Speaking Municipally

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Parking Ban Edmonton parking ban lifted Thursday afternoon Stantec Tower Ads Stantec pitches digital signs to light up western Canada’s tallest tower Thales Deadline Edmonton will spend months testing Metro LRT Line signal system; Thales says it’s ready Budget Budget bits: Here are some interesting items city council is mulling Edmonton mayor reins in...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Kirsten Goa @kirstengoa on Twitter Kirsten Goa on LinkedIn Funicular Funicular closed for three weeks to fix cold weather-related issues Photo Radar Canada Post strike delaying Edmonton photo radar violations U of A Parking Tickets From $10 to $100: Parking tickets at University of Alberta set to skyrocket Childfriendly Cities Child Friendly Edmonton C...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Duchess Bake Shop Duchess Bake Shop creates replica Hogwarts Castle to support Bissell Centre Oilers fire McLellan Oilers fire McLellan, hire Hitchcock as new head coach FIFA World Cup 2026 Edmonton councillors raise concerns over hosting FIFA 2026 after Calgary rejects Olympic bid Grey Cup Festival Edmonton business says traffic closures mean Grey Cup...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Calgary 2026 Plebiscite results Metro Line LRT ‘A non-event’: Thales says things rolled smoothly during LRT signal testing Signs Residents and drivers question massive amount of traffic signs on south Edmonton street Public Hearing & Speaking at Council Rec centres, tax burden dominate Edmonton city budget hearing The City of Edmonton has an opport...

Reddit Edmonton Subreddit Ditching Transit Final round of signal testing to shut down all LRT service on Saturday Elise Stolte: 'Can't keep getting angry.' Riders desert Edmonton Transit, go back to driving 2019-2022 Operating Budget Proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget Edmonton's 2019 budget calls for 3.3 per cent property tax hike 750 new job positions at city in question, Edmonton councillor say...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: #yegkidcount #yegkidcount on Twitter 2019-2022 Operating Budget Proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget 2026 Calgary Olympic Bid The Sprawl: The Plebiscite Edition LRT Funding Alberta funds Edmonton Valley Line West Alberta commits $1.04 billion to Edmonton's west Valley Line LRT expansion Affordable Housing Edmonton budget talks will include $67M request...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Cannabis Alberta’s 5 Nova Cannabis stores raked in $1.3M in first 5 days of legalization Keillor Point This is the end for Edmonton's End of the World LRT Damage LRT to return to full service Thursday after 40 trains sidelined by mechanical issue Damage control in full force as city continues to fix damaged LRT cars Innovation Hub Update Edmonton counc...

EEDC leased it, but will they come? An older downtown tower could be reborn as a new Innovation Hub to revitalize Edmonton’s tech startup community — if it can get tenants Here are the relevant links for this episode: Mayor Don Iveson's 2018 State of the City Address Innovate Edmonton Hub October 15, 2018 City Council Executive Committee Agenda Mack's tweet thread from Executive Committee on Monda...

Calcium Chloride Edmonton council to decide whether to continue controversial road de-icing program Thales New Metro Line LRT signalling system ready to go today: Thales Canada David Staples David Staples: One-two punch hammers city council's plan to increase taxes Free Transit 'Not ... an essential service': Free transit debate exposes divisions on council Edmonton councillor’s transit inquiry ge...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Calgary Snow 'Help is on the way!' Edmonton sending snow plows to Calgary Don Iveson tweet Snow Tires City ponders benefits of mandating winter tires during winter months Marijuana on October 17 This bud's for northern Alberta: On Oct. 17, most cannabis retailers will be in the Edmonton region Terwillegar Expressway Edmonton city councillors endorse qu...

Here are the relevant links for this episode: Cannabis Rental giant Boardwalk bans all cannabis smoking and growing from its properties Calcium Chloride Edmonton to continue spraying calcium chloride on roads for another winter Starlight Casino Starlight Casino at West Edmonton Mall ready to roll the dice after $57-million expansion Terwillegar Drive Terwillegar Drive Concept Planning Study Counci...

We're proud to be a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB ! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Pogo CarShare Pogo Carshare joins Communauto Group Vehicle Noise Monitoring City turns off digital displays of decibel levels after noise complaints spike Best of Edmonton Vue Weekly's...

We're proud to be  a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB ! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Hyatt hotel Downtown Edmonton hotel loses Hyatt branding Funicular vandalism Vandalism leads to $47K repair for Edmonton's funicular Operation 24 Hours Over 3,300 traffic violations is...

We're proud to announce that Speaking Municipally is now a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB ! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper on this week's episode: Yard Waste Plan to remove grass clippings from weekly garbage pickup inches ahead Mayor Iveson — “I leave my clip...

Playground Delays City promises to cut red tape for neighbourhood playgrounds, splash parks Fringe Festival Fringe Festival sets a record: 133,276 tickets sold Fringe Roundup Review: 2018 Edition Valley Line LRT West Left Turn Removing left-turn lane on 104 Avenue at 109 Street endorsed by council committee Urban Beach Accidental Beach won't become permanent urban attraction, councillors decide Lo...

Pesticide-related offences City of Edmonton faces environmental charges : "The Alberta government has laid seven charges against the City of Edmonton for pesticide-related offences." P3 for Valley Line LRT West? Mayor says west leg of LRT will not be built as a public-private partnership 'I shouldn't have said that': Edmonton mayor reveals private details about west LRT line Edmonton not so livabl...

Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper: Talus Dome Professor says Talus Dome must be moved or vandalism ‘will happen again’ Petition: Move Edmonton's Talus Dome to a Better Location Heritage Festival barn ‘We’re keeping the barn’: City reverses decision to take barn from Heritage Festival Council Reports Project and Policy Tracking System Options (no news articles for this one, wei...

City Council has to walk back several decisions made by city administration like removing the memorial bench plaques and the Heritage Festival barn evictions. Mack and Troy also take a look forward at the big issues that will be coming up this year. Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper: Heritage Festival access Heritage Festival boss saw easier access for crowd upward of 300,000...

Speaking Municipally is our pilot weekly podcast digging into the how's and why's of Edmonton politics. Your hosts are Troy Pavlek and Mack Male who could graciously be described as "competent". Each week we'll give you a short version of what happened this week that we think you should care about, and we'll dig in and discuss why it matters. We're available wherever podcasts are sold - and submit...