Edmonton is now a quarantine calzone

We tried really hard to find non-covid related news. We did not succeed.

Get your intersection of municipal politics and pandemics here.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

UAlberta President

• Former Queen's dean of law to become 14th president of the University of Alberta

Cannabis

• Edmonton police seizing and shutting down illegal cannabis websites

UAlberta Cuts

• University of Alberta to eliminate up to 1,000 positions in face of funding cuts

COVID-19: Transit Service

• News Release - Changes coming to transit service, low-income passes
• News Release - COVID-19 update: Changes to transit
• City Manager to bus passengers: “We heard you. We're responding quickly.”
• TransLink suspending all bus fares to promote social distancing
• OC Transpo brings in changes due to COVID-19
• Tweet from @BCTransit

COVID-19: Economic Impact

• Edmonton looking at property tax deferrals, Iveson says
• Tweet from @doniveson
• EPCOR: Update on COVID-19 for Our Canadian Customers
• OpenTable: State of the Industry

COVID-19: Emergency Declaration

• EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT
• COVID-19: Alberta legislature adjourns early Thursday, may sit through the weekend

COVID-19: Good News

• COVID-19: Edmonton tech industry seeks an hour of your wages for Food Bank
• Edmonton-developed app shows where supplies are available amid COVID-19 shortages
• COVID-19: Edmonton's Belmont Sobeys spurs nationwide seniors shopping hour
• Tweet from @aaronpaquette

COVID-19: Taproot's efforts

• Taproot Roundups
• COVID-19 in Edmonton

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