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Edmonton is the youngest major city in Canada with a highly educated workforce. That’s a huge competitive advantage for our city, and this demographic wave is changing how we think about, plan and build our city. The truth is, young Edmontonians can choose to work in almost any city in the world – and if… Read More
The 2017 infill construction season has officially kicked off. Yesterday, I was pleased to join senior administration from the City of Edmonton, community members and industry representatives to launch another season of building. As I’ve said before, there is a strong case for why we need more and better infill; it makes the best use… Read More
It has been a full week of budget news. Last Thursday the provincial government released its 2017 budget, and today our federal government released its fiscal plan. This is an uncertain time, with both governments working to manage large deficits and lower revenues amidst economic turmoil. That said, both budgets are encouraging for Edmonton overall.… 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
As Chair of the Canadian Big City Mayors’ group, I am in Marrakech this week for the COP22 Climate Change Conference. I am grateful to Environment & Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna for the opportunity to join her as part of the Canadian delegation and for including the municipal perspective in implementing the Paris Agreement.… Read More