Regional Planning & Growth

[trevorhayden]

Insane

 

[Gronk!]

Edmonton Global's incoming CEO aims to refresh relationships and drive scale

The second-ever CEO of Edmonton Global said she is returning to Edmonton from the United Kingdom because the current moment is pivotal for the regional economic development agency.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[Glenco]

Edgar. I wonder if she is related to Edgar from Autograph?

 

[johnnyboy]

https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/report-finds-st-albert-created-more-jobs-than-edmonton-over-five-years-11424132

 

[The_Cat]

'Up our game': Edmonton area municipal leaders eager to resume regional collaboration

Many in greater Edmonton area live in one municipality and work in another one, point out several regional mayors.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Gronk!]

Beaumont leads region in growth as population and workforce surge

Officials in the fastest growing municipality in the Edmonton region in 2025 credit that growth to the appeal of regional life and economic opportunities, and the appeal to immigrants from specific communities looking to locate near those who share their backgrounds.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[MacLac]

Strangely enough the neighbourhood in the picture, “La Reve,” has stalled and has not built a house in 2 years due to the developers in-fighting and financial “issues.”

 

[Jspr]

Beaumont leads region in growth as population and workforce surge

Officials in the fastest growing municipality in the Edmonton region in 2025 credit that growth to the appeal of regional life and economic opportunities, and the appeal to immigrants from specific communities looking to locate near those who share their backgrounds.

edmonton.taproot.news

What a strange take in that article. The job growth going on in Beaumont is service-sector employment in strip retail to serve the suburban residents. This doesn't make Beaumont less of a bedroom community nor is it transitioning away from being one. There is no significant employment node within the municipality.

 

[The_Cat]

I’m guessing many also work in Nisku.

 

[Jspr]

I’m guessing many also work in Nisku.

and the Grey Nuns

 

[MacLac]

What a strange take in that article. The job growth going on in Beaumont is service-sector employment in strip retail to serve the suburban residents. This doesn't make Beaumont less of a bedroom community nor is it transitioning away from being one. There is no significant employment node within the municipality.

Agreed! In my 17+years there we know ZERO people who live in Beaumation Nation and also work there at the same time…..

 

[Gronk!]

Three municipalities finalize departure from Edmonton Global

Devon, Sturgeon County, and Strathcona County will leave Edmonton Global in 2026, voting recently to follow through on their 2023 announcements that they would depart as the window to reverse those decisions was set to close.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[David A]

What a strange take in that article. The job growth going on in Beaumont is service-sector employment in strip retail to serve the suburban residents. This doesn't make Beaumont less of a bedroom community nor is it transitioning away from being one. There is no significant employment node within the municipality.

Yes, or maybe they are also somehow counting construction workers building all those new houses as industry. It seems to be very much a bedroom community, but with major employers like the Grey Nuns nearby in south Edmonton and the Nisku industrial area just to the south, that makes sense.