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An aerial view of the Rossdale neighbourhood showing the rezoning area

Your turn: Rossdale, Westmount, and Stony Plain

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a public hearing for new special zones in Rossdale, feedback opportunities on a rezoning application in Westmount, and community parties about municipal development in Stony Plain.


Downtown dense with businesses, census finds

Edmonton's central district, which includes downtown, Wîhkwêntôwin, and the 124 Street corridor, is home to 5,500 businesses employing more than 144,000 people, the highest concentration in the city, according to the 2025 business census, released on June 18.

Hear from the soul behind the sound

This week, we're highlighting an event pick by Taproot co-founder Karen Unland.

Freewill returns with two shows after Hawrelak hiatus

Edmonton's summer Shakespeare festival is going big and going home — back to William Hawrelak Park after a three-year closure forced several festivals to relocate.

Council allocates $925K for winter day spaces

Edmonton city council has voted to fund daytime shelter spaces for another winter after a city report found that more than 6,600 people visited such spaces last season.

Two people seated for a fireside chat with signage for Edmonton Unlimited, MNP,

Mitsoh beefs up snack-food herd

A company that makes protein-dense snacks based on Indigenous knowledge is expanding its product line from bison to beef after leveraging a sizeable investment into scaleup success.


An aerial shot of homes in Leduc

Your turn: Leduc annexation, Vision Zero, quality of life

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes open houses about Leduc's proposed annexation of land in Leduc County, requests for feedback about street safety in several Edmonton neighbourhoods, and a survey about quality of life in Edmonton.


Hydrogen bus pilot attracts international attention

The hydrogen bus pilot by the City of Edmonton and Strathcona County caught the attention of planners across Canada and the United States during a June 9 presentation.

Deep-tech startups need persistence, specialized support

Assets such as the University of Alberta and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute have helped Edmonton compete on the deep-tech stage, but unique supports are required to commercialize the breakthrough research emerging from such institutions, Sangeet Brar said after Edmonton Unlimited hosted its first Deep Tech Showcase on June 9.

Edmonton may have reached peak mortadella

If you've noticed mortadella sandwiches all over your feeds in the past few months, you're not alone.

Agency calls 'All aboard!' for visitor economy

Explore Edmonton is betting on a new attractions bundle and a trolley-style bus to entice visitors to spend more time and money in the city before they head home, into the Rockies, or elsewhere.