Blame Edmonton for the tariffs

City council heard about potential tariffs and how they might affect our city. Plus, the Edmonton Design Committee could be expanding its mandate, and we look at how construction on the Valley Line West LRT might accelerate.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Tariffs

• Edmonton city council, business leaders talk tariff strategy as administrators review contracts
• Mayor, province point fingers after Trump adviser singles out Edmonton's drug crisis
• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's thread
• Coun. Tim Cartmell's post
• Coun. Andrew Knack's post
• Nov. 30, 2022: Operating Budget Amendment 83

Edmonton Design Committee

• Edmonton Design Committee could review more developments in future
• Edmonton Design Committee

Valley Line West LRT

• Feb. 11, 2025: Valley Line West 2025 Roadway Construction Options and Impacts
• Valley Line West LRT

Edmonton Food Faves

• EdmontonFoodFaves.ca
• Printable passport PDF
• 2022 edition
• Linda Hoang
• Sharon Yeo

From the Taproot newsroom

• Cloverdale Coffee helps add amenities in river valley, proponent says
• Specialty food chains chart ambitious growth across region
• Project aims to cultivate community and canopy in McCauley

Rapid fire

• Edmonton bans sale of knives in convenience stores after council passes bylaw
• Drivers frustrated by pay parking in Edmonton since app change

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Creators and Guests

Host

Mack Male

Co-Founder and CEO of Taproot Publishing Inc.

Host

Stephanie Swensrude

Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED.

Host

Troy Pavlek

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

Guest

Linda Hoang

#yeg 🇨🇦 Social Media Strategist+Instructor. Ethical Blogger/Content Creator. Former Journalist. @YEGCatFest #IGWallsofYEG #BTSARMY. Open about my infertility.

Guest

Sharon Yeo 楊曉雲

I love food!

Guest

Tim Querengesser

Managing Editor of Taproot Edmonton

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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.