After Edmonton was described by Lonely Planet as a frigidly cold stopover city, Vikki Wiercinski decided to draft a new tour guide for Alberta's capital.
The Edmonton-based artist and graphic designer is asking Edmontonians to submit their favourite local destinations and hidden gems. She will turn those suggestions into an insider's map of the city, which will allow visitors get an idea of what the "real Edmonton" has to offer. The tourist map is designed as a response to a negative Lonely Planet review which described Edmonton as "modern, spread out and frigidly cold" with a lifeless downtown for the "moneyed and the down-and-out." 'They missed the boat'People who know Edmonton best recognize that the disparaging review was off the mark, Wiercinski said in an interview with CBC Edmonton's Learn More here |
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