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New Entos Pharmaceuticals hub to help retain biotech talent
The head of Entos Pharmaceuticals said a new hub that will enable research and development and biomanufacturing will help keep biotechnology talent in the Edmonton region.
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Boyle Street creates artist residency to prioritize arts programming for marginalized clients
Boyle Street Community Services and the Edmonton Arts Council are launching a year-long residency for an artist or collective to work with vulnerable Edmontonians while also furthering their artistic practice.
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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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How to give back to Edmonton this holiday season
Taproot has assembled several ways you can give back to our community over the holidays and beyond.
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Report suggests Edmonton's emissions are decreasing too slowly
A report that updates Edmonton's progress on its carbon budget shows that the city was cloaked in wildfire smoke for several weeks cumulatively in the past two years.
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Housing pilot tests if connecting people can boost inclusion
A new pilot project that tests if a community animator can build a sense of inclusion at an apartment building where people with developmental disabilities live has already convinced the building owner of its worth.
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Tree expert sees ways to avoid nightmare on elm-lined streets
An urban tree advocate said the city should boost the space between elm trees, increase biodiversity, and consider not planting the tree in the future to reduce the inevitable effects of Dutch elm disease on Edmonton's urban forest.
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Support to address hoarding in Edmonton is running out
The co-founder of the Hoarding Disorder Foundation of Alberta says her organization will run out of funding by the end of the year, even though an estimated 20,000 to 59,000 people in Edmonton struggle with hoarding disorder or behaviours.
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CarePros growth spurs new company and product launch
The people behind growing child-intervention agency CarePros are launching a new company that offers the software they have developed to allow healthcare providers in Alberta and beyond to focus less on paperwork, data encryption, and data insights, and more on actual care.
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