Sheri Doyle, Author at Edmonton Global

A winning pair

Solely Socks takes off on the right foot. When Kyle Brown decided to start Solely Socks in 2014, his mission was simple: to create everyone’s favourite pair of socks. “I knew I wanted to start a business, but I wanted it to be something that was easily scalable and a lot of fun,” said Brown, […]

972,223 and counting: Edmonton growing faster than Calgary, rest of province

Posted in Uncategorized.

Edmonton’s population is growing much faster than the rest of the province and the country, the latest census figures show. The city’s official population reached 972,223 in April, census numbers released Thursday show. The population increased by 72,776 people since the previous census in 2016 and reflects an average annual growth rate of 2.6 per cent, the city […]

Edmonton Metro Region drives Canada’s first autonomous shuttle pilot

Posted in Autonomous Vehicles.

Autonomous vehicles are hitting the streets — and the region’s City of Beaumont is ready to take the wheel. Their recent pilot project introduced the region to ELA — an electric-powered, driverless shuttle that is Canada’s first-ever pilot of an autonomous shuttle in mixed use traffic. Short for Electric Autonomous, ELA was the perfect […]

No small potatoes: How The Little Potato Company is growing a healthier future

Posted in Agri-Tech.

In 1996, Angela Santiago and her father, Jacob van der Schaaf, ⁠decided it was time to test out a big idea for little potatoes. Angela’s father, a Dutch immigrant, was looking for little Creamer potatoes in a market overflowing with large russets and yukon golds. A little potato with creamy insides was nowhere to be […]

Sparking a global conversation

Posted in Media.

On June 20, 2019, the team at Edmonton Global set out to start a conversation. The region’s 15 mayors, including Spruce Grove’s Mayor, and the Chair of Edmonton Global’s Shareholders, Stuart Houston, were front and centre at the launch on June 20. “We invited the region’s mayors, city councillors, business leaders, academics, economic development teams […]

Wild Blue Yonder: How Latium’s tech boosts safety and efficiency in heavy industry

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Uncategorized.

While Canada’s heavy industry was busy employing thousands and keeping Canada’s economic engine moving, there was one thing the sector still needed: the next generation of technologies to keep up with its unique fleet and safety needs. Enter Latium: a group of companies with a tech division providing tools to industry that help them see […]

Robotic Arms: Amii and BLINC team up to improve quality of life after limb loss

Posted in Artificial Intelligence.

Transformation starts with learning. That’s a slogan tied to the idea of innovation, and what better place to embody this idea than the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Founded in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in 2002, one of Amii’s focuses is health care. They fund a plethora of health-related research, including the development of improved […]

Author: Sheri Doyle