Since last spring, 23 projects have received grants through a participatory budgeting process in Edmonton
Tree planting and welcome baskets for refugees. Pop-up coffee shops and chess in the park. Hundreds of kilometres of bike paths tracked for Google streetview and an accessible text hotline to support victims of abuse.
Its success served as a springboard for thousands of other governments around the world to implement some version of their own public-driven spending strategy – in small and large ways. She said this money usually ends up back in the general coffers but that it can be used for office furniture and official business outings.
Applicants were awarded grants up to $2,000 each for projects that reflected themes of community resilience, social connection and ecological transition. The goal was to foster collaboration between residents, community organizations and institutions while boosting civic engagement.rash of public attacks
Copies of the zine are being distributed in multiple locations in Edmonton and were printed by Calgary-based Yolkless Press, which she said she chose because it was a more environmentally friendly option and run by racialized people.Another grant recipient, Mary-Noah Ndateramye, hosted a mindfulness workshop for children and youth to improve their mental health and build emotional resiliency. A teacher of 20 years, she saw how stress and anxiety were manifesting in kids during the pandemic.
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