Let me Hemp you with that motion, Councillor

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

T-Shirts for a good cause

• ‘Hawaiian Shirt Guy,’ who helped stop an arson spree, immortalized in t-shirts by local artist

Holt Renfrew

• Holt Renfrew Announces Closure of Downtown Edmonton Store

City Market

• 5 Questions about the City Market’s New Downtown Location

Speed Limit Reduction

• Lower residential speed limits on horizon; final vote in 2020
• Edmonton council gears down speed limit debate until 2020
• Motion text - tweet
• Mayor Iveson commends citizens - tweet
• Vote Breakdown - tweet
• Decision Tree - tweet
• First hashtag in a motion? - tweet

Dziadyk Withdraws

• Paige Parsons' tweet
• Jon Dziadyk's tweet
• Slow zone: City councillors warming to idea of 2-tier residential speeds

Knack Fails

• Andrew Knack's tweet

Troy Praises Nickel

• Troy's tweet

Mill Creek Ravine Daylighting

• Mill Creek Ravine daylighting being pushed by Edmonton city councillor

Smart Cities Challenge

• Edmonton moving forward after Smart Cities Challenge

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