Stephanie Swensrude

Stephanie Swensrude

Curator/Reporter

She/Her

Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED. Stephanie loves to write about city council and learning more about how Edmonton works. When not reporting, you can find Stephanie roller skating, knitting, playing video games, baking, or chilling with her two adorable cats Juno and Pepper.


Recent work by Stephanie

Tree branches in the sky
city council trees

Your turn: Tree canopy, landscaping, LRT art

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes two surveys about trees and shrubs, as well as an opportunity to give input on art along the Valley Line Southeast LRT.

arts theatre

Citadel stands out at Sterlings with 14 wins

The Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards honoured artists involved in Citadel Theatre productions across performance, music, design, direction, and production categories.

A sign in the foreground says "No parking except during ballpark events," with a puddle-filled parking lot in the background
city council indigenous

Rossdale debate reflects differing worldviews and capacities, advocates say

Decisions such as the land-use changes that Edmonton's city council recently made in Rossdale tend to draw imaginary lines as if they are real, says an Indigenous relations expert.

A screenshot of Coun. Reed Clarke
city council budget

No easy answers for city budget, says rookie councillor

So far, Edmonton city council's budget process has taught Coun. Reed Clarke that there aren't as many levers to pull as he thought when he ran for office.

About 60 cyclists ride past a group of people on the sidewalk
city council infrastructure

Province seeks input on bikes lanes, cyclists push back

The provincial government launched a portal to submit concerns about bike lanes in municipalities on July 15, a day before Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen met with concerned residents about a proposed bike lane in Capilano.

A graphic shows the proposed location of a youth centre in the west part of Kinsmen Park in Leduc
region city council

Your turn: BGC Leduc, resilient landscaping

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes outreach about a proposed youth centre from Boys and Girls Club Leduc and climate-resilient landscaping in Edmonton.

arts

Artists and patrons weather wild storms

Arts organizations are recovering and reorganizing after weekend storms pummelled the region.

region business

Sturgeon County residents call for transparency on data centres

Some residents of Sturgeon County say there hasn't been enough public input on Meta's $13-billion AI data centre, to be built at 56111 Range Road 223 in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.

technology business

Province's $50M for Amii to spur commercialization, adoption

The Alberta government will invest $50 million over five years into the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.