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Hand holding a smartphone displaying the Edmonton Transit Service's web-based trip planner tool, with snow in the background
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Windsor Park rezoning, ETS trip tool

Here are opportunities to inform municipal planning for rezoning, transit services, recreation, and more.

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A St. Albert bus and a Strathcona County bus are parked on an Edmonton street.
podcast region

Why province's cut to EMRB could create an unlucky 13

The recent United Conservative Party government decision to cut the province's contributions to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board has created uncertainties that the region's 13 municipalities will be forced to solve, Mack Male said on Episode 287 of Speaking Municipally.

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Seven grey and black semi-detached houses in Fort Saskatchewan
housing region

Strata Developments builds new types of density in Fort Saskatchewan

While multi-family buildings of six, 10, and 40 storeys sprout up in central Edmonton, a developer is building density differently in another part of the region.

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Two men stand on stage, one holds a microphone, the other a bottle
business technology

The Fort Distillery wins Startup TNT's Summit X

The Fort Distillery won at least $150,000 in investment at Startup TNT's Summit X on Nov. 14, held at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.

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A historic newspaper clipping that reads, "Unique Event at St. Albert".
history indigenous

A moment in history: Nov. 15, 1930

On this day in 1930, residents of St. Albert were preparing to mark its history.

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An aerial view of the Edmonton International Airport.
region tourism

YEG hopes visitors will stay and play at the airport

The Edmonton International Airport is working to attract visitors and residents to explore its campus, and also to help local companies to get their products and services to larger markets.

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A petrochemical plant, with more industrial development in the background
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Non-residential waste, spa rezoning, St. Albert budget

Here are opportunities to help inform municipal decision-making for rezonings, waste services, budgeting, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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A Diesel Tech Industries coach and an Edmonton Transit Service bus on a rainy stretch of pavement.
business region

Report suggests trucking will drive future hydrogen corridors

A report released by Edmonton Global suggests Class 8 trucks are well suited to use hydrogen and could help create shipping corridors with lower carbon emissions than our present reality.

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An aerial view of Sherwood Park in Strathcona County.
business region

Industrial projects convince U.S. company to create Canadian headquarters in Edmonton region

Strathcona County said Louisiana-based Bartlett Group has chosen the county for its Canadian headquarters thanks to an economic snowball effect that Dow's Path2Zero project is creating.

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