- The provincial government is reinstating a 1976 coal mining policy after Albertans called for that action when it was revoked last spring. “What we’re doing today, keeping the 1976 coal policy in place and committing to consult on a modernized policy, is what we should have done in the beginning. We didn’t do it then but we’re going to do it now,” Energy Minister Sonya Savage said on Feb. 8.
- City council will consider a draft financial assistance policy this summer that would provide a way for the city to compensate businesses impacted by major construction projects. Councillor Tim Cartmell, who voted against the motion, said it could "open a bit of a Pandora's box."
- The city has "hit the pause button on a river valley trail construction project following pushback from conservationists on planned tree removal," reports the Edmonton Journal. Tree removal was initially supposed to begin this month, with realignment work to start in the spring.
- The pastor of Parkland County's GraceLife Church has been "charged under the Public Health Act after the church repeatedly defied public health orders," reports the Edmonton Journal.
- The Edmonton Football Team is asking fans to vote on seven name possibilities: Elk, Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles, and Elements. Vote online here.
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By Emily Rendell-Watson and Mack Male