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Here's the latest from Taproot Edmonton.
Monday, June 27
In this edition: Young artists gather to explore climate change and just transition; the city considers small-scale encampments after earlier rejection; Edmonton is on track to beat its all-time rainfall record for June; and our look at the week ahead.
Friday, June 24
In this edition: Wisdom of wild boar farming questioned in light of feral pig problem; Scription named the Edmonton winner at Startup TNT's Investment Summit V; the city is collecting public input on the 2023-2026 budget until July 17.
Thursday, June 23
In this edition: Retirement home for LGBTQ2S+ seniors is in the works; the city has signed 20-year green energy contracts; the Edmonton Public School board has approved its 2022-2026 education plan; and Flying Fish throws a line into Edmonton's waters.
Young artists gather to explore climate change and just transition
While more people are aware of the reality of climate change than ever before, for many it remains a remote concept. But art can engage people emotionally where the fact-and-figure heavy warnings about the present ecological crisis may fail to connect, say young artists working on climate action.
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Wisdom of wild boar farming questioned in light of feral pig problem
While Alberta is grappling with the destructive threat of a growing population of feral wild boar and fears they could soon invade urban areas, there are farmers in the Edmonton area and elsewhere in the province who are still raising them.
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Scription named the Edmonton winner at Startup TNT's Investment Summit V
Scription, which offers a software-as-a-service platform for equipment maintenance companies, took away the top prize at the fifth annual Startup TNT Investment Summit on June 23.
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Downtown daycares in danger of succumbing to pandemic
As Edmontonians weather a fifth wave of the pandemic, the prolonged closure of many downtown offices has left daycares in the heart of the city struggling to stay open.
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How public washrooms help make a city work well
Most candidates for mayor and city council agree that Edmonton needs more permanent public washrooms, a move that is vital for a city to work for everyone, says consultant Lezlie Lowe.
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City aims for Edmontonians to 'live more locally' with 15-minute districts
The 15-minute city is an urban design strategy that the current city council adopted as part of the City Plan at the end of 2020. The next city council, and its successors, will make the decisions that either help bring this plan to life or leave it to languish. As the municipal election approaches, this is a good time to examine what this concept means for Edmonton.
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City considers small-scale encampments after earlier rejection
On Episode 184 of Speaking Municipally, Troy Pavlek and Mack Male take a look at the city's possible change of heart on letting houseless people live in encampments.
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Coming up at council: June 27-July 1, 2022
This is city council's final committee week before the summer break. The community and public services committee will meet on Monday and executive committee will meet on Wednesday.
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Coming up this week: June 27-July 1, 2022
This week, you can learn about growing a health innovation company or building a more socially and environmentally sustainable Edmonton; find a mentor or connect with women who are engineers, designers, and product managers; take in a documentary about a business leader; or mark Canada's birthday.
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Business Roundup: June 24, 2022
The latest on business in Edmonton. Scription, which offers a software-as-a-service platform for equipment maintenance companies, took away the top prize at the fifth annual Startup TNT Investment Summit on June 23. Scription's platform provides equipment maintenance companies with an end-to-end solution for selling and managing personalized maintenance contracts.
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Arts Roundup: June 23, 2022
The latest on arts in Edmonton. June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Often, it's art that helps make that recognition real.
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Regional Roundup: June 22, 2022
The latest on the region in Edmonton. The Alberta government has agreed to transfer land that contains a historic cemetery back to the Enoch Cree Nation, 114 years after the band was forced to surrender it.
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Health Innovation Roundup: June 22, 2022
The latest on health innovation in Edmonton. The Business Council of Alberta's new Define the Decade report identifies the pursuit of healthy lives through medical and wellness advancements as one of three prosperity missions that are key to achieving economic expansion.
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Food Roundup: June 21, 2022
The latest on food in Edmonton. Oonnie, a website that aims to assist consumers who are looking for more convenient ways to shop locally, is set to officially launch on June 25, bringing to life the vision of a Métis entrepreneur who has spent the past 13 years in the commercial construction business.
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Tech Roundup: June 21, 2022
The latest on tech in Edmonton. Areto Labs, the cyberbully-busting machine-learning startup, has secured $1 million in investment, with hopes for another $500,000. The pre-seed round is led by Accelerate Fund III, with participation from ScaleGood Fund, The51, and UCeed Social Impact Fund, as well as other angel investors.
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Pitching in on encampments
The city is backtracking on its encampment strategy, starting to investigate a plan to make property tax more progressive, and worrying that a huge amount of affordable housing might disappear. Plus, BIG NEWS ON THE VALLEY LINE!
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Flying Fish throws a line into Edmonton's waters
Tiffany Linke-Boyko, the recently hired principal in charge of the Canadian operations for Flying Fish Partners, explains what kind of investment opportunities she's looking for on behalf of the Seattle-based venture capital firm. Plus, Faaiza Ramji and Karen Unland take a look at some other action on the investment front involving Sprout.vc and Areto Labs.
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Fi-Fa-Oh... Um... Let's just play hockey instead
Part of 102 Avenue downtown will be car-free, and police budgets, after all this debate, may well be scrutiny-free too.
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Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators
Taproot has joined a coalition of innovative news organizations calling for amendments to a bill aimed at mandating compensation from large web platforms.
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Taproot shortlisted for journalism innovation award
Taproot Edmonton is a finalist for the CJF-Meta Journalism Project (MJP) Digital News Innovation Award!
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Taproot Edmonton wins publishing awards
We've been pretty heads-down in 2022, doing the work that you've come to expect from us, but it's time to look up and celebrate a couple of honours for that work. At Digital Alberta's 2021 Ember Awards, Taproot Edmonton was named Best Digital Publica...
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