City Of Calgary

• Calgary councillor seeks provincial probe into closed-door meetings after document leak

  It comes after Calgary city council voted to write a letter to the province asking for an investigation into the leak of confidential budget documents.

  Politics

  Sep 11
  
• Gap to restore pre-pandemic housing affordability by 2036 in Calgary narrowing: CMHC

  According to the report, Calgary must build between 23,000 and 24,000 total new housing starts annually over the next 10 years to close the gap.

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  Sep 10
  
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• Calgary’s mayor says ‘fiscal discipline’ will guide council through tough budget decisions

  Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city's $50 billion infrastructure deficit "won't dissapear" in a single budget or council term, but noted council must chip away at it.

  Canada

  Sep 9
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• Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee

  The surface alignment for the Green Line LRT through Calgary's downtown core chosen by a city committee was the only option that fell within the project's available budget.

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  Sep 8
• City councillor apologetic but unrepentant over leaking Calgary budget documents

  Calgary city councillors have been told they can’t do anything to sanction Landon Johnston for the leak, because law changes by the provincial government took that power away.

  Politics

  Sep 8
• Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs

  Preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News show a large property tax increase would be required to pay for the funding requests in front of Calgary city council.

  Politics

  Sep 4
• Calgary mayor claims confidential budget docs show ‘wishlist’ as whistleblower revealed

  'This is a wishlist. Everybody comes out of the woodwork around budget time and asks for all of the stuff,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters Thursday.

  Politics

  Sep 3
• Drivers will soon see speed limits drop in communities across Calgary

  Residents in Lake Bonavista should expect to see the speed limit signs start to change in the coming months, with everything completed by the end of the year.

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  Sep 2
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• 20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

  The figures were included in a number of confidential, preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News after being presented to Calgary city council earlier this summer.

  Politics

  Sep 2
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• Federal government commits $29M to north Calgary water main project

  The North Calgary Water Servicing project will deliver 100 million litres of drinking water to northside communities when it's complete in 2029, city officials said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Sep 1