Headlines

  • The city is mailing out more than 400,000 property assessment notices, and said overall there has been an average decrease of 2.4% since last summer.
  • Twelve Edmonton agencies are teaming up to help those hardest hit by COVID-19, and are asking the city for $1.5 million in grant funds to run programs through the end of the year. Executive committee is expected to review the proposal this week.
  • "The City of Edmonton had about 15.03 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year," reports Global News following an analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press.
  • A report from the city showed that a recent vehicle noise reduction pilot has had challenges including issues dealing with loud sirens, and that "recordings often aren’t strong enough evidence in court."
  • The World’s Longest Hockey Game has finished after 252 hours of playing in Edmonton. As of Feb. 15, the group had raised $1.84 million and counting for cancer research through the event.