DEVELOPMENT
- Hot Edmonton real estate market leading to bidding wars [Global]
- Edmonton firm a pioneer with sustainable office building that creates as much energy as it uses [Edmonton Journal]
- Plan possibly in the works for vacant property in the heart of Old Strathcona [CTV]
- Simons: Don’t sacrifice Edmonton’s modernist past to build its modern future [Edmonton Journal]
- New downtown businesses have been announced this week including Jacek Chocolates and Earth’s General Store on 104 Street, State and Main on Jasper Avenue, and potentially The Keg on Rice Howard Way. [DECL]
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
- Simons: Truth and reconciliation mark a start — but not an end [Edmonton Journal]
- Editorial: Next step: honour TRC promises [Edmonton Journal]
- If Colonialism is a shape-shifter… [Urban Adventurer]
TRANSPORT
- A Business-Side Look at Edmonton’s Extended LRT System & Where It’s Taking Us [Edmonton Commerce News]
- City of Edmonton officials tackling transit social media inquiries [Metro News]
- Doctors prescribing bike-share memberships to combat obesity [CBC]
ARTS & CULTURE
- Don’t forget: Colour Your Flag #yegflag submission deadline is April 15!
- Old Strathcona shops to show recycled art for Green Window City project [Metro News]
- Heavier cash flow needed to restore High Level Bridge waterfall, report indicates [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Time to let Great Divide waterfall flow into history [Edmonton Journal]
- Upcoming Consultations: How Edmonton Can Be A Nuit Blanche City? [4th Street Promenade]
- Have a Nice Day :): mural by local artists Mark Feddes & Chelsea Boida at Northgate Transit Centre [Foolscap Studio]
- The economic imperative for investing in arts and culture [Globe and Mail]
LOCAL NEWS
- Edmonton Community leagues dealing with consultation problems [Metro News]
- Edmonton to host Red Bull Crashed Ice event in 2015 [Metro News]
- Edmonton bids for 2022 Commonwealth Games [Edmonton Journal]
- What will this mean to municipalities that are required by law to mail for basic services? Cost to mail a letter soars 35% [CBC]
CURIOSITIES
- Check out Edmonton Tourism’s newly launched website! [Edmonton Tourism]
- Neat tidbit explaining why downtown’s surrounding neighbourhoods initiated development before downtown itself: The Hudson’s Bay Company Owned Downtown Edmonton [City of Edmonton]
- Interesting comparison of Density & Built Form in Canadian Cities [lewisnvillegas]