Awards

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tech business

ScaleUP Awards recognize three Edmonton ventures

Three Edmonton companies are among the finalists for ScaleUP Awards, which recognize high-growth ventures in Western Canada.

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Elsa Robinson's The Garden, with a tree as its centrepiece
arts awards

Arts awards celebrate Edmonton's creative best

An artist who created a monumental garden rooted in memories; a filmmaker who told the story of a barrier-breaking hockey player; a writer who took a playful look at stock photography; and a musician whose record explores ambition, love, nostalgia, and growth — those are the winners of this year's Edmonton Arts Prizes.

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arts awards

Arts prize finalists headed to screen

The Edmonton Arts Council has shared the finalists for the Edmonton Arts Prizes, including three films showing at the Garneau Theatre as part of NorthwestFilmFest this month.

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A smiling man wearing safety glasses operates a tool that breaks down plastic for recycling.
technology business

Student with two startups among winners at ASTech Awards

A University of Alberta student who has co-founded two startups — one that decentralizes plastics recycling and another that uses AI to better understand the shape of wounds — was among the recipients of this year's ASTech Awards.

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Four smiling people stand in front of a slide reading "2023 Tech Awards: Deal of the Year, presented by Alberta Enterprise Corporation"
technology business

Edmonton tech companies recognized for social impact, fundraising skill

Two Edmonton companies were among those honoured at the annual Start Alberta Tech Awards on Oct. 11.

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Chris Robson holds a microphone and a picture of the Walterdale Bridge, flanked by a smiling Mike Wilson and Meghan Dear
business technology

Wyvern among winners at YEG Startup Community Awards

A company that successfully launched a satellite into space was recognized as the "Most Edmonton Startup of the Year" at the third annual YEG Startup Community Awards on May 10.

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Portraits of the six finalists for Connector of the Year
technology business

Voting opens for YEG Startup Community Awards

Voting has begun for the "people's choice" categories in the YEG Startup Community Awards, an annual event organized by business people, students, and "YEG Superfans" to celebrate success within Edmonton's startup ecosystem.

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bloom podcast

Bloom reflects on awards and previews investment summit

Episode 37 of Taproot's podcast on innovation in Edmonton looks back at the ASTech Awards and looks ahead to Startup TNT's next investment summit.

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Round tables full of people watch an awards presentation
technology innovation

ASTech Awards recognize wide range of innovators

A long-running awards ceremony that almost didn't happen doled out 42 honours to leaders in science and technology in Alberta in front of a sellout crowd, with 22 of the awards going to Edmonton-area innovators.

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