Adam MacVicar
Digital Journalist
Adam MacVicar joined Global Calgary in 2017 and covers city hall.
Born in the small town of Wabush, N.L., where he spent his early years before moving to Calgary, where he developed a passion for news, storytelling and politics.
A graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Radio, Television and Broadcast News program, he began his broadcast career as an anchor and reporter in radio before transitioning to TV news at Lloydminster’s Newcap Television, and then Global Saskatoon.
When Adam isn’t reporting, he can be found watching and reading the news.
A diehard Calgary Flames and Stampeders fan, he also enjoys living an active lifestyle, watching the latest boxing or mixed martial arts card, and spending time with friends and family.
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Video Archives
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Gondek, Smith hold ‘productive’ meeting on Calgary’s Green Line aimed at preserving contracts
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Calgary’s termination of Green Line adds extra frustration for expropriated Eau Claire residents
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Province confirms AECOM to seek new Green Line alignment as Calgary winds down project
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Calgary to wind down Green Line LRT project with costs estimated at $2.1B
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City of Calgary votes to wind down Green Line LRT project
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City of Calgary recommends property tax increase due to pressures from growth and inflation
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Rally held outside Calgary City Hall in support of Green Line LRT
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Alberta premier considers north LRT route ahead of key vote on Calgary’s Green Line
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Bylaw changes to enforce noisy vehicles clears hurdle at Calgary city hall
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Calgary eyes rule changes aimed at improving transit safety
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Green Line adjacent development going ahead in S.E. Calgary despite LRT’s uncertainty
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Mayor encourages Calgarians to reduce water use
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Gondek meets with province over Green Line, concerns of harm to Calgary’s market reputation
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT project faces uncertain future
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Calgary cannot afford Green Line project after Alberta says it’s pulling funding: mayor
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT project in jeopardy as province, city dispute funding
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Calgary changes daily water use targets amid water main repairs
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Calgary sees rise in development permits amid questions over infrastructure
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More repairs than expected needed on Bearspaw Feeder Main
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Calgary Humane Society seeks tips in ‘disturbing series of kitten abuse’
Author Archives
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Gondek, Smith hold ‘productive’ meeting on Calgary’s Green Line aimed at preserving contractsIn a 'hail mary' letter sent Thursday, Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek urged the provincial government to preserve existing portions of the Green Line as they work on a new alignment.CanadaSep 20
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Calgary’s termination of Green Line adds extra frustration for expropriated Eau Claire residentsDemolition of the Eau Claire Market and River Run townhomes is on hold awaiting the Government of Alberta's review of a new alignment for Calgary's Green Line.PoliticsSep 19
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Calgary to wind down Green Line LRT project with costs estimated at $2.1BThe decision comes in response to the government of Alberta pulling its $1.53-billion share of funding for the project after the first phase was shortened due to cost escalations.CanadaSep 18
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Alberta premier considers north LRT route ahead of key vote on Calgary’s Green LineCity council struck down the idea of an LRT alignment in Deerfoot Valley and Nose Creek 10 years ago, after a 2012 study found several disadvantages.CanadaSep 13
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Bylaw changes to enforce noisy vehicles clears hurdle at Calgary city hallThe changes introduce fines and criteria to allow bylaw officers to enforce excessive vehicle noise, which is currently undertaken by the Calgary Police Service.CanadaSep 12
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Calgary eyes transit rule changes to crack down on loitering and harassmentThe City of Calgary is proposing several bylaw changes aimed at addressing fare evasion, loitering, and "non-destination use of transit" even with a paid fare.CanadaSep 11
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Green Line-adjacent development goes ahead in southeast Calgary despite LRT’s uncertaintyCalgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek met with Premier Danielle Smith virtually Monday to discuss the Green Line LRT's future ahead of a key council decision next week.PoliticsSep 10
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Gondek meets with province over Green Line, concerns of harm to Calgary’s market reputationThe Calgary Construction Association said the province's withdrawal of funding sets "a concerning precedent" for future infrastructure projects by introducing uncertainty and risk.CanadaSep 6
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Calgary’s Green Line faces uncertainty as city eyes project’s transfer to provinceMayor Gondek's office confirmed they're seeking meetings with Premier Danielle Smith to discuss the Green Line, as council's decision on a path forward is expected on Sept. 17.PoliticsSep 5
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Alberta government ‘unable’ to fund revised Green Line LRT project: letterIn a letter to Calgary's mayor, Alberta Transportation Minister says the Green line LRT plan throws 'good money after bad' and 'is simply not an option for our government.'PoliticsSep 4
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Calgary sees more R-CG development applications amid questions over infrastructureThe change to Calgary's default residential zoning took effect on Aug. 6, which allows for more housing types like duplexes and rowhouses on a single property.CanadaAug 20
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More issues found along feeder main pipe as City of Calgary prepares for 18 dig sitesThe City of Calgary says repairs are now needed on a total of 21 pipe segments of the Bearspaw feeder main in Bowness and Montgomery, with more segments further down the line.CanadaAug 15
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Calgary finalizing feeder main repair sites with plan to come on ThursdayCity of Calgary crews will be surveying areas in Bowness and Montgomery as soon as Thursday to help identify where the feeder main and utilities are located underground.CanadaAug 14
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Calgary businesses await plans for feeder main disruptions, water restrictionsLocal landscapers plan to meet with the City of Calgary to 'find solutions' to business challenges associated with a second round of Stage 4 water restrictions.CanadaAug 12
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Calgary braces for upcoming Bearspaw feeder main construction: ‘I’m not happy about it’The bulk of the concerning sections of pipe run under 33rd Avenue N.W. in Bowness, with others detected along Parkdale Boulevard and 16 Avenue N.W.CanadaAug 8
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Calgary city council shortens Phase 1 of Green Line LRT with new $6.2B costThe revised scope of Calgary's Green Line LRT would eliminate six stations from the first phase of the project in an effort to mitigate cost overruns.PoliticsJul 31
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Calgary looks to change noise rules for Scotia Place to avoid millions in extra costsCity of Calgary officials said it could cost up to $8 million to have the new event centre comply with the existing noise bylaw in the area. Instead, they want to change the bylaw.CanadaJul 24
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Calgary opens evacuation centre for those forced to flee Jasper wildfirereception centre for those displaced by the Jasper wildfire has been set up in Calgary for an expected 200 evacuees.FireJul 23
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Construction begins on $50-million Sunnyside Flood Barrier in CalgaryCalgary saw more than $6 billion in damages and more than 100,000 people evacuated in the June 2013 floods, which kickstarted a series of flood mitigation projects.CanadaJul 18
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Heat warnings continue ahead of busy festival weekendAs festival season kicks off in Calgary, a heat dome has brought warnings for the city over the next few days.CanadaJul 17
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Calgary feeder main break to cost ‘tens of millions’: city officialThe estimate of the costs to repair the feeder main line was revealed Tuesday, and is the most that City of Calgary officials have disclosed on the costs since the initial break.CanadaJul 16
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Alberta’s entire forest protection area under fire ban as temperatures soarConditions are worsening for crews fighting wildfires across Alberta, as the province implements a fire ban across the entire forest protection area.FireJul 11
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Southeast Calgary residents feel ‘lied to’ after changes to city residential proposalThe Calgary Planning Commission voted to change the proposal to open the quiet Riverbend street to all types of traffic, not just transit and emergency vehicles.CanadaJul 10
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Calgarians question decision to not add 4th CTrain car to handle Stampede crowdAccording to Calgary Transit, four car trains aren't running on the Red Line during this year's Stampede due to expansion work at the Haysboro Storage Facility.CanadaJul 9
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City wants researchers to study Calgarians’ exposure to noiseAlthough a citywide noise strategy isn't in the cards, work continues on a City of Calgary pilot project to address vehicle noise and traffic safety.CanadaJun 26