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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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Closing intersections to fast-track LRT a 'novel' shift, podcasters say
A council committee's decision to endorse closing several intersections to drivers in Edmonton's west end to accelerate construction of the $2.6-billion Valley Line West LRT is a sign of a changing city, the co-hosts of Episode 295 Speaking Municipally said.
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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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Upcycler helps Kuma give old tents new life
Katrina Hillyer's living room is packed to the ceiling with camping gear, but not the equipment she uses on a summer weekend. Instead, these tents and camping chairs have minor manufacturing defects, and Hillyer will cut them up and turn them into tote bags and wood carriers.
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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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Walkthrough aims to create healthier game-building culture in Edmonton
Interactive Arts Alberta hopes that its newly opened Walkthrough Collaborative Centre on Whyte Avenue can help make Alberta "the best place in the world to make games," one staff member said.
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Intent Coffee team returns with Balay Coffee pop-up
The team behind Intent Coffee has returned with a pop-up café concept that applies the same values as before but now includes a plan to grow more sustainably.
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Big projects spur Industrial Heartland to attract workers with event
The inaugural Industrial Heartland Career Forum in Fort Saskatchewan will search for workers to fill the blue- and white-collar jobs emerging in the region following major project investments from Dow, Linde, Cando Rail & Terminals, and others.
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