City Of Calgary

• Province interfering in Edmonton housing sets disturbing precedent: Calgary mayor

  After 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.

  Politics

  Oct 9
  
• Green Line LRT surface route through downtown Calgary finalized by city council

  The Green Line LRT alignment would make way for trains to travel at street level down 10 Avenue S.W. with the line ending at a station between 1 and 2 Street S.W. in downtown.

  Politics

  Sep 23
  
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• City council to finalize Green Line LRT alignment through Calgary’s downtown next week

  Earlier this month, a city committee endorsed a surface alignment into Calgary's downtown core along 10 Avenue S.W. instead of an elevated track.

  Canada

  Sep 20
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• Construction underway on new northwest Calgary library amid gap in amenities on city outskirts

  The new library at the Symons Valley Centre in Calgary's northwest community of Sage Hill is expected to be complete in mid-2028.

  Canada

  Sep 17
• Calgary councillor seeks provincial probe into closed-door meetings after document leak

  It comes after Calgary city council voted to write a letter to the province asking for an investigation into the leak of confidential budget documents.

  Politics

  Sep 11
• Gap to restore pre-pandemic housing affordability by 2036 in Calgary narrowing: CMHC

  According to the report, Calgary must build between 23,000 and 24,000 total new housing starts annually over the next 10 years to close the gap.

  Canada

  Sep 10
• Calgary’s mayor says ‘fiscal discipline’ will guide council through tough budget decisions

  Calgary 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.

  Canada

  Sep 9
• Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee

  The surface alignment for the Green Line LRT through Calgary's downtown core chosen by a city committee was the only option that fell within the project's available budget.

  Traffic

  Sep 8
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• City councillor apologetic but unrepentant over leaking Calgary budget documents

  Calgary city councillors have been told they can’t do anything to sanction Landon Johnston for the leak, because law changes by the provincial government took that power away.

  Politics

  Sep 8
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• Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs

  Preliminary 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.

  Politics

  Sep 4