More like LastGen, amirite?
Speaking Municipally
English - March 10, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGovernment News edmonton yeg politics news city council yegcc local Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Newly minted Taproot Edmonton reporter Colin Gallant joins to talk about the demise of NextGen. Plus, budget surpluses, meetings with the premier and, of course, parking.
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Colin Gallant
Colin Gallant at Taproot EdmontonMeet Taproot Edmonton's new reporterBirth control
Alberta NDP promise free birth control if electedDATS strike
Strike vote 'likely' for Edmonton DATS bus drivers next week: unionPain medication
Children's pain reliever imports to Alberta cost $80MEdmonton's NextGen
Edmonton's NextGen reaches the end of the road2022 surplus
Edmonton finishes 2022 with $81.5M surplusSohi and Smith
Edmonton mayor asks for social services funding during first meeting with Premier Danielle SmithEdmonton's mayor optimistic after first meeting with Alberta premierEdmonton City Council requests provincial support for community safety and well-beingPolice attrition
Edmonton Police Service sees jump in departing officers in 2022Ottewell parking
Ottewell residents fear parking pressures following neighbourhood renewalSpeaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network: locally grown, community supported.
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