Tim Querengesser

Tim Querengesser

Managing Editor

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Tim is the managing editor of Taproot. He has worked with words and stories for more than 20 years, sometimes as a reporter, sometimes as a magazine writer, sometimes as an editor, sometimes as a documentary writer, sometimes as a book ghostwriter. Tim completed journalism school at Carleton and earned a master's degree from Trent, both in Ontario, where he's originally from. Tim, his wife and his young son live in Bonnie Doon, and enjoy exploring cities, riding their bikes, and (currently) playing with toy excavators.

Recent work by Tim

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Happenings: Dec. 4, 2025

Here are some events happening today in the Edmonton area.

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Happenings: Dec. 3, 2025

Here are some events happening today in the Edmonton area.

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Noted: Surplus money, surplus speed, and private chats

As Edmonton's new city council sits to discuss the fall budget adjustment, with administration suggesting a 6.4% increase to property taxes, the co-hosts of Episode 334 of Speaking Municipally looked at some surprising developments within what was an otherwise routine week for our municipal government.

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Noted: New council tone, trees, Kendal traffic

Edmonton's newly-elected city council used some of its first public meetings to set a new tone as compared to its predecessor, the co-hosts of Episode 333 of Speaking Municipally discussed.

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Noted: New park, bike lanes, Pavlek hangs up the mic

The new O-day'min Park in downtown Edmonton, new temporary bike lanes that link to downtown, and the future role of a co-creator of the podcast were on the minds of the three co-hosts of Episode 332 of Speaking Municipally. Here's a snapshot.

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Noted: A vision for council, new districts for the province

All has changed, but little is new at city hall, the co-hosts of Episode 330 of Speaking Municipally found as they ventured to the building to watch the new mayor and council be sworn in on Oct. 29, holding the mic as they went.

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The election count through the eyes of scrutineers: 'It broke down completely'

Several election scrutineers who were inside voting stations on Oct. 20 spoke to Taproot about their experiences watching a vote result roll out far slower than many hoped.

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Edmonton votes 2025: School board trustees

Edmonton voters elected nine public school board and six Catholic school board trustees on Oct. 20. Some candidates won their races decisively, while others narrowly did so. Some were reelected, while others will be new to the role.

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Edmonton votes 2025: What we know so far

What Taproot knows about Edmonton's 2025 election so far is that voter turnout was just more than 30%, the lowest since 2007, that some voters waited until after 10pm to cast their ballots, and that as of 1:20am on Oct. 21, about 50,000 votes had come through.

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