Here's some Alberta poetry recommendations for anyone doing the #SealeyChallenge (reading one poetry book every day of August)! You can find reviews for all of them at: albertaviews.ca/category/dep... #BookSky #Reading #SummerReading #Alberta
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Lots of great ecological non-fiction books coming out of Alberta lately! Here's a few we recommend for summer reading. You can find reviews for all of them at: albertaviews.ca/category/dep... #BookSky #Reading #SummerReading #Alberta
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Should Cities Build More Bike Lanes? - Alberta Views
bike lanes show where cyclists are on the road. Bike lanes have unfortunately become a polarizing infrastructure issues in cities.
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Jason Markusoff@markusoff.bsky.social · 3w agoBoy, the Alberta Transportation's new Barbaric Urban Bicycle Lanes Tip Line, and that drop-down menu sans "Other" field. www.alberta.ca/report-conce...
If you were wondering why you've been seeing so many gambling advertisements everywhere, read this: #ABpoli #ABleg #gambling albertaviews.ca/igaming-big-...
iGaming - The Big Bet - Alberta Views
iGaming has become a huge industry in Ontario. The government of Alberta has taken notice. They want in on the action.
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Karly Coleman @szaracat.bsky.social: Yes With lower upkeep costs than roads, and year-round usability, bike lanes offer practical mobility for everyone. Kayode Southwood: No Failure to plan, consult and integrate bike lanes impact local communities and businesses. albertaviews.ca/should-citie...
Should Cities Build More Bike Lanes? - Alberta Views
bike lanes show where cyclists are on the road. Bike lanes have unfortunately become a polarizing infrastructure issues in cities.
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The Week in Alberta - Elections Alberta says it has become aware of a “spoof” List of Electors, populated by fake voter information, that it believes was designed to mislead Albertans... albertaviews.ca/jul4-10/
Leaks Ahoy - The Week in Alberta Views
The AER issues fines for an oil leak in Clearwater County estimated to have lasted over a year, resulting in significant soil contamination.
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Please be aware! These scams are becoming more prevalent. Unfortunately Alberta Views has also seen instances where our editors are being impersonated.
Victoria Strauss@victoriastrauss.com · 4w agoWriter Beware is currently receiving an incredible volume of reports of impersonation scams: publishers, editors, literary agents, production companies, conferences, & more. I started keeping a list in 2024; in recent months it has more than doubled. writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...
In 2025 more than 6,000 wildfires burned across this country, making it Canada’s second-worst wildfire season. The threat continues to resonate in the Bow Valley. If a wildfire could reach one mountain town, could it do the same in Banff? albertaviews.ca/wildfire-in-...
Wildfire Risk in Banff and the Bow Valley - Alberta Views
The threat of fire is the impetus behind the FireSmart program. The initiative gives actionable steps to reduce the wildfire risk in homes.
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"Plastics are everywhere. Microplastics have been found near the top of Mount Everest. A deep-sea submersible descended to the deepest point in the oceans, in the Mariana Trench, and found a plastic bag." —by Alberta Views editor Tadzio Richards albertaviews.ca/the-modern-m...
The Modern Miracle Problem - Alberta Views
The Alberta government is promoting a “plastics circular economy,” the full value of a plastic product is used across multiple lifecycles.
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Alberta Magazine Publishers Association@albertamags.bsky.social · 4w agoEnjoy the sunshine with the Alberta Magazine Awards’ Feature Writing Long finalists! Read @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social, Mountain Life: Rocky Mountains, New Trail @ualberta.bsky.social, @albertaviews.bsky.social, @upherepublishing.bsky.social & Edify as you make the most of the sun tinyurl.com/5n7sdyrz
“Poetry is language condensed: Siksika cartography is landscape distilled” Check out Sid Marty's review of Cartographic Poetry albertaviews.ca/cartographic...
Cartographic Poetry - Alberta Views
in Cartographic Poetry we learn the Siksika and Gros Ventre, navigated using landmarks of cultural, historical and spiritual significance.
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University of Alberta Press@ualbertapress.bsky.social · 4w agoGuess what? CARTOGRAPHIC POETRY: Examining Historic Blackfoot and Gros Ventre Maps by Ted Binnema, François Lanoë, Heinz W. Pyszczyk is one of this spring's most borrowed titles. https://bit.ly/4vPZEPe @wereadab.bsky.social #history #GreatPlains
The only way to describe Canada’s capitulation to a premier calling a referendum to break up the country…. Shakedown federalism. Sad to say, the feds have been had. And all of us are the losers. @albertaviews.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social albertaviews.ca/shakedown-fe...
Shakedown Federalism - Alberta Views
This is shakedown federalism. It’s a “do what we say or we are done” extortionist strategy that is rooted in an inflated sense of grievance
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We have a AMPA nomination for our 2025 Albums guide! You can listen to the music here: albertaviews.ca/guide/albums...
Albums Guide - Alberta Views
A Selection of recently released albums from Alberta composers, musicians and bands across a variety of genres.
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Alberta Magazine Publishers Association@albertamags.bsky.social · last mo.Magazines don't just inform and inspire, they also teach us. Take a read and learn something new with the Service Journalism finalists: @albertaviews.bsky.social; @avenuemagazine.bsky.social; @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social; New Trail (@ualberta.bsky.social); and news&views tinyurl.com/uxz5k7n7
New issue live on our website! albertaviews.ca/current-issue/ #ABpoli #ABleg #Wildfire #Alberta #ElectricVehicle
FINAL DAY TO ENTER! The Alberta Views short story contest ends tonight at midnight. We are in the office to answer questions until 4:30 MDT. For full details check out: albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #WritingContest #BookSky #WriteSky #FictionContest #Magazine #CanLit #Writers #LiteraryContest
The week in Alberta - Friday, June 26: Organizers for Banff’s skijor event announce that due to crowds, traffic, parking and safety concerns, the 2027 edition will be canceled. Banff and Lake Louise Tourism says security and operational costs would have doubled. albertaviews.ca/jun22-26/
Open Letter regarding noise bylaw - Alberta Views
Premier Danielle Smith writes an open letter to Calgary City Council urging it to reconsider a noise bylaw affecting outdoor music venues.
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5 days remaining. Deadline is June 30 Alberta writers, send us your stories! albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #WritingContest #Fiction #ShortStory #Booksky #WriteSky #FictionContest #LiteraryContest #Alberta #Magazine #Contest #Alberta #CanLit
Calling Alberta writers! This is the last week to submit to our short story contest. DEADLINE: June 30 Check out the full details here: albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #Fiction #writers #WritingContest #Booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #fictionContest #LiteraryContest #Alberta
“Shakedown Federalism” by Patrick Lennox in @albertaviews.bsky.social, 26 May 2026 albertaviews.ca/shakedown-fe... #Alberta #separatism
Shakedown Federalism - Alberta Views
This is shakedown federalism. It’s a “do what we say or we are done” extortionist strategy that is rooted in an inflated sense of grievance
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Smiths MAID act denies Albertans with irremediable medical suffering their Charter right to MAID. People who want to die with dignity, people who want one final chance to exercise agency after so much agency has been taken from them. albertaviews.ca/stealing-fre... @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
Danielle Smith's medical assistance in dying law - Alberta Views
Unable to access medical assistance in dying in Canada, the 89-year-old travelled to Switzerland to obtain the care denied to her here.
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A sharp-eyed individual had noticed that in a McDougall Centre office there was a new golden statue of a cat. It appeared in the background of a photo that included the premier. A question was put to the premier: “What’s with the golden cat?” albertaviews.ca/danielles-go...
Danielle’s Golden Cat - Alberta Views
A sharp-eyed individual had noticed a new golden cat statue in a McDougall Centre office. It appeared in a photo that included the premier.
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I skipped my final bocce game last night to accept The City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize for Precarious. I won this award twice before, so now I’m either the Lionel Messi or the Daniel Day-Lewis of the Mitchell.
Albertans should check out the June @albertaviews.bsky.social issue. (Also available online) #ableg #abpoli #alberta
Courtney Theriault@ctheriault.bsky.social · 2mo agoTreaty Chiefs are calling for RCMP to investigate Danielle Smith and UCP for possible treason in regards to the sovereignty referendum.
Should We Expand MAID? Donna Wilson: Yes We are each best able to determine if our own death is preferable to living longer. Trudo Lemmens: No Many people ask for MAID for suffering that must instead be addressed by healthcare and social supports. albertaviews.ca/should-we-ex... #CDNpoli #MAID
Should we expand eligibility for MAID? - Alberta Views
The purpose of MAID is to allow patients who are approaching death to ask healthcare providers to end their life in exceptional circumstances
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One last post from our lilac fest booth now that things are a little slower. It was an interesting exercise of free speech and fun to see people reacting to everyone else’s notes. Shout out to Haley and Antoine whoever they are.
First-time homebuyers face a market their parents wouldn’t recognize. albertaviews.ca/affordable-h... #ABpoli #Housing #CDNpoli
Home at Last - Alberta Views
While Cass and Mike searched for an affordable home in Calgary, they might have had an easier time looking in Edmonton.
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by our Lilac Fest booth in Calgary this weekend!
All month long! Figgy Newtunes host of Put er in d for Dangle is running a contest for a 1-year @albertaviews.bsky.social subscription. 🗳️To enter: text CJSR at 780.492.2577 The winner will be announced at the end of June.
TCAF 2026 - find @elainemwill.bsky.social @kangsanee.bsky.social @sharksndonuts.bsky.social @alexanderfinbow.bsky.social @jeffmartinart.bsky.social @sheaproulx.bsky.social & their wonderful comics & graphic novels at at our table 268 this weekend at the Maple Leaf Gardens arena #tcaf #indiecomics
