Region

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Calls for public engagement: LRT seats, Leduc revitalization, St. Albert disc golf
city council region

Calls for public engagement: LRT seats, Leduc revitalization, St. Albert disc golf

Here are opportunities to help shape decisions at the City of Edmonton and its municipal neighbours. Please make sure you engage in opportunities for the municipality you live within.

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A newspaper advertisement that shows ranch-style houses from the 1960s and a headline that reads, "Mr. Sherwood Park invites you to pick your kind of house."
region history

A moment in history: March 13, 1965

On this day in 1965, developers were trying to tempt homebuyers to move to the growing exurb of Sherwood Park.

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The Alberta Legislature Building.
region health

Podcast hosts suggest budget misses mark for Edmonton

The 2024 provincial budget lacks meaningful investment in Edmonton, said the hosts of Episode 254 of Speaking Municipally.

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A prairie landscape of agriculture land next to urban development.
region business

EMRB plans for one million more people by 2050

The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board is reviewing its plan for how the region grows in the future, and how it can accommodate a lot more people and jobs, but also retain agricultural land.

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Two people standing behind a patch of sunflowers on a summer day
city council region

Calls for public engagement: urban farming, Windsor Park, Leduc sports

Here are opportunities to help inform city planning about a new urban farming program, a rezoning application in Windsor Park, and municipal elections.

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Edmonton waste sorting bins.
city council region

On the agenda: EPCOR scrutiny, organics processing, advisory boards

This week, council is scheduled to meet to discuss the January equipment failure at EPCOR's E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant, processing organic waste, and annual reports from several advisory boards.

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Rendering of a proposed residential development in the Windsor Park neighbourhood, viewed from the north-west, with the Butterdome in the background
city council region

Calls for public engagement: 76 Ave, Windsor Park, Fort Sask brand

Here are opportunities to inform the City of Edmonton's project to renew 76 Avenue, a proposal to upzone properties in Windsor Park, and branding in Fort Saskatchewan.

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A crowd of people on stage at a convention.
business region

Explainer: Edmonton's complex regional cooperation landscape

Several of the five municipalities that have voted to leave Edmonton Global say they remain committed to regional economic development — but will do so through other organizations.

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A photo of black and green compost bins.
region technology

How Leduc uses AI to keep plastic out of organics carts

A Leduc pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to help residents keep plastic out of organics bins has been extended to the end of 2024 after the city saw a significant reduction in contamination.

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