MUNICIPAL ELECTION
- Races underway in Capital Region [Edmonton Journal]
- Although a near-record amount of candidate are in the running, the proportion of women running is lower than it has been in a decade [CBC]
- Simons: Edmonton mayoral candidates learn a sharp lesson about partisan politics [Edmonton Journal]
- Will Kerry Diotte squeeze past Don Iveson and Karen Leibovici in the Edmonton election? [Metro News]
- Leibovici, Iveson engage in war of words over new revenue sources [Edmonton Journal]
- Council candidate supports polygraph plan for potential politicians (with poll) [Edmonton Journal]
- Day in the life of mayor Stephen Mandel. [Global News]
- Edmonton mayor not nostalgic as he prepares for retirement [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton’s business community keeping a close eye on mayoral race [Global News]
FOOD
- The top 100 best things to eat or drink in Edmonton [The Tomato]
- Edmonton’s Food Council had their first meeting this week. It will be exciting to see what comes out of this initiative [MasterMaq]
- For updates on Food and Agriculture in the City, subscribe the City’s newsletter mailout [City of Edmonton]
DOWNTOWN
- Strip club gets OK for historic Edmonton building [CBC]
- Citadel Theatre announces $5-million fundraising campaign [Edmonton Journal]
- Suburbs top downtown on Edmonton’s office market [Edmonton Journal]
- Downtown Edmonton development squeezing out cheap housing [CBC]
- Our inner cities became the safest places. Let’s export urban safety [Globe and Mail]
- First little free library in Oliver went into service today! It’s at the Oliver Hall. 11826 – 103 Ave. [Oliver Community League]
OTHER
- “Otherworldly” Northern Lights extra active and visible in Edmonton backyards this year [Edmonton Journal]
- EVENT: Experience Edmonton’s francophone culture with Edmonton Chante
- EVENT: Get your tickets for Designing Downtown Pecha Kucha Night
- Alberta population on pace to top four million this year [Calgary Herald]
- What the U.S. Can Learn From Canada’s High-Paying Jobs Recovery [Atlantic Cities]
- An excellent resource on First Nation Residential Schools for educators [Project of Heart]
- A Different Kind Of Bike Share Lets You Lock Your Bike Wherever You Want [Fast Coexist]
- Insight: So, How Gay (and Lesbian) is Canada? [Martin Prosperity]
- How to Design a City for Women [Atlantic Cities]