This will be the best summer ever, I'm positive

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Troy's news

• Troy's tweet: "Oh no"

Stantec glass

• Repairs underway after broken window glass falls from Stantec Tower

Night mayor

• Edmonton needs a nighttime economic strategy, industry advocates say

Frank Oliver plaque

• Frank Oliver plaque permanently removed by City of Edmonton

Challenge!

• July 6, 2022 City Council continuation

Papal visit

• Edmonton's Dove of Peace monument getting makeover ahead of papal visit

$18M ask

• Edmonton council to ask province to support new Healthy Streets Operations Centre to fight downtown crime

No encampments

• Edmonton won't pilot city-run homeless encampments this summer

Snow removal

• Edmonton will spend $4.7M more clearing snow and ice this year

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