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Edmonton Votes 2013 – ‘A Regular Contribution’
It’s the voters of course, or the 30% who do vote, who play the king-makers in civic politics. The path to voters in a civic election, free from party politics, is individual name recognition at the ballot. It’s evidenced in the near overwhelming deference given to incumbent civic can...
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It’s the voters of course, or the 30% who do vote, who play the king-makers in civic politics. The path to voters in a civic election, free from party politics, is individual name recognition at the ballot. It’s evidenced in the near overwhelming deference given to incumbent civic can...
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Crime Stopped
Crime Stoppers in Edmonton on verge of closure ______ I live in a mature neighborhood in the west-end. It’s straight, wide avenues running unimpeded between arterial roads happen to be a favorite for drug dealers who make no effort to hide their activities, as evidenced by the sound of screechin...
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Crime Stoppers in Edmonton on verge of closure ______ I live in a mature neighborhood in the west-end. It’s straight, wide avenues running unimpeded between arterial roads happen to be a favorite for drug dealers who make no effort to hide their activities, as evidenced by the sound of screechin...
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Hey Hey Hey Goodbye…
Katz Group puts pressure on potential Edmonton Northlands contractor Downtown arena may be dead if Oilers owner Katz doesn’t step up Missing funding means arena deal might be dead, councillors say ______ An election is approaching – an unpopular arena funding model seems to become mo...
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Katz Group puts pressure on potential Edmonton Northlands contractor Downtown arena may be dead if Oilers owner Katz doesn’t step up Missing funding means arena deal might be dead, councillors say ______ An election is approaching – an unpopular arena funding model seems to become mo...
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Making it Easy
“I’m from the bureaucracy and I’m here to make things easier for you”. In a system that functions on meaningful consultation and two-way dialog, these could be comforting words, rather than ones that cause news articles, headaches and other pains. Concerns raised over parking changes at Cross Can...
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“I’m from the bureaucracy and I’m here to make things easier for you”. In a system that functions on meaningful consultation and two-way dialog, these could be comforting words, rather than ones that cause news articles, headaches and other pains. Concerns raised over parking changes at Cross Can...
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Failing the Frail – Homecare reductions in Alberta
Alberta Health Services cuts homecare services ____________________ “…assessed by START (Short Term Assessment and Rehabilitation Treatment) to develop a treatment plan to improve her quality of life and allow her to continue living out in the community.” Glenrose program keeps seniors acti...
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Alberta Health Services cuts homecare services ____________________ “…assessed by START (Short Term Assessment and Rehabilitation Treatment) to develop a treatment plan to improve her quality of life and allow her to continue living out in the community.” Glenrose program keeps seniors acti...
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Development Dialog – Summarizing a meeting of minds at a west-end community hall
Earlier this week a group of community and development industry representatives met at the Glenwood Community Hall to discuss proposed amendments to Edmonton’s zoning bylaw and mature neighbourhood overlay. Some material from the EFCL is available here – below are the presentation materials...
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Earlier this week a group of community and development industry representatives met at the Glenwood Community Hall to discuss proposed amendments to Edmonton’s zoning bylaw and mature neighbourhood overlay. Some material from the EFCL is available here – below are the presentation materials...
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Show Your Work – On the Alberta Legislature, open legislation and debate
As you may have gathered..and as I may have mentioned one or two times, I’m a fan of municipal government. I respect greatly, its importance in our day-to-day lives. I value its accessibility to residents, whether it’s an interested citizen or a community group looking to be engaged i...
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As you may have gathered..and as I may have mentioned one or two times, I’m a fan of municipal government. I respect greatly, its importance in our day-to-day lives. I value its accessibility to residents, whether it’s an interested citizen or a community group looking to be engaged i...
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On info, data & access to
I was thinking today about a Freedom of Information request I filed a couple weeks back. Dropped $5 bucks in an envelope along with the form and sent it off to Ottawa. I’ve filed a handful of these requests in my time, but never at the Federal level. It’s a request that could have been read more...
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I was thinking today about a Freedom of Information request I filed a couple weeks back. Dropped $5 bucks in an envelope along with the form and sent it off to Ottawa. I’ve filed a handful of these requests in my time, but never at the Federal level. It’s a request that could have been read more...
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Planning Jasper Place – a first meeting of minds
This past evening, 20 individuals, residents and business owners from the communities of Glenwood, Canora, West Jasper Place and Britannia-Youngstown met at MacEwan University’s Jasper Place campus for the first meeting of the Jasper Place Area Redevelopment Plan “Evidence Team”. By the wa...
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This past evening, 20 individuals, residents and business owners from the communities of Glenwood, Canora, West Jasper Place and Britannia-Youngstown met at MacEwan University’s Jasper Place campus for the first meeting of the Jasper Place Area Redevelopment Plan “Evidence Team”. By the wa...
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State of Democracy
—In findings that should disturb every politician across the country, a series of new national surveys suggest record numbers of Canadians are fed up with the state of our democracy. Worse for elected leaders, more and more Canadians believe that politicians, regardless of their party affiliation...
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—In findings that should disturb every politician across the country, a series of new national surveys suggest record numbers of Canadians are fed up with the state of our democracy. Worse for elected leaders, more and more Canadians believe that politicians, regardless of their party affiliation...
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An opportunity in the centre of Jasper Place
Second only in impact to the approval of a statutory Area Redevelopment Plan next year, in a single-effort tomorrow, City Council could be in the position of granting a substantial opportunity to the west-end and in particular, the communities of the Jasper Place area in Ward 1. The orange...
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Second only in impact to the approval of a statutory Area Redevelopment Plan next year, in a single-effort tomorrow, City Council could be in the position of granting a substantial opportunity to the west-end and in particular, the communities of the Jasper Place area in Ward 1. The orange...
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State of the Neighbourhood – Connecting our communities with local public engagement
It’s been just over a year now since a lack of supporting ad revenue forced the closure of the Stony Plain Road Urban Revitalization Report. The community/business newsletter with a distribution of over 15,000, serving the Jasper Place area communities, the Stony Plain Road Business Associ...
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It’s been just over a year now since a lack of supporting ad revenue forced the closure of the Stony Plain Road Urban Revitalization Report. The community/business newsletter with a distribution of over 15,000, serving the Jasper Place area communities, the Stony Plain Road Business Associ...
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UnCoordination – Edmonton’s Growth Coordination Strategy
A civic Growth Coordination Strategy, an objective of the Municipal Development Plan is on the agenda today for City Council’s executive committee. For a number of engaged Edmontonians, the draft strategy and admin report released as part of the committee agenda late last week may well be the fir...
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A civic Growth Coordination Strategy, an objective of the Municipal Development Plan is on the agenda today for City Council’s executive committee. For a number of engaged Edmontonians, the draft strategy and admin report released as part of the committee agenda late last week may well be the fir...
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Not sure when the plows are coming? There could be a couple apps for that.
Residents unhappy with snow removal as windrows block in their vehicles – Global TV “There was no notice at all that this was going to happen,” said Allan Garber, who lives in the Westmount neighbourhood. From the video – “If they could have a policy that everyone knows, o...
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Residents unhappy with snow removal as windrows block in their vehicles – Global TV “There was no notice at all that this was going to happen,” said Allan Garber, who lives in the Westmount neighbourhood. From the video – “If they could have a policy that everyone knows, o...
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You Shall (not) Pass – A winter-time look at making Edmonton more accessible for all
I’d like to spend a few minutes here talking with you about snow removal. No, I’m not going to mention my thoughts on how, based on this city’s recovery from the last major snowfall, I think we probably would have been shut down by another major snowfall this week. Nor am I going to mention read...
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I’d like to spend a few minutes here talking with you about snow removal. No, I’m not going to mention my thoughts on how, based on this city’s recovery from the last major snowfall, I think we probably would have been shut down by another major snowfall this week. Nor am I going to mention read...
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