Edmonton
Forty-five minutes quests in Edmonton
39 quests in Edmonton that fit in forty-five minutes. A pin, a reason, back before dinner.
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Read the noticeboard at Cushing House
Cities still tape paper to walls. Cushing House is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at Fiji Hindu
At Fiji Hindu (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the noticeboard at Madiba Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Madiba Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at Pride Centre of Edmonton
Cities still tape paper to walls. Pride Centre of Edmonton is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at The Orchards RA site
At The Orchards RA site (south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the noticeboard at Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre
Cities still tape paper to walls. Trung Tâm Việt Nam/Vietnamese Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.
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Read the noticeboard at Ukrainian National Federation
At Ukrainian National Federation (north-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the noticeboard at Youth Rise
At Youth Rise (on Millbourne Road West NW, south-east of centre, Edmonton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.
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Read the plaque at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph
A two-minute stop at Beverly Memorial Cenotaph. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at City Hall Cenotaph
City Hall Cenotaph (east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument
A two-minute stop at Constable Ezio Faraone Park Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at Edmonton Tornado Memorial
Edmonton Tornado Memorial (north-east of centre, Edmonton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.
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Read the plaque at HMCS Edmonton Plaza
A two-minute stop at HMCS Edmonton Plaza. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor
A two-minute stop at Memorial to the Ukrainian Holodomor. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument
A two-minute stop at Royal Canadian Air Force Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Read the plaque at War Memorial
A two-minute stop at War Memorial. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.
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Inventory the water from Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat)
Walk to the public end of Rafter's Landing (Edmonton Riverboat) (east of centre, Edmonton). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.
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Rain plan: Cameron Library
Rain plan at Cameron Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Clareview Library
Rain plan at Clareview Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library
Edmonton Public Library (on 119A Street SW, south-west of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee
Rain plan at Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Edmonton Public Library - McConachie
Edmonton Public Library - McConachie (on 50 Street NW, north-east of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
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Rain plan: EPL Castle Downs Branch
Rain plan at EPL Castle Downs Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: eplGO - West Henday Promenade
Rain plan at eplGO - West Henday Promenade: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Herbert T. Coutts Education Library
Herbert T. Coutts Education Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
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Rain plan: Mathematics Library
Mathematics Library (south of centre, Edmonton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.
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Rain plan: Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library
Rain plan at Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: Rutherford Library
Rain plan at Rutherford Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Rain plan: St. Albert Public Library
Rain plan at St. Albert Public Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.
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Meet the first light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
First light at John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland. The quest is to be there before the commute, then leave when the light is ordinary again.
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Watch the sun drop from Bellamy Hill
Bellamy Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Frederick G. Todd Lookout
Be at Frederick G. Todd Lookout (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
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Watch the sun drop from Grierson Hill
Grierson Hill faces the last light east of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland
John E. Poole Interpretive Wetland faces the last light north-west of centre, Edmonton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.
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Watch the sun drop from Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society
Be at Lake Viewpoint - Big Lake Environment Support Society (north-west of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
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Watch the sun drop from McDougall Hill
Be at McDougall Hill (east of centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.
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Watch the sun drop from Riverdale Lookout
Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Riverdale Lookout for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.
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Watch the sun drop from RiverSide 100
Be at RiverSide 100 (near the centre, Edmonton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.