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Speaking Municipally
English - November 19, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGovernment News edmonton yeg politics news city council yegcc local Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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News Release: Protecting vulnerable Albertans this winterAlberta announces $21.5 million to help homeless, domestic violence shelters this winterEnough beds expected in Edmonton's shelter system this winter following $21.5-million investment from Alberta government, Commonwealth Stadium to open as 24-7 shelterNews Release: Task force to develop homelessness action planEarlier: 'Significant gap in services:' City of Edmonton anticipates need for 350 additional shelter beds heading into winter, Sohi calling on province to fund Commonwealth Stadium 24-7 shelterEarlier: 'We are facing a crisis:' Edmonton shelter occupancy hits 97% as province poised to announce additional funding supports WednesdayEarlier: Edmonton shelters wait for province to step up as funds dry upBudget 2022
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Edmonton to move forward with exploring a potential national urban parkParks Canada to consider Edmonton-area river valley for national urban park networkCouncillor Introductions
Anne StevensonJo-Anne WrightSpeaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network: locally grown, community supported.
This week we talked about YourForest, a podcast about the natural world that shares stories about the environment, renewable resources, conservation, forestry, hunting, fishing, and more. We also highlighted fellow APN member Let's Find Out, a podcast about history in Edmonton from Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. Episode 50 offers a peek into his day to day life studying to be a historian at the University of Alberta.
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