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Taproot Edmonton is the most reliable source of intelligence about what's happening in the Edmonton region.

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Taproot Edmonton Tech Roundup: August 12, 2025 With news from Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Standard Field Systems, Jobber, Alberta Games Series, Start Alberta, ELITE Program, and more.

Tech Roundup: August 12, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegtech #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Food Roundup: August 12, 2025 With news from Rita Trattoria, Tasty Bud Kitchen, Bernadette's, Sip Soda Co., Kommune Snack Bar, PlayWright, Little Brick, It's Sumo, and more

Food Roundup: August 12, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegfood #yeg

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AMTA wants to add pressure to Alberta's push to use hydrogen to decarbonize trucking The Alberta Motor Transport Association is working to bring back a 700-bar hydrogen refuelling station to Alberta as part of its ongoing push to decarbonize the province's trucking industry, for which...

AMTA wants to add pressure to Alberta's push to use hydrogen to decarbonize trucking edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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Noted: Parking, no mayoral frontrunner, mowing maps The co-hosts of Episode 318 of Speaking Municipally explored how the city has intentionally reduced the residential parking despite more infill coming to neighbourhoods, how the Edmonton mayoral race...

Noted: Parking, no mayoral frontrunner, mowing maps edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 12, 2025 In this edition: AMTA wants to add pressure to Alberta's push to use hydrogen to decarbonize trucking; Noted: Parking, no mayoral frontrunner, mowing maps; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 12, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 11, 2025 In this edition: Report shows community league facilities need $30M by 2028 and $100M by 2035; on the agenda: Snow removal, animal control, community league infrastructure; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 11, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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Report shows community league facilities need $30M by 2028 and $100M by 2035 The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues is calling for the city to invest in repairing infrastructure at many of its 163 community leagues, as one-quarter of the facilities have defects that are...

Report shows community league facilities need $30M by 2028 and $100M by 2035 edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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On the agenda: Snow removal, animal control, community league infrastructure Councillors will return this week from their summer break to attend committee meetings, where they will discuss snow removal, animal control, and the state of infrastructure at community leagues.

On the agenda: Snow removal, animal control, community league infrastructure edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Business Roundup: August 08, 2025 With news from Complete Solutions Consulting International Inc., Enbridge, samdesk, ELITE Program, Avison Young, Westrich Pacific, Zylotex, and more.

Business Roundup: August 08, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegbiz #yeg

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When did you last mow the lawn? Edmonton is building fewer parking spaces than housing units, St. Albert...

Listen to episode 318 of Speaking Municipally: When did you last mow the lawn? #yeg

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Explainer: The role of parties and slates in the 2025 election As part of Taproot's ongoing election analysis and coverage, today we examine parties and slates in the coming election and what that might mean for voters.

Explainer: The role of parties and slates in the 2025 election edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/08... #yeg

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A moment in history: Aug. 8, 1979 On this day in 1979,S Edmonton's first streetcar was resurrected to run the rails once again.

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The Pulse: Aug. 8, 2025 In this edition: Explainer: The role of parties and slates in the 2025 election; a moment in history from 1979; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 8, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Arts Roundup: August 07, 2025 With news from Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Cariwest, Animethon 2025, Arts Habitat Edmonton, St. Albert Readers' Festival, Arts on the Ave, and more.

Arts Roundup: August 07, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegarts #yegmusic #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 7, 2025 In this edition: How an Edmonton comedian took his film to a global stage and screens; Alberta Transportation minister to meet with Edmonton mayor over bike lanes; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 7, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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How an Edmonton comedian took his film to a global stage and screens Simon Glassman spoke to Taproot about his horror-comedy film, which recently screened at the prestigious Fantasia International Film Festival.

How an Edmonton comedian took his film to a global stage and screens edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/08... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Health Innovation Roundup: August 06, 2025 With news from My Fertility Labs, NiaHealth, First Nations Health Consortium, Canadian Association of Nigerian Physicians and Dentists, and more.

Health Innovation Roundup: August 06, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yeghealth #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Regional Roundup: August 06, 2025 With news from St. Albert, Strathcona County, Beaumont, Alexander First Nation, BURNCO, Complete Solutions Consulting International Inc., and more.

Regional Roundup: August 06, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegmetro #yeg

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Zylotex partners up on quest to make hemp a viable industry in Alberta After searching for a mill to produce hemp pulp fibre but finding none willing in Alberta, Zylotex, which makes natural fibres from provincially grown hemp, is working with Plantae Technologies Inc. to...

Zylotex partners up on quest to make hemp a viable industry in Alberta edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 6, 2025 In this edition: Zylotex partners up on quest to make hemp a viable industry in Alberta; Edmonton building fewer parking stalls than infill housing units, data shows; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 6, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Tech Roundup: August 05, 2025 With news from the University of Alberta, Capital Power, Yaletown Partners, NiaHealth, samdesk, RISEx, and more

Tech Roundup: August 05, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegtech #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Food Roundup: August 05, 2025 With news from Mark Connolly, White Rabbit Ice Cream, Square 1 Coffee, Dosti Tandoor Grill, The Colombian, Seoul Fried Chicken, and more

Food Roundup: August 05, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegfood #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 5, 2025 In this edition: We explain a weak mayor and why could it matter for the 2025 election; Edmonton city council to discuss downtown student housing incentive program; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 5, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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Explainer: What's a weak mayor β€” and why could it matter for the 2025 election? Few Albertans will approach the ballot box this October intending to elect a weak mayor, but that's exactly what they will get.

Explainer: What's a weak mayor β€” and why could it matter for the 2025 election? edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/08... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Business Roundup: August 01, 2025 With news from Business Council of Alberta, AIRmarket, BURNCO, Edmonton Riverhawks Baseball Club, DIALOG, Rabbit Hill Snow Resort, Regenx, and more.

Business Roundup: August 01, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yegbiz #yeg

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How Taproot is approaching the election Taproot co-founder Karen Unland returns to the show to talk about how we...

Listen to episode 317 of Speaking Municipally: How Taproot is approaching the election #yeg

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Why Workshop West's experiment allowing audiences to name their price is a smashing success Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre will keep offering pay-what-you-will ticketing during its next all-Canadian season of theatre because its pilot run was such a smash, growing its audience by nearly...

Why Workshop West's experiment allowing audiences to name their price is a smashing success edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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A moment in history: Aug. 1, 1923 On this day in 1923, Alberta's premier was angry at the Edmonton Journal for financing and hosting a speaking tour. But despite the premier's anger, the speaker and their tour would eventually have a...

A moment in history: Aug. 1, 1923 edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2025/... #yeg

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The Pulse: Aug. 1, 2025 In this edition: Why Workshop West's experiment allowing audiences to name their price is a smashing success; a moment in history from 1923; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse: Aug. 1, 2025 - here's what you need to know about the Edmonton region today edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2025/0... #yeg

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Taproot Edmonton Health Innovation Roundup: July 30, 2025 With news from UA Innovation Fund, 2S Water, University Hospital Foundation, ERIN, Menship, Life Sciences Week, Walmart Canada, and more.

Health Innovation Roundup: July 30, 2025 mailchi.mp/taprootedmon... #yeghealth #yeg

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