11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (719+ words) When the headlines of a 20 per cent tax increase burst onto the scene almost two weeks ago, I was as shocked as anyone, but probably for very different reasons. I thought it would be more. And public demands of the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (792+ words) Calgary police marked 50 years of its school officer resource program by honouring where it started and looking at where it’s going. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) hosted a gathering for current and former school resource officers and local school board…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (552+ words) A Calgary committee held its collective nose in recommending that city council move forward with a surface alignment along 10 Avenue SW to get the $6.25 billion Green Line into the downtown. Councillors got a presentation at the Sept. 8 Executive Committee meeting…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1035+ words) Calgary’s city solicitor outlined myriad potential outcomes following a breach of confidentiality related to details around the upcoming four-year city budget, underscoring the duty councillors have when elected. During a special meeting called for Tuesday, city councillors got a legal…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (796+ words) A local marketing expert calls Calgary Transit’s free-fare-zone sponsorship pitch attractive but missing balance as a crucial ingredient. A briefing note in the Infrastructure and Planning Committee’s Sept. 9 agenda includes a presentation from the administration outlining transit’s pitch to secure…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (639+ words) City administration was also asked to provide preliminary key performance indicators and deliverables aligned with key strategic priorities, assessed against the operating and capital spending provided through the updated revenue projection. In 2025, the last year of a four-year budget, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (623+ words) Calgary Pride raised its flag to start the annual week’s festivities, which will continue despite financial and political disruptions. The non-profit organization marked the beginning of Pride Week, happening from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, on Monday morning with its annual flag-raising…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (903+ words) The administrative machinery at Edmonton city hall stepped in it this week on the issue of bike lanes. Instead of just putting their heads down and building those bike lanes, they got spooked by threats from the UCP government and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) Multiple Green Line station designs are complete and ready for construction in what’s shaping up to be a busy 2027 for the $6.5 billion transportation project. Six of 10 stations along the southeast transit line recently reached the 100 per cent design stage, according…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (624+ words) The Calgary Chamber of Commerce said they hoped the federal government would prioritize support for small and medium-sized businesses in the wake of a collapsed Canada-US trade deal. On Friday, despite US President Donald Trump virtually assuring a deal, ongoing…...