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Stay updated with our blog. We discuss city issues, council decisions, and topics of interested to community members in Ward Métis.


Newsletter - November 2023
Here is the expanded version of my recent newsletter that was delivered to ward residents the week of November 20, 2023. Thanks for...
Nov 17, 20236 min read


Fall Budget Adjustment
This week, City Council received presentations on the Fall 2023 Supplemental Capital and Operating Budget Adjustments. City...
Nov 9, 20231 min read


Valley Line Southeast Opening Day!
I am feeling immense joy and optimism about our City after spending the day riding around on the new Valley Line Southeast LRT. Maybe...
Nov 4, 20233 min read

Unpermitted Parking Lots Shouldn't Get a Free Pass
This week, Edmonton’s Urban Planning Committee will discuss a report in response to a motion I made regarding unpermitted surface parking...
Sep 18, 20233 min read


Funding Formula Continued
Last week, City Council discussed the proposed Edmonton Police Service Funding Formula. The proposed formula passed 9-4. I was one of the...
Aug 26, 20232 min read

Guiding Growth For Complete Communities
The City of Edmonton is growing and evolving. Where, when and how we grow plays a key role in helping achieve the outcomes in the City...
Aug 26, 20237 min read


Revamping the Rulebook: Zoning Bylaw Renewal
Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw is going through its first comprehensive overhaul in over 60 years as part of a process called Zoning Bylaw...
Jul 12, 20237 min read


Committee Rotations & Reflections
Last week was my final meeting as a member of Urban Planning Committee this term. There are three standing committees that councillors...
Feb 12, 20235 min read


Safe Streets Upgrades 2023
Safe crossings are essential to community connectivity, safety, and livability. Since the City of Edmonton adopted Vision Zero in 2015,...
Feb 12, 20231 min read


Budget Wrap Up
About a month ago, I wrote that the proposed City budget for 2023 to 2026 would not provide an adequate return on investment for...
Dec 21, 202212 min read


Budget 2023-26 - Early Thoughts
City Council is now fully in the swing of budget season. The proposed operating, capital, and utility budgets have all been released, and...
Nov 22, 20227 min read


District Planning
Edmonton’s City Plan sets our collective gaze on a more healthy, urban, climate resilient future where people can live locally in...
Sep 6, 20223 min read
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