After @doniveson fumed Friday a/b taxes & paying for #yeg amenities. Today @CityofLeduc 's Bob Young said "Mayor I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Edmonton looking to neighbours to help pay for attractions
By Scott Johnston Reporter
There’s growing frustration at City Hall, as council is being asked to approve multi million dollar big ticket projects. The complaint is, they are projects all of Metro Edmonton uses, but only Edmonton taxpayers pay the bill. Continue reading
Edmonton City Council puts Lewis Farms rec centre in funding queue but won’t confirm until next fall
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Edmonton City Council has given tentative approval to the $292-million Lewis Farms rec centre, however, they want to wait a whole year to nail down specific costs through a value-engineering exercise that could reduce the price. Continue reading
Council comes up with creative way to help fund Edmonton police helicopter
Edmonton is going to get another police helicopter but how it will be funded is still up in the air. Continue reading
Councillors decide Edmonton police will get budget boost but not as much as requested
Council voted to give the Edmonton Police Service $75 million more over four years. That means the force could add 101 more positions, 58 fewer than interim chief Kevin Brezinski asked for. Continue reading
Edmonton city council ponders Junos bid for 2022
Budget talk at City Hall is that Edmonton is trying to land the Junos. The aim is to host the event in 2022 at Rogers Place, once the Ice District is pretty well complete. Continue reading
Edmonton City Council building consensus on ways to hold down tax increase
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Three different ways to reduce the proposed 3.3 per cent property tax increase for 2019 emerged on Monday as Edmonton City Council began debate on its first-ever four-year operating and capital budgets. Continue reading
Federal minister Sohi asks NEB for pipeline inventory in order to find more capacity
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi told a business audience Friday that he’s instructed the National Energy Board to do a review of the pipeline capacity that’s in place. Continue reading
EEDC looking at how Expo Centre’s Hall D could generate more business
Now that the EEDC has the Expo Centre back in the black, the president and CEO says they’re looking at how to increase use of the arena in Hall D. Continue reading
Council told winter will pass before efforts to get homeless out of river valley can happen
Councillor Scott McKeen made a motion at Tuesday’s city council meeting to find out the reasons why so many more people are living in the river valley. Unfortunately winter will be almost over before he gets an answer. Continue reading
Councillor launches plan to end gender-based violence in Edmonton
Following the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls International Conference, Coun. Bev Esslinger introduced a motion Tuesday to improve the safety of women and girls in Edmonton. Continue reading
Council asks for a review of Edmonton’s ward boundaries
Councillors want administration to look at the issue of redrawing the boundary lines to make wards as equal as possible. They’re not interested in increasing the number of councillors. Continue reading
Analysis of new Edmonton bus network finds gaps in service from stops to destinations
Edmonton Transit Service management recommends running a pilot project as a way to test supplemental service delivery models and figure out which works best. Continue reading
Parking revenue for downtown Edmonton hasn’t panned out
More competition than expected has meant the city isn’t collecting as much parking revenue for events at Rogers Place as first hoped. City council will vote on a new plan to make up the missing $6 million. Continue reading
Edmonton council holds ‘pivotal special city council meeting’ about budget and funding
Members of Edmonton City Council had to rush to city hall Friday morning for an unscheduled meeting to solidify funding priorities and what it wants from the Alberta government. Continue reading
Court date set for Chinatown business association’s effort to close Edmonton safe injection sites
The Chinatown and Area Business Association now has its day in court set as it battles to force the closure of the supervised consumption sites in Edmonton’s inner city. Continue reading
