent Wildrose Alliance email newsletter just hit my inbox. (As spam goes, I must admit it entertains me a bit more than the tiring pleas of a multimillionaire from Nigeria.. or the potential of a Mrs. LaBossiere the 2nd from Russia.) I have always been impressed with their rapid and topical communications on day-to-day events, even if sometimes they do seem to be reaching a bit. But today I was... read more

30-Aug-2011 Posted by Chris

Whyte Ave – Jasper Ave – Churchill Sq. Trolley

I was driving around downtown today and admit was thinking about the great things we have done, and some of the even greater things we have on tap for Edmonton’s downtown. Then I drove over the High Level Bridge and marveled at the people out in Garneau, and finally along Whyte Avenue. It came to me how much of a shame it was that these all vibrant locations were not really that easy to visit... read more

24-May-2011 Posted by Chris

Edmonton – Murder Capital of Canada

Spending as much time as I do trying to promote our City, particularly the economic development of our knowledge economy and next gen community, I am very concerned with the latest title bestowed on us. Murder Capital of Canada. Like many Edmontonians, I was a bit aloof to the severity of the problem. But this weekend’s shooting at a north-side Earls has opened my eyes to how bold our violent crime... read more

5-Apr-2011 Posted by Chris

Edmonton Champions & Flightpath Accelerator

Last week my company Yardstick Software became a major sponsor of an initiative called Edmonton Champions. Beyond that, myself, my business partner Don Riep, and our Mayor Stephen Mandel became the first three of what will be ten seed investors in an Accelerator Investment Fund called Flightpath. I am not writing simply to congratulate ourselves, although we are very proud of our investment; but more to... read more

26-Mar-2011 Posted by Chris

Edmonton Artist Jason Carter

It’s been 9 months since we moved into our new offices, and I have finally found a piece of art that I think works well in my office. It’s not that I procrastinate that bad, but more I really wanted to find something meaningful for the wall. I wanted: Local Modern Original Something with an Alberta/Edmonton or Canadian story What I found, after receiving about 50 different suggestions from my... read more

13-Jan-2011 Posted by Chris

New Blog Template – Thanks to Jay Palter

I have been wanting a new blog template for some time. I Tweeted it and along came  a white knight, Jay Palter. My goal was to simply move from my old Blog Platform, Squarespace, and begin using WordPress. Squarespace was incredibly easy to use as an author, but simply didn’t give me the flexibility I wanted. I wanted to use the Disqus comment tool, as well as some other widgets like allowing people... read more

5-Jan-2011 Posted by Chris

Step 1 – Making room for a downtown arena

I am not really a hockey fan. Sure, I’ll take in a game from time to time and like almost everyone, I’ll jump on the band-wagon of a playoff run. But I am a fan of a vibrant city core, where we see increased night-time entertainment amenities and increased downtown employment. I also think that investment in amenities which compliment our existing downtown assets like transit facilities, the... read more