Featured Edmontonian

Kicking off year number five for The Streets Initiative is Barb Jensen, a 44-year-old Communications Director with the Canada Revenue Agency. A proud mother of one, Barb grew up in St. Albert and Drumheller, in homes that were never short on furry friends — six cats and two dogs, to be exact. Her mother, a […] More

A new month means a new Edmontonian picking a charity for The Streets Initiative. Last month, $820 was raised for Kids With Cancer — a big thanks to Nik for choosing them and to everyone who contributed! This month, I’m excited to introduce you to Kelly Duttenhoffer — my sister-in-law and an all-around solid human […] More

Meet Nikolai Poberezhny, The . He’s 38 years old, a proud father of two boys, ages 14 and 12. He was born in Tomsk, Russia, and spent much of his youth in the rugged beauty of Siberia, near the Arctic Circle. He moved to Canada 25 years ago, where he finished high school and university […] More

It’s time to kick off a new collection period for a deserving charity—and with that, we say a fond farewell to Laurie Grams and a warm welcome to Anika Ursulak! Anika is an old friend from high school (SACHS ’96! Woot woot!) who recently moved back to Alberta after spending several years living out in […] More

Happy New Year Edmonton! Here to kick off 2025 for The Streets Initiative and get the ball rolling on money getting raised for some great charities in Edmonton is Laurie Grams! I met up with Laurie at Jackie Parker Park in Mill Woods and had a conversation with her while her dog ran around in […] More

When a loved one is diagnosed with a blood cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma, the journey can be overwhelming. But for over 60 years, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada has been a beacon of hope for patients and their families. With a mission focused on eradicating blood cancers and improving the […] More

Kicking off year 4 for The Streets Initiative is Melissa McArthur from Fort Saskatchewan! Melissa is my neighbor and a genuinely wonderful person, and I’m thrilled she stepped up to choose a charity for our donations over the next couple of months. At 37, she’s a busy mother of two, but she and her husband, […] More

As we say goodbye to Daryl McIntyre and the pack over at Infinite Woofs, we say hello to Neil Bourgeois, The Streets Initiative’s 23rd Featured Edmontonian. For those new to what this is all about, the local resident featured on my website has the sole responsibility of choosing where the donations and my running kilometer […] More

Daryl McIntyre is heading out. Edmonton’s local, longtime broadcaster with that undeniably recognizable voice we all know and have known over the last 40 years is turning out the lights in the studio and heading into retirement (mostly I should say…maybe dimming the lights would be a more appropriate statement). It’s been 4 decades of […] More

Introducing the newest Featured Edmontonian for May and June 2024, Patrick Dower! You may have noticed I don’t have a picture of Patrick posted (this is now taken care of), and that’s because I forgot to take one. In my entire life, nobody has ever accused me of having a good memory, but be patient, […] More

Hello Everybody! Meet the latest Edmontonian that is deciding where Streets Initiative donations raised for March and April 2024 are going to go! Say hello to Blackmud creek resident Chelsea Desjarlais who is a married mother of 3 boys and is a long time resident of our fine city. She has just recently completed maternity […] More

Happy New Year!  Ringing in the start of a new year as The Streets Initiative’s Featured Edmontonian for January and February is west Edmonton resident Elisa Warwick-Markowski! Fun fact: Elisa was my high school grad date back in ’96 and she sums up my luck with the ladies back then…I ask her to grad, and […] More