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Colin Gallant

Reporter

They/Them

Colin is a reporter for Taproot Edmonton. They studied journalism at Mount Royal University and has been an editor for publications including Avenue Calgary, BeatRoute Magazine and The Calgary Journal.

Colin is also the co-founder of a QTBIPOC advocacy group called Pink Flamingo. Each year, they write and/or edit more than 200 band bios for Sled Island Music & Arts Festival. They have two dogs and love riding their bicycle.


Recent work by Colin

Servers inside of a data centre.
business technology

Provincial push for data centres could spike emissions, researcher says

The provincial government's effort to attract $100 billion in investment in hyperscale data centres in just five years would worsen Alberta's already outsized emissions from electricity production and could not be accommodated by the current public grid, a Pembina Institute researcher said.

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Gemma Dunn sits among a group of people.
social services health

Summit aims to help non-profits to work as an ecosystem

ECVO is convening non-profit organizations that provide human services in Edmonton to focus on doing more without receiving additional money.

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Premier Danielle Smith stands at a podium on the grounds of a truck stop.
hydrogen business

Hydrogen fuelling station closed less than one year after opening to government fanfare

Alberta's first commercial hydrogen fuelling station has been shipped back to the United States, its American owner has filed for bankruptcy, and the company's once convicted former CEO has been pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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A stock photo of a City of Edmonton hydrogen bus.
city council transit

Noted: Transit hours, Sohi, and new waste regs

Added transit service hours, Amarjeet Sohi leaving council to run for the Liberal Party of Canada, and extended producer responsibility for waste and recycling are three stories the co-hosts of Episode 301 of Speaking Municipally examined.

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Two smiling women in winter clothes pose in front of a vacant storefront.
business food

Violets moving west of Mill Creek Ravine as area heats up with business activity

The owners of the Violets boutique say their upcoming move from McCauley to a spot on Whyte Avenue directly west of the Mill Creek Ravine fulfills a long-held desire to be part of the charm of the surrounding small business community.

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Two people in blue and yellow work wear move garbage bins that say Hiregood on a dolly.
downtown transit

Downtown leader wants more funds for Hiregood

As city administration prepares a Downtown Action Plan, Puneeta McBryan, the executive director of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, says the Downtown Core Patrol service that her organization contracts to Hiregood, a company that employs people with lived experience with being unhoused, needs more money.

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Luke Azevedo wearing a leather jacket.
arts business

New Edmonton Screen CEO wants to leverage local strengths for global growth

The incoming CEO of Edmonton Screen says he's leaving a nearly 18-year career as film commissioner with Calgary Economic Development to help nurture Edmonton's film, TV, and digital media talent and attract outside productions.

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Shelves behind a bar hold decorative items and bottles of alcohol.
food business

Next of Kin part of potential Brewery District evolution

Ben Staley, the former chef at Yarrow and the Alder Room, says Next of Kin, his first concept as Hoot Company's creative director, is a neighbourhood bar in the Brewery District.

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A bicycle hooked up to an apple press at a playground.
food affordability

Fruit rescue crew seeks funds to teach rather than harvest

Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton is raising money to allow it to shift from saving the fruit that falls to the ground across the city to teaching people what to do with that fruit once rescued.

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