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Calls for public engagement: Griesbach, street safety, rural broadband
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on civic issues, including a proposed redevelopment of Griesbach, traffic safety solutions in Bonnie Doon and Idylwylde, and Sturgeon County's broadband strategy.
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Sturgeon County wins appeal to develop Villeneuve Airport Area
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board has approved a plan for the development of the area around Villeneuve Airport, reversing an earlier stance that had Sturgeon County questioning whether the regional body was working for its smaller members.
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Cleantech startups see opportunity in Alberta's Industrial Heartland
Two Edmonton cleantech companies are getting closer to opening facilities in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, where they plan to leverage the area's unique assets.
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Calls for public engagement: City centre, street art, environment plan
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on civic issues, including a survey about Edmonton's core and engagement around the City of Leduc's environmental plan.
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Calls for public engagement: Animal control, Glenwood, and county transit
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on civic issues, including changes to Edmonton's animal licensing bylaw, neighbourhood renewal in Glenwood, and Strathcona County's transit master plan.
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Calls for public engagement: Micromobility, business census, Leduc dog park
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on various civic issues, including shared e-scooters and e-bikes in Edmonton and a proposed off-leash dog park in Leduc.
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Municipal Affairs mandate calls for oversight of regional board
Alberta's minister of municipal affairs has been asked to keep tabs on the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board and its Calgary counterpart to "ensure they are serving the needs of their urban and rural residents effectively and fairly without unnecessarily interfering with the autonomy of small and mid-sized municipalities."
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Calls for public engagement: Land use, budget planning, and public washrooms
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on various civic issues, including Parkland County's land use bylaw, proposed changes to Rivers Edge, budget planning in Beaumont, and public washrooms in Edmonton.
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Calls for public engagement: Street decor, land use, and recipes
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on various issues of civic interest, including land use and a cookbook in Leduc County, Street Labs in Edmonton, and a design contest to decorate traffic control boxes.
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