Municipal election rundown: Sept. 8, 2021 Louise McKinney Riverfront Park would be one of five major city parks renovated under Kim Krushell's arts and culture policy. (City of Edmonton)

Municipal election rundown: Sept. 8, 2021

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Every week in the lead up to Edmonton's municipal election on Oct. 18, we're rounding up the news and announcements you need to know to stay informed.

Policies and campaign updates

Weighing in on the campaign trail

  • I Heart Edmonton, the blog run by Emil Tiedemann, posted its list of school board candidates and also added to the election survey series introducing candidates. Check out new responses from mayoral candidate Amarjeet Sohi, Ward pihêsiwin candidate Guiscela Perez Arellano, and Ward Métis candidate Salar Melli.
  • Edmonton Journal columnist Keith Gerein wrote about how the Election Readiness Coalition (ERC) attempted to recruit "select candidates and support them by providing training opportunities and campaign volunteers" in emails obtained by Postmedia that date back to March 2020. Mayoral candidates Mike Nickel and Michael Oshry tweeted their thoughts about the news.
  • Ward O-day'min candidate Anne Stevenson tweeted out a Global News article she was featured in that looked at whether there might be more women elected to council during this municipal election. Mayoral candidate Diana Steele, Ward Anirniq councillor Bev Esslinger, and ParityYEG's vice-chair of governance Cindy Caturao also weighed in.

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