Episode Details

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

U of A

• The University of Alberta is undergoing a massive structural change — but for better or worse?

WEM Transit

• ETS tweet
• West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre relocates for several years due to LRT construction

Whyte Scramble

• Edmonton adds 2 new pedestrian scrambles to Whyte Avenue

Clean Energy

• Clean Energy Improvement Program
• Definition: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loan
• Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program

Mask Mandate

• News Release: Face covering bylaw reactivated; masks required across city
• Edmonton's masking bylaw coming back Friday
• Hospitality industry concerns with enforcement, patron response swirl around reinstatement of Edmonton's indoor mask mandate
• Peak of Alberta's 4th wave could hit 1,500 hospitalizations, modelling warns

City Manager

• Coming up at council: Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2021

Safe Passing

• Room to move: Edmonton implementing mandatory bike passing distance for motorists Sept. 30
• City of Edmonton tweet

Election Rundown

• Municipal election rundown: Sept. 1, 2021
• Council candidates in Edmonton see signs vandalized, go missing
• Man running for seat on Edmonton city council calls for more police support after attack

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