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SarcasticMarmot said:
As I had previously been flamed for pointing out, Ashley may be the Urbanist's favorite councilor but she has been decidedly Meh as a ward representative. Her office regularly doesn't respond to local calls, emails, invites, concerns. She has not done a good job responding to ward concerns around rezoning, encampments, repairs, etc. I know quite a few folks in her ward north of the river have gotten into the habit of reaching out to Paquette when they want a response. She is not very visible at local events, and atleast my part of the ward is used to being represented by Irwin who is Everywhere! Matthews is pushing hard, and if she didn't have the UCP taint via Cartmell I think she would easily win. Salvador may still win, but it's not a slam dunk. Last time was a 3 way race and this one seems to be shaping up to be a 2 way race.
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Cori Longo was the other 'progressive' candidate in 2021, along with Ashley, and she got 18% of the vote compared to 34% for Ashley. Cori has openly said to support Ashley, so that should be a big boost. Matthews got 22%.

Another thing working in Ashley's favour is the 'right wing' vote split between Matthews (Better Edmonton) and Justin Thomas (PACE).

I'm feeling good about Ashley's odds of re-election.
 
A cool new “$60M from the Feds today?
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Edmonton votes: Could incumbents be in deep election trouble?​

'This coming election isn't going to be about left wing or right wing, it's not about progressive or conservative, it's about leadership and the confidence to get the basics done'

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Edmonton votes: Could incumbents be in deep election trouble?

Candidates feel that there's an "anyone but the current councillor" vibe at the doors.
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The Edmonton Chamber released their municipal election platform. Here are some of the more interesting/contentious recommendations:

  • Mandate RTO for civic staff.
  • Tax relief/grants/relocation for businesses affected by construction.
  • Establishing a municipally operated development corp.
  • Eliminate most discretionary use approvals.
  • More Downtown office-to-residential conversions and infill.
 
policyenthusiast said:
The Edmonton Chamber released their municipal election platform. Here are some of the more interesting/contentious recommendations:

  • Mandate RTO for civic staff.
  • Tax relief/grants/relocation for businesses affected by construction.
  • Establishing a municipally operated development corp.
  • Eliminate most discretionary use approvals.
  • More Downtown office-to-residential conversions and infill.
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There must be some reasons councils of the past have not opted for municipal land corporation - certainly from what I've heard at a high level suggests it makes good sense. Why the resistance versus city's like Calgary and Winnipeg that have them?

On the flip side, I hear Calgary election candidates want to create something like Edmonton has with Epcor. Apparently Calgary has 22% water loss in their infrastructure water pipe system versus 5% in Edmonton - and Epcor is well run and returns a profit to city versus a bit of a disaster system they currently have down south.
 
A few endorsements coming in.

Stephen Mandel supporting Walters for mayor and Anand Pye in O'day-min.

Michael Phair supporting Andrew Knack.

Danielle Smith supporting Tim Cartmell.

Pierre Poilievre supporting Rahim Jaffer (jk)

Ok, I'm just pre-supposing on the Smith one, but I don't think I'm off.
 
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TAS said:
There must be some reasons councils of the past have not opted for municipal land corporation - certainly from what I've heard at a high level suggests it makes good sense. Why the resistance versus city's like Calgary and Winnipeg that have them?

On the flip side, I hear Calgary election candidates want to create something like Edmonton has with Epcor. Apparently Calgary has 22% water loss in their infrastructure water pipe system versus 5% in Edmonton - and Epcor is well run and returns a profit to city versus a bit of a disaster system they currently have down south.
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22% loss is absolutely insane. Might as well be irrigating the city.

Still, I don't see how controlling the provision of utilities will fix the existing pipe issues.
 
Ingress and infiltration is becoming a major issue for many cities.

Calgary was actually quite proactive in the last decade to combat this, but their rate remains high (although quite a bit lower).

This issue is a real risk to the cost of doing business and need for new water/wastewater infrastructure, offsite levies for development and overall utility costs for consumers.

We were dealing with this in Canmore, where aging pipes, high water table and lack of strategy to deal with it led to some folks saying that it was/is over 30%+.
 
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