Aryn Toombs

Sport Calgary is making the final pitch to get more Calgarians, and their opinions, into the decision making process around sport in the city. The City of Calgary has been running an anti-racism in sport survey since November, and now with just a few days left until the survey’s end on Dec. 15, the city’s […]

Calgary Economic Development has been pushing hard on increasing the amount of business that happens in the aerospace industry in the city, and its leading to successes. Brad Parry, CEO for Calgary Economic Development, said that the civic partner’s push has led to high-level meetings between some of the biggest players in aerospace and government, […]

Long time executive and ATCO board member, Siegfried Kiefer, has been selected by an advisory committee to head up the independent review panel for the Bearspaw South feeder main break. He was selected by Dawn Farrell, Wayne Stensby and Dr. Edward McCauley, and said that he accepted the role as chair as a result of […]

Throughout the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in February, Calgary was touted as the ultimate host city—with thousands of athletes, coaches, staff, and family having an incredibly successful visit. That success has translated into Special Olympics athletes from across Canada returning to Calgary this week, to prepare for their next international World Games in Turin, […]

Calgarians can expect to see a few new firefighters at their local stations this month, helping to reduce response times and provide more life saving services to the city. The Calgary Fire Department graduated 37 new firefighters on Dec. 13, following 13 weeks of training. Calgary Fire Chief Steve Dongworth said those graduates couldn’t come […]

When people worldwide think of the great monuments of the ancient world, more often than not the top of that list is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Visitors today can visit the UNESCO World Heritage site to visit that pyramid, and others, and hear the stories of what the society of the Old Kingdom was […]

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. To most members of the Christian faith, that passage from Matthew is intimately familiar—but for the faith community at Journey Church in Calgary’s northwest community of Rocky Ridge, that isn’t […]

The Government of Alberta has announced a sweeping change to the decades-long way that Albert has waged the fight against homelessness. Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon announced on Dec. 20 that grant funding from the province that would have previously gone to organizations like the Calgary Homeless Foundation will now be […]

Over the past three years, Astra Group employees have been boxing up entire Christmas turkey dinners with all of the fixings—and this year that demand has grown. From an initial 80 familes, to 150 last year, to 200 this year, the goal is to give something to families in need that gives them one less […]

The year has been a busy one for the Calgary Fire Department, and one that presented both opportunities and challenges to the way that the fire service has traditionally operated in the city. Fire Chief Steve Dongworth sat down with LWC to discuss the year and what 2025 looks like for the service. The biggest […]