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Regional Transit
- News Release: Regional Transit Services Commission enters next phase
Warehouse Space
Employee Experience
- News Release: City releases 2020 Employee Experience survey results
Solar Farm
- Debate over contentious river valley solar farm proposal extends to third day as city councillors hear from 55 speakers
- Edmonton city council votes 7-6 to allow large solar farm project to go ahead
- Edmonton council approves rezoning for river valley solar farm
- Tweet from Councillor Walters
- Post from Councillor Hamilton
- Post from Councillor Knack
- Tweet from Conrad Nobert
- Tweet from Matt Dance
- Tweet from Rob Houle
Wage Freeze
Polls
- Most would not vote for current city council in 2021 election
- October 2017: Current council, mayor 'deserve to be re-elected' at municipal election, new poll finds
- Property tax reduction top of Edmontonians' priority list ahead of 2021 election, poll suggests
Andrew Knack
Southside Shelter
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