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Cheryll Watson's 3rd policy announcement- this one on supporting vulnerable Edmontonians.

www.cheryllwatson.ca

Supporting Vulnerable Edmontonians

There are many Edmontonians whose basic needs are not being met, including access to water, food, shelter and clothing. Providing greater access to these cor...
www.cheryllwatson.ca www.cheryllwatson.ca

A few highlights

Review and eliminate bylaws that criminalize poverty-related activities and stop excessive ticketing for those without the means to pay.

Stop tent slashing and/or destroying people’s dwellings, and instead, relocate people with dignity and respect.

Support community and neighbourhood development initiatives by simplifying and accelerating the zoning change process for converting problem properties, building affordable housing, group homes, transitional and shelter housing.

Accelerate the issuing of development permits to more affordable housing projects with:
A commitment to two-week permit response turnarounds.
Expedited permit approvals within two months.
An escalation process for complex issues.

Provide a discount to purchase City land/building assets to community hub service providers and nonprofit organizations applying to build affordable homes.

Match a portion of provincial and federal housing grants with in-kind services or City land.

Support and enable the creation of a community-nominated network of Edmonton leaders that will represent a "collective" partnership with the 60+ community service providers.
They will:
Steward the creation of a vision and strategy for Edmonton’s collective impact initiatives, mobilize and maximize funding, and advance relevant municipal policies;
Ensure that we use our collective resources collaboratively and do not unnecessarily duplicate programs and services;
Engage and activate private industry partnerships;
Ensure quality service delivery that begins with the foundations of empathy, cultural sensitivity, dignity, and respect for those being served.
 
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It occurred to me that instead of me telling everyone about Kim Krushell's ideas and trying to convey her energy that perhaps I should host a Zoom call where Skyrise aficionados could question her one on one directly. All those who would be interested just hit "like" here and I will arrange and PM you with details.
 
i like the idea of pre-curated questions but would suggest they be asked and answered prior to the first in the sequence if it’s not going to be a panel so that those “up first” aren’t at a disadvantage by disclosing to the others or allowing the others a chance to rebut or counter that whoever is up first won’t have because of the format.

while i appreciate that there’s not much choice between nickel and the rest of the candidates - those that support him will and those that don’t won’t - i am curious as to you’re excluding michael oshry who is arguably representing the centre ground between the progressive and fiscally conservative camps (not that i think they’re mutually exclusive but many do)?
 
Speaking of Oshry, EJ article today gives some insight into his focus and approach if mayor.

edmontonjournal.com

Keith Gerein: Oshry hopes multi-year tax freeze will ice out competitors in the mayor's race

Before he served as a city councillor, local entrepreneur Michael Oshry was probably best known as the co-founder of Firma, a company that specializes in commercial…
edmontonjournal.com edmontonjournal.com

Some highlights:
- tax freeze and one small tax cut for next 4 years
- not a fiscal hawk, but city needs to tighten belt on spending at this time ("the city is chasing rainbows all over the place" and has become too bloated)
- fast track Rossdale development - focus primarily on business that bring people to riverfront including power plant
- wouldn't neglect social issues - racism, poverty, climate change all important to him
- has endorsement of Coun. Michael Walters, who is working on his campaign
 
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I don't want to jump in here and start another round of heated debate. I am only interested in Krushell, Watson, and Sohi.
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fair enough, although you should be a little bit careful about representing it as a "skyrise afficianados" forum or call and not an archited forum or call.

while you are only interested in krushell, watson and sohi, the thread as titled is "municipal elections 2021" (plural) which would include not only all of the mayoral candidates but all of the aldermanic candidates not only in edmonton but in all of the surrounding municipalities in greater edmonton...
 
^^^^ No, Ken, I am not representing it to any of the political competitors as anything but "interested and focused citizens" -- my positions on this post, otherwise, are fairly clear (I think). Anyway I am not going to even schedule it until we get to 15 in numbers -- right now, not including myself, we are at 8 -- so a little over half way there.
 
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^^^^ No, Ken, I am not representing it to any of the political competitors as anything but "interested and focused citizens" -- my positions on this post, otherwise, are fairly clear (I think). Anyway I am not going to even schedule it until we get to 15 in numbers -- right now, not including myself, we are at 8 -- so a little over half way there.
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i hope i'm included in that 8 regardless of how things get structured as long as it/they doesn't/don't end up conflicting with something else in my calendar. :)
 
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