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I visited the Mill Creek Flexhomes yesterday, which I heard about because it won an Edmonton Urban Design Award. Turns out I used to serve on a condo board with the designers (Arnold Renschler & Chris Buyze) and it was nice to reconnect with them and see what they’ve been up to. This project has some really… Read More
What follows is my January contribution to the Edmonton Examiner’s gracious ‘Councillor Connection‘ column space which rotates among us. Since the Examiner is split run (there are, I believe, seven different versions, each localized to different parts of the city) people outside the South West would not see this. But I thought it might be… Read More
This post is a follow up to a previous post on the decision to spin off the power generating wing of EPCOR as the new Capital Power Corporation, and to authorize the sale of shares in that new company to the market. The proceeds of this sale of shares will be used by EPCOR to… Read More
Yesterday a number of younger delegates assembled at ICLEI’s request to scope out a possible Youth/Next Gen initiative for young leaders. (Daveberta has written a great synopsis.) A few of us put together a resolution today and we’ll see what the reception at the main meeting is like tomorrow. Many delegates were impressed with our… Read More
More than 30 delegates from around the globe assembled to take the LRT south to our newest station at South Campus for a field trip to see the Local Motion EcoMobility pilot project in Parkallen. By the way, EcoMobility means encouraging walking, wheeling, cycling and transit. The city is partnering with Transport Canada and the Global… Read More