The Office of the Mayor announced today that they have officially launched a new blog where you can find entries about policy, upcoming events, Edmonton news and more. The blog is written by Mr. Sohi’s staff and himself.
Last week, Mr. Sohi’s team reached an important milestone and the blog contains what the administration has learnt in the last 100 days.
One thing is clear, Mayor Sohi is working for Edmontonians. A lot of work lies ahead of him, but he has made clear where his priorities lie.
” My first 100 days in office could be summed up with three words: relationships, resilience, and restitution”
“COVID-19 has added so many competing priorities to the plates of all Edmontonians. I stuck to my commitments to ensure our small businesses, community hubs, and everyday workers have the resources and funding they need to weather this hardship”.
“I worked with my council colleagues to make sure property taxes will stay below the cost of inflation while continuing to fully fund public services Edmontonians rely on”.
“We allocated funding for two rec centres: Lewis Farms Rec Centre and Coronation Rec Centre. These public buildings will transform their neighbourhoods and become central gathering places for families and communities”.
“We provided $1.2 million through the arts recovery grant — a grant aimed at helping artists struggling to get by during these past two difficult years”.
“We have helped 4000 small businesses by lowering their BIA levies. I made a promise to advocate for struggling small businesses in my campaign and I’m proud to continue to live up to it”.
“We have approved funding to keep our downtown and Chinatown clean. This commitment was important to me to keep these core areas vibrant and safe”.
“We gave $600,000 to FreePlay for Kids: a program that helps families facing barriers get their kids active and gain a sense of belonging through sport. This program helped to support a young Alphonso Davies to become one of the best soccer players in the world”.
