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A new concert cut-off time on weeknights, along with a reduction to allowable decibel and bass limits have chapped the operator of a popular Stampede-time music festival. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
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Who wants to go to the Calgary Surge game tonight against the Brampton Honey Badgers? It's Star Wars night (game time 7:30 p.m.) We've got 4 tickets to give away! Drop us a reply and we'll choose a winner by 1 p.m. today! (Let us know if you want two or four tickets). #yyc #calgary
Saturday morning coffee and a read: Come Aug. 4, 60,000+ parcels around LRT, BRT and MAX BRT Stations will be downzoned, despite transit zones being the widely suggested place to put more density. There is still no replacement plan. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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This one might be only for the most serious city hall watchers, but something the general public might want to know. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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After a banner year in 2025, Calgary's non-market home units under development slowed to a trickle in Q1 of 2026. There's one big barrier... #yyc #calgary
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The story continues: Mayor Farkas floats the idea of extending the Green Line further south, not going as far into downtown (with the current line), and then seeking a fed-only deal for an underground downtown line. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Just as Calgary's Safer Mobility report comes to committee, data compiled by Sarah Palmer shows that Calgary traffic safety measures aren't being put where the bulk of pedestrian incidents are happening. #yyc #calgary
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Mayor Farkas said that the current elevated option could literally crash into a proposed Calgary-to-Banff rail line. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
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When data tells a different story: Paid fare Calgary LRT stations top social disorder hotspots.
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The modernized tech will allow Calgary police officers access to real-time translation of more than 60 languages.
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More than 60,000 parcels within 600 metres of Calgary Transit LRT or Max BRT zones will be downzoned come Aug. 4, despite being where blanket rezoning opponents suggested greater density. The full…
Calgary city council is preparing to audit its own closed-session habits. The data behind that decision tells a more complicated story than expected. According to data found in the City of Calgary’s…
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Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is floating a plan to split the Green Line into phases and pursue federal funding for a downtown underground tunnel — without the province at the table. Farkas made the…
Calgary’s record-breaking year for non-market housing has given way to a near-standstill, with just 58 units under a development permit in the first quarter of 2026 — a fraction of the 3,000 the city…
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The Government of Alberta is sticking to its guns on an elevated Green Line in downtown Calgary, though city council could once again look at alternative alignments. Members of Calgary’s Executive…
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Safety infrastructure has recently been installed in developing communities over hot-spot intersections with high pedestrian incident rates.
Calgary Transit’s own data tells a different story than city council has been hearing: When boardings are factored in, not a single downtown free fare zone station ranks among the city’s top 15 LRT…
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Starting June 1, the Calgary police are modernizing their operations by rolling out officer-worn language-translating devices.
Decibel levels and music times for Stampede music festivals have been changed for this year, and one of the biggest venues said the changes were done without consultation. A June 17 memo sent out to…
