A special council meeting to see if you’ve been naughty or rice
Download MP3This week a date has been set for a special council meeting where, as one councillor will have you believe, the largest witchburning since the red scare will occur. Plus, other fictions, like council endorsing density.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Teacher Testing
Mystery Tunnel
Oilers 50/50
Exemption Card Generator
COVID-19
- News Release - Update 112: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Aug. 20, 5 p.m.)
- Edmonton ICU doctor says his unit is 'full to the brim,' spike partly due to COVID-19
- Tweet from the Mayor's office
Heritage Valley
- News Release - City Council approves plan for new neighbourhood in Heritage Valley
- New neighbourhood plan for southwest Edmonton approved by city council
- Councillor Paquette's tweet
Nickel's Conduct
- Mike Nickel violated council's code of conduct, city integrity commissioner finds
- Troy's tweet
- Councillor Nickel's tweet
- Councillor Nickel's video statement
- Councillor Paquette's tweet
- Sept. 2: Special City Council Meeting
Innovate Edmonton
- News Release - Board members endorsed for Edmonton’s new innovation entity
- Job Posting - Innovate Edmonton – Chief Executive Officer
- July 14 Tech Roundup: Naseem Bashir endorsed as board chair for new innovation entity
- Cheryll Watson's tweet
- World Entrepreneur Day
Speak to us!
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