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The brick CKUA building in front of the pink Canada Place building.
city council downtown

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.

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business technology

Double win for PulseMedica at YEG Startup Community Awards

PulseMedica won twice at the YEG Startup Community Awards, with the company winning the prize for Most Edmonton Startup of the Year, while business operations lead Dom Beaupre was named the Best Supporting Actor of the Year.

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A woman walks on a windrow to avoid a puddle.
city council region

Your turn: Winter walking, downtown policy, and County Chats

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes City of Edmonton surveys on improving the pedestrian experiences in winter and an updated downtown policy, as well as County Chats across Parkland County.

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health region

Wildfires destroy homes, force evacuation near Edmonton

Municipalities have begun restricting fires as wildfires spark in the region. Sturgeon County issued a complete fire ban on May 2, the same day a wildfire destroyed three homes in the summer village of Sandy Beach.

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Five people gathered on a stage in front of a backdrop that reads Alberta Aviation, Aerospace and Defence gala
business technology

Companies pitch defence applications as government funding swells

With $1.2 million from the Alberta government joining the growing pot of funding for defence, companies are finding ways to tailor their existing work for that industry.

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A graphic showing future changes to the intersection of Yellowhead Trail and 66 Street.
city council region

Your turn: Yellowhead, parkland, and strategic plans

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a survey about removing an intersection on Yellowhead Trail, comments on Fort Saskatchewan's draft parkland bylaw, and a handful of strategic plans in the region.

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Vehicles queue on a two-lane road next to a construction site.
city council region

Your turn: Belgravia traffic, business, and budget

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes in-person sessions discussing traffic congestion in Belgravia, an Edmonton Chamber of Commerce survey about the municipal budget, and a questionnaire for St. Albert businesses.

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Sparks fly as a welder works on a steel bar with what looks like a flower sculpture on it
business region

Messer Canada brings industrial expo to Edmonton region

A multinational supplier of industrial gases is holding its next expo in Edmonton to help showcase the role its products play now — and could play in the future — as major projects get off the ground.

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Three men in suits hold up a signed memorandum of understanding on a stage.
business technology

Region pledges to help Kawasaki build supply chain for liquefied hydrogen

A global leader in the hydrogen supply chain is partnering with economic development organizations in the Edmonton region to unlock liquefied hydrogen exports.

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