Civic Engagement
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Show Your Love For Edmonton! World Wildlife Fund’s “We Love Cities” Campaign
Modified excerpt from the City of Edmonton website The City of Edmonton is one of 34 finalists participating in the 2014 Earth Hour City Challenge. The...
By Paul Giang -
Cognitive Surplus and Appreciation in Civic Life
I have no idea how I ended up watching a Ted Talk entitled “How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World”. I did not know what cognitive surplus was, and...
By Jane Purvis -
Making Infill Go Boom
I can’t handle the thought of living outside of a central area. Mostly because it’s where I have always been, and the thought of a torturous 45 minutes to...
By Peter West -
Molson Public Hearing Post-Mortem
This article follows upon two earlier articles discussing proposed plans for the Molson/Crosstown site in northwest Oliver. Those earlier articles can be...
By Kyle Witiw -
Bike-in for Better Infrastructure
*Co-authored by Leslie Bush & Shannon LeBlanc On June 29, a group of citizens, going by the name of Strathcona Complete Streets, set up portable...
By Derek Robinson -
No More Crap! A Comment on the Molson/Crosstown Proposal (Part Two)
This is the second of two articles discussing proposed plans for the Molson/Crosstown site in northwest Oliver. Part two focuses on the former Molson...
By Kyle Witiw -
No More Crap! A Comment on the Molson/Crosstown Proposal (Part One)
This is the first of two articles discussing proposed plans for the Molson/Crosstown site in northwest Oliver. Part one focuses on planning and zoning...
By Kyle Witiw -
Storytelling and Storylistening
I was lucky enough to attend a workshop, hosted by the Centre of Public Involvement, with Pattie LaCroix of Catapult Media. The focus was how to use...
By Jane Purvis -
My Top Five Reasons to be Optimistic About Public Engagement in Edmonton
In the midst of some controversial issues in our fair city over the last months (bike lanes, the new arena, LRT expansion, the Walterdale Bridge, and...
By Jane Purvis -
The Forgotten Spaces: Cemeteries
Every year at the start of spring, my family and I visit our ancestors at the cemetery during the Qing Ming festival. For each family member that we...
By Stephanie Mah -
Battle for Brooklyn film screening
M.A.D.E. in Edmonton and Metro Cinema are pleased to presented a Thursday evening screening of the film Battle for Brooklyn. April 11, 2013 7:00PM Metro...
By Joshua Kupsch -
Editor’s Note: Framing Spacing Edmonton
The idea of urbanism in the Prairies is not well known to many Canadians or even Prairie folk. When examining Canadian urbanism, it is easy to dismiss...
By Paul Giang