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A photo of Edmonton's Churchill Square and a sign that has illuminated letters that spell Edmonton.
city council business

Taproot's big numbers of 2024

Numbers give news context, heft, and depth — and 2024 had lots of them. As Taproot prepares for a holiday break, we're sharing which numbers might matter most in the years ahead.

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Colourful dome-shaped public art installation in Edmonton's Borden Park on a winter day
engagement business

Calls for public engagement: Recreation, under-served communities, cultural infrastructure

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about recreation, engaging communities, arts and heritage, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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A computer, accessories, and digital artwork are displayed on three screens.
technology business

Edmonton's gaming industry struggles as investment shrinks and provincial support is MIA

A gaming executive says the recent layoffs at Inflexion Games and the full closure of Humanoid Origin have been influenced by investment in gaming companies being scaled back and the ongoing absence of a tax credit program in Alberta.

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A scientist in a lab looks up at a colourful object.
technology food

Groups researching how to better recycle the 15 million pouches Albertans consume yearly

Drink pouches are ubiquitous but hard to recycle, a problem that a new three-year research project by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation at NAIT's Applied Research department is working to solve.

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A group of six smiling people inside Pe Metawe Games.
indigenous arts

Treaty-focused board game set to grow after UN recognition

After receiving accolades and financial support from the United Nations, a team that includes the Yellowhead Indigenous Education Foundation, the Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre, and the Edmonton Shift Lab is gearing up for a wider retail launch of its board game focused on Treaties.

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A view down 104 Street in downtown Edmonton, with a young couple with a child in the foreground
engagement downtown

Calls for public engagement: 104 Street Entertainment District, BIAs, Wîhkwêntôwin

Here are opportunities to inform municipal planning on neighbourhood renewal, business, entertainment, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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The outside of brick commercial building on a snowy day.
business downtown

Departure of Good Goods from downtown leaves business association with few options

A retailer that received a $212,000 grant to set up shop downtown for at least 18 months left after just six months, but the organization that provided the grant is not planning to sue to get the money back.

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Wilson Wong, Winnie Chen, and William Chen
food business

Trio aims to be a 'catalyst' in Chinatown with Boa and Hare

Winnie Chen's next restaurant foray brings her even closer to her roots, and she hopes it can add to the positive momentum of change in Edmonton's Chinatown.

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A newspaper clipping from 1969. The headline reads, "Phone beefs 'misleading'"
history business

A moment in history: Nov. 29, 1969

On this day in 1969, Edmonton's city-owned telephone company was defending itself in a newspaper.

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