We discuss the potential renaming of the field at Commonwealth Stadium, a recommendation to accelerate the adoption of heat pumps, another Edmonton Public School Board trustee resignation, and the new ICE District deal. Plus, we talk about the Energy City Cactus Rats, ETS merchandise, and more.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Commonwealth Stadium field

• Commonwealth Stadium field could be renamed Play Alberta Field

Adopting heat pumps

• Council urged to accelerate adoption of heat pumps

ICE District deal

• Here's what's in Edmonton's draft deal with province for OEG event park and private development
• Public benefit questioned as Edmonton eyes 10-year extension of Downtown CRL

EPSB resignations

• EPSB trustee resigns due to 'current political environment'
• Coun. Erin Rutherford's post
• Edmonton public school trustees face increased workload after another resignation
• EPSB superintendent Darrel Robertson to retire

Cactus Rats

• A New Energy in Baseball
• Previous name options

ETS merchandise

• Wearing your love of Edmonton: Limited ETS and other YEG-themed merch for sale

Rapid fire

• Trouble in Gretzkyville: For the first time, The Great One finds himself shunned by Edmonton fans
• Computing science professor wins 'Nobel Prize in computing'

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