Colin Gallant

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

health technology

Glenrose becomes an innovation hub to accelerate age-tech

The Glenrose Hospital Foundation has joined the envisAGE initiative as its sixth Innovation Hub.

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food

Easter weekend offers full gamut of dining options

Brunch is among the most common dine-out meals for Easter, and it's hard to argue with the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.

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People seated in tiers inside an indoor space.
technology health

Social-good companies still feel accelerator's reverberations

Losing a program that helped companies focus on public good, investment, and scale is a "big loss," says one successful grad of the defunct Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator.

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business housing

City invests $15M in downtown student housing

The City of Edmonton is investing $15 million from the Housing Accelerator Fund towards five student housing developments.

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Three people gathered around a table covered in books and a banner that reads The Historical Society of Alberta
history arts

History is worth paying for, say heritage advocates

When the institutions that preserve a place's history lose funding, much is at risk, say the heads of two historical societies whose budgets have been cut.

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health technology

RNARevive plugs into U.S. accelerator

RNARevive is on a hot streak that includes participation in Plug and Play's Lifetech Batch 2.

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tech business

Edmonton-born Smart Access raises $12M to expand

Smart Access has raised $12 million in Series A funding from Bay Area investors Lobby Capital, Aspenwood Ventures, and Coelius Capital.

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business city council

Council decides against pause in patio fees

New fees of nearly $7,000 for businesses that use public land for year-round patios will go ahead this summer, after Edmonton city council voted 9-3 against a motion by Ward tastawiyiniwak Coun. Karen Principe to pause the increase for the 2026 season.

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health business

Femtech booster emerges to make waves in women's health

Antigoni Studios, described as Canada's first femtech venture studio, has launched to support early-stage femtech innovators through non-dilutive funding, investor connections, and a membership-based community, among other things.

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