City aims to replace thousands of aging street lamp poles

Whump — between 10 and 20 times a year, a corroded Edmonton street lamp pole just drops.
Usually, no one is around to see it fall, said Gord Cebryk, a branch manager with the city’s parks and road services.
Jason Orr wasn’t so lucky. On Oct. 22, he was driving to work north on 109th Street approaching 100 Avenue when he said a “big boom” rattled his Jeep Grand Cherokee. His windshield exploded, and he couldn’t see anything. When he stopped the car, a woman ask