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Park Tickets

• Frustration and tickets mounting at Sherwood Drive and Granada intersection

No McDavid

• Oilers lose Connor McDavid for 2-3 weeks with injured quad

NASA Victory

• Edmonton tech company wins NASA iTech competition

Regional Transit

• Strathcona County votes ‘no’ to regional transit plan
• Edmonton councillor confident regional transit plan will move forward without Strathcona County

Traffic Calming

• International traffic safety expert urging Edmonton to reactivate streets to the public, stop spending on calming measures

YEG Core Zone

• Feb. 26 Non-Statutory Public Hearing

Snow Clearing

• 'We need to do a better job': Edmonton councillor calls for improved snow clearing
• ‘I’m not very pleased’: Edmonton councillor calls out poor snow clearing
• City of Edmonton to resume residential blading on Friday

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we highlighted That's Food, a new podcast from CJSR that explores the "backstory to food in Edmonton, one meal at a time." We also talked about Unit B Coworking, "a multi-company coworking space focused on helping people pursue their passions and making Edmonton its creative best," located on 104 Street downtown.

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Battle of Alberta

• Goalies step into the ring as Oilers romp past Flames in Battle of Alberta

Catalytic Converters

• 3 facing charges after catalytic converter thefts in Edmonton

LRT Operator Sings

• Edmonton LRT operator sings to passengers to celebrate his retirement

Gondola

• Gondola proposal squeaks through city council checkpoint, needs to meet six principles for further approval

Jasper Gates

• City council approves redevelopment of Stony Plain Road shopping centre

Commemorative Benches

• City reverses decision on $2,500 upkeep fees for commemorative benches

Facial Recognition

• City police eye use of facial recognition technology to fight crime
• Caution urged as Edmonton police explore facial recognition technology

Slower Speeds

• City recommends speed limit reduction to 40 km/h on portion of Whyte, Jasper Avenues
• New app unveiled to measure impact of reduced speed limits in Edmonton
• Estimated Time of Arrival Tool

Residential Blading

• Edmonton hasn’t done a residential blading cycle yet this winter. Why not?

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Inventures, "a chance to connect with the best and brightest in global innovation," which takes place in Calgary June 3-5. Mack and Karen are going, and we hope to see you there! We also highlighted the Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes exhibition underway at the TELUS World Science. There are just ten days left to check it out for yourself!

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Restaurant Violations

• Cleaning cloths, food storage top violations at Edmonton-area restaurants

Memorial Plaques

• Dozens of memorial plaques stolen from benches in Edmonton's river valley, parks

Saskatoon Arena

• Edmonton model provides clue to Saskatoon arena district

Open Option Parking

• Removing parking requirements
• Ashley Salvador's tweet
• Parking Requirements for Eating and Drinking Establishments
• May 2019: Edmonton to look at backing away from minimum parking spot rules
• May 2019: GUNTER: Open-option parking proves city hall hates your car

Smart Fare Delayed

• Smart fare rollout for Edmonton transit delayed until 2021
• November 2012: Intelligent Transit Fares for ETS and the Region

Property Tax

• City searching for alternative revenue options in wake of 'reduced property tax tolerance'

Press Gallery

• Emma Graney's tweet
• Mark Iype's tweet

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about SkirtsAfire, "Edmonton’s only multidisciplinary arts festival featuring and elevating the work of women." It takes place Feb. 27 to March 8. Taproot is proud to be a media sponsor for the festival! We also highlighted The Well Endowed Podcast by the Edmonton Community Foundation. Episode 63 includes a tour of the iHuman Youth Society where we learn about the amazing ways they offer support to vulnerable youth.

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TMX

• Supreme Court dismisses B.C. case against Trans Mountain pipeline

Traffic Tickets

• Driver gets $155 ticket for licence plate covered with snow

Liquor Store Thefts

• ID scanner installed at Edmonton liquor store in wake of massive spike in alcohol thefts

In-Camera

• Tight vote shuts down proposal for third party to assess council decisions to meet privately

Parking Minimums

• City moving to scrap minimum requirements for on-site parking, leaving the choice to owners

Grandin Tower

• Edmonton city council approves another tall tower for Oliver

Keheewin Development

• City council hearing draws a crowd over Keheewin development
• New affordable housing complex in Keheewin approved
• Breaking the rules at City Hall for kids

Gondola

• Edmonton gondola backers ready to tell city councillors they ‘have the money to move forward’

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, an exhibition running until Feb. 17 at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton. The show features more than 300 artifacts, costumes, props, and interactive elements that bring the Marvel Universe to life. We also played a clip for Career Moves, a professional development program supporting mid-career workers at NorQuest College.

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Candy Discount

• Edmonton candy store cashes in on bitter cold by offering discount. The colder it is, the bigger the discount

Smart 50 Award

• City wins coveted Smart 50 Award for innovative AI software

311 Hours

• 311 hours are changing

Calcium Chloride

• City keeps running during cold weather
• Andrew Knack's tweet
• Policy: Calcium chloride’s effect on our safety and checkbooks
• City used double amount of sand on Edmonton streets this winter than last (2017)
• Summary of Potential Service Improvements to Snow and Ice Control Policy
• Snow and Ice Control - Pilot Results

City Manager

• Keith Gerein: Council's search for the next city manager is no time for caution

The Quarters

• Subsidy proposed to encourage development in Edmonton’s Quarters
• Council Roundup: January 10, 2020

Baccarat Casino

• Out of luck: Demolition in the cards for old Baccarat Casino

McKeen's Comments

• Hopes ride high for Edmonton's proposed High Level Line ahead of city meeting
• Council vote approves bylaw change for e-scooters in Edmonton
• Divided Edmonton city council approves 16-storey Mezzo tower near Whyte Avenue
• Council rejects commercial rezoning for Glenora site

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about SkirtsAfire, "a festival that features the work of women in the arts." It runs from Feb. 27 to March 8 with venues in Old Strathcona, Downtown Edmonton and Alberta Avenue. We also highlighted INVENTURES, the innovation conference hosted by Alberta Innovates that "connects entrepreneurs and startups with venture capitalists, angel investors, service providers and thought leaders." It runs June 3-5 in Calgary.

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Our Guests

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Sarah Hamilton

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Andrew Knack

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Aaron Paquette

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2019 Council Roundup Recaps

• Nov. 8
• July 19
• May 24
• March 22
• Feb. 15

Christmas 2018

• JeoPEARdy - Elise Stolte, Chris Chang-Yen Phillips, Mack Male

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about A Tale of Two Weeklies, a new podcast series "that digs into the rise and fall of Edmonton’s SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly, two alt-weeklies engaged in a newspaper war that neither survived." We also highlighted ATB's Branch for Arts & Culture. "Designed by artists for artists, the Branch for Arts and Culture caters to the unique needs of people who work in creative industries."

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Rapid DNA

• Edmonton is first city in Canada to debut Rapid DNA Technology

Candy Cane Lane

• YEG Candy Cane Lane
• CTV Regina: Cold temperatures close down Candy Cane Lane for a second night

Energy War Room

• Alberta's energy 'war room' launches in Calgary

Innovation & EEDC

• Getting clarity: Report recommends scaling back EEDC’s role to tourism, conventions
• Sarah Hamilton: Economic Development: Setting A New Path for Our City
• Mack's tweet threads: 1, 2
• Edmonton surges in CBRE Canadian tech talent report

BRT vs. LRT

• David Staples: We can have premium rapid transit to West Edmonton Mall — and save $1 billion
• ‘Things have changed’: Petition calls for Edmonton LRT expansion to stop
• Letter to Mayor Iveson
• Letter to David Staples
• Results of the vote

Valley Line LRT

• Valley Line LRT to Mill Woods delayed 6 months, documents say
• Mike Nickel's comments to CBC

Budget

• David Staples: Business leaders call for property tax freeze in 'Spendmonton'
• Lewis Farms Recreation Centre shelved amid budget crunch

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about A Tale of Two Weeklies, a new podcast series "that digs into the rise and fall of Edmonton’s SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly, two alt-weeklies engaged in a newspaper war that neither survived." We also highlighted the TELUS World of Science Edmonton, home to the Canadian debut of Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, an exhibition on until Feb. 17 that "features more than 300 artifacts, including some of Marvel’s most iconic and sought-after pages, costumes, and props."

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Peter Ohm

• Tweet from @e_backstrom

Photo Radar

• More visible look for photo radar enforcement vehicles in Edmonton

Christmas Trees

• Edmonton business feels ripple effect of Christmas tree shortage

The Hamilton of it all

• Sarah Hamilton: A Changing Transit Landscape
• Sept. 21, 2017: David Staples: West Edmonton wants mass transit, but maybe not LRT

2020 Budget

• Council Roundup: November 29, 2019
• $28M needed to keep tax increase at 2.6 per cent, Edmonton report says

Kaycee Madu

• Madu cautions Edmonton council ahead of budget deliberations
• Tweet from @MichaelWalters
• Tweet from @AndrewKnack

Walters asks the question

• City of Edmonton must defend its oversized staff: councillor
• Tweet from @MichaelWalters
• Medicine Hat church 'happy to pay' carbon tax bill after UCP candidate wrongly claimed cost would be $50,000

High Level Line

• Councillors endorse $85K funding to keep High Level Line linear park dream alive
• Privately-funded river valley gondola is viable, company says in Rossdale Power Plant station reveal

Climate Change

• City accelerating action on 16 climate change initiatives, others face uncertainty under funding restraints

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about A Tale of Two Weeklies, a new podcast series "that digs into the rise and fall of Edmonton’s SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly, two alt-weeklies engaged in a newspaper war that neither survived." We also highlighted The Well Endowed Podcast, a production of the Edmonton Community Foundation that explores "stories about donors, and what inspires their generosity."

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ECSD

• Trustees storm out as demonstrators call on Catholic schools to address racism

Hyperloop

• Proponents of Calgary-to-Edmonton magnet tube transporter seek provincial nod

Jason Maas

• Edmonton Eskimos fire head coach Jason Maas after 8-10 season

Bus Network Redesign

• 'It requires courage,' Edmonton mayor says as new bus system is scheduled to launch
• Council decides overhauled transit system to hit Edmonton streets next August

BRT/LRT

• Councillor calling for halt of Valley Line West LRT wants bus rapid transit discussion
• Transit Redesign: The LRT is Holding Us Back

Iveson in Ottawa

• Edmonton mayor plans to promote food and timber while in Ottawa

Climate Leadership

• City’s climate leadership team earns an A

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we highlighted the Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes on until Feb. 17 at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton. The exhibition features "more than 300 artifacts, including some of Marvel’s most iconic and sought-after pages, costumes, and props." We also shared the story of Hans Doef who started Blindman Brewing in Lacombe with help from ATB Financial. "Blindman is considered a veteran of Alberta's brewing industry—they were 20th on the scene. Today, there are 99 across the province."

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Mean Tweets

• @AbdulYMalik's tweet

Katz Group

• Katz Group eyes building second-largest European arena in Frankfurt, Germany

EXPO Parking

• Parking gates go automated at Expo Centre, 32 cashiers to transition into other jobs
• Fired parking cashiers can sue Northlands for defamation, judges rule

Cat Overcrowding

• Cat overcrowding: Edmonton's animal care centre now requiring appointments for lost cat drop-offs due to capacity issues

Transit Fares

• Councillors opt for plan to improve transit service instead of removing fares in drive to increase ridership
• Edmonton transit use low as city set to launch bus redesign
• Councillor sets ambitious target to get people to ride Edmonton Transit
• Edmonton councillors shut down free transit idea
• Troy's tweets

StarMetro

• Toronto Star shutting down StarMetro newspapers

Power Battle

• Corus Entertainment wins ‘power’ battle over broadcasting rival after judge grants injunction on use of radio station name

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we highlighted Park Power, "a provider of electricity and natural gas in Alberta that offers low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities." We also talked about the Eskimo Empire Podcast because the Grey Cup is on Sunday!

Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a home for curiosity-driven stories about our city, cultivated by the community. In addition to this podcast, Taproot publishes the Council Roundup every week. Sign up to get it delivered by email for free.