News about Edmonton

DYK that the City budget supports over 344,000 visits to the Edmonton Valley Zoo per year? The zoo is one of 4 City-run attractions and 19 recreation centres you can check out every day. 🐒🐪🦓🐍 See what else the budget supports: edmonton.ca/Budget pic.x.com/J1SxLtKsXj

I support downtown revitalization and investment, but will not support a bad deal. Edmontonians deserve negotiations that are done with transparency, fairness, and respect for public dollars. #yeg #yegcc Read my blog on the CRL Event Park deal: andrewknack.ca/blog/a-better-deal pic.x.com/EKVsPIaTeI

A revitalized downtown is something everyone agrees on. Doing it through a deal that includes a taxpayer subsidy to someone with a net worth of $5.6 billion — not so much. Read op-ed by Parkland executive director Ricardo Acuña. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-extending-downtown-crl-comes-at-too-high-a-cost-for-edmonton

Province starves the city, then blackmails it into gifting millions to UCP donor. “This deal is not in the interest of Edmontonians or Albertans, and city council should be wary of it.” Read op-ed by Parkland’s executive director Ricardo Acuña. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-extending-downtown-crl-comes-at-too-high-a-cost-for-edmonton