Monday, Feb. 24
In this edition: On the agenda: Public spaces bylaw, Nordic spa, new infrastructure committee; spreading fear about downtown bridge closures is unhelpful, podcasters say; and more headlines and happenings
Our weekday news briefing that informs you about what's going on in Edmonton.
In this edition: On the agenda: Public spaces bylaw, Nordic spa, new infrastructure committee; spreading fear about downtown bridge closures is unhelpful, podcasters say; and more headlines and happenings
In this edition: Check the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says; a moment in history: Feb. 21, 2014; and more headlines and happenings
In this edition: Fringe historian to document Edmonton theatre history; Edmonton's cold snap comes to an end as EPCOR deals with nearly 10 water main breaks; and more headlines and happenings
In this edition: NAIT aims to convince women to pursue careers in trades; Indigenous-led architecture exhibit coming to Edmonton; and more headlines and happenings
In this edition: On the agenda: DATS audit, emergency management, travel expenses; closing intersections to fast-track LRT a 'novel' shift, podcasters say; and more headlines and happenings
In this edition: Major streets set to change to give buses priority; a moment in history: Feb. 14, 1986; and more headlines and happenings
Outcries from the Downtown Revitalization Coalition and mayoral hopeful, Coun. Tim Cartmell, about the city's plan to fix several bridges that connect drivers to downtown don't match the facts, the co-hosts of Episode 296 Speaking Municipally said.
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This week, council is set to vote on the proposed public spaces bylaw, a rezoning to allow a Nordic spa in the river valley, and establishing a new standing committee on infrastructure.
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On this day in 2014, Edmonton's Neon Sign Museum lit up for the first time.
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Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about renaming, rezoning, public art, and more.
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A council committee's decision to endorse closing several intersections to drivers in Edmonton's west end to accelerate construction of the $2.6-billion Valley Line West LRT is a sign of a changing city, the co-hosts of Episode 295 Speaking Municipally said.
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This week, council committees will meet to discuss an audit of the Dedicated Accessible Transit Service, emergency management in 2024, and travel expenses.
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