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Small number of Calgary city employees may soon go back to the workplaceThe City of Calgary is working on a plan to get a number of its employees physically back to work at city hall instead of working remotely at home.PoliticsJul 16, 2020
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Incentives proposed to declare more Calgary properties historic resourcesCalgary city council's Planning and Urban Development committee is recommending a new set of tools when it comes to heritage planning and protecting more properties from possible demolition.PoliticsJul 15, 2020
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Public engagement report released for Calgary’s new event centreOfficials noted the primary themes found from public input include creating a place of gathering and connection to create civic pride and diversity of programming inside and outside of the new facility.PoliticsJul 10, 2020
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‘A master class in systemic racism’: Committee co-chair describes public hearing in CalgaryThe co-chair of the Calgary city council committee public hearing on systemic racism says it has been astonishing to hear the stories from young and old over the past three days.CanadaJul 9, 2020
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Anti-racism hearing at Calgary City Hall to go into third dayThe marathon meeting of a Calgary city council committee on systemic racism continues to hear from Calgarians and their experiences.PoliticsJul 8, 2020
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Public hearings on systemic racism in Calgary begin TuesdayA Calgary city council committee is holding a public hearing Tuesday to give people the opportunity to speak about systemic racism.PoliticsJul 7, 2020
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Calgary Police Commission calls for provincial summit on public safety, racismThe Calgary Police Commission is calling on the government of Alberta to hold a provincial summit on the future of public safety in communities.PoliticsJun 30, 2020
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Financial task force makes 35 recommendations to Calgary city council to address tax shift issueA citizen-led financial task force has provided Calgary city council with potential solutions to the city's economic woes.PoliticsJun 29, 2020
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Calgary city council sees proposal for expanded transit service to airportThe connection from the future green line station would run from 96 Avenue and follow a route across Deerfoot Trail to the airport.EconomyJun 24, 2020
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Performing arts will be one of last sectors to reopen, Calgary city council toldThe performing arts sector was the first to be shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic and will likely be the last to be recover, Calgary Arts Development told city council on Tuesday.EconomyJun 23, 2020
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Ward 12 Councillor Shane Keating won’t run for re-election in 2021Calgary Councillor Shane Keating has announced he will not seek re-election in the October 2021 municipal election.PoliticsJun 22, 2020
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Provincial referendum during municipal election disrespectful: Calgary mayorCalgary's mayor says adding a provincial referendum on equalization to the next municipal election is disrespectful to citizens who want to focus on local issues.PoliticsJun 18, 2020
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Calgary council asked to establish municipal tribunal to handle ticket appealsThe City of Calgary could save $500,000 annually if a majority of parking ticket appeals and transit fare evasion appeals did not go to provincial traffic court but were handled by a municipal tribunal.PoliticsJun 8, 2020
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Green Line LRT: revised alignment of Stage 1 going to Calgary city councilCalgary city council's green line committee has voted to approve recommendations made by the city's administration on the alignment for Stage 1 of the Green Line LRT project.PoliticsJun 2, 2020
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No funding for field house from University of CalgaryFacing budgetary concerns, the University of Calgary says it can't be a funding partner to build a field house at Foothills Athletic Park.PoliticsMay 26, 2020
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Coronavirus: Calgary Transit at ‘a turning point,’ moving to ensure fares are paidMayor Naheed Nenshi said the city did not stop charging fares but Calgary Transit has been operating on the honour system.EconomyMay 25, 2020
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Calgary city council to debate bylaw banning conversion therapyCalgary's community services committee voted unanimously Thursday night to approve the conversion therapy ban bylaw, meaning the final decision will now be put to city council.PoliticsMay 14, 2020
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Nenshi optimistic about FCM’s pitch to get fiscal aid to municipalitiesAll three orders of government are going to have to sit down together to solve the financial challenges of Canadian municipalities, according to Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi.PoliticsMay 14, 2020
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Calgary councillor found to have breached council code of conduct, refuses to apologizeCalgary city council's integrity commissioner found that Coun. Jeromy Farkas had breached city council's code of conduct following an investigation into a Facebook post that was made in Dec. 2018.CanadaMay 12, 2020
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Coronavirus: Petition launched to support Calgary StampedeThere is a push by two politicians to pressure the federal government to develop a support plan for the Calgary Stampede.PoliticsMay 8, 2020
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Shoring up southeast slope to cost $28M: City of CalgaryThe City of Calgary has announced that shoring up the slumping slopes in the southeast communities of Douglasdale and Mckenzie Lake will cost $28 million.PoliticsMay 5, 2020
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City of Calgary explores additional assistance programs amid COVID-19 pandemicThe City of Calgary is exploring the possibility of making additional assistance programs available in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.EconomyApr 20, 2020
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Calgary faces additional flood preparation challenges amid COVID-19 pandemicCalgary's annual preparation for possible flooding emergencies is facing additional challenges this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.EnvironmentApr 15, 2020
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Council committee to receive update on flood resiliency and mitigation in CalgaryCalgary Utilities and Corporate Services Committee will receive an annual update on flood resiliency and mitigation in the city on Wednesday.PoliticsApr 14, 2020
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Green Line committee meeting postponed amid COVID-19 pandemicA meeting scheduled for April 23, to reveal Calgary City Council's preferred alignment of the Green Line LRT through the downtown core, has been postponed to June 1.CanadaApr 9, 2020
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