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Colin Gallant

Reporter

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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

Four smiling people pose in a restaurant kitchen.
food business

Why Edmonton food brands love to pop up

A new pop-up venue called The Hub on Whyte Avenue and the latest round of the Vagabond pop-up at Under the High Wheel are just two of several culinary pop-ups emerging across Edmonton this summer.

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A man wearing glasses and a blazer who is seated in front of a blue curtain looks to his right.
technology safety

Predictive AI tool helps Edmonton organizations decide how to respond to safety challenges

An architect of Unison, a City of Edmonton tool that uses artificial intelligence to map data from safety incident reports to predict where responses will be needed and inform what those responses should be, said that after several years in use, the tool is now coming into its own.

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A smiling woman in a striped dress poses in front of a tree.
health indigenous

Whiskeyjack marks 30 years with Bent Arrow by imagining the future

After marking her 30th anniversary with Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, executive director Cheryl Whiskeyjack told Taproot she's still working to build a future in Edmonton where social-service systems work better and people regularly get what they need.

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Vehicles lined up inside a warehouse next to people wearing protective gear.
yegvote region

Election oddities in 2025: Drive-thru votes in Strathcona County, no mayoral vote in Leduc County

Though all municipalities must follow Alberta's Local Authorities Election Act for the upcoming elections on Oct. 20, they all have options within those rules to put their own spin on things.

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Workers in yellow hardhats and safety vests walk by an array of solar panels
technology business

Minister says investor confidence in renewables is strong, despite report that suggests otherwise

A Pembina Institute report found that the Alberta Electric System Operator saw more electricity production cancelled than pitched in 2024.

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Ashif and Kinza Mawji pose on a step-and-repeat with logos for The ESPYs and Capital One on a backdrop of greenery.
technology business

ScaleupMap is the latest business from entrepreneurial Mawji family

Kinza Mawji, the 20-year-old son of Ashif Mawji — a prolific Edmonton investor who sold the Upside Software company he started for US$22 million in 2012 — has started his own platform to help startups find investment, called ScaleupMap.

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A playground and a sign noting the speed limit is 30 kilometres per hour.
podcast city council

Noted: Playground zones lose radar, Cartmell pushes infill brakes, council votes to extend CRL

The co-hosts of Episode 314 of Speaking Municipally explored the end of photo radar in playground zones, the growing pushback on infill, and the extension of the Downtown Community Revitalization Levy.

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The exterior of a building with a sign that reads "voting station."
yegvote region

Analysis: How changes to vote counting will affect municipalities across the Edmonton region in 2025

On June 23, Alberta ditched electronic counting machines and conducted a manual vote count for three by-elections for the legislature, and did so in a standard amount of time. The next test of the step away from electronic tabulators and towards hand counts in Alberta will be on Oct 20, when 14 municipalities in the Edmonton region will elect mayors and councils. Taproot reached out to municipalities across the region to determine what the change will mean compared to the last election in 2021.

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Two seated men wearing hockey jerseys address an audience next to a screen that displays a map of Alberta with text that asks "Why work here?" among other questions.
technology business

Edmonton forms new partnership with Calgary to strengthen tech in both cities

A new partnership between Edmonton Unlimited and Platform Calgary could combine each city's strengths for mutual success, said Edmonton Unlimited CEO Tom Viinikka.

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