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
Fringe Festival marks fundraising milestone but eyes monetizing portable toilets
While the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival has grown its monthly donors from 34 to 535 since launching its Sustain Fringe campaign one year ago, officials say it still needs to find more.
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TransPod aimed for speed but points to province's rail plan for pause in building test track
The Toronto-based company that gained welcome from the provincial government in 2020 to test and build a hyperloop that would travel at 1,000 kilometres per hour between Edmonton and Calgary said it now hopes to construct a full-scale test guideway in Edmonton in 2026, after pausing for the province to complete its Passenger Rail Master Plan.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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