Michael Walters

Here is the fifth and final instalment of the Paying for Edmonton series, which discusses getting our budget in order and a financially healthy city and region in the long term. Of course, the discussion goes beyond this and I will continue to blog more on the budget process and emergent fiscal matters in the future. But for now, thank you for reading this series and for your engaging thoughts. Please continue to reach out with any feedback or questions you may have.

Paying for Edmonton Part 4, Marching to 0% property tax increases. Focus, discipline and restraint are key elements to any fiscal strategy for #yegcc.

Happy Friday #yeg. As we anticipate the #abgov budget with an uncertain fiscal future for municipalities, we've decided to lay out a five-part blog series describing how we pay for Edmonton & what needs to change. #yegcc #abpoli

Because we haven’t talked about it enough - a MUST READ on Snow & Ice and Calcium Chloride. It’s a good time to start a tow truck company in #yeg. #yegcc

Cities contribute 70% of global emissions, so Edmonton has a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint dramatically. Yesterday, Executive Committee discussed our Energy Transition Strategy - a bold and crucial plan to do just that. You can read about it on my website by clicking the link below: