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
Why one musician has joined many others who aren't touring the U.S.
Independent recording artist Cassia Hardy is part of a growing number of performers who are reconsidering booking gigs in the United States, and even trying to build American audiences.
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Scription plots growth in fast-food maintenance after US$7.85M investment
With a fresh US$7.85-million investment in hand, Justin Villiers said Scription is supersizing its predictive maintenance tech that boosts profit margins for both quick-serve food operators and the maintenance companies they rely on.
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As Edmonton biotech industry booms, Launa Aspeslet steps up to guide further success
Launa Aspeslet has switched from chairing the Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation board to acting as its first-ever chief translational officer, a position she took in May that she said could help companies in Edmonton's flourishing biotech industry find success.
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Students earn credits by helping FireSafe AI manage wildfires
FireSafe AI CEO Nafaa Haddou has returned to his alma mater to offer students credit for helping his company tackle how artificial intelligence and tech can address the growing wildfire problem in Alberta.
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The Drive AI aims to make file management smarter
Fresh off winning the Rising Star of the Year award at this year's YEG Startup Community Awards, Bigyan Karki said he's working to develop the world's first fully agentic file system.
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Noted: Less names, less shame, and less police pain
Names for recreation centres and sports teams, as well cops and city council mending their fence, were top of mind for the hosts of Episode 310 of Speaking Municipally.
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Meuwly's drops retail to cook up new food brands
Now that Meuwly's owner Peter Keith has ceased regular retail hours at his store, he has fixed his focus on mentoring up-and-coming food brands at his 5,000-square-foot stronghold at 124 Street and 107 Avenue.
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Smashing golf norms sees Goat Track Social Club turn to smashburgers
Goat Track Social Club has transformed the formerly nameless clubhouse at Rundle Park Golf Course into the latest smashburger attraction, called Shortees.
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Hydrogen Naturally targets capturing carbon and producing hydrogen with waste wood
Hydrogen Naturally is using a $3-million provincial grant to study its plan to build processing units that break waste from the forestry industry into hydrogen and carbon, allowing it to sell the former and capture and store the latter.
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