Sonya Sharp

• Recount confirms Jeromy Farkas as Calgary’s new mayor

  Elections Calgary has completed a recount of votes cast in last week's mayoral election and the results confirm that Jeromy Farkas will be the city's new mayor.

  Politics

  Oct 28
  
• Communities First Calgary mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp requests ballot recount

  Calgary mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp has announced she will be requesting a recount of ballots after she lost Monday's election to Jeromy Farkas by just 585 votes.

  Politics

  Oct 21
  
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• Calgary designates sites along CTrain lines for future housing for families at risk of homelessness

  Two city-owned sites available to non-profit organizations for future housing projects, but one councillor says the plan doesn’t address the immediacy of the crisis.

  Economy

  Dec 7, 2023
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• New Calgary event centre deal finalized, construction expected to begin in 2024

  After multiple starts and stops in the road to replacing Calgary’s aged Scotiabank Saddledome, the city and province announced an agreement has been finalized.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Calgary city council dips into surpluses to bolster ‘tight budget’

  City council has passed its next four-year budget after a week of deliberations and amid inflationary pressures and calls from Calgarians to invest further in several initiatives.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
• Calgary city councillors to juggle affordability as budget debate continues

  Ward 1 councillor Sonya Sharp said she is exploring the use of reserve funding to help ease the burden of the expected property tax increase on Calgarians.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2022
• Approval of Calgary’s mayor and city council sliding: poll

  ThinkHQ's president Marc Henry said the findings in the poll represent a "new low" for ratings of councillors and the mayor in Calgary.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022
• Council greenlights 5 new communities on Calgary’s outskirts amid debate

  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the process of approving business cases for new growth has become a "beauty contest" and needs to be depoliticized.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
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• Calgary councillors question Green Line project officials over cost concerns

  Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp asked about a potential reconsideration of the Green Line LRT project, given inflationary pressures on costs.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2022
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• Calgary city council to debate motion referring Carra integrity investigation to province and police

  On Wednesday, the city's Executive Committee voted unanimously in favour of sending the motion to city council for debate at its next meeting.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2022