Speaking Municipally

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

GraceLife Church

• 'Physically closed': Alberta health officials shut down GraceLife Church west of Edmonton

Moe Banga

• Edmonton councillor Moe Banga seeking re-election this fall

Winter Tires

• Has the winter tire season gotten longer?
• Calgary roads have ‘way fewer’ potholes this year thanks to a mild winter

CSWB Task Force

• Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force
• Report and recommendations: Safer For All
• Council approves recommended police reforms, puts funding decisions on hold
• Mack's Twitter thread
• Mack's follow-up tweet
• Mike Nickel's tweet

Photo Radar

• Council reduces funds to traffic safety programs by $2.6M over two years

Bus Network Redesign

• Edmonton city councillor wants to put brakes on new bus network
• Big changes for Edmonton commuters as city launches transit redesign
• City of Edmonton: Bus Network Redesign

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