Overview
- The City of Edmonton has announced it will terminate the 30-year TransEd contract and move operation of the southeast Valley Line to Edmonton Transit Service.
- Public letter writers and commentators say city officials have not explained why the change was made or how any capped breach-of-contract damages will be calculated or paid.
- Riverview council ordered councillor Cecile Cassista to apologize and complete social media training after investigator Tanya Tynski concluded a March 8 Facebook post breached the town’s code of conduct.
- Rothesay council approved an additional $4 million for its intergenerational community centre, bringing secured funding to about $31 million of an estimated $36 million and leaving roughly $5 million to be found before construction planned for 2027.
- Ontario’s ‘Protect Ontario’ advertising frames encampments as a public-safety issue while the government has not disclosed current campaign costs and the auditor general previously recorded $111.9 million in recent government ad spending.