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Today, Councillor Bev Esslinger and I put forward a motion based on our learnings from the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls International Conference. I’ve been reflecting on something Aristotle said, “the city came into being to preserve life. It exists for the good life”. This inspires me in… Read More
Calls to action are just words if action is not taken. I’m touched today that the City of Edmonton announced over 8000 civic employees have now had training on the history of residential schools and their ongoing intergenerational impacts. This, along with treaty awareness has encouraged dialogue on reconciliation in our workplaces. In March, 2014,… Read More
There’s no doubt that it is summer in the city! Before you head out for some much needed patio time, I wanted to reflect on some of the accomplishments this new City Council and I have achieved thus far. After the election on October 16th, we hit the ground running and I have been relentless… Read More
This week Mayors, government leaders, and climate change scientists are in Edmonton for the International Cities and Climate Change Science Conference. We clearly heard that cities are willing to commit to a new kind of partnership with the scientific community – a research and innovation agenda that will drive our investment decisions and the policy… Read More
2017 was a captivating year for our city and as it comes to a close I can confidently say that Edmonton is THE “Big Canadian City to Watch”. We are one of the youngest, fastest-growing cities in the country with emerging economic strengths. This past year, we embraced this. One of the key questions our… Read More