Is it nuts to make the river valley a NUTional Park?

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Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Lucy Again

• Animal rights group calls for independent health review of Edmonton's Lucy the elephant

Notable Mansions

• Notable Edmonton mansion gifted to University of Alberta to be demolished
• Concordia University of Edmonton acquires historic Magrath Mansion

Climate Change

• 'It doubled': Alberta power bills soaring along with the temperatures

Barry Morishita

• Brooks mayor to run for leader of Alberta Party

Ben Henderson

• City councillor Ben Henderson announces federal campaign under Liberal banner
• Ward 8 Edmonton Coun. Ben Henderson takes unpaid leave of absence to run for Liberals in federal election

Percent for Art

• Revised Percent for Art program would separate public art funding from capital projects

Holyrood Gardens

• Edmonton city council quashes another bid for bigger Holyrood Gardens

Civilian Pavilion

• City of Edmonton tweet
• Edmonton city hall will be renamed 'Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion' for 24 hours

Election Rundown

• Municipal election rundown: Aug. 18, 2021
• City not hosting public forums for 2021 Edmonton municipal election

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