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Mandel Will Not Run Again

Portia and the Mayor.jpgEdmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel talks about why he's leaving city politics, and what he's most proud of from his 9-year tenure.
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Guzheng music in Edmonton

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The first North American Guzheng Competition is in Edmonton this weekend.
Today, children at Meadowlark school got to hear the guzheng, and some other traditional Chinese intruments. The performers were the Maple Silk Ensemble from Toronto.
Here's a video of part of their performance: 



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In Crowd Picks - May 17 to 19

Jason:
Friday - Three Sun Sea @ Haven Social Club
Saturday - Carrie Underwood @ Rexall

Bridget:
Friday - Bay City Rollers @ Century Casino
Friday - Sunday - Hot Plains Music Festival @ Barber Ha/Wunderbar

Nicola Fairbrother on RadioActive

Hundreds of Albertans gathered in front of the legislature today.
    They were protesting a 42 million dollar cut to supports for people with developmental disabilities.
    Nicola Fairbrother was one of the speakers at the demonstration.
    She's the Director of Neighbourhood Bridges, an Edmonton organization
    that provides support for people affected by the cuts.

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Portia Visits Rob Sproule

Portia stopped by the greenhouse to get a tutorial in container gardening from our expert Rob Sproule.Garden1.jpgGarden3.jpgGarden2.jpg



Brian Keating on Birds

This weekend, Brian Keating was in B-C for the first Creston Bird festival.
The small community is home to a wealth of birds.....and Brian was up early and and late to see as many as possible.
Brian is  also Radio active's naturalist.

The Saw Whet Owl:

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In Crowd Pick - May 9 - 12

Jason:
Fri-Sat - Jeri Brown @ Yardbird Suite
Sunday - Shadow Theatre - Mother's Day Concert - Dana Wylie, Lionel Rault, Andrea House
Sunday - Terry McDade @ Devonian Gardens - 3 settings 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Bridget:
Thurdasy - FUNDRAISER for the Golden West Music Fest @ Yellowhead Brewery
Tuesday  - ABBA Tribute - Arrival from Sweden @ Winspear Centre

Little Wing at Boyle Street

Meet Little Wing, Boyle Street's newest member and temporary resident. Little Wing and her mate have been very busy for the past few weeks building a nest in one of our camera housings. It won't be long now before we have a few more members.
Pictures from Boyle Street Community Services

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Laurie Greenwood - Death at La Fenice

death.bmpIf you've always dreamed of a trip to Venice...but never been able to get there....you can still go. Let author Donna Leon transport you there with her series of mystery novels. Laurie Greenwood loves them...and tell us more.

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A Day in the Life of a Guard at Edmonton Remand Centre

Alberta prison guards are on day five of their wildcat strike while the union and the government are meeting to try to get them back to work. Erez Raz is a corrections peace officer at the Edmonton Remand Centre. He tells Rod what a typical shift is like.