{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Shortchanging Edmonton: A Part of Our Heritage (fund)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2206,"description":"We dig into the provincial budget and how it affects Edmonton. Plus, the Katz Group wants an extension for its gravel parking lots, and critics question the effectiveness of the homeless reception centre.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nProvincial budget\nBudget 2024: Alberta commits funding towards Edmonton's LRT projects, increased police presence, shelters\nAlberta hitting pause on South Edmonton Hospital, health minister says\nUCP details education budget as school officials lament overcrowding and high costs\nEdmonton boards welcome funding for school construction, but stress high enrolment numbers\nUCP Alberta Budget 2024 Disappointment\nHomeless reception centre\nHomeless reception centre generates big numbers as well as 'abject misery': advocate\nEdmonton mayor hopeful four-way meeting will lead to constructive homelessness work\n4 levels of government meet on Edmonton homelessness crisis for '1st time'\nCity Hall\nEdmonton city hall partially re-opens for private events, staff, some students\nAlberta RCMP say suspect in Edmonton city hall shooting was 'politically motivated'\nRCMP lay terrorism charges against Edmonton city hall shooting suspect\nChinatown Recovery Fund\nCity awards most of $1M Chinatown fund to security\nKatz group parking\nKatz Group wants to use controversial Downtown gravel parking lots until 2028\n2016: Katz Group pushes money at city to help build parking lot in commercial zone\nEPCOR water ban\nCar washes unfairly targeted by Edmonton water ban, city councillors told at utility committee\n'Quite hard on our business': Car wash owners want compensation from Epcor after water ban\nTweet from Tim Cartmell\nRapid fire\nFlair Airlines CEO looks to bid on Lynx planes after shutdown halts tentative merger\nMinister Blair and Minister Boissonnault announce $45.3 million investment to upgrade facilities at Edmonton military base\n'She's a real inspiration': Edmonton woman celebrates 110th birthday Saturday\nThis episode was brought to you by...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mUtN74o21l0bnRqQ1zHLbXde-IrosiO1iUlYtjEJ_Oc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}