With our new mayor now officially in office, it’s time to learn some new vocabulary. Forget “world class”, “creative”, and “Capital Region”; start getting used to “globally competitive”, “innovative”, and “Edmonton Region”. All three featured prominently in Mayor Iveson’s swearing in address on Tuesday afternoon. The new words may not seem important on the surface, but I think they signal a shift in the way Iveson will lead Edmonton over the next four years.

http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2013/10/31/building-a-globally-competitive-innovative-edmonton-region/

Building a globally competitive & innovative Edmonton Region

Today Twitter became a public company. As one of the services' first 1000 users, I decided to record a few thoughts!

Twitter is now a public company!

A few details and thoughts on the Evolving Infill project launched by the City of Edmonton on November 15, 2013.

http://edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/evolving-infill.aspx

Evolving Infill Launches

A two-year initiative called the Heavy Users of Service project will "monitor some of the city's most frequent users of social, medical, criminal and justice services with the goal of identifying and bridging gaps in service provision and treatment."

Heavy Users of Service Project

EEDC President & CEO delivered this speech at the 2014 EEDC Impact Luncheon at the Shaw Conference Centre on January 14, 2014.

EEDC CEO Brad Ferguson speaks at IMPACT 2014

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson held a press conference following the announcement of the Building Canada Fund by the federal government.

Mayor Don Iveson responds to Building Canada announcement

Mayor Iveson responds to the 2014 provincial budget announcement

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