Shaw TV Profile

May 19, 2013

in 2010-2013 Term

Earlier this month Sarolta Saskiw from Shaw’s Go TV shadowed me to get a taste of a city councillor’s life outside of City Hall. This kind profile piece was the result:

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Final Arena Vote Rationale

05.15.2013

Two years ago I said ‘this is probably the best deal we can get under the circumstances – it’s just the circumstances I have a problem with.’ That comment was more about serious concerns I have about how pro-sports franchises do business with their host cities – and I’m still bothered by this, as are [...]

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Ticket Tax Could Close Arena Gap

05.08.2013

There are three camps on this question. There are those who believe the Oilers are priceless, and would pay anything. There are those who believe pro sports are worthless to Edmonton and/or who really don’t want to see any investment downtown; and consequently don’t want to see any city dollars whatsoever going into a new [...]

Tagged as: Arena, Oilers, value

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Energy and Climate Citizen Panel

04.16.2013

I was very impressed with the presentations from the Citizen Panelists who spoke to Executive Committee yesterday. They were some of the 57 Edmontonians of diverse backgrounds who came together last fall to deliberate over six weekends on tough questions of climate and energy facing Edmoton. Two things impressed me most: their positivity and their [...]

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Potholes 2013: Triage and Beyond

04.14.2013

It’s a perfect storm for potholes. And City Council is taking short-term action while continuing to advance longer-term solutions. To demystify the pothole: water infiltrates under the roadway surface through cracks but doesn’t drain because of our soil conditions. That water expands as it freezes and exerts pressure on the roadway material. This happens over [...]

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