On the agenda: Bridges, trees, and office budgets
This week, councillors will hear an update on bridges in the core, vote on amendments aimed at protecting trees on infill lots, and discuss the common budget for the Office of the Councillors.
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Your turn: Devon library, Parkland County, and Edmonton's downtown
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a discussion about potentially expanding the Devon Public Library, as well as surveys on Parkland County's strategic plan and Edmonton's downtown policy.
A moment in history: May 22, 1965
On this day in 1965, the Little Klondike Queen was offering hour-long cruises on the North Saskatchewan River.
Grassroots group seeks a cleaner Edmonton through community
Fed up with the abundance of trash they've been seeing, some like-minded Edmontonians have organized to do something about it.
Crisis diversion dashboard shows patterns of response
A group of social agencies has released the pilot version of a dashboard to track responses to crises across Edmonton in an effort to better tell the story of crisis diversion and return actionable information to the community.
Hospitality series makes Edmonton debut
The Terroir Symposium for Canada's restaurant industry is heading to Edmonton for the first time in its 20-year history from May 27 to 29.
Upper Bound hears tips on AI investment
The door is open for artificial-intelligence investment — you just need to know the right way to walk in, experts said during Upper Bound, which filled the Edmonton Convention Centre with researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and interested observers from May 19 to 22.
Upper Bound hails talent acquisition, looks to commercialization
At the fifth annual Upper Bound conference, the Alberta Machine Learning Institute celebrated the completion of a $30-million recruitment campaign to bring top AI researchers to the University of Alberta.
PrairiesCan announces $6.8M for AI at Upper Bound
Three companies based in Edmonton will get a repayable boost from the federal government to advance AI innovation and commercialization as part of a $6.8-million funding announcement made on the opening day of the Upper Bound conference.
On the agenda: Annual report from the police service
This week, city council is set to review the Edmonton Police Service's annual report.
A moment in history: May 15, 1926
On this day in 1926, ground was broken for the construction of St. Joseph's College on the University of Alberta campus.
Your turn: Downtown, snow maps, and Fort Sask
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a survey on Edmonton's updated downtown policy and another to improve snow and ice clearing maps, as well as the last chance to comment on a couple of initiatives in Fort Saskatchewan.
Discover birds and beauty in Whitemud Creek Ravine
This week, we're highlighting an event pick by Taproot co-founder Mack Male.
'A powerful and unmistakable voice': Cellist Cris Derksen remembered
Condolences poured in from across Canada for Cris Derksen, a renowned Cree cellist and composer, who died on May 15 in a car crash in northern Alberta on the way home from their father's funeral.
Health Cities unveils framework for collaborative problem-solving
Health Cities, a non-profit that has long convened innovators in health, is now working on a way to make the ecosystem's innovative ideas more actionable and accessible through the Health Innovation Network, which CEO Reg Joseph unveiled at an event on May 13.
Municipalities differ on how to handle ambulance funding cut
St. Albert voted unanimously on May 19 to maintain its integrated ambulance service, which comes with an estimated 1.2% tax increase.