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Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi proposed adding $5 million from EPCOR to the city's snow removal and clearing budget as it's expected the service will be worse this winter.
EDMONTON -- Edmonton will receive an additional $14.9 million from the federal government to create approximately 68 new affordable housing units. The city aims to create 68 units, with a goal of 600 affordable housing units by next year. The federal dollars are being dispersed to cities through the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) delivered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation under the National Housing Strategy. “Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home,” said Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen. He said the mo...
Author of the article: Edmonton Journal Publishing date: Jun 09, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Harjas Grewal with Bee-Clean sanitizes the high touch surfaces in a Calgary Transit bus. The City of Edmonton is also looking at options to privatize bus cleaning which could lead to layoffs of more than 100 employees. Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Postmedia Article content Why does the city again choose one of the lowest-paid groups of employees to privatize and present this decision as if this will improve efficiencies, save us money and then scare us with otherwise havin...
Article content Just not ready? So Edmonton’s esteemed Amerjeet Sohi is looking at becoming the mayor of Edmonton. He is an ex-city councillor and an ex-Liberal MP. Before Mr. Sohi became an MP he was just voted in as a city councillor, he then ran for the Liberal party of Canada and cost the Edmonton tax payers $300,000 for a byelection after he won the Liberal MP seat. As a newly minted Liberal MP our illustrious MP Sohi spent $835,000 redecorating his new digs in Ottawa, the combined costs to taxpayers from Mr. Sohi is $1,135,000 dollars. Mr. Sohi as a Liberal MP had helped to harm Alber...
Author of the article: Edmonton Journal Publishing date: May 13, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 2 minute read • Runners exercise on river valley stairs that the City of Edmonton says are closed to repetitive exercise due to the COVID-19 pandemic at Constable Ezio Faraone Park in Edmonton, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. File photo. Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia Article content I was reminded of the pot calling the kettle black after listening to Mayor Iveson’s comments about his disappointment on government responses to COVID-19. The City of Edmonton can also share in this poor...