Tag: #yegcc

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

Restrictive Covenants: Competition Bureau Review – Sobey’s Acquisition of Safeway

These restrictive covenants (caveats that are registered on the land title) left by Safeway after closing stores all over Edmonton are a barrier to building complete communities, and they undermine competition in the food retail sector. (The most recent report to Council on this issue last year can be accessed here for background.) It was great to… Read More

Budget 2011: 3.85%, With 3.4% For Infrastructure

Finally had a moment to post this old news: Yesterday City Council finalized our budget for next year. It is fairly consistent with administration’s proposal which I outlined in a previous post, with a couple of significant changes. The 2% dedicated levy for neighbourhood reconstruction and maintenance was lowered to 1.5% for 2011 out to… Read More

The Way we Grow Up: Remarks on the MDP

Tonight Council gave second reading approval to our Municipal Development Plan. After considerable debate it’s more or less finished, subject to approval from the Capital Region Board, followed by third reading in May or June. We debated the restriction on gravel mining in the river valley, which was upheld in a close vote. The Kanata… Read More