Category: Capital Region

Open by Default: Building an Open City

One of my main priorities is running an open and effective local government, so today’s report from our Open City and Analytics group was very encouraging. Since 2015 the Open City team has won national and international recognition for how it approaches open government. For example, Edmonton has been named ‘Canada’s Most Open City’ for… Read More

Winter/Spring term wrap-up

Council held its last meeting for the winter/spring term last week and, upon reflection, it struck me as a term when we moved mountains and, at the same time, pushed difficult inches forward on important initiatives. We head into summer break with a busy fall in front of us. Here are just a few of… Read More

Shaping a more equitable region

In my annual State of the City address this spring, I spent a good portion of my speech talking about how a more functional, balanced Edmonton Metro Region is vital to ensuring our shared prosperity. On this theme, our City Council recently evaluated a report by an independent panel commissioned by nine of the region’s… Read More