It’s like graaaaaaaaaaaaiiiin, on Canada Day

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

ESO

• Edmonton Symphony Orchestra musicians set to serenade boaters on a lake on Canada Day

High School

• Most Edmonton high schools switching to quarterly system next year

Homophobic Tweet

• Eskimos release receiver Christion Jones for posting homophobic tweet

E-Bike Rebates

• Edmonton backpedals on e-bike rebate program
• Edmonton city council to reconsider e-bike rebate if motion passes
• E-bike rebate program sells out in days
• News Release: City launches environment rebates to help stimulate economy
• Mike Nickel's tweets
• Energy Transition Strategy Update

Andrew Cowan

• Twitter
• Northern Chicken

EPSB Redux

• School resource officer program to stay in public schools until at least September

Affordable Housing

• City votes to sell land to Homeward Trust to build housing to help end homelessness
• Don Iveson's tweets
• Mike Nicke's tweets

Speak to us!

• Voicelink.fm

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