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Calls for public engagement: Budgets, entertainment district, ambulances
Here are opportunities to inform decisions about budgets, a proposed entertainment district, and Strathcona County's ambulance service.
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Calls for public engagement: Entertainment district, wildfire strategy, open spaces
Here are opportunities to inform decisions about entertainment districts, parks, urban wildfire planning, and more.
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City chose single-use plastics for its entertainment districts despite bylaw and concerns
The City of Edmonton requires patrons in its entertainment districts downtown to use single-use plastic cups despite the concerns of its operating partner and its own efforts to reduce single-use plastics through a dedicated bylaw, Taproot has learned.
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Calls for public engagement: Windermere park, Happy Beer Street
Here are opportunities to inform decisions about parks, entertainment districts, and more
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Scription plots growth in fast-food maintenance after US$7.85M investment
With a fresh US$7.85-million investment in hand, Justin Villiers said Scription is supersizing its predictive maintenance tech that boosts profit margins for both quick-serve food operators and the maintenance companies they rely on.
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Happy Beer Street brewers propose car-free street for patios and pedestrians
If the sun's out on a Saturday, the street in front of Bent Stick Brewing is plastered with people, co-owner Cole Boyd told Taproot.
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Meuwly's drops retail to cook up new food brands
Now that Meuwly's owner Peter Keith has ceased regular retail hours at his store, he has fixed his focus on mentoring up-and-coming food brands at his 5,000-square-foot stronghold at 124 Street and 107 Avenue.
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Smashing golf norms sees Goat Track Social Club turn to smashburgers
Goat Track Social Club has transformed the formerly nameless clubhouse at Rundle Park Golf Course into the latest smashburger attraction, called Shortees.
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Made by Marcus adds workshops and waffles with upcoming Mill Creek location
Marcus Purtzki says Edmonton's newest Made by Marcus location, set to open in Strathcona this spring, could be the ice cream empire's most successful to date.
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