Here are the relevant links for this episode:

West Edmonton Mall

Jarring aerial photo shows empty West Edmonton MallReddit thread

Folk Festival

Cancellation of the 2020 Edmonton Folk Music Festival – Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 6-9, 2020

House Cats

2 New York cats test positive for coronavirus, first pets in U.S.

GUEST: Tim Querengesser

Lesson from Toronto: Dismiss Mike Nickel at your peril@timquerengesser on Twitter

Mike Nickel

Mike Nickel's "fed up" tweetMike Nickel's "campaign" tweetStaffer who "took full responsibility" for Mike Nickel's rape joke is still managing Mike Nickel's Facebook pageAndrew Knack: Facts Still MatterEdmonton council dustup could lead to a code of conduct investigation

Jon Dziadyk

Jon Dziadyk's firefighter postJon Dziadyk's letterMack's tweet re: emergency powersMack's tweet re: unanimity

Bonus Episode

Coming to your feed on April 28!What the pandemic can teach us about the climate crisisCovering Climate Now

COVID-19 in Edmonton

Taproot's micrositeCOVID-19 Timeline

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Park Power, "a provider of electricity and natural gas in Alberta that offers low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities." We also gave a Pod Power shoutout to the Alberta Queer Calendar Project "which features monthly Podcast Dramas by queer, Albertan writers throughout 2020."

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