Leduc's photo radar is a BroccoLIE

The first round of listening sessions for the People's Agenda has wrapped up. Hear from the Business Overlords™ about what that means. Plus, Leduc has scrapped photo radar and Edmonton's council has scrapped a temporary daytime shelter.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Vaccine Battle

• Mayor Nenshi's tweet
• Open Data Visualization

Zoo Booze

• Beer, wine, Prosecco can now be consumed at Edmonton Valley Zoo

E-Videos

• Edmonton Public Library sees demand soar for online books, classes and videos during pandemic

Guest: Karen Unland

• @karenunland
• LinkedIn

People's Agenda

• People's Agenda
• Another progress report on the People’s Agenda

Branded Posts

• Misleading or helpful: Should city councillors use branded graphics on social media?

Photo Radar

• Leduc scraps photo radar city-wide

Temporary Shelters

• Edmonton approves funding to support daytime services for the homeless
• Councillors vote against proposed daytime shelter for downtown Edmonton

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