Episode Details

Budget deliberations are underway at city council, and the province has all but banned photo radar. Plus, we get a new police commissioner who looks a lot like an old police commissioner.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Budget

• On the agenda: Budget adjustments and rezonings
• Hold me in abeyance: Your guide to budget terms and processes
• Edmonton city council kicks off 2024 budget debate
• 7% tax hike on table as Edmonton city council begins 2024 budget debate
• Edmonton businesses urge council to focus on core services: '7% is too taxing'

Photo radar

• Alberta banning 'cash cow' photo radar on Edmonton and Calgary ring roads
• News Release: Protecting drivers from photo radar fishing holes
• Automated Traffic Enforcement — City of Edmonton

Valley Line Southeast LRT

• Worker injuries, safety orders reveal human impact of Edmonton LRT project
• Unscheduled delays

Electric buses

• Edmonton's fleet of electric buses failing amid manufacturer's bankruptcy proceedings

Encampments

• 'It's just not safe': Edmonton police chief says encampments shouldn't be tolerated
• Police chief calls for coordinated Edmonton effort to shut down encampments after deadly fires

Police commission

• Third provincial appointee — Edmonton Police Commission

Winter patios

• News Release: Grant offers a warm welcome to winter patios

LRT closures

• News Release: Upcoming LRT station closures due to planned work

Drug shortages

• Edmonton pharmacies facing shortages of common drugs: 'It's frightening'

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