The pun so Mandelicious we used it twice

This week Troy and Mack are joined by former Mayor of Edmonton Stephen Mandel. He'll talk about the plan he supports for the Coliseum, the airport, his run at the Alberta Party, and tennis.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

EE Football Team

• EE Football Team records significant financial loss in 2020

Transit Complaints

• ETS incident reports are up nearly 500 per cent and that's helpful: councillor

Drive-Thru

• United Sport and Cycle launches Edmonton Oilers playoff drive-thru store
• Episode 73: Moving forward with the regional transit recALMONDation

Guest: Stephen Mandel

• Wikipedia
• Chancellor at Concordia University of Edmonton

Edmonton Coliseum

• Episode 106: Not every surprise is Mandelicious
• Former Edmonton mayor, sports groups advocate to repurpose Coliseum
• Former Edmonton mayor pitches new sports venue for Coliseum
• Northlands Coliseum can't be repurposed, city says in Exhibition Lands implementation plan targeting short-term demolition
• Sport excellence venue pitched for Edmonton's Expo Centre

Other Mandel Stuff

• July 2009: Edmonton City Centre Airport Decision: Phased Closure
• Sept. 2010: Boxes, and more boxes, as far as the eye can see
• April 2015: Northlands Arena Strategy Committee Final Report Released

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