Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED. Stephanie loves to write about city council and learning more about how Edmonton works. When not reporting, you can find Stephanie roller skating, knitting, playing video games, baking, or chilling with her two adorable cats Juno and Pepper.
Recent work by Stephanie
Frats and sororities, evicted by U of A, struggle to find housing in Garneau
Fraternities and sororities at the University of Alberta are struggling to find housing that is affordable and has adequate space for communal living after learning the school will be ending their rental agreements as of August 2026.
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On the agenda: Zoning bylaw, Rossdale development, tax incentives for carbon capture
The final week of meetings before city council's summer break is packed with discussions about the zoning bylaw, a proposed development in Rossdale, a possible tax incentive for carbon capture projects, and much more.
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Here are the proposed changes to Edmonton's zoning bylaw set for debate this week
Zoning regulations that city council approved in 2023, which allow for larger, multi-family buildings on many lots in most neighbourhoods, could be partially reversed after a public hearing on June 30. That's when Edmonton's council is set to debate several proposed changes to the zoning bylaw. If passed, the changes would limit the size and location of multi-family buildings in redeveloping neighbourhoods.
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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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Flood won't be a problem for proposed Rossdale housing, architect says
Gene Dub said he believes his proposed housing development in Rossdale won't be at risk of flooding, even as updated forecasting models suggest two of the three buildings would be in water in the event of a hundred-year flood.
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On the agenda: Sewer lines, costly policies, community revitalization levy
This week, city councillors will meet to discuss proposed changes to sewers that could save the city more than $500 million, existing policies that potentially add millions to the cost of building municipal assets, and hear from the public about the proposed extension to the downtown community revitalization levy.
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Overhaul of street design standards could help Edmonton's finances
Edmonton's newest streets and roads, as well as those being renewed and rehabilitated, could look different starting this fall, as the City of Edmonton is changing its street design standards.
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On the agenda: Industrial land, complete streets, ArtsCommon 118
This week, council committees will hear updates from administration on the city's supply of industrial land, debate a new policy for street design, and explore options for what would have been the ArtsCommon project.
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The city is poetry for Marco Melfi
Marco Melfi said urban images — the kind you see from a bus window — lend themselves to poetry.
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