Author of the article: Keith Gerein
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read • Edmontonians can t wait until we re again able to enjoy a bustling street like this one from the City Market Downtown on June, 16, 2018. But the city faces big questions heading into the coming municipal election about how to sustain such economic prosperity. Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia, file
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Perhaps the biggest surprise of my return to Edmonton after eight months away at school is that I can’t help feeling a confounding deceit of time.
The fellowship I completed at Massey College in Toronto is recalled only as a distant, hazy dream. I have woken up back at home with the sense that mere hours, not months, have passed, and everything is the same as it was.
A few brews in the park OK this summer, Edmonton city council decides
People will be permitted to drink alcohol in select Edmonton park areas this summer as the city tests the public on whether they can drink outside responsibly.
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Edmonton earmarks $12M in 2021 for COVID-19 projects
Edmonton will spend $12 million this year into COVID-19 specific initiatives to help the city cope with and move past the pandemic, city council agreed Wednesday.
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Old Strathcona is one of 13 business improvement areas in Edmonton that collects a levy from members and uses the money for marketing and enhancements.(Natasha Riebe/CBC)
Author of the article: Dustin Cook
Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021 • 17 hours ago • 3 minute read • Northlands Coliseum on Friday, April 16, 2021 in Edmonton. The City of Edmonton says the Coliseum can t be repurposed due to an agreement with the Oilers Entertainment Group and is planning its demolition for the short term. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Demolition of the Northlands Coliseum should be prioritized as one of the first steps in the Exhibition Lands redevelopment, the City of Edmonton says while planning to move forward with its removal.
Under the approved framework for the 81-hectare site, the land surrounding the long-time home of the Edmonton Oilers is set to be turned into a mixed-use transit-oriented development as part of the 30-year project. In November, council directed the city to look at reuse options for the Coliseum and the 30 other buildings on the Northlands site after a last-minute call from a community group to
Northlands Coliseum can t be repurposed, city says in Exhibition Lands implementation plan targeting short-term demolition edmontonjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edmontonjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.