This is Edmonton

By CBCNews

This is Edmonton episodes

October 13, 2023 Zooming in on zoning
Edmonton’s zoning bylaw renewal is up at council next week. So who’s on either side? CBC producer Emily Senger walks us through residents' concerns from across the city, and the Infill Development in Edmonton Association digs deeper into the potential.
22 min
October 06, 2023 From desk space to new digs: Converting Edmonton’s old office towers
With the third highest office downtown vacancy rate in Canada, Edmonton seems ready for a makeover. But what does it take to convert our old office towers into apartments? And can they be the answer to affordable housing? CBC reporter Min Dhariwal walks us through a possible incentive program.
18 min
September 29, 2023 Affordability in Alberta: who’s paying what?
This week, what the price of a house costs up and down the QEII. Reporter Madeline Smith breaks down why affordability looks different across Alberta, and the influences affecting our housing market.
19 min
September 22, 2023 How do we talk about inclusive education?
This week, hundreds gathered in the city, to protest sex education and LGBTQ rights — and many counter protested, to show their support for LGBTQ youth. In this episode we look at the actual program people are divided over and explore how we talk about inclusive education. Alexandra Marshall, education co-ordinator at the fYrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Faculty of Education at the U of A, helps us move the conversation forward.
26 min
September 15, 2023 Not your average education: collegiate schools are here
There’s a new trend in Alberta education. Collegiate schools have been opening up across the province, but what does this new model mean? And what does it promise to students and families? CBC Edmonton reporter Madeleine Cummings breaks it down.
19 min
September 08, 2023 The North heads home
This wildfire season has seen Edmonton become a hub for evacuees from the Northwest Territories. For three weeks, residents from Yellowknife landed in Alberta while they waited for their homes to re-open. This week on The Loop we talk about the challenges those evacuees face and how Edmonton rose to the challenge.
34 min
July 28, 2023 Reporting in a world on fire
This summer has been a record wildfire season in Alberta and beyond. This week an extended conversation from the latest episode of CBC’s World On Fire podcast, digging into the experiences of reporters covering an unprecedented wildfire season.
23 min
July 14, 2023 Alberta’s alternative sports include weights and wives
This week CBC reporter Liam Harrap joins Clare Bonnyman to talk about some non-traditional sports (think wife carrying) and some locals making waves internationally.
28 min
June 30, 2023 I get around
Edmonton is investing in bike lanes and the cargo bike community couldn’t be happier. On this week’s episode of The Loop, Min Dhariwal meets some enthusiastic cargo-bikers to learn more about how they get around. Plus commuters are holding on hope for the Valley Line LRT despite new delays. So what’s the latest hold up?
30 min
June 16, 2023 Bringing Indigenous history forward
For Indigenous History Month The Loop talks to Kisha Supernant at her Indigenous Archaeological Field School in St. Albert. A Professor at the University of Alberta, Supernant is a Metis archaeologist, working to connect Indigenous stories and history to the community today.
26 min

About This is Edmonton

From the publisher's feed

How well do you know our city? Learn about the quintessential, random, and occasionally infuriating things that make Edmonton, Edmonton. One story a week, about the city we love. Hosted by Clare…