Speaking Municipally

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Education Requisition

• Edmonton decides to keep property tax increase at 2.6%
• Council Roundup: April 12, 2019

Prairie Sky Gondola

• Edmonton council endorses next step for private gondola dream

Bonnie Doon Redevelopment

• Council OKs rezoning Bonnie Doon site for major development

1993 Election

• 1993 Alberta general election
• Twenty years since Alberta’s epic 1993 election

90s Cutbacks

• Klein’s policies got us into this mess: Budget cuts of 1990s did lasting damage
• Lakritz: Please, not a return to Klein's Alberta Advantage
• Notley raises spectre of Klein-style cuts under UCP government

2019 Election

• NDP sweeps Edmonton, leaving city an island of orange in a sea of blue
• Incoming premier promises to work with Edmonton, despite city's chilly reception
• Elise Stolte: Orange Edmonton desperately needs to build bridges in this sea of blue
• Edmonton Public School Trustees doing their due diligence by asking about UCP education cuts
• 'The election is behind us': Kenney and Notley meet to transition government
• Mayor Don Iveson's statement

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we spoke about Overdue Finds, a podcast from the Edmonton Public Library that discusses all the pop culture and media that you can find at your local library. We also highlighted ATB Financial's support of Pride.

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