Urban Affairs

01/28/2025

Former city councillor Michael Walters has some advice for any of you out there who are thinking about running in the 2025 municipal election. Before completing the nomination form, think: WHY do I want to be a city councillor? https://urbanaffairs.ca/frankly/so-you-want-to-run-for-city-council/

01/27/2025

We're all pretty much behind a move to ban the sale of knives in convenience stores. But, when is a knife a weapon, and when is it a tool? That's the question.

01/14/2025

We're gonna have a federal election at some point in 2025, we're just not sure exactly when. But, will this feel like a lot like the 1993 federal election, when Brian Mulroney led Kim Campbell to be a lamb to the slaughter?

01/13/2025

So, you've spent the better part of a decade hating Justin Trudeau. Are you actually feeling empty... because he's leaving? Are you Captain Ahab without a whale?

12/20/2024

We sat down with Mayor Amarjeet Sohi for a year-end interview. We talked about the upcoming election, transit, development and social services in Edmonton.

The mayor sits down with Urban Affairs for a year-end interview

12/16/2024

An innovation at the University of Alberta to warm the extremities might be the thing to help tackle its record number of frostbite emergencies. https://urbanaffairs.ca/edmonton-ish/fighting-the-effects-of-the-cold/

12/14/2024

The face the Vegas Golden Knights this afternoon, and this is the first of two home games in a row when the bogey teams come to town.
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12/04/2024

The good news? The living wage — what the experts calculate someone needs to make in order to make ends meet in — is down $1.40/hr this year. The bad news? It's still more than $5/hr above the minimum wage in .

12/03/2024

Some of you are old enough to remember the classic TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man. Well, a real-life bionic lab is making great advancements at the University of Alberta. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.

12/02/2024

Here's a story NOT to read while you're having lunch. Grovenor residents have been complaining to about strong sewer smells — and here's why we might hear more about smell complaints in the future.

11/20/2024

Our readers write: Is missing the mark on its plan to transform unused school lands into zones for affordable housing?

11/19/2024

Two attempts to build a West Ritchie "health hub" for at-risk populations have failed. The City and Province both want to see it happen, but why is it so hard to move services for the houseless outside of the Boyle-McCauley/Chinatown area?

11/18/2024

One of the last remaining military buildings in the Griesbach neighbourhood has avoided a date with the wrecking ball — it will get new life as a commercial space.

11/05/2024

Danielle Smith and her UCP party-mates are going to take the federal Liberals to court. This move may just be an indication that the UCP fears that Pierre Poilievre may not scrap the carbon tax if he becomes PM, even though he's promised to do so. https://urbanaffairs.ca/berta/why-is-danielle-smith-betting-against-pierre-poilievre/

11/04/2024

The plan is noble: Take existing surplus school land and make it available for the development of affordable housing. But, in , it's not so cut-and-dried.

10/21/2024

A number of downtown advocates, including BILD Edmonton, the Downtown Recovery Coalition and the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce have put together a wish list. While it may seem expensive, they say it will be money well spent.

10/19/2024

Getting set to watch the take on the Stars? Are you ready for some video reviews and a coach's challenge or five? Replay is a useful tool, but is it out of control in the ?

10/09/2024

Our readers weigh in on the Glenora vs. City Hall debate. A Dunluce resident believes that, like Glenora, her neighbourhood is under threat.