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Parking Ban

• Edmonton parking ban lifted Thursday afternoon

Stantec Tower Ads

• Stantec pitches digital signs to light up western Canada’s tallest tower

Thales Deadline

• Edmonton will spend months testing Metro LRT Line signal system; Thales says it’s ready

Budget

• Budget bits: Here are some interesting items city council is mulling
• Edmonton mayor reins in requests for budget add-ons

Funding Deal

• New era for provincial, cities partnership
• The Right Deal At The Right Time

Police Budget

• Councillors decide Edmonton police will get budget boost but not as much as requested
• Edmonton police get $75M boost over four years
• New Edmonton police helicopter saved from budget chopping block
• 'The sky has not fallen': City council queries staff on need for cannabis funding, mulls other saving strategies
• From 2014 on helicopters: Why isn’t City Council pushing back on the Edmonton Police Service?

Metro Line LRT

• Elise Stolte: Thales is not the bogeyman. Metro Line LRT doomed from the start

Transit Stations

• Elise Stolte: Edmonton's transit stations are dead, empty, soulless places. An extra security guard won't change that.

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about the ATB Entrepreneur Centre, which is a great resource if you're starting a business. The Edmonton location is at 4234 Calgary Trail and they also have locations in Calgary, Grande Prairie, and Lethbridge. We also talked about OtherWise, a variety podcast dedicated to empowering diverse communities living on Treaty 6 territory by sharing stories of our lived experiences. Episode 3 is now available. Finally, we plugged our fellow APN members PopCycle, a podcast hosted by Christian Zyp and Eric Newby that digs explores pop culture hist