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Nominate a Local Hero
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During this time of great uncertainty felt around the globe, there are individuals who have taken it upon themselves to ease the stress and burdens that the global pandemic of COVID-19 has brought to our communities. At YEG People, we believe there is great value and encouragement to be found in ...
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Mandy Trapp
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Mandy Trapp
Mandy Trapp’s purpose in life is to make meditation mainstream. As a lululemon ambassador, and the co-founder + lead educator of Lifestyle Meditation, she’s making Edmonton (and the world) a calmer place — one deep breath at a time. Walking into her studio on a chilly Monday morning, it’s easy to...
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ICYT Concept Shop
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I’ll Call You Tomorrow” is a locally-based collective aimed to bring people together through music, fashion and art. Together with the directional menswear retailer ANNMS, we’ve created the ICYT Concept Shop. This week long retail and art installation will debut our inaugural me...
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ANNMS
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ANNMS
Opening up almost a year ago in 2016 ANNMS has made ambitious moves to bring Edmonton into the forefront of streetwear and fashion. A retail concept created by Ke Wang, Marshall Chen, Rex Wu, Cao Guangbin; four individuals who are no newcomers to the fashion scene. We caught up with them to find ...
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Featured Event: PARKSHOW YEG
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PARK’s annual emerging fashion showcase, PARKSHOW YEG 2017 presented by Londonderry, showcases up-and-coming designers from all across Canada. Designed to connect Edmonton’s fashion and art lovers with today’s young talent, PARKSHOW brings together a diverse and immensely talent...
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Featured Event: African Fashion Week Edmonton
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African Fashion Week Edmonton (AFWE) is a non-profit community event held annually to celebrate Black History Month with colours, celebrate the diversity of fashion and share the African culture and fashion with Edmonton. AFWE is the most high profile Africa-focused event in Edmonton it continues...
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Ryan Holtz
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Ryan Holtz
How does a self-described homebody who’s “not even a car guy” become an international automotive marketing expert? We wanted to figure out Ryan Holtz and he was kind enough to help us out. We chatted about staying real, staying balanced, and staying human in the digital world wi...
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Andrea & Dez Vienneau
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Andrea & Dez Vienneau
They feel the most at ease when they’re in sweatpants, hair up, and with a paintbrush in their hands.  Andrea and Dez Vienneau are sisters-in-law, who play and work together.  They describe themselves as makers, who love taking something old and making it new again.   The pair is making headlines...
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Marnie Ashcroft
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Marnie Ashcroft
MARNIE ASHCROFT  Many know the name Marnie Ashcroft, the brains behind Glow Juicery, the cold-pressed juice and raw food café founded in Edmonton and expanding across the country. Marnie has taken the juice and raw food movement by storm, but oddly enough, few know much more than that about this ...
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Katie Jolicoeur
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Katie Jolicoeur
When you first meet Katie Jolicoeur you immediately feel her calming energy. The space she’s created at her Be Free Yoga studio in Spruce Grove, Alberta, holds the same calm, relaxing vibe that Katie carries, and it’s apparent why so many are drawn to practicing here — some even commuting from Ed...
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Katie Mahon
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Katie Mahon
Katie Mahon sits back comfortably on a bed of colourful pillows in a cozy nook of SATTVA School of Yoga’s studio. It’s early on a Thursday morning and the hustle and bustle of the Whyte Avenue traffic below is only just waking up. She lightheartedly starts to tell us about herself — the basic sur...
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Brian Webb
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Brian Webb
Brian Webb is a fixture of the Edmonton dance scene.  As founder and director of Brian Webb Dance Company, he has performed from Vancouver to New York and has won international recognition.  Although he has travelled the world, his passion for the community has always brought him back home to Edm...
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Ralph Young
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Ralph Young
Current employment trends note 5-6 career changes, on average, for an employed individual. However, Ralph Young built his corporate career with one company – Melcor Developments – starting as a young, entry-level employee and rising to CEO and President of the company. Throughout his time at Melc...
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Manwar Khan
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In December 2012, Manwar Khan witnessed an attack at the Stadium LRT Station that resulted in the death of a passenger. He, like so many others, was a bystander to the incident. However, unlike many others, Manwar took action and shouted at the aggressor to stop. When that did not happen, he pres...
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Viet Nguyen
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Viet Nguyen
Viet Nguyen is one of Edmonton’s youngest and most successful entrepreneurs…but not in the typical way. In Edmonton’s music scene, Viet has revamped the stereotypical idea of a “rave”. He has not only brought some of the world’s hottest DJs to our city, but has transformed raves from a nich...
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