My Edif-eyes are burning

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

North side power couple

• When Gene Met Karen

Strategic plan

• Edmonton police eye public perception in latest strategic plan

Handsome coach

• Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft named most handsome of 2022

Jason Kenney

• Jason Kenney says he never intended to 'be in this gig for a long time'

Bike lanes

• Edmonton councillors support spending $170M on new bike lanes by 2026
• Edmonton may spend $170 million to build 100 km of bike lanes by 2026
• Aaron Paquette's tweet thread

Affordable housing

• Edmonton councillors urged to include precariously housed people in creating affordable housing solutions
• Sohi: My reflections after today's Community and Public Services Committee meeting

Funding formula

• Rob's tweet
• Mack's tweet
• 2019: Edmonton's new police chief isn't afraid to shake up status quo, say former colleagues

Downtown Recovery Coalition

• Edmonton councillor wants to get rid of illegal parking lots Downtown and speed up development
• Working towards a safe and vibrant downtown Edmonton - Downtown Recovery Coalition
• Mack's tweet

Code of conduct

• Edmonton's integrity commissioner should have more power: city staff

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