New Edmonton Reality Show: The Northsiders

[normtwofinger]

Serious question. What is the difference between North Edmonton and South Edmonton? The premise for the show is showing the contrast between the two, but the article never gave a hint as to what that is. Is it similar to Calgary's West/East?

[Regulator75]

Edmonton North smells like a toilet.

Edmonton South smells like an armpit.

[Bobblehead]

From the production company that brought you

Fabulous Furballs "It's one part grooming school and one part comedy shop. A reality special about one of North America's leading schools for aspiring pet groomers."

Garden of Eden: "The R-rated behind-the-scenes hijinx and drama of the world of strip clubs."

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0351629/

[undercoverbrother]

How is this show going to be different than Oil Change?

[calf]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

How is this show going to be different than Oil Change?

Male cast members

[Reneeee]

This is a trainwreck even before it starts. On the other hand, Canadian Big Brother will be great

[Champion]

Originally Posted by normtwofinger

Serious question. What is the difference between North Edmonton and South Edmonton? The premise for the show is showing the contrast between the two, but the article never gave a hint as to what that is. Is it similar to Calgary's West/East?

There is more to Edmonton than just North and South now. There is pretty much a brutal part of town you never want to hang out in by the Coliseum. That is like the old North. The new North is a lot more north with all new developtments.

There is overall a huge difference from what i see. I lived in the Northside until I was 21. (Londonderry area).

I then lived in Old Glenora, Terwillegar, and now Windermere.

Big difference to me.
Edmonton is so much bigger now.

You even see it ethnicity wise. Northside to me had a good mixture of different ethnicity. A big melting pot.

In Old Glenora and Terwillegar area, I would say it is a lot more Caucasian and a lot of the south west and west is occupied by a lot of Jewish people.

Compared to the North side, I just see less of everything in terms of panhandlers, homeless people, drunk people in public, etc. Less of those social problems.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by normtwofinger

Serious question. What is the difference between North Edmonton and South Edmonton? The premise for the show is showing the contrast between the two, but the article never gave a hint as to what that is. Is it similar to Calgary's West/East?

What's the different between Forrest Lawn/Dover and Tuscany or even Cougar Ridge?

[Northendzone]

South Edmonton is just that much closer to calgary

[North East Goon]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

What's the different between Forrest Lawn/Dover and Tuscany or even Cougar Ridge?

Ethnic diversity?

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

What's the different between Forrest Lawn/Dover and Tuscany or even Cougar Ridge?

The crackhead to non crackhead ratio.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

What's the different between Forrest Lawn/Dover and Tuscany or even Cougar Ridge?

Two completely different types of hell.

[Notorious Honey Badger]

Nm

[Lithium]

The only thing worse would be if Calgary aired a reality TV show based on a horrible nightclub full of d-bags.

[Jake]

Not sure if CBC can sink any lower than this.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by Jake

Not sure if CBC can sink any lower than this.

CBC reported this...they aren't producing it.

[normtwofinger]

Originally Posted by Champion

There is more to Edmonton than just North and South now. There is pretty much a brutal part of town you never want to hang out in by the Coliseum. That is like the old North. The new North is a lot more north with all new developtments.

There is overall a huge difference from what i see. I lived in the Northside until I was 21. (Londonderry area).

I then lived in Old Glenora, Terwillegar, and now Windermere.

Big difference to me.
Edmonton is so much bigger now.

You even see it ethnicity wise. Northside to me had a good mixture of different ethnicity. A big melting pot.

In Old Glenora and Terwillegar area, I would say it is a lot more Caucasian and a lot of the south west and west is occupied by a lot of Jewish people.

Compared to the North side, I just see less of everything in terms of panhandlers, homeless people, drunk people in public, etc. Less of those social problems.

Most of this post is of no help. In my 29 years, I've spent a total of 5 days in Edmonton. So I have no idea where the communities you speak of are, and I have no desire to learn. I'll take it that the north is bad, the south is still bad but not as bad as the north.

[krynski]

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"new" North
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Older(ish) edmonton


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city center
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south edmonton


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So that is how i would divide the city. Basically, west edmonton, most of the south, and the "new" north are all places you wouldn't mind living. Older(ish) edmonton has kind of like a "beltline" or maybe a bowness/forest lawn sort of feel to it. There are some places in south edmonton you don't really want to find yourself. Mostly though, the city of edmonton was not built very well. It projected growth that did not happen. Areas close to downtown were built, but people all migrated out to the periphery. The area north of downtown is the worst, just north and up towards the east of edmonton. This is the best explanation I can give.

[Luder]

[FlamesFanStrandedInEDM]

Damn!

Missed my Audition! Being in Sherwood Park would likely have me exempt