We've Bean here before

Don Iveson has a 5-point plan to hold taxes to inflation that includes having the suburbs pay their way. The FISE event might not make the cut this year, Edmonton explores more Sanctuary city implications and administration still seems to be running the city irrespective of council's oversight.

Show Notes

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Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Hyatt hotel

• Downtown Edmonton hotel loses Hyatt branding

Funicular vandalism

• Vandalism leads to $47K repair for Edmonton's funicular

Operation 24 Hours

• Over 3,300 traffic violations issued during “Big Ticket Event”
• Police hand out 3,331 traffic tickets in 24 hours, warn drivers to slow down in playground zones

Mayor Iveson's 5-point budget plan

• A 5-Point Plan For Budget 2018
• UDI's response on Twitter
• IDEA's response on Twitter
• Troy's Twitter thread on the numbers
• Program & Service Review Q1 2018 Update
• Getting real: Councillor pushes for up to $64 million in cuts to test the waters
• Horse Hill ASP: More proof that Edmonton is addicted to sprawl

Access Without Fear

• Committee backs new sanctuary city policy for undocumented residents in Edmonton
• Access to Municipal Services Without Fear Policy

FISE

• FISE makes case for Edmonton extension but budget is tight

Smart Transportation Action Plan

• Quicker than expected: Edmonton prepares for transportation revolution with new pilot projects
• Coming soon: Buckle up for Edmonton's first driverless shuttles

Fines for cyclists on Groat Road Bridge

• Warnings over: Cyclists to get $100 fines for riding on Groat Road Bridge sidewalk

In this episode we mentioned fellow Alberta Podcast Network member The Daveberta Podcast, in which Dave Cournoyer and Ryan Hastman discuss the latest news in Alberta politics. We also talked about the latest episode of The Well Endowed Podcast called Investing in People. They're running a listener survey that you can fill out here.

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