It's cat week in Edmonton! Plus, additional funding for day shelter spaces, more turnover at the City of Edmonton, and new provincial additions to the paw-lice commission.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Extreme weather

PSA: Extreme weather response activated

Dog parks

PSA: City announces sites for Pop-up Dog Parks

Cat Fest

Edmonton International Cat FestivalSave The Dates: Edmonton Cat Fest Week ScheduleLinda Hoang

EFRS culture

Edmonton fire struggles with discrimination, bullying and diversity; trust in leadership broken

Day shelters

Edmonton approves funding to keep day-shelter spaces openEdmonton pays $4 million for day shelter spaces, lobbies province for bridge housing

City of Edmonton

Stephanie McCabe's post

Police Commission

Province's election-season appointment of two unnamed Edmonton police commissioners prompts concerns

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