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Ghost Mayors ...on transportation

We've got a mayor and council ready to create new LRT lines in Edmonton. We're looking at some of the largest transit expansions in our history. There are calls for more bicycle lanes too. Clearly, we need to hear from a mayor who helped get us our LRT line and one that loves private automobiles.
In this forum:
Mayor Ivor Dent - The Commonwealth Games and our LRT system can be linked back to Dent

Mayor Matthew (Mat) “Warden” McCauley - Edmonton’s first mayor
Mayor William Short - One of the City of Edmonton's first mayors, and one of the first people in the city to ever own a car
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Further reading (and proof we didn’t make everything up):
Mayor Jan Reimer
LRT plans
Loud noises
Park(ed)
Former mayor forums: planning (arena and city centre airport), taxes (and spending priorities), city services (EPCOR, police, parks).

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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Randy Brososky, and Kris Loranger. With some help from Jeff Samsonow.
A historical satire by actors who did little research, from theedmontonian.com and the EdmontonPolitics.com team.

Ghost Mayors ...on City Services

From garbage collection to policing, recreation to power generation, the City of Edmonton provides a lot to its residents. Our city's former mayors sure have some thoughts on what could be done better. And what they'd rather just take care of without you sticking your nose into it.
We just hope Fightin' Joe Clarke doesn't show up to settle the score with Mayor McNamara...
In this forum:
Mayor Matthew (Mat) "Warden" McCauley - Edmonton's first mayor
Mayor William J. McNamara - First mayor to defeat a sitting incumbent, in the city's closest race (still the closest race to date).
Mayor William "Wild Bill" Hawrelak - 3 time mayor, twice had to leave office because of land deals, eventually died in office
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Further reading (and proof we didn't make everything up):
Councillor Ron Hayter
Epcor deal, and the Our Power group
Fort Edmonton Park overhaul, and Lucy
Mayor Fightin' Joe Clarke
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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Diego Ibarra, J. Nelson Niwa, a an actual ghost. With some help from Jeff Samsonow
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A historical satire by actors who did little research, from the edmontonian and the EdmontonPolitics.com team.

Ghost Mayors ...on taxes, spending...and fighting

You can't keep a good mayor down. And if you've got a handful of former Edmonton mayors they are going to have opinions on just what we should be doing with our taxes, city spending, and schools. Even if they have no idea how things work in 2010.
The debate could get heated. It might even spark a new run for the mayor's office.
In this forum:
Mayor Joseph Clarke - Fightin' Joe. Mayor, councillor, constant candidate, brawler.
Mayor David Duggan - Pro-business and pro-radio. Also Alberta Conservative leader.
Mayor Matthew (Mat) "Warden" McCauley - Edmonton's first mayor
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Further reading (and proof we didn't make everything up):
More McCauley (and schools).
Neighbourhoods of Duggan (not the same Duggan) and McCauley
Panama
Mayor William J. McNamara
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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Peter Daly, Diego Ibarra, and J Nelson Niwa. With some help from Jeff Samsonow.
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A historical satire by actors who did little research, from the edmontonian and the EdmontonPolitics.com team.

Ghost Mayors ...on Planning

Who better to weigh in on the Edmonton election, and the issues facing our city in 2010, then the men who made Alberta's capital what it is today? So what if they're dead? That doesn't mean they don't have opinions.
In this forum:
Mayor Matthew (Mat) "Warden" McCauley - Edmonton's first mayor
Mayor William Thomas Henry - The dean of Edmonton's furniture trade
Mayor William "Wild Bill" Hawrelak - 3 time mayor, twice had to leave office because of land deals, eventually died in office
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Further reading (and proof we didn't make everything up):
Edmonton Eskimos, Thistle Rink, and Edmonton Gardens
Annexations of Edmonton
Mayor Fred Mitchell
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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Jeff Samsonow, and an actual ghost.
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A historical satire by actors who did little research, from the edmontonian and the EdmontonPolitics.com team.