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Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

Fascinating story from @canadaland.com about finance and Canadian media. Worth a listen!

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The Company Making Millions From Dying News

open.spotify.com

November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

Unsure who to vote for? There's still time to make an informed decision! The Taproot Survey can help:

edmonton.taproot.vote/2025/surveys...

#yegvote #yeg

Take the Taproot Survey

Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?

edmonton.taproot.vote

October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

As a long-time #yegdt resident, I'm looking forward to the park opening. It should be a fantastic amenity for my family. Thrilled to hear it is encouraging growth in housing nearby too!

Taproot Edmonton @taprootedmonton.ca · Sep 29

Warehouse Park, other incentives spur up to 1,800 housing units downtown edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09... #yeg

Warehouse Park, other incentives spur up to 1,800 housing units downtown

Several developers say the "black hole" created by the many surface parking lots that surround Warehouse Park downtown is finally set to change, with up to 1,800 housing units proposed.

edmonton.taproot.news

September 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Reposted by Mack Male

Taproot Edmonton

@taprootedmonton.ca

We’re excited to launch our tool that helps you find out how the candidates running for mayor and city council in Edmonton align with you on the issues that matter most. blog.taprootpublishing.ca/2025/09/26/t... #yegvote #yegcc #yeg

Take the Taproot Survey to see how the candidates align with you

We’re excited to launch our tool that helps you find out how the candidates running for mayor and city council in Edmonton align with you on the issues that matter most.

blog.taprootpublishing.ca

September 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

So many tears from council members during this final #yegcc meeting! Thank you for your service.

September 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM

Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

www.vox.com/politics/461...

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.vox.com

September 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Reposted by Mack Male

Tim Querengesser

@timquerengesser.bsky.social

Time to support not just news media that has reporters in a community but news media that's built out of that community and *sees its profits kept in that community*.

I'll go first. For Edmonton, here's locally built and based news: edmonton.taproot.news

Taproot Edmonton

Taproot Edmonton publishes curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on i...

edmonton.taproot.news

February 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Reposted by Mack Male

Michael Janz

@michaeljanz.bsky.social

2. Local news matters.

The FIRST thing I read every morning: THE PULSE from Taproot Edmonton:

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https://edmonton.taproot.news/r/5txon1

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December 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Mack Male

@mastermaq.ca

As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton’s budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry forward learning from the work for future grants.

edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/11...

#yeg #yegcc

City says participatory budgeting experiment was challenging but taught lessons

As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton's budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry fo...

edmonton.taproot.news

November 26, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Reposted by Mack Male

Troy Pavlek

@troypavlek.ca

Political aspirations for the 2025 election are surfacing as council's work on the fall budget adjustment gets underway as I covered in episode 285 of Speaking Municipally with
@stephanieswensrude.bsky.social

edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/11...

#yeg #yegvote #yegcc

Council tensions emerge as fall budget adjustment begins

Political aspirations for the coming 2025 election are surfacing both inside and outside City Hall as council's work on the fall budget adjustment gets underway, the co-hosts of Episode 285 of Speakin...

edmonton.taproot.news

November 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Reposted by Mack Male

Tim Querengesser

@timquerengesser.bsky.social

Taproot events are *always* the room to meet interesting people doing interesting things for interesting reasons. I hope to see you there. Let's talk housing. Let's talk #yeg. Let's talk #yegcc.

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