Vibrant Communities Calgary
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Calgary the second most unequal city in Canada: reportThe 2022 community well-being report, which was published on Tuesday, aims to identify and analyze important metrics for well-being and poverty reduction in Calgary last year.CanadaMar 8, 2023
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Affordable housing task force clears 1st hurdle at Calgary city committeeThe proposal was brought to the city's executive committee on Tuesday in a notice of motion from councillors Courtney Walcott, Gian-Carlo Carra and Kourtney Penner.CanadaMay 17, 2022
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Kenney slams confidence agreement between Liberals and NDPPremier Jason Kenney slammed the agreement between the Liberals and NDP and said it would keep "anti-Alberta policies in place for the next three years."CanadaMar 22, 2022
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77,000 more Calgarians fell into poverty during the pandemic: studyVibrant Communities Calgary said 77,000 Calgarians have fallen below the poverty line and some of the 189,000 already in poverty have fallen further behind.CanadaMay 28, 2021
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Calgary’s post-pandemic recovery top of mind ahead of provincial budgetAlberta's provincial budget to be tabled on Feb. 25 will be the first since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the province last year.MoneyFeb 23, 2021
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Examining what the new minimum wage means for AlbertansFranco Savoia with Vibrant Communities Calgary said there is a misconception that most minimum wage earners are teenagers living at home. He says the majority of the 122,000 minimum wage workers in Alberta are adults trying to support their own childrenCanadaSep 28, 2018
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Calgary advocate hopes groups focus on new Canadian poverty measureA Calgary-based poverty reduction advocate is applauding a plan to set a national poverty measurement.EconomyAug 25, 2018
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New campaign aims to reduce poverty in Calgary 50 per cent by 2023Several community organizations have banded together with the goal of reducing poverty in Calgary by 50 per cent by 2023.CanadaOct 25, 2016
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