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Shipping container painted with bright colours and two figures playing instruments
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Renaming, rezoning, public art

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about renaming, rezoning, public art, and more.

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Centre meridian installed on a residential street
engagement region

Calls for public engagement: Development plan, satisfaction with services, Vision Zero

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about traffic safety, development, and more.

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Intersection in the City of St. Albert, with a road sign indicating Grandin Road and Hudson Road
engagement vision zero

Calls for public engagement: Vision Zero, policing, renaming

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about policing, road safety, the name of municipal assets, and more.

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Screenshot of the search function on the City of Edmonton's main online maps tool
engagement region

Calls for public engagement: Maps tool, policing, development plan

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about public services, policing, development, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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Regional mayors gathered around a board room.
region city council

'Bittersweet' end of the EMRB opens door to 'next iteration' of regional partnership

The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board will wrap operations as of March 31 following a unanimous vote to dissolve the organization at a meeting at the Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre in Edmonton on Jan. 23.

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Artistic rendering of a proposed eight-story residential tower with ground-floor commercial space
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Edmonton rezonings, policing in Strathcona County

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about rezoning, development, policing, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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A worker in personal protective equipment faces away from the camera during a walk through an industrial site.
region business

Big projects spur Industrial Heartland to attract workers with event

The inaugural Industrial Heartland Career Forum in Fort Saskatchewan will search for workers to fill the blue- and white-collar jobs emerging in the region following major project investments from Dow, Linde, Cando Rail & Terminals, and others.

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A closeup photo of computer hardware.
technology business

As province pushes data centres, Edmonton operator says challenges await

The Alberta government's work to lure data centres to the province and spur artificial intelligence could be a costly effort that exceeds the capacity of our electrical grid and highlight how expensive our electricity is, says the operator of several independent data centres in Edmonton.

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A dumpster, filled to the brim, next to the side of a building
engagement region

Calls for public engagement: Commercial waste, under-served communities

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about waste, public engagement, development, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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