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The View from Where
Community News Updates from CJSR - October 15, 2022 15:15 - 1 minuteThe View From Where The View from Where is an exhibit at the UofA FAB Gallery Second floor, running until November 5. Artist alissa rossi uses her experience of the boreal forest of British Columbia and western Alberta to explore how global extractive capitalism and the ongoing...
Transitions: A Climate Change exhibition
Community News Updates from CJSR - October 15, 2022 14:51 - 1 minuteClimate change and the environmental degradation that follows in its wake are complex issues that are explored in the visual art and print making exhibition called Transitional Impressions: Visualizing Environmental Change. The exhibition runs until November 5, at the University of...
New On-demand service app for St. Albert Transit “Book a Bus”
Community News Updates from CJSR - September 02, 2022 16:57 - 1 minuteNew On-demand service app for St. Albert Transit “book a bus” There’s a new on-demand service app for St. Albert Transit and it’s effective September 18, 2022. It will replace the current On-Demand Transit: Rider App. The On-demand service hours will remain the same for weekday even...
Shoes
Community News Updates from CJSR - July 22, 2022 11:43 - 1 minuteRecently, I broke several pairs of shoes, leading me to wonder about what kind of advice for buying shoes there is on the internet. Here’s a smattering of what I found from the REI website. Think about where you plan to walk most of the time. Then narrow your walking shoe choice based ...
Walking in the heat
Community News Updates from CJSR - July 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteHow to walk in the heat You’ll have noted it’s quite hot outside so here’s some tips for enjoying your walking during the summer. · Avoid the heat of the day by walking before 10AM or after 6PM. · Walking where there’s tree cover provides shade and makes your walk muc...
Active Transportation Options
Community News Updates from CJSR - July 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteActive Transpo options If you’ve ever wanted to try out active transportation options, there’s never been a better time in Edmonton. First, there’s bike lanes so you can feel secure whilst transporting yourself about Second, there’s bike-share-ebikes so if you don’t have a bike,...
Rainy day riders
Community News Updates from CJSR - June 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteRainy day riders If you’re trying to bike about and are disheartened by all the rain, fear not transpo-fans. Consider installing fenders on your bike. Not every bike comes with them and these spiffy bits of plastic cover the wheels and prevent spatter from the road and water f...
Celebration time, come on!
Community News Updates from CJSR - June 17, 2022 12:00 - 59 secondsIt’s celebration time, active transpo folks! The Edmonton Bike Coalition is holding a family-friendly celebration & bike protest on Saturday, June 18, at noon located at 101 Avenue & 75 Street. The event is focused on the concept plans for the 101 Avenue Streetscape project r...
Downtown Pedestrianized Spaces
Community News Updates from CJSR - June 10, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteImagine a civic plaza connected to a pedestrian walkway running to the Ribbon of Steel in Edmonton! Or, just think back to that marvelous Open Street Festival we had a few years back on Jasper and times that by 365 days! What bliss! The potential is high for Edmontonians to be able to ...
A pedestrian-focused corridor, right in Edmonton.
Community News Updates from CJSR - June 03, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteIf you’ve ever been to a vibrant city core, where you can walk along streets, glance in shop windows, stop to get food or drinks or library books you put on hold along the way, then wind up with a quick cool down by wading in a pool, wait no longer, this could happen in your city! Edm...
Edmonton's Pedal Poll
Community News Updates from CJSR - May 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteSign up to help provide a snapshot of cycling in Canada between June 7 and 12, 2022. Pedal Poll/Sondo Vélo provides a glimpse of what cycling looks like in communities across Canada, at the same time and the same way, year over year. The Sondo Vélo/Pedal Poll is open to everyone. They ...
The Alberta Bike Swap returns to Edmonton, May 14, 2022
Community News Updates from CJSR - May 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteThe Alberta Bike Swap returns to Edmonton, May 14, 2022 Although called a bike swap, it’s more like a community-based bicycle buy, sell, and donate event focused on getting people on bikes. Think of it as a bicycle-oriented consignment store. The donated bikes are checked for r...
Cognitive Impairment Resulting from Severe COVID-19 Akin to 20 Years of Ageing
Community News Updates from CJSR - May 11, 2022 15:05 - 1 minuteResearchers have found that some recovered patients are left with cognitive and mental health issues including brain fog, trouble remembering words, and PTSD. Source: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cognitive-impairment-from-severe-covid-19-equivalent-to-20-years-of-ageing-study-find...
AHS Conducting a Long COVID Survey
Community News Updates from CJSR - May 04, 2022 15:58 - 1 minuteAlberta Health Services, along with the University of Alberta, is conducting the first large-scale survey on the impacts of long COVID in the province. Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/long-covid-alberta-search-for-answers-1.6439672 Produced by Saveta Cartwright.
Summer Streets Return!
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 29, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteSummer Streets Return to Edmonton Hey there, active transpo listeners! Mobility lanes have returned starting the week of April 25! That means that vehicle lanes are converted for people to use for physical activity and we can bike, scoot, and roll comfortably in a separated lane. The s...
Risk of COVID-19 Infection Increases When Mixing with Unvaccinated People
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 27, 2022 15:41 - 50 secondsA new study suggests that those who refuse COVID-19 vaccines raise the risk of infection for those. Source: https://www.healthing.ca/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/vaccine-for-coronavirus/mixing-with-unvaccinated-increases-covid-19-risk-for-vaccinated-people-study Produced by Savet...
Alberta Covid 19 update
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 25, 2022 16:00 - 37 secondsOn Wednesday, April 20 Alberta reported a total of 6,125 covid 19 cases. 1,126 people are in the hospital with covid 19 and 43 people are in the ICU. These are all numbers reported by the government during its weekly update over a 7 day period Dr. Hinshaw on April 13 recommends masking...
102 Avenida das Bicicletas Detour Update
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteUpdate on the 102 Avenida das bicicletas Hey there Active Transpo fans, the 102 Avenida das bicicletas will be reconnected! By the end of April EPCOR will widen both the existing sidewalk on the north side of 102 Avenida and the east side of the 116 Street sidewalk. These changes ...
Albertans Reporting Higher Rates of Mental Health Deterioration Due to COVID-19
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 20, 2022 15:59 - 56 secondsThe fourth round of a cross-sectional monitoring survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health in Canada in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) shows Albertans, versus the rest of Canadians, have experienced higher rates of mental health deterioration sinc...
Alberta Covid-19 Update
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 19, 2022 00:00 - 45 secondsThis week Alberta reported 6,181 covid 19 cases over a 7-day span. 1,053 people are in the hospital with covid 19 and 48 are in the ICU. There are 4,141 deaths to this date. This is all from April 5 to the 11th. The province also received 100,000 doses of the novavax vaccine and is ava...
High Level Bridge Rehabilitation
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteHigh Level Bridge Rehabilitation Edmonton City Council’s Executive Committee is discussing rehabilitation options for the High Level Bridge. These options offer increased opportunities for active transportation as they include: Creating shared use paths on the upper deck; Widening th...
Sanitizing Device Kills COVID-19 Varus in a Minute
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 13, 2022 15:57 - 58 secondsSanitizing device, the TESER ACT unit, kills harmful viruses and bacteria within a minute using ultraviolet light. Source: https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2022/04/new-sanitization-technology-that-kills-sars-cov-2-virus-successfully-tested-at-u-of-a.html Produced by Saveta Cartwright
Alberta Covid 19 Update
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 11, 2022 12:00 - 51 secondsThis week Alberta has recorded a total of 5,549 cases between March 29 and April 4. 990 people are in the hospital and 44 are in the ICU. 30 new covid deaths have also been reported
Pedal Polls in Edmonton
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteVélo Canada Bikes' Pedal Poll results for Edmonton have been released. The data comes from week-long counts throughout Edmonton done in June last year. Paths for People volunteers reviewed the results and found that the people who are biking about DO NOT reflect the diversity of Ed...
Cha cha changes to active transportation through parks
Community News Updates from CJSR - April 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 minuteCha cha changes to active transportation through parks If you use the river valley as part of your active transportation network, this is a heads up that there are several changes happening in Edmonton parks over the next while, which may impact your travels. The first is Will...
Covid 19 Cases in Alberta
Community News Updates from CJSR - March 28, 2022 12:00 - 50 secondsThe first weekly update of covid cases in Alberta resulted in 1900 cases (March 18-21). Dr. Hinshaw also reported that the Omicron subvariant BA.2 is not the dominant strain in the province.
102 Avenue Bike Lane Detour At 116 Street
Community News Updates from CJSR - March 25, 2022 12:00 - 1 minute102 Avenue Bike Lane Detour At 116 Street If you’re fond of using the Oliverbahn to make your way east and west in Edmonton on the north side of the river, we’ve got news for you. EPCOR is installing an access point at the intersection of 102 Avenue and 116 Street and the street...
Global Rise in COVID Cases is ‘tip of the iceberg’ per WHO
Community News Updates from CJSR - March 23, 2022 16:34 - 1 minuteGlobal rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates. Produced by Saveta Cartwright
AB school budget includes ventilation upgrade funds
Community News Updates from CJSR - March 22, 2022 16:37 - 59 secondsThe Alberta government’s budget for 2022 and 2023 will see a one point seven increase in funding, including $13 million dollars of federal funding to go towards ventilation projects in schools. Produced by Hannah Cunningham.
Covid-19 Cases in Alberta
Community News Updates from CJSR - March 22, 2022 12:00 - 59 secondsLast week Alberta reported a total of 2,620 cases through its daily reports. Hospitalizations as of Friday March 18th are at 966 with 62 in the ICU. Furthermore the Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announced that the province will not limit Covid-19 reports to just once a week inste...
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