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National Post
20 hours ago
- Business
- National Post
Edmonton's Sohi, Florida mayor up ante in Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup bet
The bets are back on between the mayors of Edmonton and Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers get set to take on the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. Article content 'I'm just looking forward to the look on his face. I think he enjoyed the look on my face last year,' said Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi with a smile in Ford Hall on Tuesday. Article content After a crushing Game 7 defeat to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final last year, the heartache was extended to Edmonton city hall, when Sohi had to honour a bet he made with Sunrise Mayor Michael Ryan by wearing a Florida jersey. This year, in what is quickly becoming a finals tradition, Sohi and Ryan have made yet another bet on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals, but the Edmonton mayor has strong faith in a different outcome. Article content Article content 'The way the Oilers have been playing this year is phenomenal. They are better and better and better, and this time, we also have home game advantage,' said Sohi. Article content According to Ryan, Sohi seemed even more confident in the Oilers, prompting both mayors to up the ante from last year's wager. Article content 'When the Florida Panthers win, we will craft and draft a proclamation to send to the City of Edmonton and for Mayor Sohi to read, declaring Florida Panthers Day and City of Sunrise Day in Edmonton. And he's got to read it as it's written,' said Ryan with a laugh. Article content 'I have no doubt that Oilers are going to bring the cup home to Edmonton, to Canada, and Mayor Ryan will have to wear an Oilers jersey in his chamber hall in his city and cheer for Oilers,' Sohi said. Article content Regardless of the outcome, both mayors spoke highly of the impact that both teams have on their respective cities. Article content 'They bring so much pride to our community, and they put Edmonton on the international stage,' said Sohi of the Oilers' effect on the city. Article content Article content Sohi pointed to the many millions of dollars that last year's playoffs brought to the city as one way the city benefitted, but also highlighted the value of the community coming together. Article content Article content 'In a time when we are struggling with so many other challenges in the world. We are seeing division. We are seeing polarization. The game of hockey brings us together,' said Sohi. Article content 'I'm so grateful that we get to experience that kind of energy in our city.' Article content 'I was there — very few experiences in life like that, being in the seventh game and watching (the clock) tick down to the last second like that. It was very exciting.' Article content Last year's Panthers victory was the first for the franchise, after making it to the final the year before. Prompting parades and celebrations, including a dip of the Stanley Cup into the Atlantic Ocean, courtesy of Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, which Ryan said was good for both the sport and its fans.
Toronto Star
2 days ago
- General
- Toronto Star
Edmonton, Sunrise mayors up the ante in bet over Stanley Cup rematch
By The Canadian Press EDMONTON - If history repeats itself, Edmonton's mayor may soon declare an official Florida Panthers Day in Alberta's capital city. Last year's bet between Amarjeet Sohi and Mike Ryan, the mayor of Sunrise, Fla., where the Panthers play, saw salt rubbed in the wounds of Edmontonians when their own mayor was forced to wear a Panthers jersey during a council meeting.
CBC
2 days ago
- Business
- CBC
More than 16,000 new dwelling units approved in Edmonton one year after new zoning bylaw
Social Sharing It's been more than a year since the city's new zoning bylaw came into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, and the City of Edmonton says it is seeing results in paving the way for more housing. City administration was tasked with creating a report focusing on analyzing landscaping provisions and whether any bylaw amendments are needed for eight-unit multi-family homes which are allowed to be built under small-scale residential zoning. In 2024, 16,511 new dwelling units were approved in Edmonton. This is a 30 per cent increase from 2023. The largest number of approved new dwelling types were for multi-unit housing and single detached housing. The report was presented at Tuesday's urban planning committee at city hall which allowed for further input from the public. More than 70 people signed up to speak at the meeting. Some residents who voiced concerns said the pace of development could destabilise mature neighbourhoods that may not yet have the amenities and infrastructure to support densification. "The private urban forest is shrinking, impervious surfaces are growing, and community livability is being degraded. We urge council and this committee to prioritize densification and already underutilized zones with existing infrastructure instead of destabilizing mature neighbourhoods," Belgravia resident Nicole Klein told council. "We are living through an housing affordability crisis," Mayor Amarjeet Sohi told media on Tuesday afternoon regarding the strong reaction to the city's zoning bylaw changes. "We have challenges related to how we sustain our services. We have environmental sustainability challenges. We have a city that continues to sprawl. We need to tackle all those challenges." Any changes from Tuesday's meeting will be brought forward to a public hearing on June 30. Administration is also exploring reducing the maximum building length along an interior side lot line from 30 metres to 50 per cent of the site depth, or 25 metres, whichever is less, in an effort to address public concerns about size and shading over surrounding homes. Other changes could include regulating a maximum of four entrances on the side of a row house and design changes to street-facing facades of buildings. Impact of eight-plex housing Administration's analysis of land parcels with a site area of 600 sq. m or greater found that only 50 per cent of all permit applications that could build eight units or more on the site actually built eight units or more. "There's lot of misinformation as well as lack of clarity. For example, we are only seeing very few, eight-units being built mid-block. But a lot of people are concerned about that … So reality is not matching with people's perceptions," Sohi said. "I think that's what we need to make sure that people are understanding what's actually happening in their neighbourhood." Data in administration's report looked at the distribution of types of housing units being approved in both developing areas — located primarily outside Anthony Henday Drive — and redeveloping areas inside the Henday. The developing area saw more new dwelling unit approvals than redeveloping areas. The unit approval breakdown consisted of 43 per cent single-detached homes, 22 per cent for secondary suites and about 30 per cent mixed between semi-detached, row and multi-unit housing. For neighbourhoods within the Henday, more than half of the approved units will be in multi-unit buildings. Only about five per cent of approved housing units were for single-detached homes. Some residents, who did not wanted the full bylaw scrapped, had concerns that aspects of the bylaw were not going to alleviate affordability and demand but instead cater to the financial interests of developers and asked the city to consider having a maximum of four units per lot and 2½ storeys. Other residents like Evan Capp said they support the bylaw because it provide a potential path for future home ownership. "It gives me hope the city will provide choice for where to live and grow, especially near the services that make the city great, be it transit, rec centres or schools," Capp said. "I believe this bylaw is the city choosing to prioritize those who are not currently comfortably housed, rather than just those who are comfortably housed." If new amendments are approved during the June 30 public hearing, they would be expected to come into effect on or after July 14.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Stanley Cup bets are on: Edmonton, Sunrise putting up stakes as Oilers, Panthers clash
Florida Panthers centre Carter Verhaeghe (23) reaches for the puck as Edmonton Oilers defenceman John Klingberg (36) closes in and goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) reaches for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) Amarjeet Sohi is happy to take a bet from a southern Florida counterpart. Because Edmonton's mayor is confident this is the year his hometown Oilers will win the Stanley Cup. Sunrise, Fla., Mayor Michael Ryan, in a video posted to his city's YouTube channel, challenged Sohi to accept the stakes: If the Florida Panthers defeat the Oilers in this year's rematch of the NHL championship, Sohi will wear the jersey of the current Cup champions and declare a Florida Panthers Day and City of Sunrise Day in Edmonton. Sohi accepted the challenge from Ryan but is confident he won't have to pay up. He said Tuesday he is mulling creative potential duties for Ryan 'when the Oilers win.' This year's Stanley Cup final starts Wednesday at Rogers Place. The Panthers beat the Oilers in last year's Cup final in seven games.
Edmonton Journal
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edmonton Journal
More confident Sohi bets Florida mayor Oilers will win Stanley Cup 2025
Article content The bets are back on between the mayors of Edmonton and Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers get set to take on the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. 'I'm just looking forward to the look on his face. I think he enjoyed the look on my face last year,' said Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi with a smile in Ford Hall on Tuesday. After a crushing Game 7 defeat to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final last year, the heartache was extended to Edmonton city hall, when Sohi had to honour a bet he made with Sunrise Mayor Michael Ryan by wearing a Florida jersey. This year, in what is quickly becoming a finals tradition, Sohi and Ryan have made yet another bet on the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals, but the Edmonton mayor has strong faith in a different outcome.
