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#Alberta

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vga256

a very special caturday post today

i have this theory that truly great used bookstores all run out of space on the shelves, and end up piling books along the floors of every aisle.

i have this second theory that a bookstore cannot be truly great until it has a store cat.

today, i stopped in the Double Read Book Nook in Edson, alberta - on the trans-canada highway - and now have a third theory: that all great bookstore owners know how to write 6502 assembly language.

this bookstore has been around for about 70 years, hidden away in the basement of an old building on the highway through town.

when i last visited three years ago, the store cat - Max - was only 4 months old and a rambunctious nutsy kitty who chased me around the store for half an hour while the bookstore owner kept apologetically whispering "Max! Stop harassing our customers!" 😆

now, Max is a Big Boy™️ and has his own kittyharness. he follows his catdad around the store, begging for treats which he catches with both front paws, and sticks them straight into his mouth before they can hit the floor.

i got to spend an hour talking with max's dad - Bruce - the new owner of the store. it turns out that he learned 6502 assembly on an Apple ][ in high school, and went on to university-level programming on IBM mainframes before switching careers.

if you happen to find yourself driving to Jasper this summer, stop at the Book Nook. at the very least, you'll find a weird old book - and Max adores any attention he can get.

A very chubsy orange tabby wearing a kitty-harness sits on the edge of a counter staring into the camera. In the background, you can see a tip jar.
Endless rows of used books along a wall, snaking around a poorly lite basement bookstore. You see one of those old 1970s yellow office chairs in the distance.
The outside of The Double Read Book Nook, in Edson, Alberta. It has a large old fashioned lamp post, with a sign for the store hanging outside that reads: BOOKS.
#books#bookstodon#canada
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Patrick

@dwazou I mean, #Alberta is kinda sorta basically a cancer on the rest of Canada. They go away and the rest of us aren't going to have to worry about nightmare prairie evangelical Christian barbarism again. And maybe that would be worth it I think sometimes.

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rhtunstall

@thegreenpagesBC

In light of Alberta’s current grievances and threats to join the US, should we not be more concerned when they start selling off Canadian infrastructure to Texas during a trade war?

With a separation referendum now on the table, isn’t it in Alberta’s interest to make side deals with the US that supersede Canada’s national security?

If this Trump Administration is indeed using tariffs to lower prices on Canadian infrastructure for their bitcoin rich Corporations to buy up, then selling off is simply a form of preemptive surrender.

This dangerous deal should be shut down in the interests of National Security and independence from US ownership.

Texas controlling Burnaby’s oil refinery would be a real threat and longtime future liability as America moves ahead with it’s economic war on Canada.

Texas is lockstep with Trump, don’t give them control of our province’s critical infrastructure.

Shame on Parkland for selling out BC and Canada.

#CanadaIsNotForSale#cdnpoli#canpoli
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cohan

Snowshoe #Hares can be common here, though I think we've been in a low point in their population cycle the last couple of years. Even when abundant they are elusive, so it's always a treat to see one + get pictures/video.
This one popped out when I was in a willow thicket photographing catkins. Special visitor sent by #GreatMother for #MayDay ? pics + YouTube link, #Spectra to follow
youtube.com/shorts/l3XcAN6s92o
#nature #photography #Alberta #Canada #BorealForest #wildlife #pagan #Goddess #animist

Looking through some blurred dry grass and thin willow stems, we have a partial view of a snowshoe hare. It is standing in an alert ready to flee pose which means more or less erect on all fours, body stretched full length horizontally. We see it side on, head facing right, its ears- smaller than those of some hares are straight up, and from this angle its eye looks black and shiny. It is mostly but not fully changed from white winter fur to summer grey-brown. Its back is a reddish brown, with some white showing underneath and I think the face may yet get a bit darker. White inside ears and on feet may remain. Under and behind is more grass, mostly winter dry, partly grazed partly flattened, then we see the bottom of one weathered grey fence post and shadows of a wooded area farther back.
Same view nearly, but less obstructed, we can see most of the hare now, which is now sitting, facing away toward the fence, maybe only 1/8 turn of one eye toward the viewer but ears definitely angled back It is mostly but not fully changed from white winter fur to summer grey-brown. Its back is a reddish brown, with some white showing underneath and I think the face may yet get a bit darker. White inside ears and on feet may remain. Under and behind is more grass, mostly winter dry, partly grazed partly flattened, then we see the bottom half of one weathered grey fence post and shadows of a wooded area farther back.
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AnnaAnthro

#canada #calgary #alberta

Delta (15%) et Korean Air (10%) acquièrent une partie de #WestJet

« Delta prévoit ensuite de vendre une petite partie de son acquisition, à savoir 2,3 %, à ses partenaires Air France-KLM pour 50 millions $ US (70 millions $ CA). »

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2

Un avion WestJet décolle dun aéroport. On peut voir des avions d'Air Canada en arrière-plan.
Radio-CanadaDelta et Korean Air acquièrent une partie de WestJetWestJet a été acheté par le fonds d'investissement canadien Onex en 2019.
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cohan

@plants #FlowersOnFriday the first #wildflowers of the year (not counting the poplar + willow catkins which were earlier) appeared over the last 10 days with more things daily as we've had warm days into 20sC/ over 70F (average is 15C/59F and we've had cooler days as well +some nights near /below freezing).
Last week I saw the first violets. Pics here + Youtube link, #Spectra #Peertube link to follow
youtube.com/shorts/Ybqqyq3Zdl0
#spring #BloomScrolling #photography #Alberta #Canada #nature

Emerging from short grass a mix of dried and green,in even dull light, is a small violet plant. There are many leaves, heart shaped but still partly rolled up, and with gently toothed edges. There are a few green, violet tinged narrow buds, and one open violet coloured flower to lower right. Typical Viola flower composed of five petals, two upper, one on each side below and and one in the lower centre. The centre one has guidelines and bristly hairs on the sides where the petals come together to form a tube. This central petal is elongated beyond the face of the flower to form a spur out the back.
Emerging from short grass a mix of dried and green, is a small violet plant. The bright flowers and parts of the grass and debris catching the sun contrast with dark shadows near the soil. There are many leaves, heart shaped but still partly rolled up, and with gently toothed edges. Half a dozen scattered violet coloured flowers rise slightly above the leaves. Typical Viola flower composed of five petals, two upper, one on each side below and and one in the lower centre. The centre one has guidelines and bristly hairs on the sides where the petals come together to form a tube. This central petal is elongated beyond the face of the flower to form a spur out the back.
In dull overcast light, a patch of grass, mostly still dry from winter, with green gradually coming through, stronger in some spots, with a few low agricultural weeds such as clover and plantain. In addition there are some small native plants- tiny wild strawberry plants (none flowering in this view, but there were a couple of flowers) and early blue violet some with a few flowers, some just in bud. In lower left you can see part of my rubber boot clad left foot, the boot is a dull green, greyed with dust, with a light tan sole. This boot shows scale of thew plants: one of the violet plants is about half a foot from the boot, and whole plant with many emerging leaves and a couple of flowers is only about the size of the boot's toe area.
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Ms. Que Banh

#CallForArtists - Expressions of Interest: Indigenous #PublicArt #Curator/Consultant – Lewis Farms Facility & Park.

The #EdmontonArtsCouncil (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, seeks an #Indigenous Public Art Curator/​Consultant with connections to #Amiskwaciywâskahikan /​ #Edmonton and #Treaty6 to develop a comprehensive vision and plan for public art at Lewis Farms Facility and Park featuring works by #IndigenousArtists from #EnochCree Nation, Treaty 6, and across #Canada. Individuals and curatorial collectives are welcome to apply.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Monday, June 2, 2025, 11:59am (noon)

Curatorial Fee: $25,000 plus GST. Fee is inclusive of all other costs, travel, accommodations, and taxes except GST.

Project Description:

The Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton is seeking an Indigenous Public Art Curator/​Consultant with connections to amiskwaciywâskahikan/​Edmonton and Treaty 6 to create a comprehensive vision and plan for the public art at Lewis Farms Facility and Park featuring works by Indigenous artists from Enoch Cree Nation, Treaty 6, and across Canada. The total budget for art for the facility is $1.5 million.

The Lewis Farms Facility and Park Project is located on the southwest side of 92 Avenue and Rosenthal Way in the area known as Ward Nakota Isga, which is Sioux, and means ​“The People.” Enoch Cree Nation is located south of the project site. The Cree name for Enoch is maskêkosihk and translates as ​“people of the land of medicine”. Nearby Edmonton neighbourhoods include Rosenthal, and the Lewis Estates neighbourhoods of Breckenridge Greens, Potter Greens, Suder Greens, Webber Greens and Stewart Greens.

Construction of Lewis Farms Facility and Park Project is anticipated to be completed in 2028. The project includes a community recreation centre, public library and district park. Facility amenities will include an aquatics facility with a 50-metre pool, twin arena, multi-purpose and studio spaces, fitness centre, double gymnasium, and a medium-sized Edmonton Public Library branch.

Anticipated Project Timeline

June 2, 2025 at 11:59am (noon): Deadline for Expressions of Interest
June 2025: Curator/consultant selection
December 2025: Completed curatorial plan
February 2026: Calls to artists released
May – June 2026: Artist selection and contract phase
June 2026 – September 2027: Art purchase/art fabrication
September 2027 – March 2028: Art installation (to be confirmed in individual artist contracts depending on art opportunity and location)
These dates are preliminary, and subject to change.

For more information on this opportunity and to apply, visit edmontonarts.ca.

If you have questions, please email support@edmontonarts.ca.

#EdmontonArts Council
Phone: 780−424−2787 | Email: info@edmontonarts.ca
Prince of Wales Armouries, 2nd Floor (#222)
10440 108 Avenue
Edmonton, #Alberta
T5H 3Z9

#IndigenousArt#NativeArtists#ArtOpportunity
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