Housing

Recent stories about housing


Councillors sit around the table in council chambers.
city council housing

On the agenda: Public hearing, council calendar, social media

Council is scheduled to discuss dozens of applications to rezone properties, the next council's calendar, and how the city uses social media.

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Grassy medians, trees, and street signs on a multi-lane street.
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Noted: Parking, no mayoral frontrunner, mowing maps

The co-hosts of Episode 318 of Speaking Municipally explored how the city has intentionally reduced the residential parking despite more infill coming to neighbourhoods, how the Edmonton mayoral race currently lacks a frontrunner, and the City of Edmonton's new lawn map. Here's a quick snapshot.

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A photo of a city sidewalk with snow cleared from most of it and a portion left unshovelled
city council housing

On the agenda: Snow removal, animal control, community league infrastructure

Councillors will return this week from their summer break to attend committee meetings, where they will discuss snow removal, animal control, and the state of infrastructure at community leagues.

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A truck and some people at an intersection in downtown St. Albert.
region housing

Why St. Albert's downtown could be welcoming a lot more residents

The number of housing units in St. Albert's downtown is expected to grow as the Edmonton region experiences record-breaking population growth, the city's director of economic development Mike Erickson told Taproot.

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A house is under construction next to a smaller, older blue house.
yegvote housing

Analysis: Why those organizing to curb infill say size, pace, and engagement are top concerns

Those organizing to stop, slow, or change infill told Taproot they want new housing in mature neighbourhoods to be smaller, the pace of developments to calm, and for neighbours to have more say in what gets built in their communities.

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A smiling woman in a striped dress poses in front of a tree.
health indigenous

Whiskeyjack marks 30 years with Bent Arrow by imagining the future

After marking her 30th anniversary with Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, executive director Cheryl Whiskeyjack told Taproot she's still working to build a future in Edmonton where social-service systems work better and people regularly get what they need.

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A newspaper clipping from 1958 that shows a small house.
history housing

A moment in history: July 4, 1958

On this day in 1958, repairs were underway on a house built by John Walter, one of the city's most influential residents.

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A playground and a sign noting the speed limit is 30 kilometres per hour.
podcast city council

Noted: Playground zones lose radar, Cartmell pushes infill brakes, council votes to extend CRL

The co-hosts of Episode 314 of Speaking Municipally explored the end of photo radar in playground zones, the growing pushback on infill, and the extension of the Downtown Community Revitalization Levy.

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A man sits on the steps of a large beige two-storey house with Greek letters over the door.
housing education

Frats and sororities, evicted by U of A, struggle to find housing in Garneau

Fraternities and sororities at the University of Alberta are struggling to find housing that is affordable and has adequate space for communal living after learning the school will be ending their rental agreements as of August 2026.

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