LiveWire Calgary

Letter sent to Calgary city council reminds members of repeal promise on campaign trail - LiveWire Calgary Calgary councillors got a rezoning reminder in their email inboxes this week, letting them know citizens are watching how they handle an upcoming repeal. The group Calgarians For Thoughtful Growth…

City councillors, the Mayor, receive an email letter from a local group reminding them of repeal promises made on the election trail. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

buff.ly/avgauxk

Calgary high school student competing for big time grants through medicinal research - LiveWire Calgary Inspired by the pain, preparation and rehab that went into her moms retinal surgery, Anie Udofia, a 15-year-old Calgary student, thought there had to be a simpler, less invasive solution. In less…

This Calgary Grade 10 student is vying for hundreds of thousands in potential scholarship cash with her amazing research in the field of medicine. #yyc #abed #calgary

buff.ly/ulKJdoF

'This means a lot for them': City funding moves Northeast Athletic Complex ahead - LiveWire Calgary Ward 5 Coun. Raj Dhaliwal said the approval of $65 million for the delivery of the Northeast Athletic Complex signals the end of “recreation discrimination” in the northeast. Calgary city councillors…

Ward 5 Coun. Raj Dhaliwal said that the funding for the Northeast Athletic Complex signals the end to 'recreation discrimination' in Calgary. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/CIG07V4

City council approves $7.5 million for pedestrian safety improvements - LiveWire Calgary Calgary will see a host of new pedestrian safety measures after councillors approved an amendment to add $7.5 million to Vision Zero initiatives. Ward 7 Coun. Myke Atkinson cited the 14 pedestrian…

As Calgary deals with a 10-year high in traffic fatalities, including more than a dozen pedestrian deaths, millions are being approved for pedestrian safety. Details on potential upgrades included in a city briefing note. #yyc #yyccc #yyccc

buff.ly/yKcoL2m

New electric buses to save an estimated $900K in lifecycle costs each: Memo - LiveWire Calgary The City of Calgary will save nearly $1 million per bus over the expected 16-year life of new electric buses over their diesel counterparts, according to a city memo. Councillors were provided the…

City memo says the operation and maintenance of upcoming electric buses will save roughly $900K during their lifecycle, in comparison with diesel. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

buff.ly/sNdL6F1

Calgary Transit to end express route bus service by 2027 - LiveWire Calgary Calgary Transit is phasing out its so-called express routes, citing a necessary trade-off between underperforming routes and providing wider bus service to Calgarians. The question came up during…

CT director Sharon Fleming said that as they balance bus service across Calgary, the express routes will be slowly cancelled. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/NyYeJLU

Dalgleish shows multiple points when council was informed of HAF funding risk - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) outlined how city administration consistently informed city council of the risk to the final payments of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), refuting any…

Here's the latest in Calgary's rezoning/HAF funding story... COO walks councillors through multiple touch points outlining funding risk. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

buff.ly/E9fot2S

A Christmas Carol returns for 38th season continuing a timeless holiday message of hope - LiveWire Calgary You know it’s time for the holidays with Theatre Calgary’s 38th annual production of the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s path to redemption in A Christmas Carol. It’s a classic story of hope that…

No need to tinker too much with a classic holiday tale bearing a message that still resonates today, says Theatre Calgary associate director Jane MacFarlane. #yyc #calgary

Calgary police begin laying the groundwork for bigger policing ask in 2027 - LiveWire Calgary The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is looking for a tweak to its 2026 budget this year, with hundreds more officers sought in the upcoming four-year budget. Calgary police Chief Katie McLellan and…

Roughly 660 personnel could be sought by police in Calgary's next four-year budget. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/I3EuUw6

Pause turns to 'expected to be held' in Calgary HAF funding saga - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s dance with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) over Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) cash took another pirouette Wednesday, with the sides clarifying a “pause” on upcoming…

No matter which words are used, the HAF funding is up in the air pending a citywide rezoning decision. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/8rBbjuK

Tens of millions in housing funding 'paused' with citywide rezoning repeal: Email - LiveWire Calgary Roughly $129 million in federal housing cash is paused until Calgary clarifies the future of its citywide rezoning bylaw, according to an internal email obtained by LWC. The email, sent by Chief…

City email indicates that CMHC said future installments of Housing Accelerator Fund proceeds are on pause until citywide rezoning issue is resolved. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/rau267v

Hundreds of land-use hearings avoided through citywide rezoning - LiveWire Calgary Calgary city council avoided hundreds of land-use redesignation hearings since citywide rezoning was approved, items that would have potentially added cost and time to both the city and developers.…

It would have meant the addition of roughly 25 items each month to public hearing meeting agendas. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/x3iRl6F

Aryn’s contribution to the growth of LWC have been immeasurable over the past four years. The commitment to visual stories, data and reaching communities untouched by other media speaks volumes about him as a professional. We wish him the best moving forward!

- Darren Krause, Editor

Flag raising ban flops as urgent item at Calgary city council - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s new city council exercised its authority to determine whether an item was an urgent matter by denying a proposed flag-raising Notice of Motion. Last week, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said…

Flag-raising ban fails to get added to Calgary city council agenda as an urgent item. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

buff.ly/DijV86d

Calgary marks 10-year high for deaths from collisions - LiveWire Calgary This past Sunday, Nov. 16, was the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, an occasion that took on a solemn meaning for Calgarians as the number of deaths from collisions reached a…

Traffic collision deaths reach 10-year high in Calgary, with one month left to go in 2025.

Urgent motion coming to Calgary city council to eliminate the flying of foreign national flags on city flagpole - LiveWire Calgary Flags representing different foreign nations may soon no longer fly on the courtesy pole out front of Calgary’s municipal building, with the intention of avoiding the flap that can go along with it.…

Mayor Farkas is putting forward an urgent notice of motion for the next council meeting to make potential changes to eliminate the flying of foreign national flags on the flagpole outside Calgary city hall. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

buff.ly/tKOyRvg

Motion for repeal of citywide rezoning coming to Calgary's Executive Committee - LiveWire Calgary The wheels are in motion on a potential repeal of Calgary’s controversial citywide rezoning, after six councillors and the mayor sign on to a Notice of Motion coming next week. The Notice of Motion…

Some councillors campaigned on it, and now it's here. The repeal process is underway for Calgary's citywide rezoning. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

buff.ly/yE2ooUa

Calgary's living wage rises to $26.50 per hour - LiveWire Calgary The latest living wage calculations by Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) have seen the required hourly wage rise to $26.50 for 2025, up $2 from 2024. That calculation, which is done annually by VCC,…

Calgary's living wage rises $2 to $26.50 for 2025. See where that stacks up against other Alberta municipalities in our latest on the increase.
buff.ly/AmQXBpA

Repeal of citywide rezoning does pose some funding risk: City admin - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s share of federal housing funding could be at risk should its citywide rezoning policy be repealed, according to city administration. Though the extent to which it would impact the city…

In the past, councillors have been told there's no connection between citywide rezoning and federal housing funding. It appears that's changed... at least a little. #yyc #calgary

buff.ly/klHmw3i

Alberta Water Act changes open up the potential for large-scale water reuse in Calgary - LiveWire Calgary New provincial direction on municipalities’ use of water could mean a deluge of new possibilities in its reuse, adding sustainability to Calgary’s water supply. On Oct. 30, the Government of Alberta…

It's early days, according to the City of Calgary, but the province is sending a positive signal in helping secure future water resources. #yyc #calgary

buff.ly/kRwtG1K

'Operation Order' leads to downtown sweep by Calgary Police Service - LiveWire Calgary Calgary Police Service officers gathered en masse in the downtown on Nov. 5, for what the start of what the service is calling Operation Order, to crack down on crime and social disorder. Dozens of…

Calgary Police officers from districts across the city gathered enmasse on Wednesday as part of 'Operation Order' to address crime and safety disorder perceptions in the downtown core.
buff.ly/QfLAwno

Residents concerned Direct Control R-CG meant to sidestep restrictive covenant - LiveWire Calgary Residents in the northwest community of Parkdale worry that an upcoming land-use redesignation in their neighbourhood is designed to deliberately override a restrictive covenant on the site. The…

Residents near a proposed rowhouse in Parkdale are concerned the property owner is seeking a Direct Control R-CG land use as a workaround on the site's restrictive covenant. #yyc #calgary

buff.ly/9zWT9ar

Councillor urges more action on illegal fireworks during cultural celebrations - LiveWire Calgary The recently re-elected councillor for Ward 5 wants to know what the City of Calgary can do to deal with illegal celebrations, particularly around the celebration of Diwali. During Question Period at…

Two fires that are believed to have been the result of celebratory fireworks caused roughly $130,000 in damage, according to the Ward 5 city councillor. #yyc #calgary

buff.ly/pjHCw3I

Alberta introduces new rules for private career colleges - LiveWire Calgary The Government of Alberta is set to introduce new rules for private career colleges in the province to increase standards for the post secondaries while also protecting students against predatory…

The Alberta Government introduces new bill to protect students from predatory private career colleges
buff.ly/GNzp5TF

Experimental treatment saves sandhill crane at Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo - LiveWire Calgary When Memphis, one of the sandhill cranes at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre, fell ill, there was a race against the clock to determine the cause and to save Memphis’ life. In…

Experimental treatment at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo using equine plasma saves the life of sandhill crane after an avian botulism outbreak at Lake Namaka.

buff.ly/SFgEJ0B

Millions invested into new Calgary defence industry focused hub - LiveWire Calgary Calgary and Canada’s national defence is getting a much-needed boost with the creation of the Xpand Canada Commercialization Centre from ConvergX, which will connect defence partners with firms in a…

$5.7 million invested into new Calgary hub that will connect industries like manufacturing, aerospace, and even high performance motorsport to the defence industry.

buff.ly/zLeo8kO

Gothic tale takes centre stage for spooky season in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - LiveWire Calgary When audiences step into the Martha Cohen Theatre this October to see an Alberta Theatre Productions, Banff Centre, and Old Trout Theatre co-production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow they will be…

Alberta Theatre Projects' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is shaping up to be the spookiest theatre production for Halloween, but Calgarians need to act fast if they want tickets to the late night performance on Oct. 31.

buff.ly/4vhGfmu

Two preliminary Calgary election recounts submitted, only one approved - LiveWire Calgary At least three recounts are being requested after Calgary’s municipal election, with candidates concerned about election worker fatigue and observed errors at polling stations and the counting…

Two preliminary recounts were requested by council candidates. Only one was approved. Mayor recount request is still to come. #yyc #calgary #yycvote

buff.ly/NLh26MR

Long lines at the polls a result of provincial changes for local elections, not labour shortages - LiveWire Calgary If there was one universal for the 2025 Calgary general municipal election, it’s that long lines and a frustrating paperwork process led to discontent among voters. Social media posts over the past…

Long lines at the polls a result of additional complexity and paperwork requirements for electors and election workers, despite more staff and 73 more polling stations for 2025 versus 2021.

buff.ly/F7WzbdI

Mayor-elect Jeromy Farkas says he's ready to work 'for every single Calgarian' - LiveWire Calgary Jeromy Farkas has been given the mayor-elect tag after Calgary’s 2025 municipal election, but the prospect of a recount remains. Farkas met with the media on Tuesday afternoon, out in front of…

Mayor-elect Farkas has first scrum with media, however the Sharp campaign has requested a recount. #yyc #yycvote #calgary

buff.ly/tXCnBrO