Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Friday, July 17, 2026

Friday July 17, 2026 CFL

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Friday July 17, 2026

So I took the Gio to the Edmonton Elks (Eskimos) vs BC Lions CFL game for 7pm. It was a lovely evening with a nice breeze. I was kicking myself for forgetting my radio...

This game was a "Doggie Day" and there were all sorts of canines in the crowd, ....all extremely well-behaved.

The half-time show was a Dachshund Dash, with 3 heats and then a final heat. Gotta love these dashing doggies who surprised us with their speed. Everybody loved it!!

The game itself was fairly close. I had tried to get my cousin Jimmy from Langley to bet on his Lions, but he left it too late, and his Lions were losing, and giving the ball away 5 times..., so he declined....

Edmonton ended up squeaking it out 19-17 in the end. I had left Commonwealth Stadium with 2 minutes left and Edmonton had possession...., so I gambled that it would end that way and caught a pretty sunset shining off the downtown skyscrapers.

It has been a long, busy day. Only one hour of reading and I will be crashing for sure....

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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Touchdown!

Dogs everywhere

Elks Cheer Team

The Dachshund Dash getting organized

Elks keep the lead

Sunset

Friday July 17, 2026 K-Days

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Friday July 17, 2026

So, Thursday I had done the blitz to the Library and roamed the Taste Of Edmonton booths. We need to take advantage of the sunshine and warm weather, hitting the 30's Celsius.

Then I broke down and went for my Thursday fish'n'chips at The Common... Salad will have to wait, again..

It threatened to storm so I prepared the P1100 for lightning shots that did not materialize....

Today, I did a small grocery run for salad supplies and drink mix and the bill was $72 !!! Sheesh!!!

Then, I jumped on the LRT because I had Free Admission tickets to Klondike Days (K-Days). I took the wrong route, was blocked out of the grounds and had to backtrack a long ways before going into the exhibit building. I took the opportunity to sit and rest my legs several times...

In previous years, doing the same at the Calgary Stampede, I would admire art, carvings, artisans, and neat gadgets, That is where I got my Lifetime coffee filter, slice'n'dice Mandolin, and kits to print inkjet onto canvas, amongst many other things!!!

I hate to say it, but unless you were 10 years old or less, K-Days is BORING!!!!

The only decent thing I saw today was a 1/2 hour stage show by Jubilations Dinner Theatre (Golden Girls) on the CKUA stage outside. I even took a couple of movies for you to show how good they were... The girl in the blue dress had an amazing voice!!!

Oh, I did see a rough takedown of a chubby female thief by 4 City Police, and she was giving them all they could handle!!

I just got a free ticket to the football game tonight, Elks (read Eskimos) against BC Lions.... Go Esks...

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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NOTE that you may click on any photo for an ENLARGED VIEW.