COLLABORATION THROUGH SHARED INTERESTS: REDUCING RED TAPE AND REGULATORY HURDLES
Earlier this summer, I made a motion asking City Administration to bring forward a report identifying how we can reduce barriers by...
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Oct 20, 20191 min read
READ IN WEEK
Twenty-nineteen marks 30 years of Read In Week and I was fortunate enough to be invited again to share my love of books with Ward 5...
Oct 20, 20192 min read
BUS NETWORK REDESIGN UPDATE
As we come up on November, I wanted to update Ward 5 residents about the upcoming Bus Network Redesign decisions coming before Council....
Oct 20, 20193 min read
Rezoning and Neighbourhood Growth
The neighbourhood of Edgemont has seen a number of rezoning applications recently and my office has received a lot of correspondence from...
Oct 15, 20192 min read
CALCIUM CHLORIDE VOTE UPDATE
This past week, the big debate on calcium chloride finally ended with the adoption of Councillor Knack’s motion to suspend the use of...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
SMALL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Did you know that about 95% of the businesses in Edmonton are small businesses? Our local business owners contribute greatly to the...
Jul 17, 20192 min read
DESIGN INITIATIVE
One of the items I campaigned on in the 2017 election was to look closely at the way in which the City of Edmonton incorporates...
Jul 10, 20192 min read
LEWIS FARMS RECREATION CENTRE FUNDED
The Lewis Farms Recreation Centre was one of the major priorities I campaigned on in 2017, so I’m extremely pleased that last month...
Jul 10, 20192 min read
THE CITY PLAN
Our city is quickly reaching a milestone of one million people. However, for us to remain sustainable and competitive, we must continue...
Jun 13, 20194 min read
RESIDENTIAL SPEED LIMITS
Many of you will have heard about the recent decision on Council that would see reductions in residential speed limits in Edmonton. I’d...
Mar 18, 20192 min read
LEWIS FARMS RECREATION CENTRE UPDATE
I wrote a blog post back in October emphasizing my support for the Lewis Farms Recreation Centre. Alleviating the need for additional...
Mar 18, 20192 min read
WARD BUDGET
One of the most important responsibilities I have as a City Councillor is to act as a steward for public funds, ensuring that taxpayer...
Mar 18, 20193 min read
FIRST KILOMETRE/LAST KILOMETRE CHALLENGE
The proposed Bus Network Redesign has been the source of much discussion and community-led engagement in Ward 5 over the past several...
Mar 18, 20192 min read
COMMUNITY LEAGUES IN EDMONTON
As Edmontonians we are fortunate to have an exceptionally well-organized and extensive network of community leagues focused on creating...
Oct 10, 20183 min read
LEWIS FARMS RECREATION CENTRE
In early September, Mayor Iveson outlined his five-point plan for Budget 2018. The premise of his plan is something I can agree with in...
Oct 10, 20183 min read
EDMONTON GRADS
Having heard the very sad news recently that Kay MacBeth, the last surviving member of the Edmonton Grads women’s basketball team, had...
Oct 10, 20182 min read
ACCESS WITHOUT FEAR
Many people have been reaching out with questions and concerns surrounding a recent Council vote that saw the City adopt an Access...
Oct 10, 20182 min read
THE FUTURE OF WASTE
Last February we learned that our waste management system is failing to meet our 2012 outlined targets of achieving 90 per cent of...
Jun 22, 20182 min read
LEVERAGING EDMONTON’S ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
In early May, I travelled with Mayor Iveson and a delegation of private and public sector leaders to San Francisco for a trade mission....
Jun 22, 20182 min read
BUS NETWORK REDESIGN
As you may have seen over the past several months, the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Transit System are in the process of redesigning...
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