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Regional mayors gathered around a board room.
region city council

'Bittersweet' end of the EMRB opens door to 'next iteration' of regional partnership

The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board will wrap operations as of March 31 following a unanimous vote to dissolve the organization at a meeting at the Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre in Edmonton on Jan. 23.

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City manager Eddie Robar stands to the left of Mayor Amarjeet Sohi.
podcast city council

City's next budget an opportunity to put a 'stamp' on Edmonton, Robar says

Eddie Robar, the now-permanent city manager for the City of Edmonton, said on Episode 291 of Speaking Municipally that working on the next four-year budget after the October election is a test he's excited to take.

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A two-storey red brick building with signs in front describing a rezoning application.
city council transit

On the agenda: LRT cell service, derelict properties, St. Anthony School

This week, council returns from the holiday break to discuss installing cell service in underground transit areas, taxing derelict properties at a higher rate, and the redevelopment of St. Anthony School.

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A rendering depicts an urbanist landscape in Edmonton's Blatchford.
blatchford housing

'The fundamentals are there' Stevenson says of Blatchford after 2024 progress

Ward O-day'min Coun. Anne Stevenson says Blatchford hit several milestones in 2024, a year she previously told Taproot would be an "inflection point" to judge the project's success. The milestones include the opening of the NAIT/Blatchford Market LRT station, and lower prices now on offer to buyers thanks to the neighbourhood's first multi-family housing development.

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A red brick Mainstreet Equity apartment building.
housing city council

Apartment acquisition could help preserve affordable housing, expert tells City

Non-profit organizations could slow the loss of inexpensive rental units by purchasing the buildings they are in before real estate investment trusts can, according to a housing expert consulting on Edmonton's affordable housing strategy.

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A photo of a building with a sign that reads "Marbles".
downtown housing

Year in review: Service providers, Chinatown, affordable housing

In 2024, Taproot reported on several stories that continued to evolve after we published them. Here are some updates.

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A photo of Edmonton's Churchill Square and a sign that has illuminated letters that spell Edmonton.
city council business

Taproot's big numbers of 2024

Numbers give news context, heft, and depth — and 2024 had lots of them. As Taproot prepares for a holiday break, we're sharing which numbers might matter most in the years ahead.

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Mayor Amarjeet Sohi in the Edmonton mayor's office.
city council housing

Sohi reflects on housing emergency declaration, downtown investment

In a year-end interview with Taproot, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said council's declaration of a housing and houselessness emergency in January led to real change, despite provincial criticism at the time that it was performative.

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An apartment building under construction in the Strathcona neighbourhood.
city council housing

Edmonton policies and processes could be targeted by Housing Delays Portal

A provincial portal aimed at identifying processes that slow home construction could zero in on a proposed City of Edmonton policy aimed at pushing suburbs to be complete before starting a new development.

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