InSalting and demeaning the po po-boys

This week there was a lot of talk about buses and transit. We'll talk about all the hot motions, amendments and subsequents you want to hear about. Plus, the police union, shockingly, doesn't appear to appreciate criticism of the police.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Hydrogen HUB

• Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB | Building our clean energy future

Folk Festival

• Edmonton Folk Fest cancels 2021 festival with 'variants and vaccine rollout still uncertain'

Bill 10

• Alberta bill removes mandatory vaccinations, repeals Bill 10 powers

Regional Transit

• Regional transit commission hires its first CEO

Transit Fares

• Executive committee endorses transit cash fare raise, electronic fare discount
• Chart: Edmonton transit ridership fell 44.3% YoY in 2020
• Free Transit Edmonton statement

BNR Motion

• April 13 City Council meeting
• On Demand Service Map

Police Union

• Task force report into policing, community safety decried as 'insulting and demeaning'

TEC Edmonton

• TEC Edmonton to shut down at end of June
• U of A, City of Edmonton expanding innovation partnership

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