An entire city vs. some cold white particles

This might be a dumb question but I'd like to do a bulk order of supplies for the winter. I'm in a condo and rely on delivery services. Normally I order things like paper towel and toilet paper with groceries. But I thought if I stocked up (not hoard), I could save my future self some money and hassle.

I have limited mobility so picking up in person is not an option. I also worry about using Instacart because shoppers aren't always equipped with wagons or dollies for things like 24's of water and cans.

Other than Costco which I'm not a member - are there any other local options for bulk delivery? It would only be 1x or 2x a year. I do have family (siblings) but I hate relying on their schedules. Ah looks like Costco uses IC shoppers too.

I am checking stores like Home Depot and I have used Walmart.ca but they use a local courier service. I have thought about hiring someone like a handyman or errand person but have not had luck with Task Rabbit. So I thought I'd ask the good people of Reddit. Groceries are covered - it's just bulk supplies I'd like to stock up on.

The other issue is front door drop off doesn't work - I'd need someone to haul stuff to my unit. We do have an elevator.

Thanks.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

Midway Music Hall

Digable Planets
Digable Planets — 30 Years of Blowout Comb w. Mauvey
Genre: Hip-Hop / Jazz Rap | 7:00 PM | $50

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

Blues on Whyte / The Commercial

Open Jam
Open Jam — Hosted by The Commercial Allstar Band
Genre: Blues / Rock / Open Format | 8:00 PM | Free

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

The Aviary

Bog Walker, Grain Elevator, Cull, Solipsist, Fractal Killingz & Affordable Housing
Bog Walker, Grain Elevator, Cull, Solipsist, Fractal Killingz & Affordable Housing
Eyesore Media & Hammerhead Productions Presents
Genre: Metal / Hardcore / Experimental | Doors 5:00 PM, Music 6:00 PM | 20 door

Midway Music Hall

Major League DJz — SCREAM Pre-Party
Genre: Electronic / Afro House | 9:00 PM | $29

Pawn Shop Live

Microwave, Free Throw, Carly Cosgrove
Genre: Indie Rock / Emo / Post-Hardcore | 7:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

The Aviary — HIGHLITE SHOW

Chris Murphy Sloan

Chris Murphy (Sloan) w. Peter Elkas
JCL Productions & Double Lunch Presents
Genre: Indie Rock / Canadian Alt-Rock | Doors 7:30 PM | 40 door

The Dive Bar

Halloween with The Heavys
Halloween with The Heavys — Album Release Party
Genre: Rock | Doors 8:00 PM, Music 9:00 PM | 20 door

Starlite Room

Bands As Bands 2026
Genre: Rock / Tribute | 6:00 PM

Absurd Collective

Surprise Musical Guest & Tailbiter on Halloween Eve
Genre: Indie / Alternative | 8107 102 St NW

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 — HALLOWEEN

The Aviary

Halloween Extravaganza
Halloween Extravaganza w. Dual Nature, Paint Drying, Fishlips & Bad Dream House
Genre: Indie / Alternative / Punk | Doors 7:30 PM | 20 door

The Dive Bar

Dive of the Dead
Dive of the Dead — ft. Draemus, Zerchronika, The Malandanzas, Skulk, Partition Root, Valley Line + House of Ghoul Drag Performers
Genre: Metal / Punk / Drag | Doors 8:00 PM, Music 9:00 PM | 20 door

Starlite Room

Fruit Loop Halloween
Fruit Loop — A Very Haunted Halloween
Genre: Dance / Electronic / Queer Party | 8:00 PM

Blues on Whyte / The Commercial

Halloween Steve McQueen Band
Halloween Special — The Steve McQueen Band
Genre: Blues / Rock | 9:00 PM

Blues on Whyte / The Commercial (Afternoon)

Iconic Jam Ann Vriend
The Iconic Jam — Feat. Ann Vriend
Genre: Blues / Soul / Jam | 2:00 PM | Free

Rendezvous Pub

Hack n Slash 5
Hack n' Slash 5 — Brain Stem 10th Anniversary w/ Repugnant Scum, WroughT & Destroy My Brains (Blacklight Edition)
Genre: Metal / Hardcore | 8:00 PM

Midway Music Hall

Youthmade Halloween Bash
Youthmade x Symposia Halloween Bash
Genre: Electronic / Dance | 9:30 PM

Double Dragon

Halloween Enter the Dragon II
Halloween at Double Dragon: Enter the Dragon II
Genre: Electronic / Dance / Halloween Party | 10:00 PM

Naked Cafe

Halloween Tango
Genre: Tango / Dance

Blakbar

All Ages Blakbar Halloween
Genre: Alternative / All Ages | Doors 6:00 PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

The Dive Bar

The Basement Tapes
The Basement Tapes — Underground Hip-Hop Night
Genre: Hip-Hop / Underground Rap | Doors 3:30 PM, Music 4:00 PM | 18+

Blues on Whyte / The Commercial

House of Love
House of Love — Live Music Sundays
Genre: Blues / Soul / R&B | 3:00 PM | Free

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

The Dive Bar

Drag Open Stage

Drag Open Stage — Hosted by Elixir
Genre: Drag / Performance | Doors 6:00 PM, Show 7:30 PM | Free | 18+

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

The Aviary

Holy Void

Holy Void (Winnipeg) w. Par Ásito (Guadalajara, MX) & Pearly Moon
Genre: Post-Metal / Doom / Experimental | Doors 7:30 PM | 25 door

Blues on Whyte / The Commercial

Open Jam Nov 4

Open Jam — Hosted by The Commercial Allstar Band
Genre: Blues / Rock / Open Format | 8:00 PM | Free

Always double check with the venue, add in the comments any missed shows or corrections needed. I put these out every Monday on our website and newsletter as well. No ads or spam just promoting local artists and shows.

I’m in the Lynwood/Rio area and Telus internet has been out since last night at 10pm. Anyone else??

Stay safe out there, folks!

Holy crap, I’ve never seen google maps look so awful.

Henday, Whitemud, Yellowhead, EVERYWHERE looks like there are accidents. A drive that would take me 25 mins tops is over an hour long.

Good luck to all of the commuters out there today.

I apologize for the terrible pics, but it's the best my camera can seem to get. Looking to find out what company this is, if anyone is able to decipher this.

Hi everyone,
Hoping someone might have dashcam footage of N accident
October 6
4:40 pm
St. Albert Trail & 122 Ave
Police file no.: 2626998

Posting on behalf of my coworker who does not have reddit!
Thanks in advance

I consume a copious amount of instant ramen at site for work. Normally, I add a dash spicy ghost pepper seasoning from Pepper palace but I have since run out. I was dismayed to find that Pepper palace closed their WEM location. Does anyone here know a local store that sells spicy seasoning/hot sauce?

Was pretty sure it was going to snow last night, so I swapped the car over to winter tires.

This morning my first alarm was accompanied by the droning hum of all my neighbours leaf blowers.

it served as an extra alarm to confirm, yup it probably snowed. gotta get out of bed on the first alarm to give myself extra time for driving today!

stay safe everyone!

Lyft has become so expensive, yet they charge us so much and still make us wait longer than expected. When I requested my ride, it said the driver would arrive within 8 minutes, but then I had to wait 12–20 minutes. If we’re paying that much, the service should be better. I really hope Lyft improves its pricing and estimated arrival times because customers deserve better.

Did they run that red, or did they slide through it?

Roads are not great this morning. (South side from Nisku to Edmonton) Take your time and drive safe.

P.s: If you have your hazards on, please stay to the right. Don’t block the lanes because you didn’t put your winter tires on.

P.ps: To the individual with their hazards on while driving like a maniac swerving in and out of traffic on the QE2. Ya that doesn’t make what you were doing any better.

Hi guys, my birthday is coming up and this year I wanna do something that my family used to do back home. We used to organize food for an orphanage, and I want to do a similar thing this year. How could I do this? What are the logistics here? What I had in mind was distributing food to the homeless, has anyone done that? If someone can help me figure this out, that would be great.

I live in Strathearn and it’s so bad.

Have to sleep with white noise on, hearing it in all rooms!

Hello,

My client is new to Edmonton and is a male looking for:

“full body bath and scrub plus oil and massage if possible. In Arabic we called it Ama'Am usually men wash men and women-women wash each others. I don't know if I can get all those packages in one place”?

He is downtown and takes ETS. Any suggestions?
Thank you 🙏

Where are you meeting friends and making a community?

Where did you meet your friends and consistently see a group of friendly faces?A place for volunteers, a church, and a community hub.

hey; i need opinions on centre high campus. My sister is going there next semester and i wanna know how the teachers and environment is. She’s an introvert and requires accommodation as well. Are students friendly enough? She also has an option to do her courses online with metro continuing education but she chooses to go in person.

I’m hankering for some delicious Chinese cuisine, what would you recommend?

Ok guys so I am being wonder woman this halloween and my corset is not coming in on time because amazon said it’s still in China 😭 Soooo if anyone this Friday is being wonder woman and is not wearing it on Saturday, please let me rent it/buy it from you… PLEASEEEEE help a girl out im desperate😔🧍

I have a question for the people who give out candy to the trick or treaters.
Why do you turn away tall teenagers? Especially when they dress up in a costume?
So many people don’t give teenagers candy but they’ll give babies that are months old candy, but they literally can’t eat it.
I just wanna know your reason. I’d give candy out to adults that dress up. Older people need to have fun too!

Have a 100 year old house and looking to replace the balusters on the stairs. Any recommends outside contacting mill companies and larger companies for referrals? Thanks!

I would assume apartments or something, but there's no signage for a developer or anything and the work seems different than other apartment projects. Does anyone have any insight?

Please help! I need six pumpkins for a work thing tomorrow and Spruce Grove is apparently out of pumpkins. I tried Superstore, Sobeys, Safeway, and Save-On before I ran out of time and had to get the kid home for bed.

Does anyone know if there's anywhere downtown that might still have non-rotted pumpkins? Safeways were full of ants 😬

In previous years my team at work volunteered at Santa's Anonymous sorting toys and building packages to be delivered. This year we were a little slow on the sign up and Santa's Anonymous is no longer looking for volunteers (which is awesome they have that many people interested).

With us not being able to volunteer at Santa's Anonymous, does anyone have any suggestions on another spot a group of colleagues could go to volunteer? Ideally looking for something during the week, and ideally during work hours.

Thanks in advance.