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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

A man in business casual clothing speaks into a microphone on stage.
technology business

Nanoprecise expects profitability soon after US$38M raise

As the founder of one of the rare Edmonton companies to raise millions in venture capital, Sunil Vedula of Nanoprecise Sci Corp feels the weight of expectations, but he is also confident he can live up to them.

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[A front yard with sunflowers.
podcast city council

Noted: Front yards out of bloom, problem properties, triple bill

A city-connected gardening program is dead, a downtown property remains a problem, and the United Conservative Party has proposed new measures to limit municipal powers, the co-hosts of Episode 303 of Speaking Municipally said.

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A drone flies above grass with a city skyline in the far background.
technology business

New drone rules see regional companies plan for takeoff

Two companies from the region are already capitalizing on Transport Canada's planned November 2025 updates to its rules, which will allow drones to fly beyond the line of sight of their operators for the first time.

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A group of people congregate at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival grounds, some of whom are wearing costumes.
arts festivals

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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The co-founders of TransPod pose in front of their prototype for ultra-high speed rail.
business technology

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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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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