The Downtown Investment Plan remains a hot topic of discussion. This week, we speak with Shani Gwin, a Métis woman, downtown business owner, AI entrepreneur, and DBA board member, for her take.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Guests

• Shani Gwin on LinkedIn
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Downtown Investment Plan

• Downtown Investment Plan (PDF)
• News Release: DIP INTO DOWNTOWN: Solutions for Edmonton's Financial Future — Strategic Investment in Downtown (PDF)

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• wâsikan kisewâtisiwin
• News Release: Edmonton startup wâsikan kisewâtisiwin selected as a 2024 Solver Team by MIT Solve

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