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Taproot Edmonton

Taproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to City Council so you don"t have to! Join us as we delve into conversations about the context surrounding decisions made at City Hall.

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66:13

Spending like a drunken sailor

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/12/17

Here are the relevant links for this episode:TitleSohi hot mic 'drunken sailor' remark caught during debateBudgetNews release: City Council approves 2023-2026 Budget'Gruelling' budget process ends with tax increase of 4.96% in 2023Edmonton passes 5% tax increases; Cartmell calls it 'very dangerous' for affordabilityBudget deliberations continue following $100M for Edmonton Bike PlanTask forceNews release: Cabinet task force to tackle Edmonton social issuesHomeward Trust CEO hopeful about

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37:27

It's beginning to feel a lot like climate change...

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/12/09

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Peace officersEdmonton lacks performance targets for municipal enforcement, auditor findsChildren's medicationAlberta plans to import five million bottles of children's medicationICE DistrictEdmonton Ice District announces fan park featuring three outdoor rinksPolice deficitCouncil approves private repayment strategy for Edmonton Police Service deficitClimate changeEdmonton city council, administration at odds over climate projects in proposed

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35:34

To be or not to SDAB

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/12/02

Here are the relevant links for this episode:EarthquakesSeries of earthquakes in northern Alberta felt in Edmonton, Grande Prairie and B.C.Smith introduces flagship Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, giving cabinet new powerTransit realityEdmonton bus drivers share images showing daily realities of working within public transit systemMichael ElliottHead of Edmonton police union stepping down: 'My mental health is more important at the moment'Emergency sheltersNew emergency

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32:04

Cracks in concrete may be worse than they ap-pier

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/11/25

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Stuff a BusPSA: ETS Stuff a Bus returns to help those in needDanibucksAddress to the ProvinceFC EdmontonFC Edmonton won't operate in 2023, CPL hints at 2024 returnGang moneyEdmonton police release new gang strategy tied to higher funding requestEdge FundCouncil reportThe Edge Fund: Championing Tech and Innovation in EdmontonBudgetCity council to consider $7.5M funding request for emergency shelter in west EdmontonEdmonton should fund on-demand

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32:50

TREEGATE

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/11/19

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift speaks out after Ticketmaster cancels her tour's general ticket sale: 'It pisses me off'School masksEdmonton Public Schools asks province to bring back mask mandates during illness outbreaksNet-zero homeEdmonton couple spend 20 years transforming '60s bungalow into comfortable net-zero homeGuest: Puneeta McBryan@puneeta00LinkedInTreegateHoliday Light UpMayor Sohi's tweetCTV's original storyEdmonton's cancelled giant

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32:58

It's beginning to feel a lot like budget

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/11/11

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Windermere solar panelsSolar panel installation begins on Edmonton's 1st net-zero energy fire stationParking banNews Release: Parking ban Phase 1 (Major roads) takes effect Nov. 8 at 7pmNews Release: Parking ban Priority 1 (Major roads) ends Nov. 11 at 8amCarbon budgetTroy's tweet threadNews Release: Air Products to Receive Approximately $475 Million (CAD) in Funding for Alberta, Canada Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex from Government Energy

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32:26

The carbon usage that just won't budge-it

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/11/04

Here are the relevant links for this episode:World Cup drinkingBars in Alberta will open early and serve alcohol during FIFA World CupCondo noise'Inordinate' noise: Judge orders Downtown condo corp to investigate longstanding sound complaintValley ZooEdmonton Valley Zoo could be shut down, lose accreditation without repairs: city budgetOperating budgetNews Release: Proposed operating budget focuses on maintaining services, financing transformational projectsProposed Operating Budget

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28:47

A sense that the census might be 'spensive

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/10/28

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Cracked pillarsLauren Hunter wins HalloweenAn Edmonton radio host dressed up as an LRT cracked concrete pillar and won HalloweenPrime MinisterPrime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet SohiNo Visible TraumaNov. 9: No Visible Trauma Screening at Metro CinemaCapital budgetNews Release: City releases proposed 2023-2026 Capital Budget, totalling $7.75BCity recommends shrinking new Lewis Farms aquatic centre to save $58MNewly

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35:30

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred votes...

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/10/21

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Soccer fieldsNews Release: Two new indoor fields open in the South Soccer CentreRaccoonsRaccoons in Alberta? Increased sightings indicate they're moving further northDanielle SmithAlberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for comments on Russia-Ukraine warNo apology from Danielle Smith over comments on discrimination of unvaccinated peopleNew Alberta cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent portfoliosFirst anniversaryMayor Amarjeet Sohi's

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43:09

Getting Edmonton a Peas of the global pie

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/10/14

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Danielle SmithNew Alberta premier says unvaccinated 'most discriminated against group' after swearing-inBlatchfordBlatchford review ordered after project fails to meet expectationsEdmonton wants to make building homes in Blatchford more affordableOilers+RELEASE: Oilers+ video streaming service officially launchedGuests: Edmonton GlobalSherri Bouslama, manager of brand strategy & communicationsChris McLeod, vice president of global marketing

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34:14

The EPS phenotyping about-face

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/10/07

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Red tape awardNEWS RELEASE: City wins 2022 Municipal Excellence Award for Red Tape ReductionUAlberta ventilation dataUniversity of Alberta releases building-specific ventilation dataLearning cityNEWS RELEASE: Edmonton secures place as Canada's first UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities memberMayor Amarjeet Sohi's tweetGuest: Bashir Mohamed@BashirMohamedEdmonton SRO Research ProjectDNA phenotypingNEWS RELEASE: Police use DNA phenotyping in

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34:16

My Edif-eyes are burning

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/09/30

Here are the relevant links for this episode:North side power coupleWhen Gene Met KarenStrategic planEdmonton police eye public perception in latest strategic planHandsome coachEdmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft named most handsome of 2022Jason KenneyJason Kenney says he never intended to 'be in this gig for a long time'Bike lanesEdmonton councillors support spending $170M on new bike lanes by 2026Edmonton may spend $170 million to build 100 km of bike lanes by 2026Aaron Paquette's tweet

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33:30

That's a knife

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/09/23

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Anaerobic trashEdmonton's trash digester hasn't made profit as promised but eats more city moneyInfiniti sinkholeVehicles collapse into sinkhole at south Edmonton dealershipMonday newspapersPostmedia announces it will no longer print on MondaysSolar rebatesFuture of Edmonton's solar rebate program uncertain as funds run outThe shovePolice release video showing woman with knife during central Edmonton altercationEdmonton protesters demand police

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35:06

Whose jurisdiction is it anyway?

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/09/16

Here are the relevant links for this episode:No holidaySept. 19 declared a provincial day of mourningThanks DaveDave Cournoyer's Valley Line LRT jokeFederal BuildingHonouring Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIRegional transitRegional transit takes another step forward with Edmonton's continued supportSupportive housingNew Edmonton supportive housing complexes ready for tenants but remain vacantMack's tweetEdmonton police get $10.3M boost with new Chinatown safety hubSingle-use

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31:56

EMTSC for thee, but not for me

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/09/09

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Daryl KatzCha-Ching: Oilers owner Daryl Katz rises wildly on Forbes ranking of 2022 billionairesDigital sign on 109 StreetReturn of eight-metre high 109 Street digital sign approvedCatalytic converter theftsEdmonton police offer $50K for solution to catalytic converter theftsScona PoolEdmonton city councillors vote to pull the plug on 65-year-old Scona Pool over safety issuesEdmonton council eyes restoring May to September outdoor pool

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30:40

A community revved up about pool closure

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/08/26

Here are the relevant links for this episode:News anchorGlobal Edmonton names Scott Roberts new co-anchor of Global News Hour at 6Edmonton MarathonEdmonton Marathon 2022 attracts over 3,000 participantsGateway BoulevardConstruction leads to lane reductions on Gateway BoulevardWalterdale Bridge artNews Release: Update on public art intended for Walterdale BridgeSpeaking Municipally: Episode 132Scona PoolEdmonton councillors vote to permanently close Scona PoolCity of Edmonton plans to close

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34:15

Pig out on city council news

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/08/19

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Ridesharing licensesRide-hailing company Lyft asks Alberta to drop commercial licence requirement for driversCouncil budget reviewPSA: City recruiting task force to review Office of the Councillors budgetRooftop solar arrayEdmonton building Canada's largest rooftop solar arrayPolice funding (increase, as always)Edmonton police get $10.3M boost with new Chinatown safety hubChinatown operations hub funding gets green light from Edmonton city

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31:05

This will be the best summer ever, I'm positive

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/07/08

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Troy's newsTroy's tweet: "Oh no"Stantec glassRepairs underway after broken window glass falls from Stantec TowerNight mayorEdmonton needs a nighttime economic strategy, industry advocates sayFrank Oliver plaqueFrank Oliver plaque permanently removed by City of EdmontonChallenge!July 6, 2022 City Council continuationPapal visitEdmonton's Dove of Peace monument getting makeover ahead of papal visit$18M askEdmonton council to ask province to support

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26:13

Our burning carbon questions

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/07/01

Here are the relevant links for this episode:June rains'Monsoon season' could land Edmonton in record books, climatologist saysJon DziadykFormer City Councillor Jon Dziadyk considering a run for the UCP nomination in Edmonton-Castle DownsCouncillor apologyMichael Janz tweet thread'Careless mistake': Edmonton councillor apologizes for retweeting post calling police officer 'pig'Carbon budgetingCountdown to 2050: Explaining Edmonton's carbon budgetCarbon Budget and AccountingEdmonton Carbon

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34:37

Pitching in on encampments

Speaking Municipally ·

2022/06/24

Here are the relevant links for this episode:Cabinet shufflePremier announces Cabinet changesTaxi faresFuel price hikes could prompt increase to Edmonton taxi ratesPassport lineupsAlbertans are camping outside Canada Place as early as 1:30 a.m. to get a passportPolice stuffNews Release: Improving public safety in Edmonton: Joint news releaseCity council votes to create business plan for downtown Edmonton safety initiativePolice commission member recruitment underwayEncampment

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