We look at a proposal for that beloved downtown pit, also known as the former BMO site. Plus, provincial workers are back in office full-time, and they might soon have a new bike lane to get there!

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Here are the relevant links for this episode:

BMO site

• Edmonton Design Committee meeting - Jan. 20, 2026
• November 2025: City seeking input on how former BMO building site affects downtown Edmonton
• November 2025: Developer puts Downtown Edmonton BMO land up for sale, asking $6M

Return to office

• Thousands of Alberta government workers return to office Monday
• Alberta government workers return to Downtown Edmonton offices
• No plans to end hybrid work for City of Edmonton staff, despite calls for return to office

Wîhkwêntôwin neighbourhood renewal

• Your turn: Wîhkwêntôwin renewal, child-care zoning, RCMP priorities
• Wîhkwêntôwin Neighbourhood Renewal: Don't Miss What's Already Working
• Building Great Neighbourhoods - Wîhkwêntôwin ᐄᐧᐦᑫᐧᐣᑑᐃᐧᐣ | City of Edmonton

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This episode is also sponsored by Let's Find Out. Did you know Edmonton once had a save-the-whales club, and it made a big splash? Learn more at a live recording of Let's Find Out, a podcast about history. Chris Chang-Yen Phillips will speak to Candas Jane Dorsey and Kathryn Ivany about this moment in Edmonton's past and other treasures in the city archives. Join us on March 3! Get your tickets today

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