The daily hearings into blanket rezoning crawl along, sometimes confusing, often emotional, occasionally inspiring.
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Category Archives: Calgary (Alberta)
Calgary’s homes market expected to see strong price growth
Calgary’s already hot resale real estate market is forecast to keep booming for the rest of the year, a new report on price growth suggests. The recent Royal LePage report predicted that the average price of a home in Calgary will jump eight per cent by year’s end, capping off another year of strong growth.
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WestJet adds flights to six Asian destinations out of Calgary
WestJet has added six Asian destinations to its network which will begin departing from the Calgary International Airport (YYC) next month.
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Citywide zoning proposal: What is RC-G and what does it mean for Calgarians?
The City of Calgary wants to clarify some confusion around the proposed blanket rezoning bylaw that is at the centre of a historic public hearing at city council this week.
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Bell: Calgary citywide rezoning, Calgarians rise up against city hall
It is bright and early and the long, winding lineups inside Calgary city hall make you wonder.
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‘Sign of the times’: Bowness residents watch as rezoning, construction changes community around them
In the northwest Calgary community of Bowness, single-family homes are making way for multi-family apartments and row houses.
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Alberta standardizing local utility franchise fees, Calgary to see biggest impact
The Alberta government is introducing new legislation that will standardize how municipalities are allowed to calculate franchise fees on electricity bills, in a move it says will prevent spikes in power prices, particularly in the city of Calgary.
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Kennedy-Glans: Calgary’s progressive mayor Jyoti Gondek is fast running out of runway
Jyoti Gondek has 18 months remaining in her first and perhaps only term as Calgary’s mayor. Elected in October 2021, during the COVID pandemic, the mayor’s approval ratings sank quickly and she’s had a rough ride ever since. People are being mean to her, which is not OK, but Calgarians kind of let her frame herself as a hapless victim dragged into a partisan arena.
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Calgary rezoning debate: What does higher density do to housing value?
The northwest Calgary community of Capitol Hill is part of a self-guided walking tour the city has posted on its website.
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Dozens of associations meet with mayor to discuss controversial zoning changes
Representatives from 42 Calgary community associations met with Mayor Jyoti Gondek Saturday to voice their concerns about the proposed zoning changes.
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