I'm ordering you to seed and desist

Council unanimously rejects a proposed social media policy and Councillor Sarah Hamilton joins us to explain why. Plus, Troy gets a letter in the mail.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Team Names

• Edmonton Football Team calls on fans to vote on 7 possible names
• Board of Directors

Cracked Rail

• South Edmonton LRT rail cracks due to extreme cold as region reaches record low temperatures

Innovation Park

• Beaumont takes first steps towards building innovation business park

Guest: Sarah Hamilton

• Sarah's website
• @sjlhamilton

Social Media Policy

• City administration to draft new rules to guide councillors on social media blocking
• Edmonton city council rejects proposed social media policy
• Sarah Hamilton's Twitter thread

Cease and Desist

• Troy's Twitter thread

Transit Funding

• Edmonton responds to federal transit funding announcement
• Final LRV delivered
• French train maker Alstom now owns Bombardier's rail business

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