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It’s been a global few months for Edmonton. I’ve had the opportunity to travel and talk about the Edmonton Declaration and what we are doing as a city to mitigate the effects of climate change. I’m grateful for the support we’ve received from municipalities along the way including Boston, Washington, Miami, Honolulu and Pittsburgh. Cities… Read More
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
If you’re not familiar with Edmonton’s current flag, don’t worry – most people aren’t. Here’s what it looks like: At Council today I put forward a motion asking city staff to collect public input on our current flag, as well as specifically collect feedback on Ryan McCourt’s flag design, presented by the Confederacy of Treaty 6… Read More
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
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