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Varme Energy brings in CEO from Norway for first-of-its-kind facility As the carbon capture industry accelerates in the province, Varme Energy Inc. has brought its leader from Norway to Edmonton to help secure a final investment in a facility it's building in Alberta's Industrial Heartland. https://lnkd.in/gm3nsPwM #yeg #edmonton #news #local

Hydrogen HUB enters 'activation phase' with new leader Brent Lakeman is being seconded from Edmonton Global to head the Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB and shift that project into action mode. https://lnkd.in/gPWh-RYR #yeg #edmonton #news #local

On the agenda: Public spaces bylaw, Nordic spa, new infrastructure committee This week, council is set to vote on the proposed public spaces bylaw, a rezoning to allow a Nordic spa in the river valley, and establishing a new standing committee on infrastructure. https://lnkd.in/eQCu8uvc #yeg #edmonton #news #local

Spreading fear about downtown bridge closures is unhelpful, podcasters say Outcries from the Downtown Revitalization Coalition and mayoral hopeful, Coun. Tim Cartmell, about the city's plan to fix several bridges that connect drivers to downtown don't match the facts, the co-hosts of Episode 296 Speaking Municipally said. https://lnkd.in/gfH7bVKy #yeg #edmonton #news #local

A moment in history: Feb. 21, 2014 On this day in 2014, Edmonton's Neon Sign Museum lit up for the first time. https://lnkd.in/gXferJzS #yeg #edmonton #news #local

Check the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says Sam Jenkins, the managing partner of Punchcard Systems, says his company's new Check the Label app can help consumers get something they seek — products made in Canada that can buffer the economic effect of American tariffs. https://lnkd.in/gp99SUbc #yeg #edmonton #news #local

Fringe historian to document Edmonton theatre history Gerald Osborn, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival's first official historian, told Taproot that he always lies that he was at the first festival in 1982. https://lnkd.in/gaTuSKxj #yeg #edmonton #news #local

Calls for public engagement: Renaming, rezoning, public art Here are opportunities to inform municipal decision-making about renaming, rezoning, public art, and more. https://lnkd.in/gBJ3qu_n #yeg #edmonton #news #local

NAIT aims to convince women to pursue careers in trades NAIT's Build Her Up: Skilled Trades Conference on March 6 is part of the polytechnic's work to address labour shortages and the tiny fraction that women make up in the skilled trades workforce. https://lnkd.in/gGRG7tf6 #yeg #edmonton #news #local

On the agenda: DATS audit, emergency management, travel expenses This week, council committees will meet to discuss an audit of the Dedicated Accessible Transit Service, emergency management in 2024, and travel expenses. https://lnkd.in/g6EH_RSi #yeg #edmonton #news #local