Discussing better, more vibrant pastures with the Downtown Business Grassociation

A $26.5M pedway in station lands and a new downtown vibrancy report are top of mind this week, and we thought of no better guest to help us learn about them than Puneeta McBryan, executive director of the Downtown Business Association.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Fire Stations

• Edmonton considers charging developers for fire stations in new communities

Green Space

• Edmonton residents win dispute with city over improvements to green space

Rebranding Grandin

• Grandin Fish 'n' Chips rebrands, drops Grandin name

Guest: Puneeta McBryan

• Twitter
• LinkedIn

Vibrancy Strategy

• Vibrancy strategy aims to support the recovery of Downtown Edmonton
• Puneeta's Twitter thread
• Edmonton's worsening opioid crisis prompts renewed calls for action
• Puneeta's tweet about the opioid crisis

Station Lands

• Qualico looking for $37M in CRL funding to move Station Lands forward
• Mack's Twitter thread

Election Rundown

• Municipal election rundown: June 17
• Coun. Mike Nickel should face censure and reprimand, integrity commissioner finds

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