Edmonton is now in a sTATER TOT of local emergency

Everything you wanted to know about the coronavirus, and a selection of other things we'll tell you anyway. Plus, the season's are changing and we're about to move into Edmonton's next season: Construction (but no festivals)

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

SCTV Statues

• ‘The fabric of Canada’: Bob and Doug McKenzie statue unveiled in downtown Edmonton

Romance Scams

• Edmonton police say romance scams growing in lonely new coronavirus reality

Leon Draisaitl

• TRAIKOS: Draisaitl is NHL’s MVP, hockey experts say

Remote Meetings

• Mack's tweet
• Troy's tweet
• September 2016: Edmonton could be first city to allow phone-in committee meetings

Mike Nickel

• Mike's tweet
• Mike's Facebook post

State of Local Emergency

• Official Declaration
• Council Roundup: March 20, 2020
• What powers does the declaration of a state of local emergency provide?
• Don Iveson's tweet

Summer Festivals

• Edmonton's summer music festivals feel the uncertainty of pandemic
• JONES: Edmonton expected to lose major sporting events due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Edmonton's summer festival season in limbo due to COVID-19 outbreak
• COVID-19 - Northlands

Jasper Avenue

• Jasper Avenue construction moving ahead despite cancelled public meetings
• Jasper Avenue New Vision
• Mack in 2009: Jasper Avenue New Visions

Walking and Driving

• Is it safe to go for a walk?
• Mack's tweet
• Fewer drivers on Edmonton streets but they're speeding more than before, city says
• As buildings empty, Downtown Business Association asks Edmonton police for more patrols

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