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Whether we’re buying a new treadmill or a box of oranges, we inevitably ask ourselves the same question: is it worth what I’m paying? Just before budget deliberations, Edmonton’s Insight Community (sign up to take part) surveyed Edmontonians and asked them the same kind of question: do you get good value for the property tax… Read More
With ‘Budget 2015’ deliberations well underway, Council has already made some important decisions (*pending final budget approval) that will have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of our city. Our commitment to infrastructure investments will ensure that we don’t fall behind again and we stay (moderately) abreast of our growth pressures rather than… 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
Today has been of the most exhilarating days I’ve had in public service. Fresh on the heels of what appeared to be disappointing news in the Provincial budget, our counterparts ‘under the dome’ stepped up and showed that Alberta’s capital city is truly worth investing in. As a result, the largest infrastructure project in our… Read More
Policy in brief LRT expansion is a major priority for Edmontonians. Council must continue to drive significant development of the full network, but it needs to be paced well and engineered in a way that allows for traffic to continue to flow. By 2017, we will have secured funding and begun construction on the Southeast… Read More