Edmonton Notes for December 13, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! Council approves first property tax freeze since 1997 Edmonton’s city council has finished its work for the year, approving a 0% tax increase for 2021, the first property tax freeze since 1997. I followed the budget discussion fairly closely and wrote about their decisions twice for Taproot: Council on track for no tax increase for 2021 Council approves first property tax freeze since 1997 We also touched on the budget in the latest episode of Speaking Municipally. At the beginning of the week, council gave final approval to the City Plan. It’s an importan ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for November 29, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! Mayor Don Iveson won’t seek re-election On Monday, Mayor Don Iveson announced that he would not seek re-election in next year’s municipal election. In the post, he talked once again about cities being perpetually unfinished. "This complex, ever-evolving work demands thoughtful, compassionate and constructive civic leadership — which is why next fall’s election will be pivotal and why I feel it’s important to give people who may be considering a run, time and notice to make their plans," Iveson wrote. While I am not entirely surprised by Iveson’s decision ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for November 1, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! City Hall School goes virtual As a big fan of Linda Hut and City Hall School I was glad to see that it has continued this year, virtually. I know it’s not the same as being in the same room together, but it’s wonderful that so many students will still get the chance to learn more about their city. Thanks to the @taprootyeg team for talking to @Hillview_EPSB about the importance of local news, thinking critically, being curious and asking 'ocean' (not puddle) questions. I wonder how they'll get the news when they are adults. pic.twitter.com/N9lFJsTw3Q — Ci ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for October 25, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! Taproot Edmonton Presents: Igniting Innovation Our new podcast, Taproot Edmonton Presents, launched this week with Igniting Innovation, a six-part series exploring how startups and investors are coming together in Edmonton’s tech innovation sector. Here’s the trailer. The first episode features Zack Storms, founder and chief organizer of Startup TNT, and his wife, Keren Tang, an angel investor with the Startup TNT Investment Summit. They share stories about building and fostering relationships with entrepreneurs and investors in Edmonton’s tech innovation se ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for October 18, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! One year until the municipal election Edmonton’s next municipal election is exactly one year away: Oct. 18, 2021. And while it does feel early to be talking about the horse race, that gates have opened nonetheless. A number of candidates have announced their intention to run for mayor. Among them is Councillor Andrew Knack. "Yes, considering it but recognizing there might be some really excellent people that I think would be even better mayors who are considering it right now," he told CTV News. I think Councillor Knack is a wonderful councillor and I can ab ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for October 4, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my latest Edmonton notes! Mayor Iveson pledges to end homelessness this fall Mayor Don Iveson amped up his messaging around ending homelessness this week, saying that city council is "all in" and that he would do "whatever it takes" to deliver dignified shelter for all people by the end of the month. While the ambition to end homelessness is nothing new, the urgency certainly seems to be. Five years ago, the mayor was talking about eliminating poverty "within a generation." While EndPovertyEdmonton is about much more than housing, that is a big part of it. Now we’re talking about les ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for September 27, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Thanks for the feedback on the new format last week. I’m going to stick with it for now. A big week for Taproot Edmonton Last week was a big one for us at Taproot Edmonton. Emily Rendell-Watson started as managing editor, our first full-time hire. We’re so glad to have her on the team! Emily will be taking over the Council and Tech Roundups, leading much of our People’s Agenda work, and tackling many other upcoming editorial projects. As Karen said, it feels good to have created a job in journalism, especially given the constant stream of layoffs at mainstream newsrooms in our city. Our growt ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for September 20, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Trying a different format this week! Stanley Milner library reopens downtown The Stanley A. Milner library downtown reopened this week after nearly four years of revitalization work. Capacity was limited for the grand opening weekend, but we booked a timeslot for Saturday and were able to visit. The inside is beautiful, and I look forward to spending a lot of time there post-pandemic. Emily had lots of fun exploring the children’s library, and I was very happy to see so much seating (all with power oulets) throughout the building. I didn’t have a chance to explore the new Makerspace, but I di ..read more
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Edmonton Notes for August 23, 2020
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Here are my weekly Edmonton notes: Headlines More than half of all active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta are in the Edmonton zone. City Council has approved Heritage Valley Neighbourhood 14, which some Councillors opposed saying it would contribute to urban sprawl while others said it could help curb sprawl. The Integrity Commissioner has determined that Councillor Mike Nickel violated Council’s code of conduct in the spring with a series of social media posts that constituents complained about. Troy and I reluctantly talked all about it on Episode 95 of Speaking Municipally. Council has endor ..read more
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How we migrated the Taproot Publishing blog
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by Mack Male
3y ago
Last week, we setup a new blog for Taproot Publishing. It’s one of many things we’re doing to better reflect what we envision for Taproot Publishing, the umbrella organization that publishes Taproot Edmonton, our B2B information products, and more projects in the future. We already had a blog at the Taproot Edmonton site, and we didn’t want to lose what was there. It was important to us to have our existing posts migrated across to the new blog. We also wanted to make sure any existing links would continue to work correctly. I’m going to share some of the details on how we did that. We’ve oft ..read more
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