Describing yourself as progressive sounds laudable. So, why do challengers for the mayor’s chair want to take Calgary backwards? 

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Slow and steady is often a winning formula for first-time buyers saving for a down payment in Calgary’s resale real estate market, but their pace to achieving that goal seems like a sprint relative to other major Canadians markets. A new study by national realty firm Zoocasa found first-time buyers, who are able to save the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom suite in the city of $1,689, would have the minimum five per cent down payment for the average-priced, single-family detached home in 2½ years. 

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Calgarians can anticipate another property tax increase next year, though concrete dollar amounts won’t be known until the city’s 2026 budget is fully rolled out in November. 

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Higher Caps, a social marketplace for real estate, just released its list of the top 10 fastest-growing metros in North America projected through 2035, and Calgary is sitting pretty high. 

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There’s rarely been such a fierce effort by political enemies to topple a mayor. 

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With the municipal election campaign heating up, candidates will soon be knocking on your door. This is an important time to let them know what direction you want them to take our city. 

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The Calgary Catholic School District blessed the ground and hosted a sod-turning ceremony for the future site of the West Calgary Catholic High School in the community of Aspen Woods on Tuesday, which aims to address capacity concerns at other high schools in the city. 

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What would you do if your community’s only indoor recreation facility was about to shut down? Would you contact your local councillor? Would you trek to city hall to speak directly to councillors and the mayor? Or organize a rally, host bake sales to raise donations or just sit back and hope it all works out? 

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When the city first ripped up the sidewalks on 1st Avenue in Bridgeland earlier this spring, Gracie Quinn, who owns a vintage store, thought she would only have to contend with the construction for about a month. 

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Finally, after four long and difficult years, city hall finally figured out what Calgary is about. 

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