Jeromy Farkas
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Province interfering in Edmonton housing sets disturbing precedent: Calgary mayorAfter ordering Edmonton to overturn its bylaws to scale back infill, Jeromy Farkas said there's nothing stopping the province from imposing its will on Calgary over other matters.PoliticsOct 9
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Calgary councillor seeks provincial probe into closed-door meetings after document leakIt comes after Calgary city council voted to write a letter to the province asking for an investigation into the leak of confidential budget documents.PoliticsSep 11
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Calgary’s mayor says ‘fiscal discipline’ will guide council through tough budget decisionsCalgary mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city's $50 billion infrastructure deficit "won't dissapear" in a single budget or council term, but noted council must chip away at it.CanadaSep 9
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Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docsPreliminary budget documents obtained by Global News show a large property tax increase would be required to pay for the funding requests in front of Calgary city council.PoliticsSep 4
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Calgary mayor claims confidential budget docs show ‘wishlist’ as whistleblower revealed'This is a wishlist. Everybody comes out of the woodwork around budget time and asks for all of the stuff,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters Thursday.PoliticsSep 3
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Calgary mayor says he wants to hold advocacy campaign opposing separation, but can’tThe Mayor of Calgary says he wants the city of be able to campaign against Alberta's separation from Canada but provincial rules prevent the city from taking that step.PoliticsJul 2
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Alberta premier criticizes Calgary Stampede noise bylaw: ‘Fun police have struck’After midnight on weekends, a memo says music bass levels can go up to 80 decibels, which is five decibels less than what was allowed last year.CanadaJun 21
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Calgary’s mayor looks to reopen a downtown police stationA motion from Calgary's mayor asks city administration to explore potential locations and costs of reopening a police station in the downtown core.CanadaApr 28
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Poll shows 44% of Calgarians feel positive about Mayor Farkas while many remain unsureAccording to the poll, 44 per cent of respondents feel positive about Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas, while 40 per cent say they don't know enough yet to form an opinion.CanadaApr 17
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Calgary housing advocates call on city council to replace citywide rezoning with new planA coalition of housing advocates accused Calgary's mayor of breaking a campaign promise to repeal and replace citywide rezoning with a new plan to build more housing.CanadaApr 14
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