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We'll update you on all things you missed over the "summer". Scooters, theatre, cannabis, LRT and about a billion other things!
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Katz Group Lawsuit
Whyte Ave Arsonist
Frost Warning
E-Scooters
- Getting ready for e-scooter share in Edmonton
- Thrill of the ride: E-scooters hit streets of Edmonton
- E-scooter service springs up early in Edmonton
Rapid Updates
- Second chances: City to reopen bidding on Valley Line West LRT after two contenders back out
- Transit satisfaction still pretty good but declining among Edmonton riders
- 3 days outside: Edmonton Jollibee's 1st customer already in line
- Float one's boat: 5 new docks and launches installed on North Saskatchewan River
- City of Edmonton's credit rating downgraded to AA from AA+
- Northlands blames bad weather for lowest K-Days attendance in over a decade
- "The living room of the Ice District": JW Marriott hotel officially opens
- Bonnie Doon traffic circle to become 4-way intersection for Valley Line LRT
- Chris Presson 'honoured' to be named Eskimos president/CEO
- Living wage steady and child poverty down, but more work still needed, report says
Whyte Ave Chapters
- Edmonton Chapters store on Whyte Ave closing its doors
- Recent closure announcements not a sign of trouble for Whyte Ave: business community
Fringe Festival Drama
- Arts Roundup: Fringe cancels Who Goes There? by playwright David Belke
- Grindstone Theatre's Facebook message
- Ryan Jespersen Show: SNC-Lavalin, Fringe division & beef
Fire & Flower
- Fire & Flower Announces Strategic Investment by Alimentation Couche-Tard, A Global Retailer With Over 16,000 Stores in 26 Countries, Sets Sights on Global Cannabis Market and Conditional Approval to Uplist to the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Cannabis CEO blasts City administration
- City councillor says he’s ‘heard it from across industries’ after Edmonton-based cannabis retailer calls city difficult to work with
- Mack's tweet from Sept. 2018
Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we highlighted the Wellness Summit, organized by Alberta Blue Cross. The event takes place at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel on Oct. 10 and will focus on "all the things you need to make your workplace a space where everyone thrives." We also talked about Unit B Coworking, located in the historic McKenny Building on 104 Street. We've used the studios there for recording a number of times. Book a tour at unitb.ca.
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