David Staples: Social housing hottest election issue in northeast Edmonton

The hottest hot-button issue in northeast Edmonton? Whether or not a social housing project should go ahead on the Station Pointe lands near the Belvedere LRT station.
There are a handful of candidates with impressive resumes and good ideas among the 12 people running to replace retiring Ed Gibbons. The problem for voters is that most of them agree on major issues. For example, they think the ward needs more coverage with bus transit, not less. They also hope to build up business and to develop