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Masks are back in style in the City of Edmonton, we'll bring you through the debate and how we got (back) here. Plus, the election includes sign vandals and people getting punched in the face.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

U of A

• The University of Alberta is undergoing a massive structural change — but for better or worse?

WEM Transit

• ETS tweet
• West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre relocates for several years due to LRT construction

Whyte Scramble

• Edmonton adds 2 new pedestrian scrambles to Whyte Avenue

Clean Energy

• Clean Energy Improvement Program
• Definition: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loan
• Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program

Mask Mandate

• News Release: Face covering bylaw reactivated; masks required across city
• Edmonton's masking bylaw coming back Friday
• Hospitality industry concerns with enforcement, patron response swirl around reinstatement of Edmonton's indoor mask mandate
• Peak of Alberta's 4th wave could hit 1,500 hospitalizations, modelling warns

City Manager

• Coming up at council: Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2021

Safe Passing

• Room to move: Edmonton implementing mandatory bike passing distance for motorists Sept. 30
• City of Edmonton tweet

Election Rundown

• Municipal election rundown: Sept. 1, 2021
• Council candidates in Edmonton see signs vandalized, go missing
• Man running for seat on Edmonton city council calls for more police support after attack

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