City council has approved an updated funding formula for the police budget. We break down what happened and what it means.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Funding formula

• Mack's tweet thread
• Final vote results
• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi: My Thoughts on the Police Funding Formula
• Coun. Andrew Knack: Edmonton Police Funding Formula (August 2023)
• Edmonton Police Commission: EPS funding formula
• 2021: Taproot Election Survey — question about police funding
• 2022: Council privately quashes recommended audit of Edmonton policing and use of city funding

National urban park

• Nov. 2021: Edmonton to move forward with exploring a potential national urban park
• Aug. 2023: Proposed national park in Edmonton's river valley moving to planning phase

Route 31

• News Release: Riders will soon have more travel options on Terwillegar Drive

Donair costume

• Edmonton-based restaurant chain wins Alberta donair costume auction

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