What are you Bonnie Doon on the tracks there, bud?

Downtown is revitalized! I mean dying! I mean revitalized! Or maybe dying. It's hard to keep up. Plus, council talks OP12, which is the way of sneaking in even more budget discussion after we thought we were all done with it.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

LRT safety

• City of Edmonton reiterates message on Valley Line LRT: 'If you see tracks, expect a train'

Chinatown Dining Week

• EdmontonChinatown.ca
• 2023 Menu

Postmedia cuts

• Postmedia moving 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, announces sale of Calgary Herald building
• Postmedia shakes up its editorial leadership at western newspapers

Downtown changes

• Enterprise Square renewal heralds Edmonton's downtown revitalization
• Alphabet to close Edmonton office of AI subsidiary DeepMind

Provincial budget

• Edmonton calls for 'equitable treatment' with Calgary in 2023 provincial budget
• Sohi asks province for roughly $2B in cash including $185M for Commonwealth Stadium upgrades

OP12

• Council budget agenda item
• Jan 25, 2023 - City Council - Non-Regular (Intergovernmental)
• Edmonton city council looks to trim fat in 2023-2026 budget

Winter shelter

• Edmonton emergency shelter partially opens, mayor calls delay "unacceptable"
• News Release: Temporary emergency shelter opens its doors
• New emergency shelter spaces approved as deaths mount

Strathcona ARP

• Concerns about west Ritchie Boyle Street hub dominate zoning hearing

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Mack Male

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Troy Pavlek

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