Your turn: Art with an urbanist twist
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes opportunities to help shape two upcoming plays from Thou Art Here, as well as public hearings on municipal budgets in the region.
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Oct. 16, 2026
Your turn: Art with an urbanist twist; a moment in history from 1918; and more headlines and happenings
Essentials
- 19°C: Sunny. High 19. UV index 2 or low. (forecast)
- Teal/Purple: The High Level Bridge will be lit teal and purple for An Evening to Remember - Honouring Lives Lost to Suicide. (details)
- 4-2: The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Utah Mammoth on Oct. 15. (details)
- 7:30pm: The Edmonton Elks host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Commonwealth Stadium. (details)
- 8pm, Oct. 17: The Oilers (5-1-1) play the Mammoth (6-2-0) at Delta Center. (details)
Headlines: Oct. 16, 2026
Edmonton mayor renews calls for speed cameras following deadly crash; 184 Street bridge over Yellowhead Trail reopened; Alberta NDP calsl for end to detainee drop-offs in Edmonton's Chinatown
A moment in history: Oct. 16, 1918
On this day in 1918, the province was proposing a strict program of inspections to try to keep the Spanish flu away.
Happenings: Oct. 16-18, 2026
Here are some events happening this weekend in the Edmonton area.
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Recent editions
Thursday, Oct. 15
Calgary energy company revives long-range H2 fuel in Edmonton; no written instructions for province's infill directive, Edmonton mayor says; and more headlines and happenings
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Artists bring new life to Westmount community hall; Edmonton mayor considering taking province to court over infill order; and more headlines and happenings
Tuesday, Oct. 13
On the agenda: Municipal autonomy, funding outcomes, rezonings; Edmonton completes Stage 2 of Terwillegar Drive project; and more headlines and happenings
Friday, Oct. 9
Your turn: Referendum mail-in ballots due, advance polls open soon; Alberta government says it will force Edmonton to reverse zoning bylaw changes; and more headlines and happenings
Thursday, Oct. 8
Municipalities grapple with communicating about data centres; Edmonton council looking into how Public Spaces Bylaw affects cold weather response at transit stations; and more headlines and happenings
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