City council has approved the contentious master agreement to build a new event park at ICE District. Plus, even though it's hot outside, we talk about snow, and bike lanes. All your favourite things.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Fringe festival

• Record-breaking year for Edmonton Fringe Festival

Event park

• News Release: Master agreement approved for event park and Village at ICE District
• Edmonton city council to debate fan-park deal: What's in the fine print?
• Edmonton city council approves contentious agreement on Ice District event park
• Demolition of Edmonton's Coliseum set to start next summer
• Fuelling downtown Edmonton's future
• Edmonton Transit Riders post

Snow clearing

• Why it costs so much more to clear snow from sidewalks, bike lanes than roads
• Voters told Taproot they want better snow and ice removal

Bike lanes

• Provincial pressure mounts as Edmonton mayor vows to push forward with bike lanes

Pool season

• News Release: City of Edmonton outdoor pools make a final splash this September long weekend
• Edmonton wraps up outdoor pool season with slight dip in attendance
• 2024: Final splash: Edmonton begins closing outdoor pools, spray parks
• Edmonton Weather Nerdery: September 2024 Review

Rapid fire

• New Alberta school year comes with controversial new gender policies in classrooms
• The Mayorthon — Andrew Knack for Mayor
• Connor McDavid taking his time with Edmonton Oilers contract extension talks

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