A new committee of council has been born (or, at least, is in utero). Plus, Bridgegate both continues and concludes, council has approved the Nordic spa in the river valley, and the province's CorruptCare scandal (allegedly) reaches the city.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Bridgegate

• City releases schedule of Edmonton's bridge renewals for 2025
• Puneeta McBryan's LinkedIn post
• Downtown Revitalization Coalition's LinkedIn post

Infrastructure committee

• Council report
• Coun. Aaron Paquette speaks at council meeting about misinformation

Nordic spa

• Edmonton city council approves rezoning application for nordic spa development
• Top of Bank Policy
• Memorandum of Cooperation and Dialogue

CorruptCare (allegedly) reaches the city

• UCP Placed Mraiche Business Partner on Edmonton Police Commission

From the Taproot newsroom

• Hydrogen HUB enters 'activation phase' with new leader
• Varme Energy brings in CEO from Norway for first-of-its-kind facility
• Boyle Street creates artist residency to prioritize arts programming for marginalized clients

Rapid fire

• Edmonton's Emily Murphy Park statue stolen leaving nothing but her shoes

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