Deputy Mayor J. Rice called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2024, and acknowledged that City Council meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Homelands. The Chair also acknowledged the diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, as well as Métis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.
*Clerk's note: The February 21, 2024, City Council meeting was held over two days: February 21, 2024 and February 23, 2024.