You Butter slow down, the popo is coming for you
Download MP3The impossible is possible! We reduced vehicle lanes on Whyte Ave and the Police is ENFORCING vehicle noise. Meanwhile, at City Hall, the Capital Budget moves on unencumbered and new ward boundaries get a face (but not quite a name).
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
New Kitten
Noisy Speeding
University Growing?
Cannabis & Libraries
Relaunch Updates
Capital Budget
- Council Roundup: May 22, 2020
- Adjustments
- Subsequent motions
- Iveson warns of possible in-year cuts to $2.8-billion infrastructure plan for 2020 without help from senior governments
- Mike Nickel's tweet
- Budget in the time of COVID-19: Edmonton council ponders project priorities
- Council approves $12.7-million city hall grounds renewal project despite concerns over finances
- Mike Nickel's tweet
Economic Recovery
- Council Roundup: May 22, 2020
- City unveils Economic Recovery Program to support local businesses
- Edmonton launches $5.3-million grant program to support business recovery amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Coronavirus: City of Edmonton announces economic recovery program for businesses
- Road to recovery: Edmonton launches $5M grant program to help business
Ward Boundaries
- Council Roundup: May 15, 2020
- Report and maps
- Council approves $12.7-million city hall grounds renewal project despite concerns over finances
- Edmonton's 2021 election could turn into a horse-race with new Ward boundaries
- Keith Gerein: New ward map offers a boost to suburban south, conundrum to incumbents
NHL Hub City
- NHL announces plans to return to play; could Edmonton play host?
- Canada's quarantine restrictions significant hurdle for 3 cities hoping to be NHL 'hubs'
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