We also talk about our inability to preserve historical buildings, and the way the Rossdale Power Plant fits in with the other plans that are in place nearby (such as the West Rossdale Urban Design Plan and the new Walterdale Bridge).

Here are some relevant links for this episode:

• Rossdale Power Plant – Status Update (PDF)
• West Rossdale Urban Design Plan
• River Valley Alliance – 2012-2016 Capital Project
• CBC: City faces $87M cost for Rossdale renovations
• CBC: Historic designation stands in way of Rossdale demolition

What do you think should happen to the Rossdale Power Plant? Let us know!

We also delve into the notion of civic identity. Edmonton’s seems to be intertwined with the Oilers, but can that change? Of course, it’s hard for us to chat about the Oilers without touching on the arena too! That didn’t take long, did it?

The episode is a bit random, we admit, but we’re still figuring this out so thanks for joining us on the journey! As always, we’d love your feedback, so don’t be shy!

In episode #1, we discuss why we decided to create the podcast, and we talk entirely too much about ourselves. We also discuss some of the topics that we’ll be delving into on future episodes. Our cheese this episode was havarti – but you’ll have to listen to find out why that matters and for the reasoning behind the name Mack & Cheese!

This episode is about fourteen and a half minutes long, and was recorded in early November 2012. Hopefully it serves as an interesting introduction to our show! If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear it.