Municipal Politics

[The_Cat]

Edmonton could grow to 1.25M people in two years, says administration

Edmonton city council was briefed on the city's growth pressures and potential solutions during intensive orientation overview

edmontonjournal.com

 

[TravellingChris]

Write to those wayward councillors.

Make sure they understand they just made a big mistake.

Very poor timing on their part.

On the contrary, their timing was excellent. They've just been elected or re-elected. Four years is an eternity in politics.

Yes, some of their constituents are angry now, but will anyone care in October 2029? By that time, new issues and concerns will have taken centre stage and nobody will remember anything about who did or didn't show up for a given proclamation one month after the 2025 election.

 

[buildings]

No more Christmas tree collection in Edmonton

Edmontonians getting rid of real Christmas trees will now be their own responsibility. The city says getting rid of the collection will save the city money.

www.ctvnews.ca

I fear this will have some bad outcomes. In the past the city would pass all the collected trees through the wood chipper and use the resultant mulch for weed control in the many shrub beds in the parks and roadways. Hope the money they save in this way will pay for all the herbicides to replace it. Also, you just know that many of those trees will end up in ditches and the side of the road where the CIty will have to go pick them up anyway.

 

[TAS]

Knack met with Smith. Glad he hasn't forgotten about the $330 million.