The City of Edmonton has announced funding for parts of the Downtown Action Plan. Plus, we discuss changes to the upcoming construction season, a motion about event legacies, and we take a trip to Gibbons, a town on the verge of financial collapse.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Audience survey

• Taproot audience survey

Extreme weather response

• News Release: Extreme weather response activated Feb. 26

Downtown Action Plan Fund

• News Release: City investing $3 million into community-led projects downtown
• Downtown Projects and Investments
• Business Roundup: Feb. 27, 2026

Construction season

• 2026 Traffic Management Plan - Infrastructure Committee - Feb. 23, 2026
• Edmonton city councillors say drivers should see relief on roads this construction season

Trouble in Gibbons

• News Release: Town of Gibbons Provides Update Following Presentation to Sturgeon County and Provincial Direction for Expedited Viability Review
• Gibbons near 'practical insolvency,' administrator tells Sturgeon County
• News Release: Gibbons to undergo expedited viability review: Minister Williams
• Province steps in as Gibbons council approves interim budget and borrowing plan amid financial crisis
• Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency

Sports legacy motion

• Coun. Reed Clarke's post
• City Council - Feb. 17, 2026

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