We follow up on the Public Spaces Bylaw, accelerating construction on the Valley Line West LRT, and the introduction of two new commissioners for the Edmonton Police Commission. Plus, the City of Leduc proposes to annex land from Leduc County, and we wrap up our Edmonton Food Faves series.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Public Spaces Bylaw

• Speakers urge city councillors to ditch proposed public spaces bylaw
• Edmontonians share concerns that public spaces bylaw targets city's most vulnerable
• Public spaces bylaw: Edmonton police officers want clear rules, advocates fear harms to vulnerable

Valley Line West LRT

• Edmonton city council approves plan to speed up LRT construction
• Edmonton fast-tracking LRT road work using full road closures
• Stony Plain Road businesses dreading expedited construction plan for Valley Line West LRT
• Major road closures planned for Valley Line LRT west this year
• On the agenda: Public spaces bylaw, Valley Line West construction

Edmonton Police Commission

• Alberta picks two new Edmonton police commissioners amid probe sparked by chief's complaint of 'bias' in city appointees
• Edmonton police asked Alberta to intervene after city council appointed two commissioners. Documents show past criticism and allegations of 'bias' drove the request.
• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's photo

Leducsiana Purchase

• City of Leduc eyes southern boundary expansion with plan to annex nearly 2,500 hectares
• County responds to City of Leduc's intent to annex lands
• Regional Roundup: Feb. 12, 2025

Edmonton Food Faves

• EdmontonFoodFaves.ca
• Printable passport PDF
• 2022 edition
• Linda Hoang
• Sharon Yeo

From the Taproot newsroom

• Major streets set to change to give buses priority
• Upcycler helps Kuma give old tents new life
• Intercultural pop-up part of Feed the Soul's evolution

Rapid fire

• Edmonton police officers return to 6 public schools, more than 4 years after division halted program
• Enjoy the new sloth exhibit at the Edmonton Valley Zoo

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