EdmontonNeighbourhoodsUnited
Edmonton Neighbourhoods United
2025 Candidate Report Cards
Hello friends,
We’re excited to announce that Edmonton Neighbourhoods United’s 2025 Candidate Report Cards are now available!
View the Report Cards on Our Website
These report cards reflect months of volunteer effort to help voters make sense of a complex election. They highlight where candidates stand on the issues at the heart of ENU’s mission — balanced growth, neighbourhood character, responsible planning, affordable housing, and meaningful public engagement.
Why We Did This
City Council’s decisions shape how our neighbourhoods grow, how infrastructure and amenities are prioritized, and how residents’ voices are heard.
ENU was founded by citizens from across Edmonton who believe growth should be thoughtful, transparent, and community-centred, not driven by blanket zoning or developer interests.
Our goal is to give voters clear, factual, non-partisan information before the October 20 election.
How the Scoring Worked
Each candidate was evaluated through a transparent process that considered:
- Survey responses to a detailed 30-minute questionnaire on planning, growth, and governance.
- Platform analysis of publicly available information.
- Voting records for incumbents, to reflect real-world decision-making.
Importantly, only one incumbent — Anne Stevenson — participated in the ENU survey. All incumbents were assessed using their voting records and public statements.
Explore the Full Results and Methodology
Independent and Non-Partisan
ENU is a volunteer-run, non-partisan organization. We do not endorse any candidates or political groups. These report cards are not endorsements. They’re a civic tool designed to inform and empower Edmontonians to make informed choices about the future of their city.
Thank you for caring about Edmonton’s neighbourhoods, and for supporting our shared vision of a city that grows wisely, listens carefully, and values its communities.
With appreciation,
The ENU Team
At Edmonton Neighbourhoods United, our commitment is simple: to stand with residents and keep neighbourhood voices at the focus of our city's decisions. Recently, we raised concerns with the Provincial Government on your behalf regarding election fairness and transparency, because Edmontonians deserve transparency and honesty. Lorne Gunter at Edmonton Journal has also shed some light on these issues.
An undisclosed presentation has been discovered in which a group called Working Families Edmonton (WFE) may be acting as a behind-the-scenes campaign network - coordinating a slate of candidates (many seeking re-election), raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, and looking for ways around donation limits meant to keep elections fair.
What the behind-the-scenes strategy document shows:
· Fundraising goals as high as $749,000.
· Candidates presented as “independent” while sharing centralized resources, volunteers, and advertising.
· A candid line from the document itself: “This effectively is creating a party without being subject to the spending and donation limits.”
· Notes suggesting the same tactics were used in 2021, coinciding with some of the zoning bylaw and city district plan changes.
This kind of shadow coordination erodes trust. Our city works best when candidates are accountable to residents not to undisclosed donors with coordinated interests.
You can read more here:
· Blog & Context: Why Edmonton Needs Independent Leadership—Not Backroom Deals
· Lorne Gunter's Column: Lorne Gunter: Understand differences between civic election candidates | Edmonton Journal
What neighbours can do:
· Share this information locally.
· Bring it up at your community league.
· Ask candidates directly where they stand on transparency and third-party influence.
· Make your vote count. It’s time for a major shift at City Hall
Stay Tuned:
In the days ahead, ENU will be releasing the results of our Candidate Survey to provide clarity regarding October 20th's election candidate's platforms and opinions about the City's growth and issues. Sadly, some incumbents chose not to participate. Their silence leaves residents guessing about where they stand on infill and other key issues - making it harder to place our trust in their leadership.
Edmonton deserves leaders who earn our confidence by being open, accountable, and responsive to the people they represent.
💥 ACTION NEEDED: Speak In Favour of Small Improvements to Zoning on June 30 🔥
If you signed the Edmonton Neighbourhoods United petition because you care about what's happening to your community it’s time to take the next step.
On Monday, June 30 — yes, the middle of the Canada Day long weekend — City Council is holding a public hearing at City Hall to vote on some very modest changes to the new zoning bylaw.
These include:
· Reducing the number of units on a standard 50-foot lot from 8 to 6
· Limiting side entrances facing neighbouring homes to 2
· Putting minor limits on midblock rezonings
These are bare minimum changes, but they’re facing strong opposition from developers.
You can help with THREE things this week:
1. Email your City Councillor.
Tell them you support the amendments proposed to the zoning bylaws on June 30 because they reduce the bylaw's most extreme impacts. Use your own words. Keep it short. Tell them what infill has done to your street, your neighbourhood, your peace of mind, and that you want it better managed.
📧 Find your councillor here:
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/mayor-city-councillors
Or send your message to: city.clerk@edmonton.ca (addressed to Mayor and Council, care of the City Clerk)
2. Register to speak at the public hearing (in person or online) here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjK1JQOPRWVORUVKsSbRn3yLN5E9vcVLu3nifMO4N1ZfmgFg/viewform
This is your chance to speak directly to Council. Tell them you support the proposed amendments — that they are a small step in the right direction.
Date: Monday, June 30, at City Hall. The hearing begins at 9:30 and will last many hours. Expect to spend several hours at city hall. You may wish to come and go.
How to register: Go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjK1JQOPRWVORUVKsSbRn3yLN5E9vcVLu3nifMO4N1ZfmgFg/viewform
📌 Say you wish to speak to Agenda Item 3.1, which tightens some of the rules around scale and location, or to Agenda item 3.32, which lowers the number of units from 8 to 6. When you register you will be asked whether you support or oppose the proposed amendments. PLEASE INDICATE YOU SUPPORT THEM.
3. Come to City Hall and support the speakers.
Meet new neighbours, connect and show your support for returning our democracy for our communities. Uniting together is one of the most powerful tools.
These proposed amendments don’t address the worst parts of the bylaw, but this is a good start in the right direction — and they may be the only improvements possible before the October 2025 election.
** Developers are lobbying hard this week. We need to push back harder. **
Let’s flood their inboxes. Let’s fill the hearing. Let’s show City Council that Edmonton's neighbourhoods are UNITING!
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Watch this incredible video last week with esteemed urban planner Larry Beasley for an online discussion with an audience in Edmonton about the value of neighbourhoods and options for citizen engagement in urban planning. Hosted by BetterInfill and co-ordinated with Edmonton Neighbourhoods United.
Larry Beasley speaks on urban planning, infill, and neighbourhood engagement in Edmonton and beyond
Follow ENU on Facebook - join the conversation, share photos and keep up to date with our movement.
🔈Join the Movement to Take Back Our Neighbourhoods 🔈
Edmonton Neighbourhoods United (ENU) is growing fast—and we’re not stopping. We currently represent 35 mature neighbourhoods, but many more still need a voice at the table.
If you're concerned about the impacts of blanket zoning, unchecked development, or the erosion of local input, now is the time to act.
We’re looking for passionate, grounded residents who are ready to stand up for their communities. If you’d like to represent your neighbourhood - or simply learn how to get involved - reach out today. We’ll provide the tools, support, and strategy.
LAWN SIGNS also available for purchase $10/ sign. Contact enu.graphics@gmail.com
This is grassroots democracy in action. Be part of it.
On behalf of ENU — Edmonton Neighbourhoods United
There is a growing backlash to Edmonton's rezoning laws regarding infill and more than one group has come to the fore in response. The latest that I've become is EDMONTON NEIGHBOURHOODS UNITEDand they a - which anyone opposed to the rezoning can sign.