Barley, malt, corn, hops, yeast, asorbic acid and a slice of lime

Coronavirus plans to kill us all so Edmonton city council compensates by hopefully having vehicles on roads kill us slightly less frequently.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Alberta Parks

• Corbella: Alberta Parks are not for sale — not one square centimetre

New Journal Website

• Edmonton Journal launches new website

Identity Fraud

• Strive to keep your identity private, Edmonton police urge

COVID-19

• WHO COVID-19 situation dashboard
• Coronavirus vs. COVID-19
• COVID-19 coronavirus info for Albertans
• March 10: Seven new cases of COVID-19 confirmed
• Emergency Advisory Committee - Spring 2020 Update
• 'This isn't a sprint,' city manager tells Edmonton committee on COVID-19 preparations
• 'Agencies and institutions are working well together': Coronavirus dominates Edmonton emergency planning meeting
• Edmonton must prepare for possible supply-chain disruption caused by COVID-19, councillor says
• Edmonton event venues taking precautions amid coronavirus concerns
• March 4 Health Innovation Roundup: U of A researchers at the forefront of global response to COVID-19
• March 11 Health Innovation Roundup: U of A receives $2.4M in federal funding for 'rapid response' against COVID-19

Speed Limits

• Edmonton council votes to lower residential speed limit to 40 km/h
• Council endorses speed limit reductions to 40 km/hr
• Julie's tweet re: the structure of the motion
• Jeff's tweet re: vote on 30 km/h
• CommonSenseYEG's tweet re: vote on 40 km/h
• Councillor Nickel's tweet

Regional Transit

• 12 municipalities set to form new Regional Transit Services Commission

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