A political rising starfruit

An article published about Sarah Hamilton that called her "Edmonton's political rising star" left us star-struck... or just confused. Plus, we have election coverage, city-owned land sales, cyclist tickets, crosswalks and of course we'll hear from the best friend of the podcast.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

$51 million coincidence

• When is $51M not $51M? A preview of an Edmonton city council debate expected Tuesday

Provincial Leaders' Debate

• This is sad. Alberta’s leaders’ debate remarkable for being horribly boring

High Level Streetcar

• Edmonton’s beloved streetcar getting extension in Old Strathcona
• High Level Line

Rising Star

• The Frontrunner: Sarah Hamilton is Edmonton’s Political Rising Star
• Sarah Hamilton on Twitter

#abvote

• Andrew Knack: Premier Hopefuls Must Condemn Hatred
• Michael Walters' Twitter thread

Land Governance

• Councillor pitches selling city-owned suburban land

Ward Office

• Edmonton city councillor seeks colleagues' blessing to open taxpayer-funded ward office

Cycling Tickets

• Police defend uneven ticketing of cyclists across city

Upgrading Crosswalks

• 'A long way to go' to improve 659 unsafe crossings in Edmonton, councillor says

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Overdue Finds, a production of the Edmonton Public Library. Every episode explores the movies, music, books, and other things you can find at the library. We also highlighted fellow network members The Daveberta Podcast and Episode 24 of Don't Call Me A Guru.

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