Figuring out what EEDC has Gouda do

LRT vs. BRT is put to rest, at least for the west, and we learn what the future of the EEDC will be.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Rapid DNA

• Edmonton is first city in Canada to debut Rapid DNA Technology

Candy Cane Lane

• YEG Candy Cane Lane
• CTV Regina: Cold temperatures close down Candy Cane Lane for a second night

Energy War Room

• Alberta's energy 'war room' launches in Calgary

Innovation & EEDC

• Getting clarity: Report recommends scaling back EEDC’s role to tourism, conventions
• Sarah Hamilton: Economic Development: Setting A New Path for Our City
• Mack's tweet threads: 1, 2
• Edmonton surges in CBRE Canadian tech talent report

BRT vs. LRT

• David Staples: We can have premium rapid transit to West Edmonton Mall — and save $1 billion
• ‘Things have changed’: Petition calls for Edmonton LRT expansion to stop
• Letter to Mayor Iveson
• Letter to David Staples
• Results of the vote

Valley Line LRT

• Valley Line LRT to Mill Woods delayed 6 months, documents say
• Mike Nickel's comments to CBC

Budget

• David Staples: Business leaders call for property tax freeze in 'Spendmonton'
• Lewis Farms Recreation Centre shelved amid budget crunch

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about A Tale of Two Weeklies, a new podcast series "that digs into the rise and fall of Edmonton’s SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly, two alt-weeklies engaged in a newspaper war that neither survived." We also highlighted the TELUS World of Science Edmonton, home to the Canadian debut of Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, an exhibition on until Feb. 17 that "features more than 300 artifacts, including some of Marvel’s most iconic and sought-after pages, costumes, and props."

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