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No public art freeze: Council rejects Demong's budget-trimming gesture
City council decided Monday an economic slump is no reason to slash the program that puts creative installations next to major infrastructure projects. Coun. Peter Demong had proposed cancelling for...
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City should reconsider all job openings before hiring, council reaffirms
Council has extinguished any guarantee that city hall job vacancies will be filled, requesting Monday an update this spring on managers’ efforts to review before making new hires. City manager Jeff...
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Report finds risks outweigh possible savings of private waste collection for now
Calgary is set to stick with public waste collection after a city report found the risks of privatizing a third of the service outweighs any possible savings — at least for the next three years. In a...
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Give department managers incentive to avoid spending entire budgets: city CFO
A new budget account will prod city department heads to save money instead of finding use for every dollar they’ve been allotted, a council committee heard Tuesday. Councillors approved the idea of a...
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Compromise possible after two sides dig in on secondary suite reform
On one side was the belief that more affordable homes should be available anywhere, with zoning as no hurdle. On the other side was a twist on the cliché: A man’s zone is his castle. Throughout the...
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Councillors: let Macleod Trail be Macleod Trail
A council committee rejected a key part of transportation planners’ bid to widen Macleod Trail to make it less hostile for bikes and pedestrians, revealing a persistent disagreement about how the...
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Approved for Calgary: Parking fine hikes, skateboard ramp ban review, and a...
After Calgary City Council votes Monday, you can expect to pay more for ignoring temporary parking bans and perhaps look forward to half-pipe boarding ramps in your neighbourhood. Those are just two of...
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Editorial: Get a grip on long meetings
City council may have been a little hasty in rejecting a proposal to put an end to marathon meetings that run late into the evening. Coun. Peter Demong suggested constraining Monday council meetings...
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Council approves five-figure pay hike and bonus to city manager
Council heaped a healthy dose of praise on Calgary’s top bureaucrat Monday evening as they overwhelmingly approved a $26,775 bonus and $10,080 pay raise to acknowledge Jeff Fielding’s performance over...
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Editorial: Get on with pedestrian safety measures (with poll)
There’s no doubt the safety of pedestrians is important, but the city’s convoluted efforts to prevent injuries and death is an accident waiting to happen. A city committee was recently urged to support...
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Enmax exec salaries, bonuses justified, says Nenshi
Mayor Naheed Nenshi defended seven-figure bonuses handed out to Enmax Corp. executives last year, contending the city-owned utility has to compete with the private sector in attracting and retaining...
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Calgary councillors push to re-examine fluoride issue
Three city councillors are pushing to re-examine the removal of fluoride from Calgary’s drinking water in the wake of a February study comparing the teeth of children in Calgary and Edmonton. The...
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Council approves lower utility rate hikes, saving Calgarians estimated $278...
Calgary homeowners could save an estimated $88 on their utility bills next year and $190 in 2018 after city council voted to reduce increases in water, wastewater, and drainage fees on Monday. While...
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'Every time I see it, I still get mad.'— Calgary's big blue ring turns...
John Chandler first glimpsed the tall circle in September 2013, on his way to visit his daughter. “What the heck was that?” he wondered, as his van whizzed by the strange structure towering over...
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Council approves $1.95-billion tunnel under Bow River for Green Line LRT
City council approved boring a nearly $2-billion tunnel under the Bow River for the Green Line LRT — in principle. Following an at-times heated debate Tuesday, council agreed to add two words — in...
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Councillors attend annual organizational meeting
Calgary’s elected officials spent hours Monday behind closed doors going over resumes and appointing citizens to various boards and committees during council’s annual organizational meeting. The last...
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How to park in a cul-de-sac? Calgary council may have found its answer
A solution for residents eager to legally angle park in one of Calgary’s 2,500 cul-de-sacs is one step closer to reality following recent city crackdowns on angle parking in the dead-end streets. On...
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Calgary's proposed climate change strategy doesn't go far enough: councillor
By Alanna Smith As a city committee gets set to view a proposed climate change strategy, a veteran councillor believes the plan needs to be more aggressive. The plan, which comes before the city’s...
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Stickers, free transit and other ideas to increase voter turnout will cost $300k
A pitch to increase voter turnout for the civic election with initiatives such as free transit, ‘I voted’ stickers and candidate platforms posted on a city website will cost an estimated $300,000, a...
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Calgary council OKs $172K in micro-grants to improve street walkability
If you have a creative idea to make your community’s streets safer, it could be eligible for $750 in funding. Community associations, cultural communities, business improvement areas and other...
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