David Staples: Riverwalk vision gets key backing from Mayor Don Iveson

When it comes to controversial public issues requiring major change, nothing gets done in Edmonton if the mayor isn’t leading the charge. That’s why it’s so heartening and significant for Mayor Don Iveson to push a vision of building a riverwalk along the North Saskatchewan River on a (poorly) developed stretch of the bank.
Iveson first put forward this idea in 2016, but he’s now advancing a plan that could see a downtown riverwalk built from the new Walterdale bridge to