Leaf EPCOR alone!!!!!!

COVID cases are up once again and there's much discussion about what, if anything, the city should do about that. Plus, we now have a plan to protect our trees and a clean energy pilot to go along with it.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Flair Airlines

• Flair Airlines expanding operations out of Edmonton airport

Rogers Place

• Fans must prove they're vaccinated — or COVID-free — to enter Edmonton's Rogers Place

Vaccine Encouragement

• Competition to encourage youth vaccinations launched by 4 Alberta universities

Mask Mandate

• 'Something we're looking at very closely:' Iveson supports vaccine mandate for city employees as COVID-19 cases rise in Edmonton
• Andrew Knack's tweet

Tree Protection

• 'More pain getting heaped on:' Edmonton infill developers challenging proposed permit fees tied to city's tree protection bylaw
• City committee agrees to take a stand to protect, preserve trees in Edmonton's public spaces

Clean Energy

• Edmonton city council unanimously approves $12.4-million clean energy program for 100 building retrofits to reduce carbon emissions

Cannabis Licenses

• Chart of the week: Cannabis licences

Election Rundown

• Municipal election rundown: Aug. 25, 2021

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