Speaking Municipally

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Best Cities

  • Edmonton makes world's 100 best cities to live in

Stantec Tower

  • New safety measures being added after multiple windows fall from Edmonton's Stantec Tower

Aurora Borealis

  • Incredibly bright aurora borealis lights up Alberta's night sky

Troy's week

  • There's a new Mike Nickel billboard on Gateway Blvd
  • Troy's Greg Zeschuk tweet

Disclosures

  • Candidate Disclosures - 2021 Edmonton Municipal Election - Taproot Edmonton
  • All Edmonton mayoral front-runners promise to publish donor lists before election
  • Byron Vass tweet

TransEd Announcement

  • Valley Line Southeast LRT delayed again until first quarter of 2022 as a result of COVID-19 impacts, lengthy testing
  • Construction delays mean Valley Line Southeast LRT won't open this year
  • Opening of Valley Line Southeast LRT delayed again as first train crosses Tawatinâ Bridge

Ada Boulevard Bridge

  • Ada Boulevard reopens but some Edmontonians express safety concerns
  • 'It looks unfinished and it feels unsafe': Edmontonians concerned about upgraded bridge at Ada Boulevard

Urban Planning

  • River valley solar farm not popular among most council candidates
  • City aims for Edmontonians to 'live more locally' with 15-minute districts
  • Kalen Anderson's tweet
  • From the survey
    • How should council bring the 15-minute districts described in the City Plan to life?
    • Do you support the city's current approach to infill?
    • Which statement best describes your opinion of city council's zoning decisions?

Election Rundown

  • Municipal election rundown: Oct. 13, 2021
  • Mike Nickel and Amarjeet Sohi square off on the issues
  • Sohi not committing to property tax freeze if elected mayor
  • Mike Nickel's tweet

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network: locally grown, community supported.

This week we highlighted fellow APN member Quantum Kickflip which features six Edmonton comedians play Slugblaster, a sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game developed in Alberta. We also talked about the Alberta Association of Optometrists which represents almost 800 Doctors of Optometry in over eighty communities across the province.

Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!

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