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Bearspaw repairs to force popular Angel's Café from its Edworthy Park site - LiveWire Calgary A beloved northwest Calgary café is being forced from a location they’ve been in for nearly 30 years as the city charges ahead with Bearspaw South feeder main repairs. Cathy Jacobs, owner of Angel’s…

The first casualties emerge as the City of Calgary expedites the Bearspaw South feeder main replacement. #yyc #calgary

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Work sites being prepped for 'around the clock' replacement of Bearspaw feeder main - LiveWire Calgary Crews will mobilize at three key areas in Calgary’s northwest where around-the-clock work will begin on a replacement for the Bearspaw South feeder main. Work sites will open up on Jan. 23 on Stage A…

Three work sites will be prepped so that work can begin on Stage A of the Bearspaw South feeder main replacement. Here's where they'll be. #yyc #calgary

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Calgary Catholic school realignment means students could attend different high school - LiveWire Calgary Many Catholic students now in grades 6 and 7 will not be going to their once-designated high school, a decision the district says is not only good for students, but the board as a whole. With two new…

With the addition of two new high schools in the next couple of years, some Calgary Catholic school students may not be going to the high school they expected, but it could be closer to home. #yyc #calgary #abed

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Partner Content: Dry January Doesn’t Mean Dull - Calgary’s Alcohol-Free Dance Party Is Here - LiveWire Calgary On Friday, January 23, Deerfoot Inn & Casino is turning up the energy with its Dry January Mocktail Dance Party, a tropical-themed night designed to prove that going alcohol-free doesn’t mean missing…

PARTNER CONTENT: Are you powering through a dry January and looking for a little bit of fun? Time is running out to lock up your tickets to the Deerfoot Inn and Casino's Dry January Mocktail Dance Party. Check it out! #yyc #calgary #sponsored

Calgary ends water restrictions as Bearspaw feeder main stabilized - LiveWire Calgary Effective immediately, the Stage 4 restrictions that have kept Calgarians conserving water for the better part of three weeks are now over. During a media update on Jan. 16, 2026, the City of Calgary…

NEW: Calgary's Bearspaw South feeder main is back in service and water restrictions have been lifted. #yyc #calgary

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Province demands decades worth of documents related to Bearspaw South feeder main - LiveWire Calgary Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs has requested a slew of documents related to the Bearspaw feeder main break, including records going back two decades. Minister Dan Williams posted to social…

The Alberta government wants Bearspaw South feeder main documents. Lots of them. #yyc #calgary

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Calgary water restrictions could end this week as Bearspaw pipe brought back on line - LiveWire Calgary Calgary water restrictions could end later this week, should all go well with the reintroduction of the Bearspaw South feeder main to active service. City officials provided an update on work to…

Calgary officials are hopeful that water restrictions could end this week, should things go well with the reintroduction of the Bearspaw South feeder main into service. #yyc #calgary

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Partner Content: Dry January Doesn’t Mean Dull - Calgary’s Alcohol-Free Dance Party Is Here - LiveWire Calgary On Friday, January 23, Deerfoot Inn & Casino is turning up the energy with its Dry January Mocktail Dance Party, a tropical-themed night designed to prove that going alcohol-free doesn’t mean missing…

PARTNER CONTENT: We were stoked to have the Deerfoot Inn & Casino join us this year for a Partner Content segment - and they've got a great dry January event that features some slick mocktails and a whole lot of fun! #yyc #calgary #sponsored

Very reasonable response. Not sure why the city is so reluctant to get tough. They sometimes just don’t get that the ‘rah, rah’ approach isn’t as effective in a city of 1.7 million people. Ppl respond to dollars being lost (fines or emergency increase to water rates). ^DK

Repairs largely complete on Bearspaw feeder main; risky part comes next - LiveWire Calgary The City of Calgary is in the final stages of repair on the latest Bearspaw South feeder main break, with the new pipe segment now welded in place. Officials provided an update on the feeder main fix…

CEMA Chief asks Calgarians to reduce water use as repairs on the Bearspaw feeder main near the finish line. #yyc #calgary

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City pleads with residents to reduce water use as Bearspaw repairs continue - LiveWire Calgary While repairs continue on the Bearspaw feeder main’s latest rupture, the City of Calgary is pleading with citizens to reduce their water consumption. Officials provided the latest update from the…

Calgarians used 510 million litres of water on Sunday, putting consumption well into the unsustainable region. #yyc #calgary

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Councillors, mayor want Bearspaw feeder main independent review released - LiveWire Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas said that in light of the current Bearspaw feeder main break, citizens have to trust the review process.

“The public needs to have trust and transparency into the overall process,” Mayor Farkas said at a New Year's Day media conference. #yyc #calgary

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Two-week timeline targeted for Bearspaw feeder main repairs - LiveWire Calgary The City of Calgary believes that it will have to go in and make multiple additional repairs to the Bearspaw feeder main as it accelerates plans for a replacement. City officials provided an update…

The City of Calgary aims to have the Bearspaw feeder main back in service in two weeks, but acknowledges that even more repairs are likely needed until a replacement is built. #yyc #calgary

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Here's our latest update on the newest Bearspaw water feeder main break, as workers have already begun unearthing the rupture point. #yyc #calgary

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UPDATE: Boil water advisory in place for communities around NW Calgary water main break, stage 4 water restrictions in place. #yyc #calgary

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NEW: City of Calgary says major northwest water main break likely tied to Bearspaw South feeder main. They're still investigating the cause and potential damage. DEVELOPING STORY #yyc #calgary

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The final word? Mayor Farkas said feds assure HAF funding stays if rezoning goes - LiveWire Calgary Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas cleared the air on the status of federal housing funding, as it pertains to city council’s direction on the citywide rezoning issue. Though the feds’ interpretation of…

When the story was first written, it sounded like things were on the way to being settled. The feds were like... not so fast. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

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More than just a bother: UCalgary PhD student using tapeworms to combat inflammation - LiveWire Calgary After millions of years of evolution, tapeworms have gotten pretty good at one thing: Limiting the damage they do to their hosts. Now, some University of Calgary students are hoping to learn a thing…

Tapeworms' ability to take juuuussst what it needs from a host may be the key to helping people with autoimmune disorders, according to early research from a UCalgary PhD student. #abpse #calgary

'Parents need to be able to talk to us': Calgary Catholic board opts for new forum format - LiveWire Calgary After reviewing feedback, including that of newly elected trustee Steve Chapman, the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD)’s January parent forum will be more conversation-driven than events past.…

The Calgary Catholic School District is looking at working closely with parents, gathering grassroots feedback in regular forums. #abed #yyc

Something old, something new: Calgary area partnership back on tap with regional table - LiveWire Calgary The former Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) is getting a retooling of sorts, only with new and improved collaboration among members and less meddling from the province. Plus, this one goes…

Calgary gets back into the area-partnership business with a new regional table, taking over from the old CMRB. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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