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Council poinsettias the budget at a 2.6% increase
Council passed the budget on the last day they had to do so - we'll give you the highlights and hot city council gossip. You'll also get an overview of Iveson's end of...
Veggies, get to the CHOPPA
The budget is well underway and motions were made... and quickly unmade. As well, the police is getting more money, but LESS more money. We also touch on transit stati...
Some people still aPeachiate city services
Mack's out of the office, so Troy and Kirsten Goa talk about parking revenue, budget discussions, child-friendliness and ill-advised tweeting from a National Post repo...
Streisand's Favourite fruit was a SLAPPle
This 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...
We might Guava problem with following through on our priorities
Council chambers are full of people exercising their democratic right and speaking to council; Troy breaks down why that's stupid and why they shouldn't. And meanwhile...
Looking at Olive the competing priorities
This week it's all about the budget. We'll tell you all about the items competing for your dollars and where we're finding "savings". As well we'll update you on th...
Time for Knecht to Peas Out
The chief of police is out, so we'll have an interim chief during the budget discussions. Mack and Troy question the lack of questions asked about our police budget, a...
No Raisin to go forward with the innovation hub
There's no reason to go forward with the innovation hub. It's dead. Forever. Happy Halloween. Don Iveson also gets fed up with lack of provincial funding for munici...
The Juicy New Melonnovation Hub
In this episode we talk with Eliza Barlow and Therese Kehler, the writer and editor of Taproot Edmonton's newest story on EEDC's lease on the 103st building that they ...
Oregano Transit For You
Lots of transit this week! In the last election "BRT" was the dogwhistle word candidates use to say "I hate transit"; we'll help you learn about the new words councill...
Lettuce on the bus for free
Free transit is on the table after Councillor Paquette issued a notice of motion to examine what free transit might look like in our city. We have an update on Terwili...
Terrawillegar Drive
Traffic on your roadway? Just embiggen it to enquicken all the cars. Or something. This week council was off so we took a deep dive into Terwillager Drive, and some...
Mixed Greens
Council approved the tower on two single family home lots in Oliver and OK'd the contingency plan for the Metro Line signalling system. Edmonton also has an Access Wit...
We've Bean here before
Don Iveson has a 5-point plan to hold taxes to inflation that includes having the suburbs pay their way. The FISE event might not make the cut this year, Edmonton expl...
Thinking about the need to Maca cut
Council's got budget on the mind and is thinking about the places where they might need to Maca cut. The City Auditor reports an ongoing culture change, and the Edmont...
History is a radish best preserved
Edmonton City Council is determined to ensure that Accidental Beach remains an accident while making clear that large towers south of Whyte Ave were not an accident. T...
Put your organics in a different rutabega
Secondary suites are legal in Edmonton, and we're rezoning some developments to allow the already legal weed. We talk about a lot of garbage - we don't mean that pejor...
Picking a Root
This week Council is picking a root. The centre LRT turns out to be less of a circulator and more of a couple lines here and there. Council is walking back playground ...
Council can't beet the heat on Admin decisions
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...
Speaking Municipally: A Podcast About Edmonton City Council
Curious about Edmonton City Council? Join Troy Pavlek and Mack Male in a new podcast that dives into the how's and why's of Edmonton politics. Week-to-week, you'll ...