Calgary's ten years ahead of Edmonton when it comes to economic development. Can Alberta's capital city catch up? What happens if it doesn't? Ahead of municipal elections on October 20, we check in with the City of Calgary's Thom Mahler, Edmonton Downtown Business Association's Puneeta McBryan, and Heather Thomson from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (1:00 ). 

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1:05:30 | Jespo and Johnny debrief, including Jespo's story of a nightmare real estate investment 20 years ago. 

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1:32:43 | Jespo shares details of his family's recent Jasper getaway and the upcoming Jasper Folk Music Festival in #MyJasper Memories presented by our friends at Tourism Jasper. 

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