#Introduction time! This is the official account for the YYC Dyke and Trans March located on Niitsítpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi), Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Michif Piyii (Métis), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Tsuut’ina land.

This march has been active for over a decade. It is joyful resistance, uniting our community to continue pushing for protections, safety, and happiness, while also reminding us that we are not alone in this struggle. We welcome anyone who would march with us.

In 2025, anti-trans legislation is expected to take effect August 30th, the day of this march. This legislation cruelly and unfairly targets trans and queer experiences, particularly those of trans-youth. This transphobic government wants to legislate us back into the closet. We won't let them.

Join us in our rally cry for respect and safety! Stand up for Queer Rights in Alberta!

This may be the last day of our extended cool / wettish period (mostly below 20C/68F days, nights mostly below 10C/50F- sometimes not far above freezing + lots of rain) for most of July, at least. I'm happy with this, but farmers probably want a bit of warmer drier weather for ripening crops and getting more hay harvested (many managed, surprisingly enough). Starting tomorrow is a heatwave 4 days from 25-27C 77-81F with nights 9-13C 48-55F. After tonight no rain till Friday #weather #Alberta

An interesting look at the firefighting logs for Jasper during the wildfire of 2024.

#Jasper #Alberta #Wildfire

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/the-night-jasper-burned-radio-logs-capture-minute-by-minute-of-town-catching-fire-1.7577578

July 28, 1924 and a Champion Mustache Owner Teases Music From Shoes at Vintage Edmonton:

http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2025/07/july-28-1924.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/it-s-medieval-madness-in-rural-alberta-as-jousters-take-aim-at-glory-1.7595077

On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

@TheyOfHIShirts I came across your proposal (Does anyone else have this same wild idea?)

https://heofhishirts.neocities.org/presentations/SeaGL2022/FediverseAtYourLibrary/02%20-%20Small%20Simple%20Proposal

I’m on the board of The #Alberta #Library and maybe we could make this happen.

I will keep searching for examples, but if you know of any please let me know.

salute to the immense Vegreville pysanka I visited it once about 8 years ago while visiting a friend in Edmonton. it graces the covers of a decent number of my Ukrainian Canadian fiddle LPs..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKj_hnLHGko&ab_channel=UkieAccordions

Alberta immigrants say seeing an uptick in anger, rise of racist narratives

#Racism #Canada #Alberta
#Abpoli #Immigration

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/alberta/alberta-immigrants-say-seeing-an-uptick-in-anger-rise-of-racist-narratives/article_70d55ff4-aecb-585e-80c1-268b82c595ca.html

Hey #yeg #edmonton #alberta, if you can toss a few bucks towards a #TransWoman who got struck by lightning the other day, that'd be cool of you

(She's expected to make a full recovery but her partner is going to have trouble due to her lost income during this time. News article is linked in replies for posterity.)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-olivia-afford-transistion-costs

A point made in this article, albeit not strongly enough, is that Parks Canada has been doing fire mitigation work around the townsite for over 20 years. What is clear though, is they should have also pushed harder on FireSmart measures in the townsite. I know there was a lot of FireSmart work around various cabins south of town it seems less so in town.

#Jasper #Wildfire #Alberta

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-bolsters-fire-resiliency-standards-after-devastating-2024-wildfire-1.7594141

This is the only (current) candidate for Mayor of Medicine Hat.

Yikes.

Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #Alberta #NWT #Canada #IndigenousRights #WaterIsLife #Politics #OilSands #Environment #ProtectTheLand #ClimateCrisis #CleanWater #Colonialism #Treaty8
https://the-14.com/indigenous-leaders-denounce-albertas-plans-to-alter-water-management/

#DanielleSmith is a #Traitor to #Alberta and #Canada. She's a shill for MAGA and Trump. And she'll drag us down with her. Vote @naheednenshi.bsky.social in the next provincial election for yourself, your family and your fellow #Canadians!! #Cdnpoli #Ableg

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:juxszadcuf2kddb6fjthsu2g/post/3lut23itfw22s

a man with a beard says i warn...

#Edmonton: A 21-yr-old woman was standing under a tree in Callingwood South, and a lightning bolt hit the tree and seems to have arched to hit her, causing a cardiac arrest.

She also has burns up her abdomen and across her shoulder where a sweater she was wearing was singed and burned away.

She is presently in ICU.

#Alberta

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/lightning-strike-alberta-1.7594067

We did a #road and #rail #trip from #Saskatchewan through #Alberta to #BritishColumbia, it was 4,761 km. Or Lisbon to Vienna to Stockholm. #Canada is an amazing country because you can travel to so many amazing #nations and #experience so many #cultures within it.
We travel in and through at least 18 #FirstNations lands, some #treaty, some #unceded. Check out https://native-land.ca/ to see more traditional homelands of #indigenous people.
#OneCountryManyNations

Trevor Tombe: A separate Alberta would be a poorer Alberta

“the reality is far more complicated—and far less promising. The Alberta Prosperity Project numbers simply don’t add up.”

The financial realities that Albertans need to know about.
#Alberta #Canada

https://thehub.ca/2025/07/24/trevor-tombe-a-separate-alberta-would-be-a-poorer-alberta/