He's been Buyze for the past 16 years

We catch up with Chris Buyze, the outgoing president of the Downtown Edmonton Community League. Plus, airtime for airports.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Coronation

• PSA: Edmonton recognizes the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

Fire bans

• Edmonton weather: Record-setting heat to start May
• Fire Bans — City of Edmonton

Chappelle complaints

• Southwest Edmonton neighbourhood leads in snow-on-walk complaints for second straight winter

Chris Buyze

• @chrisbuyze
• LinkedIn
• Chris's post about finishing his term
• Downtown Edmonton Community League

Airports

• Airport projects 90% passenger recovery by end of 2023
• Sturgeon County continues push for development of Villeneuve Airport Area

Summer streets

• PSA: Summer Streets return to create safer spaces for Edmontonians to enjoy the outdoors

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Creators & Guests

Host

Mack Male

Co-Founder and CEO of Taproot Publishing Inc.

Host

Troy Pavlek

Apparently the TMZ of #yegcc.Governing myself accordingly since 2021

Guest

Chris Buyze

Past President of the Downtown Edmonton Community League

Guest

Colin Gallant

Colin is a reporter for Taproot Edmonton. He studied journalism at Mount Royal University and has been an editor for publications including Avenue Calgary, BeatRoute Magazine and The Calgary Journal.

What is Speaking Municipally?

Taproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to City Council so you don't have to! Join us as we delve into conversations about the context surrounding decisions made at City Hall.