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Your turn: Vehicles for hire, transit-related art, reconciliation
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes a City of Edmonton survey about rideshare services and other vehicles for hire, as well as a couple of invitations to inspire some transit-related art and an opportunity in Sturgeon County to pledge action on reconciliation with Indigenous people.
Carbon-capture policy a key focus of conference
As industry and government leaders gather in Edmonton this week for the Carbon Capture Canada convention, ground has been broken on a project in central Alberta meant to store 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year from industrial developments, including many in the Edmonton region.
Ardrossan woos Edmonton workers with throne stunt
Berlin Communications is planning to erect a nine-foot throne in the lobbies of several downtown Edmonton office buildings to promote living in Ardrossan.
Meta to speak at Industrial Heartland conference
The annual conference put on by Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association will include a look "behind the build" of the $13-billion AI data centre that Meta plans to put in Sturgeon County.
Hydrogen in Calgary could unlock freight options for Edmonton
With $3 million in funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta, Azolla Hydrogen will be able to serve long-haul truckers in Calgary, a key step in making it plausible for fleets to be hydrogen-fuelled, said president and CEO Jared Sayers
Your turn: Land use updates in the region
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes a public hearing about proposed changes to St. Albert's land use bylaw that would make it easier to build small-scale infill in mature neighbourhoods, as well as transit-oriented development along St. Albert Trail.
Farmstand Tour invites visitors to 'market on wheels'
As harvest season begins, Experience Alberta is inviting visitors to Strathcona County on Sept. 6 for a Farmstand Tour.
Five Edmonton-area projects share in emissions-reduction funding
If the five Edmonton-based projects to share in $15.7 million from Emissions Reduction Alberta succeed, they are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030, generate 504 person-years of employment, and contribute $81 million to Alberta's GDP
Construction industry calls for fair risk allocation in extreme weather
Representatives of the construction sector say they need to be involved in how extreme weather risks are addressed in project planning, procurement, and contract delivery.