Safety
Recent stories about safety
Private money to keep Core Patrol operating downtown in 2026
A National Bank of Canada investment of $330,000 into the Edmonton Downtown Business Association's Core Patrol program will allow it to resume its daytime operations for the entire year.
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Predictive AI tool helps Edmonton organizations decide how to respond to safety challenges
An architect of Unison, a City of Edmonton tool that uses artificial intelligence to map data from safety incident reports to predict where responses will be needed and inform what those responses should be, said that after several years in use, the tool is now coming into its own.
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Calls for public engagement: Snow and ice, 2SLGBTQIA+, student housing
Here are opportunities to inform municipal decisions about snow and ice, inclusion, housing, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.
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Downtown leader wants more funds for Hiregood
As city administration prepares a Downtown Action Plan, Puneeta McBryan, the executive director of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, says the Downtown Core Patrol service that her organization contracts to Hiregood, a company that employs people with lived experience with being unhoused, needs more money.
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Calls for public engagement: Knife sales, Wagner Road, St. Albert mobility
Here are opportunities to help shape municipal decision-making about public safety, street safety, mobility, and more. Please only complete surveys if you are part of the target audience or a resident of the affected municipality.
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Calls for public engagement: Glenwood, Brander Gardens
Here are opportunities to inform city planning about neighbourhood and alley renewals in Glenwood and street safety in Brander Gardens.
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Listening project to gauge sense of well-being at transit centres
An unorthodox research initiative called Auricle is returning to Edmonton this year to learn more about how safe and well people feel in transit centres.
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StreetFest prioritizes safety for 2023 edition
The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival and The Works Art & Design Festival have teamed up for a second year at Churchill Square, with safety for everyone top of mind.
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On the agenda: Community and transit safety, encampments and housing, and more
This week, city council will hold its final full meeting before the summer break, on July 4. Updates on the Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy and the Edmonton Transit System Safety Plan are among the agenda items.
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