Michael Janz

• ‘We’re in a crunch’: Edmonton city council reacts to $73.8M budget deficit

  The deficit mostly comes from an unexpected salary settlement where Edmonton police officers are owed $43 million in backpay.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• Obnoxiously loud vehicles will be fined $1K following changes to bylaw passed by Edmonton city council

  Cars and motorcycles making excessive noise will be fined after Edmonton city council passed a bylaw Friday.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2023
  
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• Council looks to deter noisy vehicles on Edmonton roads with $1,000 fine

  Edmonton city council is looking at a new bylaw – those operating vehicles that are 'excessively noisy' could be fined up to $1,000 and double that for subsequent offenses.

  Politics

  Feb 22, 2023
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• Edmonton libraries spent $1.5 million in 2022 dealing with results of social disorder: report

  Ward papastew Coun. Michael Janz said this is one example of cities having to deal with a problem that is supposed to be under provincial jurisdiction.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
• City council hearing mixed reaction on $100 million to Edmonton bike plan

  Ward papastew Coun. Michael Janz said comparing the funding for bike lanes to funding for homelessness is a red herring.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2022
• Edmonton to explore how best to crack down on noisy vehicles

  A city committee has called on administration to take a closer look at what options may work best to crack down on Edmonton drivers with vehicles that cause excessive noise.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2022
• Edmonton councillors shelve pesticide ban, demand better weed control

  Edmonton city councillors decided to keep weed control chemicals while calling on city staff to improve the appearance of public parks and boulevards.

  Environment

  Aug 22, 2022
• City of Edmonton considering widespread changes to public parking

  A new curbside management strategy will be going to Edmonton city councillors later this month that could fundamentally change parking city-wide.

  Traffic

  Aug 12, 2022
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• Gondola developer would pay Edmonton $1.1 million annually for city land

  A land agreement reached between Prairie Sky Gondola and the City of Edmonton would see the developer pay just over $1.1 million each year for building on public land.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
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• Alberta’s drug crisis continues with 160 deaths in January 2022: government data

  The vast majority of deaths were opioid-related and took place in Calgary and Edmonton, however the city with the highest rate of overdose deaths was Lethbridge.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2022