Overview
- Edmonton letters respond to a Dec. 4 report that council set up a $5.8 million traffic enforcement unit funded by fine revenue, with critics warning it encourages ticket-driven policing.
- A Campbellton committee asked council to reactivate traffic lights at Arran and Andrew streets and to expand low‑cost measures like new lines and crosswalk updates, citing tight budgets.
- Campbellton’s CAO estimated repairing the light control box would now likely cost about $10,000, and the city projects its road‑painting bill to rise from over $110,000 last year to roughly $125,000 in 2026.
- A letter argues Alberta agreed to a flawed pipeline arrangement that would hike the industrial carbon levy by 600% on April 1 and add $6–$10 per barrel, while saying Ottawa voted against the deal.
- Correspondence points to July 1 as a stated milestone to secure a private builder for the project and contends resource exports, particularly Alberta oil to Asia, are needed to fund wider nation‑building priorities.