Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 16

Welcome to Day 16 of our Edmonton 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 municipal election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 16:

• Advance voting is now open! Voting runs until October 11th and polls are open from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Polling locations and voter information are available online.
  
  
• Business leaders say the top priority for Mayors across the Province should be addressing “social disorder,” which includes homelessness, mental health and addiction issues, crime, and public safety concerns. The Business Council of Alberta found that 94% of its members see these issues as critical for maintaining livability and economic prosperity. Business leaders stress that they want steady, competent civic leadership focused on practical solutions rather than symbolic gestures.
  
  
• Jennifer Rice, who narrowly won her Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi seat in 2021, is entering the 2025 election with the strongest fundraising record of any incumbent Councillor, raising over $75,000 so far. Rice has maintained strong support, particularly within Edmonton’s Chinese community, and has rejected offers to join the PACE political party. She says that her approach is grounded in representing constituents’ voices rather than political ambitions. Rice also highlighted her immigrant background as a sign that first-generation Canadians can succeed.
  
  
• Most of the Mayoral candidates are calling for the repeal or modification of the Single-use Item Reduction Bylaw, which bans plastic bags and Styrofoam and charges fees for paper and reusable bags. Candidates like Omar Mohammad, Tim Cartmell, Michael Walters, Rahim Jaffer, Paul Bakhmut, and Vanessa Denman want the bylaw repealed, while Andrew Knack and Ronald Stewart Billingsley Jr. would review or adjust it.

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