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City Centre Redevelopment

Ashley Casovan — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:35:40 +0000

As a Hub, we want to be your one-stop-shop for information on the latest decisions facing our generation, and all Edmontonians. We hope our ‘conversations’ will provide you with enough information to make an informed decision.

With these posts we will be starting conversations, but we will also be giving you the facts. Straight up. If you think we’re not providing the whole story feel free to let us know.

One of the major decisions facing our generation is the redevelopment of the city centre airport lands.

I’ll let the City of Edmonton explain the rest…

The City has now completed its latest phase of public consultation. Citizens provided observations on five conceptual designs and videos from teams from North America and Europe as part of their submission to redevelop the City Centre Airport lands. Those observations will be considered by a Selection Committee in the decision to choose a winning team and they will also be considered during the upcoming 15-month planning process which will further define the winning conceptual plan and, among other items, roads, subdivisions, land uses, green space amenities, etc.

It is important to remember the City is choosing the best team instead of choosing the best conceptual design. The best elements of all these designs will be considered for incorporation into the final master plan.

This website is one way people can become informed and be part of the decision making process.

Candi(date)

Admin — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:12:59 +0000

NextGen, in partnership with community group interVivos, recently brought our successful CANDI(DATE)event to the 2011 federal election.

First introduced in the 2010 municipal election, Candi(date) is a made-in-Edmonton NextGen event that connects Next Gen voters to election candidates. Candi(date) is a casual, informal and fun way for voters to meet candidates, find out who they are and what they stand for, and to ask the questions that matter to them.

On April 20, 2011, during the week leading to advance polls, this edition of the popular speed-dating inspired elections event connected Next Gen voters with candidates running in the Edmonton-Centre federal electoral district. Featuring candidates from all of the political parties running in Edmonton-Centre, Candi(date) brought together over 60 voters to meet candidates on a one-on-one and small group basis, and to connect through frank conversation and engaged dialogue.

As the event tag line goes, it’s time for Edmontonians to get engaged and see what candidates propose

Question of the Month – May

Ashley Casovan — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:10:00 +0000

Each month, the Engage working group wants to ask you a question. This is your opportunity to share your inner thoughts and insights on topics that are relevant to all next geners in Edmonton.

This month we’re getting a bit existential, but, we also want to know how we can use the question of the month to provide you with great information about issues and activities taking place in our city.

So, this month we are asking you:

What should the question of the month be?

Please post your comments below! At the end of the month, we’ll analyze the data and provide a summary of what we heard.