Olympic Plaza
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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.CanadaJan 3, 2025
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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.'LifestyleNov 22, 2024
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City of Calgary begins design on Olympic Plaza transformationThe Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) has released its public engagement report following an online survey and in-person pop-up events.CanadaAug 27, 2024
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Calgary’s Arts Commons gets $103M commitment from province for transformation workArts 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.CanadaMar 22, 2024
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Calgary to transform Olympic Plaza by bundling area revitalization projects togetherThe decision by Calgary city council includes diverting $12 million in funding to the Glenbow Reimagined project, a separate project which is experiencing cost overruns.PoliticsJun 7, 2023
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City of Calgary eyes bundling three downtown projects as Glenbow costs growThe City of Calgary's plan would bundle together the Arts Commons Transformation, improvements to Stephen Avenue and upgrades to Olympic Plaza under one banner.CanadaJun 1, 2023
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Calgary’s residential school memorial seeking permanent homeThe City of Calgary says it received 732 contributions on the location and design for the permanent memorial between Sept. 1 and Dec. 30, 2022.CanadaMay 31, 2023
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Looking back at the Calgary Olympics, 35 years laterIt'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.CanadaFeb 14, 2023
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Calgarians frustrated after Chinook Blast events postponed over safety concernsDrag On Ice and DJ Gaysnakes were scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons respectively as part of Chinook Blast festivities.PerspectivesFeb 10, 2023
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Pop-up care village comes to Calgary to help the city’s most vulnerableOn 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.CanadaSep 27, 2022
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