@integritycdn Oh my! Did you make this? Where is it from? I must know!
signed - "the wife of a celiac who loves cake"! #SpillTheTea
English
Paige Matlock
7.4K posts
Paige Matlock
@PaigeMatlock
A self diagnosed sports addict lovin' the CFL's Elks, MLB's Jays & Yankees, NHL's Oilers & Blackhawks, WHL's Hurricanes, the NFL, the NBA et al.
Edmonton, AB Katılım Nisan 2009
507 Takip Edilen217 Takipçiler
Oh speaking of which!❤️
Forgot to post the gluten free cake! #YEG
mariana Z@mariana057
Did you know that you can just buy a birthday cake anytime and eat it yourself. Nobody checks…
English
Read. This (and share). Please. It is SO very important.
Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕🦺🦽@servicerotties
There’s finally proposed legislation for an accessibility act in Alberta — Bill 206 — but as someone with a significant disability, the comments here are gut-wrenching. There's an awful lot of animosity and outright disregard for people with disabilities — we get looked down upon a lot, like our needs are a burden or punchline. Those kinds of comments really suck when you're the one living the daily barriers they dismiss and demonstrate the attitude we have to face every day. Yeah, a lot of the comments are politically motivated… but accessibility isn’t partisan. It’s basic dignity, and it could affect any of us at any moment — even temporarily. As a power-wheelchair user in Edmonton with my service rottie 🦽🐕🦺, much of my "normal" day sucks because: • High thresholds block me from coffee shops/local stores — a cheap ramp could fix it • Even in new strip malls, most places don’t have a power door button, so I’m often stuck begging strangers for help just to get inside • “Accessible” bathrooms too tiny to turn or close the door • "Accessible" Parking that won’t fit my van ramp, it really sucks to get blocked out of your vehicle when it's cold out. Then the big stuff hits harder: • Doctor/clinic offices without ramps/auto doors or even worse, adjustable exam tables a person can transfer onto • Finding accessible rentals? Nearly impossible — sure they have to have ramps and elevators, but the individual units aren't required to be accessible at all. Buying an accessible house is even harder. Developers could be required to offer an accessible option when they build new communities, but until they have to do this, they won't. Most people just don’t care because it doesn’t affect them… yet. Everyone becomes disabled at some point, even temporarily. When it effects them, they’ll wish Alberta had proactive standards. The Human Rights Act? 2+ years of stress per complaint. We’re forced to beg/negotiate constantly. Bill 206 flips it: standards, plans, trained staff upfront so barriers get removed before we fight for them. Dignity over daily battles. Alberta — support this now. I don't care what political party you support. Because it isn't about politics. It's about being able to have a life with some semblance of quality. #Bill206 #AccessibleAlberta #DisabilityRights @MarieFrRenaud
English
Paige Matlock retweetledi
Paige Matlock retweetledi
I love that my gas is more expensive because the leader of a country I don’t live in started an unnecessary war with another country I don’t live in to distract citizens from the fact that he’s a sex predator and a pedo.
English
@halladayfan32 There has been 7 of them?! Well, I'm a little behind...
English
scream 7 was absolutely the most gruesome movie in the scream series
English
Moving Day!! Ma Nature sending a beautiful "welcome to the neighbourhood" sunrise! View from the new office! #MovingDay #YEG #YEGwx #Northside #Sunrise #NewAdventure
English
This! Said wfe here. Unfortunately this happens more often than not. @RogersPlace is not the most accessibility friendly at the best of times, this does nothing to help. #Disappointed #YEG
Mister Noons@YouKnowMeAsLen
How much more money do we all have to pay for tickets to @RogersPlace for the escalators and elevators by the LRT entrance to work? Asking on behalf of my wife with a prosthetic leg.
English
Malinin. Heartbreaking. Learning tough life lessons the hard way, at the Olympics, in front of the world. Ugh! I feel for the kid. #Olympics2026 #FigureSkating #USA
English
@ExtraLars I just saw a highlight. I have no idea what happened...gonna have to suss it out...looked intense!
English
English
@integritycdn Is it the Sweet Georgia Browns? Those are my fave..oh...or the hedgehogs...tough choice.
English
My husband never gets this wrong❤️
What favorite treasure of mine lies within Friends?
*Canadian company🇨🇦
#ValentinesDay
English
@integritycdn "...just like me, they long to be, close to you" (I think that's how it goes, it is in my noggin anyway)
English
I'm not a fan of Mr. Bunny, just not my thing...but that was a pretty great halftime show, gotta say! Well done, well done indeed! #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLX #NFL #Halftime
English
Switching from the @CBCOlympics over to the #SuperBowlLX I'll be back after the game...#TeamCanada don't do anything exciting while I'm gone, ok? Ok!
English
English
@servicerotties Asparagus, wearing a suit made of cilantro...a thing born entirely from nightmares!
English
Admin Post:
I have strange thoughtst when I can't sleep. Like "If you were going to be chased through the forest by a giant vegetable, what vegetable would that be?
First answer I can come up with is broccoli. Then again, maybe angry carrots or zucchini.
You?
English
Paige Matlock retweetledi
The @cityofcalgary is starting a project where they have all-terrain wheelchairs available for use in some parks. This is a great idea. It's worth the 3 hour drive for us to check this out. Good job Calgary!
@CityofEdmonton, this is an example of making accessibility a priority. You should follow this lead.
Explore parks in a new way this winter with an All-Terrain Wheelchair share.google/8mpMlzsniR2itM…
English
Our girl is home. It's been two weeks since we said goodbye. The house is so quiet, yet her absence is deafening.
How blessed we were to love, and be loved by someone so incredible, that makes saying goodbye so hard.
Always & forever, our girl ❤️
English
@integritycdn A lot of these same types of questions arise should Alberta separate. Neither is good & I am genuinely concerned for our futures...in either scenario.
English
Paige Matlock retweetledi
Admin Post:🚨
I'm sitting here disappointed, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off. Edmonton's property taxes jumped 6.9% for 2026, but my residential street is still treacherous with impassable ruts of ice and snow after this brutal winter dumped way more snow than normal (416% above average in December). We're a winter city yet there's no contingency plan in place for extra snow? That seems negligent. As a wheelchair user with a lowered adapted van, I can't even attempt getting out of the driveway—last time I tried, it took 30 minutes of someone frantically shoveling just to get back in safely. If I get stuck out there, I can't exit the vehicle. It's not just inconvenient; it's dangerous. So I'm trapped at home, day after day. The dogs keep me going, but the isolation hits hard.
Obviously the city isn't prepared for extreme snow and winter accessibility. The Phase 2 parking ban finally started Jan 12 (still ongoing in many spots-my street doesn't even show scheduled on the map), but backlogs mean plows get stuck, ruts form, DATS struggles—leaving disabled folks unable to leave. I've already lost wages from my job because I can't get out. Taxes are rising, but core services fail when we need them most.
Then the insult on top: forced to use grocery delivery since stores are impossible and hit with $4-6 in reusable bag fees every order (thanks to the Single-Use Item Bylaw). A box isn't feasible when you're maneuvering a wheelchair and holding a door solo—I need something I can loop over a wrist. I asked the city for a disability waiver or exemption—reasonable accommodation under accessibility policies. They blew me off, gave me a list of stores that deliver. Suggesting 'have drivers carry goods inside' as a workaround isn't ok for vulnerable people by themselves. Not when there's no background checks.
Why raise taxes, add financial barriers, and increase isolation while failing to make Edmonton accessible and safe in winter? We're paying more for less dignity, independence, and basic access. This hurts the disability community—deeply. Edmonton deserves contingency plans for record weather, real snow clearing that reaches everyone, and exemptions/waivers for disabled residents hit hardest by policies like the bag fee.
If this resonates, tag @CityofEdmonton, @AndrewKnack, or your councillor. Let's demand better. ♥️ to my rottie crew holding it down with me. #Edmonton #Accessibility #SnowClearing #BagFee #Disability #WinterCityFail
Attd Pic: Yet another vehicle stuck in front of my house last night
English