Cutting the celery for city staff

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Hipster vs. Boomer

• Twitter thread

Edmonton-opoly

• Monopoly-like game features new Edmonton landmarks

Downtown Farmers Market

• Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market closed over sprinkler system permit issues

Police Budget

• Edmonton police claim to face up to $9 million in funding shortfall after provincial changes

Snow Plowing

• Send in the plows: Edmonton to increase snow plowing this winter

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.

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