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Yesterday the Elect Don Iveson team held a launch event to raise a few dollars for the campaign and connect with volunteers and supporters. It was a nice blend of people from the 2007 effort and people we’ve come to know since being elected. Turnout was strong in spite of the competition with Fathers’ Day.… Read More
With an election on the horizon this fall, the team behind re-electing me in Ward 10 has been busy at work. We’re all excited about coordinating all the people who are eager to volunteer and contribute, and we’re eager to rise to the expectations for an even more innovative campaign this time around. Most of… Read More
Earlier today I helped launch the City’s next big planning exercise, namely the new environmental strategic plan dubbed ‘The Way We Green‘. It’s picking up after the 2006 Environmental Strategic Plan, which was good but more internally focused on the city and not very high-profile. The project is building on the widespread consultations in 2008… Read More
What follows ran in today’s Edmonton Examiner as my monthly column. It follows up from this previous post. I heard loud and clear that last week was challenging for many motorists encountering LRT on the south side, especially those who use 51 Avenue. The transportation department remains focused on optimizing the performance of all intersections… Read More
This post is a follow up from my Snow Policy Must Change post. Yesterday at Transportation and Public Works committee we debated the proposed new Snow Policy. My comment to the head of Transportation was “I couldn’t have written this better myself.” It calls for just what I called for back in January, specifically: a 5cm snow… Read More