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Re: Proposed BRT on Whyte Ave would remove parking, travel lanes

Mack Male — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:44 -0000

@Dreadloks Mack here, we do read these comments! We're going to be making some changes to our website that will affect how comments work, so I would love to connect with you about that. Would you email me at mack@taprootpublishing.ca? Thanks for reading!

Re: AMTA wants to add pressure to Alberta's push to use hydrogen to decarbonize trucking - Taproot Edmonton

Mack Male — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:21:15 -0000

We appreciate you taking the time to comment, though we think it’s a little unfair to dismiss all of our work based on disagreement with one story.

We’ve covered hydrogen extensively — from positive developments to critical perspectives — and you can find many examples here . Combined with our regular roundup coverage, we follow this topic more closely than any other local outlet.

Our role is to inform, not persuade. We don’t take a position on whether hydrogen is good or bad for the Edmonton region. Instead, we pay attention to what people and organizations in the community are doing and saying, and provide the context you need to make your own informed decisions.

Re: Edmonton company sees construction's future in 100-year-old material - Taproot Edmonton

Mack Male — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:01:23 -0000

Indeed, that's a good question! The company said AAC offers better insulation and uses less energy overall because it is so light.

Re: Birdog on the hunt for repeat customers downtown

Mack Male — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:17 -0000

Thanks for reading, Jay. Some Taproot stories come from noticing something new and finding out more to share with readers. This is one of those. It's part of our overall mission to help our community understand itself better, which is something we do in many different ways, some positive, some critical. The food bank has a specific call to action it wants to get in front of the kind of people who read The Pulse -- some of them the kind of people who are interested in hearing about new restaurants -- and that sponsored spot was a way to do that.

Re: Communication errors blamed for uproar over Churchill Square tree

Mack Male — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:38:56 -0000

Thanks Dustin! I think the other media had it right in that the first question on most people's minds was going to be, "what about the tree?" But this is perhaps a good example of how Taproot's "no need to be first" approach can be beneficial.

Re: Global giant acquires Edmonton's Champion Petfoods - Taproot Edmonton

Mack Male — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:49:47 -0000

You mean the capitalization? It seems the company uses both ACANA and Acana, but they do use the uppercase version more, so we've updated the story to reflect that. Thanks!

Re: Councillors undecided on how best to spend community safety money

Mack Male — Wed, 18 May 2022 11:30:49 -0000

This is a good point! Jurisdictions across the country and elsewhere are dealing with similar challenges. I'm not sure anyone would point to something that "just works" but we could certainly learn from other places.

Re: Edmonton not likely to see new neighbourhood levies in the near future

Mack Male — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:21:00 -0000

I suppose it depends on your definition of "clearly" but on Feb. 22 we reported on the three CRLs in Edmonton. Both the Downtown and Quarters CRLs seem well on their way to paying for the infrastructure and improvements as planned.

Re: The City of Edmonton spent $580M on consulting services from 2015-2019

Mack Male — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:05:25 -0000

In the motion from December 2018, they wanted to "reduce the overall external services budget for both operating and capital" by 4% in 2019, 3% in 2020, 2% in 2021, and 1% in 2022. At times Administration, and sometimes even council and the mayor, have defended the spend on consulting for precisely the reason you mention - to avoid cutting corners, because these are services they don't have in-house, etc.

Re: Meet our new Business Roundup curator

Mack Male — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:29:43 -0000

Please send any tips, suggestions, or questions to hello@taprootedmonton.ca. Thanks!

Re: Your Guide to Summer Festivals & Events in Edmonton: 2019 Edition!

Mack Male — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:42:25 -0000

Thanks Alex, added!

Re: Your Guide to Summer Festivals & Events in Edmonton: 2019 Edition!

Mack Male — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:05:59 -0000

Thanks Fiona, we have added both events!

Re: EEDC leased it, but will they come?

Mack Male — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:21:31 -0000

Thanks! It's very interesting what Aspen Properties has done with the Edison. Here's an updated story on it: https://renx.ca/edison-aspe...

Re: Mayor Don Iveson calls on Edmonton investors to get in the game

Mack Male — Sun, 27 May 2018 23:10:35 -0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think he tried to talk about keeping talent in Edmonton, but it wasn't super clear in his messaging. The mayor did talk quite clearly about scaling up companies though, to your point about keeping companies growing.

Re: Recap: PodSummit 2018

Mack Male — Fri, 18 May 2018 19:26:53 -0000

Thanks for reading, and happy podcasting!

Re: Edmonton Notes for May 13, 2018

Mack Male — Sun, 13 May 2018 23:37:23 -0000

Thanks for reading!

Re: Your guide to summer festivals and events in Edmonton: 2018 edition!

Mack Male — Sat, 12 May 2018 14:11:01 -0000

Thanks for the suggestion - added!

Re: Media Monday Edmonton: Update #291

Mack Male — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:09:55 -0000

Thanks for reading, Jeff! I suppose it is personal preference, but I generally like to give links the default behavior. In your browser it is fairly easy to open a link in a new tab - you can either right-click the link and select open in new tab, or you can press CTRL and click on the link to achieve the same thing. Hope that helps!

Re: Media Monday Edmonton: Update #291

Mack Male — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:01:54 -0000

Flattery won't get you more entries, but is appreciated :D

Re: Media Monday Edmonton: Update #290

Mack Male — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:45:40 -0000

No doubt! Pretty rare that I get to write something positive about print media.

Re: Edmonton Notes for December 3, 2017

Mack Male — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:07:59 -0000

What's especially interesting is that I linked to that Journal article back in May! http://blog.mastermaq.ca/20...

When I saw the later link it seemed to have new info to me, but clearly I just have a poor memory! Thanks for catching that.

Re: Giraffe goes Beta

Mack Male — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:24:36 -0000

Definitely, I'll let you know next time I'm over!

Re: Giraffe goes Beta

Mack Male — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:11:36 -0000

Congratulations on reaching the Beta milestone!

Re: Edmonton Vaporware: The Arena District

Mack Male — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:27:02 -0000

Well thank goodness for that! It has been great to see some of the proposed projects under active construction.

Re: Edmonton Notes for August 6, 2017

Mack Male — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 23:49:42 -0000

Could be! Or multiple times clicking Accept. I'll have to dig further.
Mack