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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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