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
Check the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says
Sam Jenkins, the managing partner of Punchcard Systems, says his company's new Check the Label app can help consumers get something they seek — products made in Canada that can buffer the economic effect of American tariffs.
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NAIT aims to convince women to pursue careers in trades
NAIT's Build Her Up: Skilled Trades Conference on March 6 is part of the polytechnic's work to address labour shortages and the tiny fraction that women make up in the skilled trades workforce.
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Students challenged to create solution for millions of used oil containers
The Alberta Recycling Management Authority is in the midst of a new event that challenges students at the University of Alberta to find better ways to deal with used plastic oil containers.
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Intercultural pop-up part of Feed the Soul's evolution
Feed the Soul YEG is presenting the Callaloo + Chow: Trini-Chinese Culinary Pop-up from Feb. 19 to 23 at Fu's Repair Shop in lieu of its annual dining week with Black-owned businesses as the organization enters a new era.
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Cartmell's claims about Sohi unfounded, podcasters say
Coun. Tim Cartmell's claim that Mayor Amarjeet Sohi does not believe drugs are a problem in Edmonton is unfounded and at odds with the mayoral hopeful's own voting record, the co-hosts of Episode 294 of Speaking Municipally said.
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Cloverdale Coffee helps add amenities in river valley, proponent says
Jay Downton thinks opening a new coffee shop in the Cloverdale neighbourhood later this month could help increase interest in Edmonton's river valley.
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Specialty food chains chart ambitious growth across region
Specialty food retailers are expanding in the Edmonton region with boutique-type experiences that, in at least two cases, are backed by established companies with cash and big ambition.
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Council unlikely to pass latest public spaces bylaw, podcasters say
The latest draft of Edmonton's much-discussed public spaces bylaw will be hard for city council to pass, the co-hosts of Episode 293 of Speaking Municipally said.
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Second payment system in three years always part of plan, ETS head says
The long process that Edmonton Transit Service has used to arrive at offering riders machines that allow tap-to-pay at LRT stations, transit centres, and on buses was by design, branch manager Carrie Hotton-MacDonald told Taproot.
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