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  • The Edmonton Police Service has confirmed it purchased a Cessna 182Q airplane in 1993 and said it is used for a variety of purposes, including locating missing people and working on joint operations with law enforcement partners. The plane's existence was brought up at a city council committee meeting on Nov. 8, 2021, wrote The Progress Report. Brian Kisilevich, executive director of supply services with EPS, said at the meeting that "we are just in the process of acquiring another plane."
  • City council's urban planning committee has unanimously endorsed restoring the planned Metro Line LRT extension to Castle Downs to the first phase of the city's 15-year mass transit strategy. The committee also asked administration to look at options for accelerating the construction of 408 kilometres of cycling infrastructure by 2026.
  • Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said Edmonton isn't ready to ditch its mask mandate, despite not pursuing its own vaccine passport. The news comes on the heels of Calgary city council voting 13-2 to repeal its mask bylaw. "Moving too fast and too quick on removing COVID protections is risky. We have utilized the mask bylaw very effectively to keep Edmontonians safe," Sohi told CTV News.
  • Edmonton police used the Air One helicopter to rescue hikers who found themselves lost in Elk Island National Park. "As it was dark, the temperature was dropping and the children involved were very young, our Air One crew was understandably concerned when they heard the call and went into action right away," EPS Sgt. Paul Shafer told Postmedia.
  • Covenant Health has unveiled plans for a $250 million wellness community at the former MacEwan University South Campus location in Mill Woods. Demolition of the existing structures will begin this year, with the first phase of the new Covenant Wellness Community slated to open in 2025. Later phases will add approximately 300 residential units and 250 supportive living and long-term care suites.
  • The Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance is concerned that the City of Edmonton's River Valley Planning Modernization Project could exclude mountain biking, even though many of the trails were built and maintained by mountain bikers. "We think that cyclists can co-exist with walkers and hikers," Joseph Yurkovich, president of the group, told Cycling Magazine, "just so long as everyone is courteous."
  • The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association is holding a contest for students aged 14 to 18 to submit a video, written piece, or work of art about a part of the opioid crisis that is important to them — the contest has two categories, each with a $100 prize. The goal is to raise awareness about the ongoing drug poisoning crisis among youth.
  • Since June 2020, when changes were introduced to make registrations easier online, more than 350,000 transactions have been completed online for a variety of services, according to the province. More than 83% of all birth registrations and about 75% of first birth certificate orders have been completed online.