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The City of Calgary is partnering with local agencies to help Calgarians in crisis. On Thursday, the city announced the creation of Action Table Calgary (ATC), a partnership between the city, Calgary police and the United Way, with the goal of co-ordinating support services for Calgarians with multiple risk factors …

The City of Calgary is asking for around $1.3 billion in new and continued investments in the upcoming provincial budget, but the premier’s warning of spending restraint is raising questions around how much will be fulfilled. Topping the city’s budget wishlist is a $53 million provincial contribution to extend the …

New rules aimed at limiting how often elected officials can remotely attend public meetings will now go to Calgary city council for a final decision. Council members on the city’s executive committee debated the proposed rule changes Tuesday and voted 12-1 in favour of endorsing the recommended changes to both …

Calgary city council met for a scheduled public hearing meeting on Tuesday, but it was an off-agenda topic that took up most of the questions for councillors and the mayor from reporters. A notice of a recall petition against Mayor Jyoti Gondek was filed late last month, and was confirmed …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgary Transit users may have to go to a different stop to catch a ride on Wednesday as the city implements snow detours on Jan. 17. The snow detours are designed to reduce the number of buses getting stuck and to keep …

Calgary’s mayor and city councillors will keep an automatic pay increase this year after no attempts to freeze or cut the salary bump during a meeting at city hall Tuesday. A mandated pay increase of 2.41 per cent automatically kicked in at the beginning of the year, which follows a …

Calgary city councillors are getting set to juggle how to afford a slew of recommended investments in this year’s budget, and an ongoing gap in funding; as the city’s mayor joins a call from other Alberta cities and towns for the provincial government to step up. On Tuesday, city council …

Calgarians continued to spill into city hall Friday to share their thoughts on the city’s proposed strategy to address housing affordability, but one recommendation in the plan garnered more attention than others. It’s the second straight day of public feedback at an extended city committee meeting all focused on ‘Home …

It’s a line item on Calgarians’ electricity bills that has grown significantly, and that city council wants to look at more deeply in an effort to find any relief for those struggling to pay them. On Tuesday, city council unanimously approved a comprehensive review of the local access fee on …

In one week’s time, city councillors will make a decision on a strategy that aims to address housing affordability in Calgary, but one aspect of that strategy has some councillors at odds. One of the around 80 recommendations included in the city’s upcoming housing strategy is around zoning reform, and …