These are the show notes to accompany the October 2, 2019 episode of the Welcome to Town podcast:
Having heard that moving to Alberta as an LGBTQ2S+ person can be extra challenging, I sat down with one member of that community who’s thriving here, MLA Janis Irwin, to get her perspective and advice on how to navigate it and love living in Edmonton.
If you’d like to get in touch with or follow Janis, here’s her info:
- Email: Edmonton.HighlandsNorwood@assembly.ab.ca
- Twitter: @JanisIrwin
- Website: https://janisirwin.albertandp.ca/
Here’s a list and map of the things we talked about:
- Bawlf
- Forestburg
- Camrose
- Barrhead
- 118 Avenue area
- Whyte Avenue/Old Strathcona Area
- Amazing Race winners James and Anthony
- Folk Festival
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
- Parkdale Cromdale
- Pride Centre
- LGBTQ Newcomers Edmonton
- Kaleido Festival
- Deep Freeze Festival
- Arts on the Ave
- The Capoeira Academy
- Be-a-Bella Candy and Gifts
- Julie’s Day Spa
- Bodega
- Majesty and Friends
- Mandolin Books
- June’s Delicatessen
- Highlands Liquor
- Fox Burger
- Creart/Kinnaird Ravine outdoor art gallery
- Sheriff Robertson Park (see map)
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