A committee is born
Download MP3A new committee of council has been born (or, at least, is in utero). Plus, Bridgegate both continues and concludes, council has approved the Nordic spa in the river valley, and the province's CorruptCare scandal (allegedly) reaches the city.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Bridgegate
- City releases schedule of Edmonton's bridge renewals for 2025
- Puneeta McBryan's LinkedIn post
- Downtown Revitalization Coalition's LinkedIn post
Infrastructure committee
Nordic spa
- Edmonton city council approves rezoning application for nordic spa development
- Top of Bank Policy
- Memorandum of Cooperation and Dialogue
CorruptCare (allegedly) reaches the city
From the Taproot newsroom
- Hydrogen HUB enters 'activation phase' with new leader
- Varme Energy brings in CEO from Norway for first-of-its-kind facility
- Boyle Street creates artist residency to prioritize arts programming for marginalized clients
Rapid fire
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Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED.
