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On November 10, I hosted the inaugural Mayor’s City-Building Summit here at City Hall. The Summit gathered leaders from the health, K-12 education, post-secondary, business and community safety sectors to speak – as one – about Edmonton’s priorities in the coming years. A key deliverable from this Summit is the following letter summarizing this… Read More
Yesterday, Premier Prentice released ‘Mandate Letters‘ for his cabinet; essentially, his expectations for the men and women he has appointed. Mandate letters are fascinating to politicos for a whole bunch of reasons, but they’re actually critical to us because of the signals they send about the government’s priorities going forward. I met with Mr. Prentice… Read More
For the past few weeks I’ve been asking people “what keeps you in Edmonton?” Most people chose to come here or chose to stay — understanding why is key to effective city building. Their answers vary, but they usually reflect our love for homegrown arts and culture. Whether people are enjoying Shakespeare in the Park,… Read More
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.
Mayor Mandel never fails to get the City’s attention with his annual State of the City address. This one was noteworthy as much for what wasn’t said as what was. The most complex issue the Mayor raised was regional planning and equity. Elise Stolte from the Journal wrote a blog post which includes the text… Read More