Homeless Eskimos
Poor old Edmonton has been suffering one blow to its self-esteem after another. First Chris Pronger demands to be traded because his wife supposedly hates Edmonton (and then he goes on to win the Cup in Anaheim). Our infrastructure is crumbling under the increased traffic caused by the boom, and because of that boom the city can't even get someone to bid on a contract to fix up a section of the Whitemud. And construction costs for planned projects are skyrocketing. The housing market is through the roof, and the rental vacancy rate is in the 0.x% range. It's causing a homeless crisis so bad that even our city's professional football players can't find a place to live.