Cutting the celery for city staff
Download MP3While lead poisoning threatens to kill us all, Troy and Mack talk about snow plowing in a post-substance-that-shall-not-be-named era, budget cuts and plagiarism!
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Hipster vs. Boomer
Edmonton-opoly
Downtown Farmers Market
Police Budget
Snow Plowing
EEDC Audit
- Audit calls on Edmonton's economic agency to clarify what it does
- Edmonton councillor wonders if EEDC will change after audit calls for clarity
Budget Restraint
- GUEST COLUMN: Budget changes call for restraint at city
- No new taxes: Edmonton mayor says city will ‘trim’ to balanced budget following cuts to provincial funding
Lead-tainted Water
- Edmonton residents have been drinking tap water with lead levels as high as 120 times the federal limit
- Edmonton's lead-tainted water still safe to drink, Epcor says
Metro Line LRT
- Metro Line Update: new signalling system taking shape
- New signalling system to be installed on Metro Line LRT, seven months after terminating Thales contract
Power Battle
- Edmonton radio stations head to court over 'POWER' branding
- Power 107 parent company fires back at copyright infringement claims
Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we highlighted the Canadian debut of Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at TELUS World of Science Edmonton, which runs until Feb. 17 and features more than 300 artifacts, costumes, props, and interactive elements. We also talked about The Well Endowed Podcast and specifically Episode 57 which features Taproot contributor Chris Chang-Yen Phillips talking about how an iconic local brewery survived prohibition in Edmonton.
Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a home for curiosity-driven stories about our city, cultivated by the community. In addition to this podcast, Taproot publishes the Council Roundup every week. Sign up to get it delivered by email for free.
★ Support this podcast ★
