Happy New Year! Edmonton continues to deal with the fallout from all the recent snowfall. Plus, we look at some statistics showing what types of housing were built, and where, in 2025.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Snow removal

• City of Edmonton says back-to-back snowfall events making snow removal a challenge
• Navigating an Unprecedented Winter: What You Need to Know About Snow Clearing in Edmonton - Andrew Knack
• Edmonton still dealing with holiday snowfall cleanup nearly two weeks later
• Winter Parking Bans
• Snow and Ice Control with Cached Plow Locations
• What does it cost to clear Edmonton snow?
• Snow and Ice Annual Report - Winter 2024-2025 (PDF)
• Snow and Ice Service Livels (PDF)
• Phase 2 parking ban to take effect Monday to clear snow from Edmonton's residential roads

Missing middle

• 2025: The year Edmonton built the missing middle – Jacob Dawang
• Big parking decisions in store for Edmonton city council in the new year

Growth projections

• Edmonton's housing affordability edge could slip in 2026: Conference Board of Canada
• March 2025: Edmonton 'still not ready' as 2024 population growth exceeded even breakneck forecast: Knack

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