Episode Details

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Bloom

• Bloom opens with a look at what's popping in innovation

Excessive noise

• Edmonton councillor calling for clampdown on excessive vehicle noise

Traffic court

• Alberta government pausing plan to change how people can fight traffic tickets

Children's hospital

• Stollery Children's Hospital beds in Edmonton to be used for adult emergency overflow

Station Lands

• City of Edmonton to build $26M pedway as part of private multi-tower project
• Mack's tweet with the vote
• Mack's tweet on public engagement
• Mack's tweet on affordable housing
• Council agenda item

Orange Hub

• Edmonton city council agrees to build $14M parking lot at Orange Hub
• City aims for Edmontonians to 'live more locally' with 15-minute districts
• Troy's RIP City Plan tweet
• Council agenda item

Police audit

• Council privately quashes recommended audit of Edmonton policing and use of city funding

Innovation hub

• Innovate Edmonton to move into new home on Jasper Avenue this fall

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This week we highlighted Edmonton Public Schools, which is hosting virtual open houses for the 2022-23 school year. We also talked about the Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area, also known as BGCBigs. There's currently a need for mentors in many BGCBigs programs as well as virtual tutors who can support young people as they transition back to school.

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