With the cold snap, our Calgary Fire Department was kept very busy, and there was a narrow escape for residents in our Ward who chose to unfreeze their pipes with an open flame – never do this. Use a heater, or a hair dryer, and call a professional. This is a reminder to everyone inRead more
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Briefing Note template The City of Calgary issued over half a million-property assessment notices, including more than 25,000 eNotices. The customer review period is until March 10, 2020. If you have any questions, or want to ask about your assessment then call 311, or visit Calgary.ca/assessment. I cannot stress this enough, after the review periodRead more
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019! On behalf of The City of Calgary, Community Standards and Waste & Recycling Services, I would like to say THANK YOU for an amazing year of Community Cleanups in WARD 4. We collected a total of 1.4 million kg in total with 1.3 million kg of waste and organics thisRead more
This has been a busy year at Council with major infrastructure projects being approved, or already under construction. The BMO Centre is under construction and will double in size. The Green Line is going under a review on how we can best move ahead on the downtown alignment and over the river to our mostRead more
What I Tried to Do. I along with Cllr. Magliocca and Cllr. Farkas asked for a 5% cut to none essential services. This was a call to cut up to 5% across the board, with exemptions to Police, Fire, and Calgary Transit. Our Notice of Motion was asking for cuts that would result in $50Read more
The Green Line project team presented an update to the new Green Line Committee. The presentation included an update on the overall program, status of procurement, and shared with Committee a set of evaluation criteria that will be used to determine the Centre City alignment. In terms of procurement, Committee members heard that the RequestRead more
Nose Hill Park is unique in many ways. It is the largest urban park in Canada and, as such, has great value to the residents and visitors of Calgary. The park is approximately 1129 hectares in size and comprised of primarily grassland habitat. Nose Hill is four times larger than Central Park in New York.Read more
Beginning December 23, Calgary Transit is making changes to Route 3 around Beddington Towne Centre. Route 3 will travel on Beddington Boulevard rather than using Bergen Road and Bermuda Drive NW. This change is being made to address safety and operational concerns of using articulated buses on Bergen Road and Bermuda Drive. In winter withRead more
This week, Global News has published a story on lead water pipe infrastructure across Canada, and in the City of Calgary specifically. In response to what has been published, The Water Utility is re-sharing the information below on this issue, and to ensure Calgarians that are water is safe, and there is nothing to worryRead more
On October 24, 2019, the Province released its 2019-2020 Budget. While the Province will continue its funding commitment to Stage 1 of Green Line, from 16 Avenue N. to 126 Avenue S.E., funding has been largely deferred from $555 million to $75 million over the next four years. This means a smaller portion of the Province’sRead more
