Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred votes for another round of questions

It's been a year since council was elected; we'll take a look at what they've done - or not done. Plus updates on the police funding formula, Blatchford, and neighbourhood renewal.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Soccer fields

• News Release: Two new indoor fields open in the South Soccer Centre

Raccoons

• Raccoons in Alberta? Increased sightings indicate they're moving further north

Danielle Smith

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for comments on Russia-Ukraine war
• No apology from Danielle Smith over comments on discrimination of unvaccinated people
• New Alberta cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent portfolios

First anniversary

• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's tweet
• Coun. Ashley Salvador's tweet
• Coun. Andrew Knack's tweet
• Q&A: Mayor Amarjeet Sohi on downtown safety, police budget, and transit delays in his 1st year
• Postmedia video with Mayor Sohi
• 'Not afraid to push boundaries': Edmonton mayor reflects on first year
• 1 year since Edmonton city council was elected — what has been accomplished?

Funding formula

• Mack's Twitter thread
• Sohi wants changes to Edmonton Police Commission: 'I think it's outdated'

Weekend shootings

• News Release: Police investigating five weekend shootings
• Five weekend shootings in Edmonton posed 'significant' risk to public
• Edmonton police investigate 5 unrelated shootings in 3 days; 127 shootings so far this year
• 'Significant' risk to public after 5 weekend shootings: police
• Innocent bystander shot and killed as Edmonton police confront suspected armed robber

Neighbourhood renewal

• Mayor says Edmonton should keep education tax to close $4.7 billion gap over next decade
• Edmonton council debates increasing taxes or delaying neighbourhood renewal
• Council report on neighbourhood renewal
• Council report on renewal funds
• Affordable housing should be treated and funded as 'core infrastructure,' says Edmonton's mayor

Blatchford

• Blatchford review ordered after project fails to meet expectations
• Edmonton wants to make building homes in Blatchford more affordable
• Blatchford: Now What? - Tim Cartmell

Solar rebates

• Rebates for homeowners to go green in Edmonton

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Creators & Guests

Host

Mack Male

Co-Founder and CEO of Taproot Publishing Inc.

Host

Troy Pavlek

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

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