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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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