Here are the relevant links for this episode: No Herbicides Spray no more: City of Edmonton asking residents not to use herbicides reacity parks to combat outbreak of weeds Bridge Appreciation Seniors group shows appreciation for 170 Street pedestrian overpass replacement project Re/Max Turf Re/Max Field in Edmonton, Alberta, nothing to envy to the new Globe Life Field in Texas Summer Break City council heads into summer break following several contentious decisions Transit Loitering Loitering t...
Jul 16, 2021•34 min•Ep. 138
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Transit Updates PSA - ETS adjusts bus service based on rider feedback Waste Collection Edmonton working to fix issues with new waste collection program after thousands of homes missed Kingsway Mall Courtney Theriault's tweet Sanction Hearing Councillor Mike Nickel to face third sanction hearing in the past year Edmonton city councillor escapes public censure for breaking code of conduct Mack's tweet Troy's tweet Another Troy tweet Nickel's response R...
Jul 09, 2021•35 min•Ep. 137
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Virtual Reality New virtual reality attraction to launch at West Edmonton Mall this summer Sink Hole Troy's tweet Urban Hens Chart of the week: Edmonton's urban hens program Heat Wave Troy's tweet Lack of shaded, cool spaces a concern as Edmonton's vulnerable deal with heat wave Water restrictions in effect for Edmonton-area communities, southeast Edmonton Edmonton ties record for longest streak of above 30 C days; other records continue to fall Edmo...
Jul 02, 2021•34 min•Ep. 136
Here are the relevant links for this episode: eSports Millionaire Alberta eSports player's team earns $1 million in South Korea tournament Canada Day Edmonton to host Canada Day fireworks, St. Albert cancels display Lime on Uber Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to use Uber for booking Lime scooter rides Masks Bylaw News Release: Alberta hits 70% threshold, triggering full reopening on July 1 Alberta doctors nervous about Stage 3 of reopening, pointing to more transmissible Delta variant Comi...
Jun 25, 2021•31 min•Ep. 135
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Fire Stations Edmonton considers charging developers for fire stations in new communities Green Space Edmonton residents win dispute with city over improvements to green space Rebranding Grandin Grandin Fish 'n' Chips rebrands, drops Grandin name Guest: Puneeta McBryan Twitter LinkedIn Vibrancy Strategy Vibrancy strategy aims to support the recovery of Downtown Edmonton Puneeta's Twitter thread Edmonton's worsening opioid crisis prompts renewed calls...
Jun 18, 2021•46 min•Ep. 134
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Re/Max Field Edmonton's baseball stadium is getting its long-awaited glow up Stalled Stampede Dropping demand for first doses could stall Alberta's reopening plans, Kenney says Mosquito Traps Chart of the week: Fighting the bite Renaming Grandin Edmonton city council votes to rename Grandin LRT station, cover mural of bishop Orange goes up over Grandin mural at Edmonton LRT station 'Co-creation' process launched to find new name for Edmonton's Oliver...
Jun 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 133
Here are the relevant links for this episode: The Title Edmonton's football team will now be known as the Elks Spray Parks Edmonton opens 30 spray parks during heat wave Cuts to Edmonton's weed control budget could be reversed in June Jets Bet Don Iveson pays the piper and fulfils his end of a bet with Winnipeg mayor Agriculture Plan Future of farming: New plan for Edmonton region aims to grow food — and the economy Walterdale Bridge Art City, arts council reviewing lack of clarity around Percen...
Jun 04, 2021•28 min•Ep. 132
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Oilers Out Shock and disbelief as Edmonton Oilers suffer early playoff exit Wayne Gretzky takes US TV analyst job after stepping down from Oilers EPSB Cuts Edmonton Public Schools expects to cut 431 full-time positions hired for COVID-19 pandemic, majority teachers Police Association Edmonton Police Association says controversial thin blue line flag a show of solidarity Guest: Jason Meliefste Branch Manager of Infrastructure Delivery, City of Edmonto...
May 28, 2021•41 min•Ep. 131
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Playoffs Underway 'It's SO on!': Edmonton, Winnipeg mayors make playoff bet In-Person Learning Alberta expects K-12 classroom learning to resume next week after temporary online shift amid third wave of COVID-19 Project TENSOR Edmonton police launch Project Tensor for second summer, aiming to curb noise and speeding Sohi Announces Sohi – An Edmonton For All Of Us Amarjeet Sohi, former city councillor and federal cabinet minister, joins Edmonton mayor...
May 21, 2021•30 min•Ep. 130
Here are the relevant links for this episode: EE Football Team EE Football Team records significant financial loss in 2020 Transit Complaints ETS incident reports are up nearly 500 per cent and that's helpful: councillor Drive-Thru United Sport and Cycle launches Edmonton Oilers playoff drive-thru store Episode 73: Moving forward with the regional transit recALMONDation Guest: Stephen Mandel Wikipedia Chancellor at Concordia University of Edmonton Edmonton Coliseum Episode 106: Not every surpris...
May 14, 2021•39 min•Ep. 129
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Big Bin Events PSA: Free Big Bin Events are back Mosquito Control Edmonton helicopter program to control mosquito population reinstated for 2021 season Best. Summer. Ever. News Release: New COVID-19 restrictions to stop the spike Guest: Adam Laughlin LinkedIn Adam Laughlin, P. Eng, DCM, father, feminist Interim City Manager Dec. 13, 2019: Adam Laughlin named Interim City Manager Nov. 20, 2020: Senior civil servant with long military career hired as E...
May 07, 2021•36 min•Ep. 128
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Vaccine Battle Mayor Nenshi's tweet Open Data Visualization Zoo Booze Beer, wine, Prosecco can now be consumed at Edmonton Valley Zoo E-Videos Edmonton Public Library sees demand soar for online books, classes and videos during pandemic Guest: Karen Unland @karenunland LinkedIn People's Agenda People's Agenda Another progress report on the People’s Agenda Branded Posts Misleading or helpful: Should city councillors use branded graphics on social medi...
Apr 30, 2021•31 min•Ep. 127
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Bedding Plants Local greenhouse owners warn public of bedding plant shortage this summer News Release: City highlights importance of parks and open spaces West Ed West Edmonton Mall blueprint for successful shopping centres, experts say Financial Literacy News Release: Making money matter to Alberta students Fare Freeze Edmonton city council freezes transit cash fare at $3.50 until February, forgoes planned 25-cent increase News Release: Transit acti...
Apr 23, 2021•31 min•Ep. 126
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Hydrogen HUB Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB | Building our clean energy future Folk Festival Edmonton Folk Fest cancels 2021 festival with 'variants and vaccine rollout still uncertain' Bill 10 Alberta bill removes mandatory vaccinations, repeals Bill 10 powers Regional Transit Regional transit commission hires its first CEO Transit Fares Executive committee endorses transit cash fare raise, electronic fare discount Chart: Edmonton transit ridership fe...
Apr 16, 2021•31 min•Ep. 125
Here are the relevant links for this episode: GraceLife Church 'Physically closed': Alberta health officials shut down GraceLife Church west of Edmonton Moe Banga Edmonton councillor Moe Banga seeking re-election this fall Winter Tires Has the winter tire season gotten longer? Calgary roads have ‘way fewer’ potholes this year thanks to a mild winter CSWB Task Force Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force Report and recommendations: Safer For All Council approves recommended police reforms, pu...
Apr 09, 2021•32 min•Ep. 124
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Forever our President A Sad Message from President Addie Old Plans No longer needed: Edmonton looks to repeal nearly 80 community development plans Coyote Intervention 'I don’t feel scared anymore': Volunteers armed with tennis balls part of coyote intervention program New Curriculum Alberta unveils new draft elementary school curriculum with focus on common cache of knowledge Guest: Ben Henderson Website @ben_hen Ben's announcement Councillor Ben He...
Apr 02, 2021•41 min•Ep. 123
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Safeway Jasper Safeway to open new location on Jasper Avenue Rodeo Discrimination Anti-racist motion stalled by rodeo discussion in Alberta legislature Pastor Released After 35 days in custody, controversial Edmonton pastor is released from jail Transit Safety Transit advisory board recommends changes to get people using transit again safely Edmonton hopes to draw back transit riders during pandemic Bus Network PSA - Trip planning now available for n...
Mar 26, 2021•32 min•Ep. 122
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Crematorium Rejected City council rejects proposed crematorium in central Edmonton Parking Policy Cheryll Watson's tweet Gargantuan Humanoid Why are there 'gargantuan humanoids' in downtown Edmonton? Andrew Knack 2021 Campaign Announcement Six months left for aspiring candidates to register for Edmonton's 2021 municipal election Aaron Paquette's tweet Financial Update City of Edmonton reports surplus of $40.2M in 2020 thanks to early pandemic budget ...
Mar 19, 2021•30 min•Ep. 121
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Shared Streets Edmonton planning to bring back temporary shared streets in spring 2021 for physical distancing Alberta Campsites High demand for campsites means Albertans might need to consider options GraceLife Church Edmonton-area church charged for over-capacity services during COVID-19 pandemic Guest: Carrie Hotton-MacDonald LinkedIn Twitter ETS Branch Manager Carrie's announcement Navigating transit: New ETS branch manager plans to use her exper...
Mar 12, 2021•40 min•Ep. 120
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Pokemon Payday Pokemon payday: Edmonton man sells Charizard card for $8K Step 2 With COVID-19 cases declining, Alberta eases into Step 2 of reopening plan Official Sport Legislative committee mulls bill that would declare rodeo Alberta's official sport GUESTS Cate Watt - Branch Manager, Assessment & Taxation Anton Szabo - Director, Integrated Business and Customer Solutions section within Assessment and Taxation Previously on Episode 84 CRLs Pend...
Mar 05, 2021•34 min•Ep. 119
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Metro Line Metro Line and system-wide LRT closures to affect Edmonton Vaccine Portal Booking system strained, but Alberta starts vaccinating seniors in latest phase of COVID-19 response 'You saved my day': Edmonton man finds fix to vaccine portal glitch Psychedelic Drugs Edmonton company to produce psychedelic drugs for clinical use Gondola Proceeds Proposed Edmonton river valley gondola climbs to design stage after council approves framework CRL Sho...
Feb 26, 2021•28 min•Ep. 118
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Jane Goodall Jane Goodall reverses stance, says Lucy the elephant should stay in Edmonton Feeding Wildlife Edmonton councillors endorse wildlife feeding restrictions on private and public property to reduce coyote interactions GraceLife Church GraceLife pastor held in custody for refusing to comply with bail conditions Urban Gondola Troy's Twitter thread Episode 99: The Gon-bananas-a plan Edmonton engineers, business leaders high on proposed river-va...
Feb 19, 2021•32 min•Ep. 117
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Team Names Edmonton Football Team calls on fans to vote on 7 possible names Board of Directors Cracked Rail South Edmonton LRT rail cracks due to extreme cold as region reaches record low temperatures Innovation Park Beaumont takes first steps towards building innovation business park Guest: Sarah Hamilton Sarah's website @sjlhamilton Social Media Policy City administration to draft new rules to guide councillors on social media blocking Edmonton cit...
Feb 12, 2021•32 min•Ep. 116
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Cold Weather PSA - Extreme weather response activated Coal Mining 'Dead letter': Kenney defends coal policy change in Rocky Mountains Terror Orgs Proud Boys added to Canada’s list of terrorist groups Michael Janz MichaelJanz.ca @MichaelJanz Surplus Schools City endorses sale of surplus public school lands in Kiniski Gardens to private school Rethinking the JUA: Opportunities for strong school and strong communities - Trustee Michael Janz 2017 School ...
Feb 07, 2021•45 min•Ep. 115
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Walterdale Bridge Walterdale Bridge still cost Edmonton $155M, even after contractor paid damages for delays Kim Krushell Former Edmonton councillor Kim Krushell running for mayor in fall election Mike Nickel Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel running for mayor in 2021 election Andre Corbould Edmonton ushers in new city manager Mayor formally introduces new city manager Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network : locally...
Jan 29, 2021•49 min•Ep. 114
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Julie Payette Read Julie Payette's full statement on her decision to resign as governor general Snow Squall Damaging winds, snow squalls wreak havoc on the Prairies Germ Killers 'Innovative germ-killing biotechnology' rolling out at select Edmonton transit stations Andre Corbould Mayor formally introduces new city manager Shisha Ban Edmonton reconsiders shisha smoking 6 months after ban Infill Update Seven actions from Edmonton's infill roadmap compl...
Jan 22, 2021•32 min•Ep. 113
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Oilers Return Game Recap 1.0: Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks (1/13/2021) Christmas Miracle Don Iveson's statement on travel Jane Goodall Jane Goodall Asks Edmonton City Council to Transfer "Lucy the Lonely Elephant" from Harsh Winter to Tennessee Sanctuary COVID-19 City discusses who is next in line for COVID-19 vaccine Edmonton hands out nearly 100 mask bylaw fines over the holidays Layoffs News Release: City issues permanent layoff notices as...
Jan 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 112
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen LinkedIn Real Talk Stacey Brotzel @StaceyBrotzel LinkedIn Scott Johnston @ScottYEGnewsguy LinkedIn Scott Johnston Blog YouTube Watch this episode on YouTube Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network : locally grown, community supported. This week we highlighted the Edmonton Community Foundation which "strengthens the community by connecting donors to charities and causes that are important to ...
Dec 18, 2020•44 min•Ep. 111
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Red Stickers Government of Alberta removing need for licence plate stickers Reservist Deployment Military reservists preparing for possible deployment in Prairies as COVID-19 rates soar Political Tactic Tough new mandatory restrictions for Alberta as COVID cases rise quickly Budget 2021 Council on track for no tax increase for 2021 Council approves Edmonton City Plan Mack's tweet thread Council approves first property tax freeze since 1997 Don Iveson...
Dec 11, 2020•34 min•Ep. 110
Here are the relevant links for this episode: Dubai Pipe Fiberglass pipe from Dubai needed to repair massive hole in south Edmonton sewer line Candy Cane Lane Candy Cane Lane 'drive-thru only,' 22 arenas set to close: city Explore Edmonton Explore Edmonton asks city to double its budget in COVID-19 Catherine Warren News Release: Innovate Edmonton names Catherine Warren as new Chief Executive Officer Innovate Edmonton names Catherine Warren as its first CEO Don Iveson Dear Edmontonians Andre Corb...
Dec 04, 2020•36 min•Ep. 109
