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zine | not at the mall | phase 11 | flora/fauna | snowy owl

snowy owls have yellow eyes. their legs and feet are covered in white feathers to protect them from the cold weather.

the snowy owl hunts during the day, unlike most owls. this is an adaptation from the 24 hour sun during arctic summers.

they usually eat lemmings and rodents, but have been known to also eat small domestic dogs.

snowy owls actually nest in the ground.

they are monogamous. when the female begins laying eggs, she lays one egg every other day.usually resulting in 3 to 11 white eggs.

the chicks hatch after 32 to 34 days. one egg hatches about every day. the chicks in a nest are different ages and different sizes.

more info on the snowy owl

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zine | not at the mall | phase 11 | adventure time soundtrack 

faith healer aka jessica jalbert debut album on mint records

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zine | not at the mall | phase 11 | adventure time map

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | flora/fauna | striped skunk

the scientific name, mephitis, is the latin word for ‘bad odour’

about the size of a cat

belongs to the weasel family, mustelidae

glossy black fur with two white stripes along sides of body -- a distinctive warning to stay away

skunks are not normally aggressive but if threatened, will stamp front feet, growl, raise their tails, hiss and/or spray the contents of their anal scent glands up to three metres

efficient mousers, they also eat insects, eggs, frogs and young birds

live in abandoned dens of other mammals, only occasionally dig their own dens, or find a home in stumps, rock piles, garbage heaps, or under a house or porch

they don’t truly hibernate but become inactive in the coldest months

not usually social, skunks will den with other skunks in order to share body warmth

mating happens after emergence from winter dens in the spring

six to eight young are born in may

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | great outdoors | ANSWER

austria-born artist, alexander von svoboda was commissioned to create a large tile mural in 1964 at the charles camsell hospital. the mosaic was in a walkway.

the hospital was named after charles camsell (1876–1958), a geologist and mapmaker who explored canada's north.

the hospital operated out of the 114 ave building starting in 1967. the department of indian and eskimo affairs, established the northern medical research unit there.

stigma has surrounded the hospital as it is alleged that the aboriginal population was treated poorly, abused, and murdered. some say children who died there were buried out behind the hospital.

the hospital was officially de-established in 1993.

the alberta government sold the property to architect, gene dub in 2004. the property has sat largely undeveloped.

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | alberta portraits | edmonton's 1st woman bus driver

it was may 8, 1975 when kathy andrews became the first fully-qualified female edmonton transit system (ets) operator

she was a devoted to the ets for 23 years, working in various roles including operator, dispatcher, supervisor, charters officer and mentor to her peers

she was born in 1940 in england

she was taught to drive at an early age by her father, joseph smith, who was also a transit driver

her family immigrated to edmonton in 1954

later in life, as a single mother of two, she sought employment with the city in customer information and was directed to speak to the transit department, who encouraged her to apply as a driver

she was a pioneer at a time when divorced women were not able to get jobs that would support their children but when she became a transit operator,  andrews was able to earn an hourly rate equal to that of men

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | adventure time soundtrack + map

duns broccoli song: ooh baby album: dia ex rehilo listen: http://dunsbroccoli.bandcamp.com/track/ooh-baby

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | colour in edmo the image for colour in edmo [phase 10] is a mural by aaron paquette in the grandin lrt station.

“When you believe you are mighty, you are mighty. This is Reconciliation, and we’ve only just begun” - Aaron Paquette

The journey of reconciliation is showcased in the Grandin LRT Station. Two murals, created by local Metis artist Aaron Paquette and Sylvie Nadeau document the history and...

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zine | not at the mall | phase 10 | colour in edmo | submission thanks to folks at the carrot for submitting this colouring page

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zine | not at the mall | phase 9 | alberta portraits | high level taxicab baby

there was a traffic jam on the high level bridge. in one of the taxicabs stuck on the bridge, a baby girl was born. her parents decided to ask the public to help name the baby. the edmonton journal turned it into a contest. the prize was $5.

the winning entry was the french word “poncella” which translates to “this one from the bridge”. it was suggested by a 12-year-old girl.

olive marie poncella beauchamp born april 21, 1935

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zine | not at the mall | phase 9 | colour in edmo

it's the gibbard block (6425-112 avenue)

it was constructed in 1912 by william t. gibbard and two partners

gibbard was the president of the gibbard furniture company of ontario

the buidling was designed by ernest morehouse, an edmonton-based architect. he had designed many area homes.

it was originally a luxury apartment building with retail shops on the main floor

since 1982, la boheme, a restaurant/bed and breakfast, has operated out of the gibbard block; a provincially designated historic site

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prepping phase 10. kitty is helping.

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zine | not at the mall | phase 9 | great outdoors | ANSWER

it's the st. joseph's cathedral basilica

it is the only basilica in alberta

in 1917, st. joseph's became a separate parish when the english speaking and french speaking parishioners at st. joachim’s were given their own parishes. the french speakers remained at st. joachim's while the english speakers moved over to st. joseph's.

construction halted until 1924 because of the great war. that's when archbishop o'leary designated the unfinished building as the cathedral for the diocese

construction stopped again during the years of the great depression and the second world war

planning for a new design began in 1954

the building was finally completed and officially opened on may 1, 1963

janet jones married wayne gretzky at the basilica on july 16, 1988

here's the google map

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zine | not at the mall | phase 8 | great outdoors | ANSWER

the door + house it belongs to was at 11050-90 ave

it still appears on google maps but in reality, this home no longer exists

it was one of 10 homes the university of alberta decided they needed gone to make room for student housing

most of the homes were built in the 1920s and were acquired by the university in the 1970s

the u of a looked for potential buyers of the historical homes, to buy and move the structures

the asking price for each house was $0

it was destroyed in july 2014 -- watch the demolition video here

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zine | not at the mall | phase 8 | colour in edmo | submission

you can find out more about the molson brewery here

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zine | not at the mall | phase 8 | adventure time map | capilano footbridge

the name capilano dates back to before the area was annexed by edmonton in 1954

the neighbourhood and the bridge is likely named after the capilano river, canyon and suspension bridge in north vancouver, bc

capilano is the english adaption of the salish word for 'people of the kiap'

the coast salish peoples are a group of ethnically and linguistically related indigenous peoples of the pacific northwest coast

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zine | not at the mall | phase 8 | adventure time soundtrack | renny wilson

although renny has since moved to montreal, we are going to claim him as our own. edmonton 4ever!

this song is about renny's old neighbour, doug callaway, who would call his parents phone all the time to tell the band to stop rehearsing so loud.

all instruments were recorded at the edmonton studio, riverdale recorders. in october 2011. co-engineered by another local, garrett johnson.