Streisand's Favourite fruit was a SLAPPle
Download MP3This week a sitting city councillor will stay that way after he lost the UCP nomination in Edmonton-South. He might struggle to get back up to city hall because of all the Grey Cup Festival caused traffic snarls, though.
We also talk (very carefully) about an Edmonton MP suing a student newspaper and some questionable public engagement from a city that has won international awards from public engagement.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Duchess Bake Shop
Oilers fire McLellan
FIFA World Cup 2026
Grey Cup Festival
Utility Rates
Cannabis Charges
Edmonton MP sues The Gateway
Mike Nickel loses UCP nomination bid
Public Engagement
- Elise Stolte: 'Miserably fails the test,' Eastglen pool fiasco highlights Edmonton blind spot on public consultation
- City of Edmonton Public Engagement
- Edmonton's IAP2 International Award
Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we mentioned Let's Do Coffee, the new podcast from NAIT's Mawji Centre. Episode 3 features a conversation with interior designer Candace Wolfe. We also plugged I Don't Get It, a podcast about the performing arts in Edmonton. Their most recent episode touched on the demise of Vue Weekly, which they called "the city's last bastion of dedicated print arts media."
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