Category: Community Consultation

Reimagining Community Safety in Edmonton

Today City Council completed its debate on our comprehensive motion regarding the Edmonton Police Commission. I want to recognize the spectrum of perspectives has led us to today’s final outcome. There’s no doubt that whether you’re a member of the police service, family of a member of the police service, the police commission or member… Read More

Climate change is a threat we must address head-on

Today the City of Edmonton released an update on our Energy Transition Strategy which highlights preliminary findings made in response to City Council’s approval of the Edmonton Declaration in 2018. The Declaration committed mayors from around the world to recognize the immediate threat of climate change and consider our actions through a lens that would… Read More

Building Our LRT, Building Our City

In 1978, Edmonton’s population was just over 478,000 and – with great fanfare surrounding the Commonwealth Games – we became the first city in North America (with <1 million people) to build light rail transit. With yesterday’s Statistics Canada announcement, our population now sits at 932,546, making us one of the fastest growing cities in… Read More