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This column is an opinion by Michael Solberg, co-owner of a Calgary government relations firm and co-host of a Stampede party. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Some people line up at the Calgary Stampede for hotcakes. Others come for hot takes. In among the 10 days …
Read More »A suburb named Nostalgia? For real, Calgary?
This column is an opinion by Annalise Klingbeil, a Calgary-based communications consultant. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Picking a name is hard. I know. I had a baby eight months ago. Settling on a meaningful name with my husband was a lengthy and painstaking process. When I …
Read More »‘Work in progress’: Calgary Transit defends security decisions to ticket less, hire civilian security
CTrain riders who say they rarely see security teams handing out tickets or enforcing anti-smoking rules are right — personnel have cut back. And it’s not just a COVID thing. Ever since the province eliminated warrants and potential jail time for certain minor offences in 2017, transit security teams have cut …
Read More »Calgary councillor wants investigation into colleague after report on Inglewood property
A city councillor says she’s interested in having Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs look into the actions of one of her colleagues. This week, council sanctioned Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra for failing to disclose his financial interest in a property in Inglewood in the city’s southeast. That is something council members are …
Read More »‘Flushable’ wipes causing growing number of clogs for Calgary wastewater crews
They might be out of sight, out of mind once they’re flushed down the toilet, but single-use wipes are causing a headache for Calgary wastewater crews. “For the wastewater treatment plants and just even our our collection system, they are becoming more and more of a problem,” says Marissa Mitton, leader …
Read More »Graffiti artist completes world’s tallest mural in downtown Calgary
It looms on the edge of downtown a stone’s throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic. It’s billed as the world’s tallest mural, painted by one of the globe’s top graffiti artists, and is part of …
Read More »Willy Joosen, the Calgary Flames’ organist since 1988, has died
On Friday, the Calgary Flames’ longtime organist, Willy Joosen, died at the age of 66. The well-known jazz pianist has been sitting behind the organ at the Scotiabank Sattledome since 1988. “For 34 years, organist Willy Joosen brought so much joy and happiness to everyone who came to Flames games. He …
Read More »New Calgary park and monument honouring Vietnamese community unveiled
Hundreds of people gathered at the grand opening of the Journey to Freedom Park in southeast Calgary on Friday. The park, which has been under construction since April 2021, was built to honour the journey of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who fled to Canada after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Tu …
Read More »No consequences after unauthorized thin blue line decal removed from marked Calgary police car
A thin blue line sticker has been removed from a Calgary Police Service (CPS) vehicle after questions from CBC News alerted CPS to its existence. Photos shared with CBC News show the insignia placed near the taillight of a marked police SUV. In a statement, CPS said they were not aware of …
Read More »Calgary sculpture less likely to burn clothing, now accepts text messages
A notorious piece of public art, famous for burning a hole in a visitor’s jacket, is back on public display in Calgary after some safety testing. This time, the city is confident it will have a tamer, less heated experience. The $700,000 sculpture, called Wishing Well, was first installed in front of the Genesis Centre of …
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