Olympic Plaza

• Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks: ‘We’ve done the impossible’

  In an 11th-hour turnaround last month, after getting an earful from people dismayed their beloved keepsakes would be trashed, the city said it would at least try to return some.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
• Calgarians make final push to save Olympic Plaza bricks

  'Let us take our little brick once it's closed off and have that special memory.'

  Lifestyle

  Nov 22, 2024
  
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• City of Calgary begins design on Olympic Plaza transformation

  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) has released its public engagement report following an online survey and in-person pop-up events.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2024
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• Calgary’s Arts Commons gets $103M commitment from province for transformation work

  Arts Commons CEO Alex Sarian said the dual projects are two-thirds of the way to their fundraising goals, and the $420 million raised has enabled the first phase of the project.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2024
• Calgary to transform Olympic Plaza by bundling area revitalization projects together

  The decision by Calgary city council includes diverting $12 million in funding to the Glenbow Reimagined project, a separate project which is experiencing cost overruns.

  Politics

  Jun 7, 2023
• City of Calgary eyes bundling three downtown projects as Glenbow costs grow

  The City of Calgary's plan would bundle together the Arts Commons Transformation, improvements to Stephen Avenue and upgrades to Olympic Plaza under one banner.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2023
• Calgary’s residential school memorial seeking permanent home

  The City of Calgary says it received 732 contributions on the location and design for the permanent memorial between Sept. 1 and Dec. 30, 2022.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
• Looking back at the Calgary Olympics, 35 years later

  It's been 35 years since Calgary hosted the world for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. The final torch-bearer looks back at the experience that changed her life.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023
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• Calgarians frustrated after Chinook Blast events postponed over safety concerns

  Drag On Ice and DJ Gaysnakes were scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons respectively as part of Chinook Blast festivities.

  Perspectives

  Feb 10, 2023
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• Pop-up care village comes to Calgary to help the city’s most vulnerable

  On Tuesday, Be the Change YYC hosted the city’s first ever pop-up care village, bringing anyone experiencing systemic vulnerabilities in contact with much-needed services.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2022