Episode Details

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Trans Mountain

• Liberal government approves $9.3B Trans Mountain expansion project, but critics say it's too little too late

Endangered Glenora

• Top 10 Endangered Places List

EPL Wages

• Edmonton Public Library backtracks on student minimum wage decision

Gerry Shimko

• No longer with the City of Edmonton!
• "Rajna Tufegdzic is the Acting Executive Director of Traffic Safety until the City finds a replacement for Gerry."

ETS Skills Challenge

• Edmonton skills competition reveals intense experience of driving a big bus
• Troy's tweet

Calcium Chloride

• Councillor not pleased calcium chloride will be used on Edmonton roads again

Solar Plant

• Solar panel project in Edmonton’s river valley put on hold

Lewis Farms Recreation Centre

• Edmonton City Council approves $321M budget for Lewis Estates rec centre
• Andrew Knack's tweet

Housing Moratorium Lifted

• Mayor's office tweet

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about The Wellness Summit organized by Alberta Blue Cross. The event takes place on October 10 at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel and aims to "connect the dots of what it takes to create healthier workplaces with happy people." We also highlighted Unit B Coworking, located on 104 Street downtown in the historic McKenney Building. Among other things, Unit B offers a recording studio!

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