Sara Sheydwasser

Sara Sheydwasser

Student Reporter

She/Her

Sara is a student in the Radio and Television program at NAIT. She also freelances as an audio technician for live music venues around Edmonton. Sara has worked in the local film industry in the past.


Recent work by Sara

business downtown

Mayor rebuffs calls to shift city employees downtown full-time

As Edmonton's business community renewed its call to make municipal employees resume working downtown full-time, Mayor Andrew Knack remains unconvinced that such a move is the best path to revitalization.

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The brick CKUA building in front of the pink Canada Place building.
city council downtown

Your turn: Downtown, snow maps, and Fort Sask

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a survey on Edmonton's updated downtown policy and another to improve snow and ice clearing maps, as well as the last chance to comment on a couple of initiatives in Fort Saskatchewan.

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Mayor Andrew Knack speaks to reporters
city council business

Enabling job creation should top mayor's agenda, says cities expert

When Mayor Andrew Knack delivers his first State of the City address, a key message should be what the City of Edmonton is doing to support job creation, says the head of the Cities Institute.

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regional city council

'Edge cities' should maintain unique identity, says urban scholar

While much effort has been put into creating a cohesive identity for the Edmonton metropolitan region, something important will be lost if the municipalities around the big city lose themselves, says Murtaza Haider, executive director of the Cities Institute at the University of Alberta.

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technology business

Edmonton50 list recognizes region's most scalable startups

Ultracoustics Technologies, a University of Alberta-born company that has developed an "optical microphone" that uses light to detect sounds, ranked first on Scale Up Canada's Edmonton50 list of the region's most scalable companies.

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business technology

Double win for PulseMedica at YEG Startup Community Awards

PulseMedica won twice at the YEG Startup Community Awards, with the company winning the prize for Most Edmonton Startup of the Year, while business operations lead Dom Beaupre was named the Best Supporting Actor of the Year.

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A woman walks on a windrow to avoid a puddle.
city council region

Your turn: Winter walking, downtown policy, and County Chats

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes City of Edmonton surveys on improving the pedestrian experiences in winter and an updated downtown policy, as well as County Chats across Parkland County.

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arts

OddBird helps new artists take flight

When OddBird Art and Craft Fair returns to the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre from May 8 to 10, first-time vendor Quinton Hylton will be among the flock.

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health

Study of Men's Sheds reveals decreased loneliness among members

Joining a Men's Shed resulted in improvements to quality of life, less isolation, and fewer risky behaviours, according to a study presented at ShedFest West in Edmonton.

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