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Hays County Creates Stand-Alone Parks Department
Strathmore, Alberta · Strathmore

Hays County Creates Stand-Alone Parks Department

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Hays County established a stand-alone Parks and Natural Resources Department to better manage growing park needs.See the Story
Edmonton City Council Looking to Increase Fines for Dog Attacks, Bites
Dogs · Edmonton

Edmonton City Council Looking to Increase Fines for Dog Attacks, Bites

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If you’re a dog owner, you may want to pay extra attention to your dog when in public around other dogs or people, as the City of Edmonton looks to increase fines for dog attacks and bites. “People, just like children. They have pets, they have to take responsibility,” said Eve, a dog owner. Eve […]See the Story
A moment in history: June 13, 1987
Edmonton, Alberta · Edmonton

A moment in history: June 13, 1987

On this day in 1987, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival announced its lineup. In 2025, what's commonly called Folk Fest is the centerpiece of Edmonton's summer festival scene. The festival packs dozens of acts, tens of thousands of attendees, and a small army of volunteers into Gallagher Park for four days every summer. It's now one of the biggest and most beloved folk festivals in North America, bringing in performers from all over the world. But…Read Article

Why one musician has joined many others who aren't touring the U.S.

Independent recording artist Cassia Hardy is part of a growing number of performers who are reconsidering booking gigs in the United States, and even trying to build American audiences. "(When I think about) the struggles and the inhumanity that migrants trying to enter the United States face, it makes me sick to think about personally participating in that system," Hardy told Taproot. "I just got less and less comfortable with giving really any…Calgary, Alberta · CalgaryRead Article

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. "The secret of how this all works is preventive maintenance," Villiers, a co-founder, past CEO, and the current chief strategy officer for Scription, told Taproot. "When you pay maintenance workers per hour, they ma…Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

On the agenda: Capital budget shorfall, budget adjustment, rezonings in Belgravia

This week, city council will discuss a shortfall in the city's maintenance and renewal budget, increasing the capital budget, and several rezoning applications in the Belgravia neighbourhood. There is a public hearing scheduled for June 9 and a city council meeting scheduled for June 10 and 11. Here are key items on this week's agenda: The city faces a $1.5-billion shortfall in its 2023-2026 capital budget for infrastructure maintenance and ren…Infrastructure · EdmontonRead Article

A moment in history: June 6, 1902

On this day in 1902, people were learning of the death of a man who had immeasurably changed both Edmonton and Alberta, but who had also been a central architect of the residential school system in Canada. Vital Justin Grandin was born in France in 1829. After being ordained a Roman Catholic priest, Grandin arrived in Canada, first landing in what would become Manitoba in 1854. Grandin would spend the next 15 years working in missions in what wo…Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

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.Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

Calls for public engagement: Heritage places, open spaces, waste reduction

Here are opportunities to inform government decisions about historic resources, open spaces, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live. Heritage Places Strategy — The City of Edmonton is developing a new strategy for identifying, commemorating, and preserving places that matter to residents, including historical buildings, natural spaces, and community landmarks. The strategy will replace the 2009 Historic Resour…Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

Paths for People celebrates a decade of street surgery

About 10 years ago, while Michael Phair and other residents in Wîhkwêntôwin were pushing the city to build a bike lane in their neighbourhood, Anna Ho and Conrad Nobert were doing the same across the river in Strathcona. Eventually, the two sides teamed up to form Paths for People, which in the decade since has successfully advocated for Edmonton to build better options for people who walk, roll, and cycle. Phair told Taproot that in Wîhkwêntôwi…Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

Noted: Less names, less shame, and less police pain

Names for recreation centres and sports teams, as well cops and city council mending their fence, were top of mind for the hosts of Episode 310 of Speaking Municipally. Here's a quick glimpse: 1. Edmonton won't sell full facility names to corporations On May 23, city council voted to scale back Edmonton's corporate naming policy for city-owned facilities. Council made the decision to sell naming rights to pieces of city-owned gathering places bu…Edmonton, Alberta · EdmontonRead Article

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