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Your turn: Chinatown housing, Windsor Park rezoning, and more
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a questionnaire about housing in Edmonton's Chinatown and a rezoning proposal in Windsor Park.
Think tank warns of costs of gas-powered data centres
A $4.6-billion plant to be built in Sturgeon County to generate power for a data centre will likely contribute to increased electricity costs for Albertans, says the Pembina Institute, an energy think tank.
Your turn: Bike parking, Stony Plain, city apps
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes research about bike parking, community parties in Stony Plain, and a survey about Edmonton's online apps and service.
Gibbons votes to remain a town
Gibbons will not dissolve and become a hamlet within Sturgeon County after 68.5% voted in a plebiscite to keep the municipality as a town. A total of 937 valid ballots were cast, representing 49% of the electorate.
Your turn: Towards 40, playground, Leduc annexation
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes surveys about road safety in three Edmonton neighbourhoods, a draft design of a playground in Hawks Ridge, and a survey about Leduc's proposed annexation of land from Leduc County, among other matters.
Hope ahead as most of region ends water advisories
Rainfall of between 50 and 100 millimetres tested the water systems in the Edmonton region over the weekend, but the proverbial dam is holding — at least for now.
Agritourism champions bring lessons from Strathcona County to the world
Agritourism is evolving into a sophisticated blend of agriculture, tourism, hospitality, retail, and education, but municipalities are not always keeping pace with policy, says a presentation that Bryanna Kumpula-Yung of Bar OA Farms and Eiblis Doherty of Strathcona County Tourism are giving in Scotland this week.
Your turn: Rossdale, Westmount, and Stony Plain
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a public hearing for new special zones in Rossdale, feedback opportunities on a rezoning application in Westmount, and community parties about municipal development in Stony Plain.
Hydrogen bus pilot attracts international attention
The hydrogen bus pilot by the City of Edmonton and Strathcona County caught the attention of planners across Canada and the United States during a June 9 presentation.