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City Hall E-News – January 22nd, 2023

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City Hall E-News January 22nd, 2023

  • RSVP: Love in the Time of Fentanyl – Community Conversation and film night
  • RSVP: Transit Camp 2023
  • ACTION: Snow Removal Update
  • READ: Provincial Government targets inclusionary zoning, restricting cities’ ability to require more affordable housing in new development projects
  • READ: City Council signed a sponsorship agreement with a national beverage sponsor (Coca-Cola) but I’m not allowed to tell you very much about it.
  • READ: Further steps towards a municipal lobbyist registry.
  • WATCH: Going wild for dog parks
  • Provocations from around the internet...

RSVP: Community Conversation – Love In The Time of Fentanyl

In partnership with Metro Cinema and Lost Time media, I'm excited to announce our follow-up screening and public education event, Love in the Time of Fentanyl (Thursday, February 16th). This event will include a naloxone training, harm-reduction reception, film screening, and presentations from medical and public-health experts.

RSVP: www.michaeljanz.ca/LITTOF

Love in the Time of Fentanyl poster

RSVP: Transit Camp 2023

Building People Power for Better Transit: A Community Summit on safer, more frequent and better public transit.

RSVP: www.michaeljanz.ca/transitcamp2023

Convened by Ward papastew City Councillor Michael Janz, in partnership with ATU 569, University of Alberta Sustainability Council, Climate Justice Edmonton, Migrante, and the Parkland Institute.

ACTION: Snow Removal Update

Thank you for your messages identifying particularly problematic roadways. I’ve actioned your concerns to the department head and received this message on Friday:

Residential road maintenance grooming will be initiated next week. We will call a Phase 2 parking ban and proceed with grooming residential roads and alleyways to smooth out the surfaces and remove any major ruts.

Sign up for text and email alerts at edmonton.ca/safetravels.

READ: Province Targets Inclusionary Zoning

Keith Gerein: Province targets potentially key tool in Edmonton's housing arsenal.
Edmonton Journal article

READ: Confidential Coke Sponsorship

City Council signed a sponsorship agreement with Coca-Cola, but details are confidential.
Urban Affairs article

READ: Municipal Lobbyist Registry

I’ve been working with the Mayor and councillors on next steps to create a municipal lobbyist registry.
Edmonton Journal article

WATCH: Going Wild for Dog Parks!

Up to 30 new pop-up dog-park pilots will launch this year.
CTV Edmonton story

Provocations from Around the Internet

Thank you for reading and I’ll see you next week!

Michael Janz
www.michaeljanz.ca