No more Base-bale or lemon soc-curd

Outdoor baseball and soccer are both cancelled, and so are a billion other things in the pandemic, we'll update you on what's happening. Plus, in addition to foreign policy development, Twitter is now used to share news about innovation layoffs.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

ID Scanners

• Thefts down at Edmonton liquor stores with ID scanners: Alcanna

Speaking Moistly

• Edmonton musician riffs on Justin Trudeau's cringe-worthy 'speaking moistly' gaffe

No E-Scooters

• Natasha Riebe's tweet

COVID-19 Updates

• City continues to introduce measures to ensure the safety of Edmontonians

EEDC Layoffs

• EEDC's tweet
• Cheryll Watson's tweet
• Maggie Davison's tweet
• Don Iveson's tweet
• COVID-19: Almost 90 per cent of EEDC employees have been or will be temporarily laid off due to pandemic
• Edmonton Economic Development Corporation lays off staff due to COVID-19 - Ryan Jespersen Show

COVID-19 Financial Impacts

• COVID-19: Iveson sends $2.1-billion infrastructure project wish list to the province
• COVID-19: Iveson warns of further temporary layoffs, delayed construction projects as Edmonton faces $109.8 million shortfall by September
• Budget Update Presentation
• Edmonton spends $2M on PPE for essential and front-line workers

Edmonton Motors Redevelopment

• Greek Orthodox Community plans to build 'gem' of a building on 114 Street and Jasper Avenue
• April 2018: Ripe for redevelopment: Downtown Edmonton dealership plans to move

Festival Cancellations

• Sometimes it simply isn't possible for the show(s) to go on
• 'Hard to imagine an Edmonton summer without Fringe': Theatre festival cancelled over COVID-19
• See you on the flat side

PSA

• Residents urged to stay off the North Saskatchewan River

COVID-19 in Edmonton

• Taproot's microsite
• COVID-19 Timeline

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