Darren Krause

Calgary’s development industry wants an expedited timeline for reviewing water loss in the City’s water pipes to help clarify future growth levies. An update on the City of Calgary’s water loss review was brought to the Nov. 6, 2024, Infrastructure and Planning Committee meeting, after a July 2024 decision to have a third-party engineering firm […]

The on-again, off-again debate on the Inglewood pool closure continues as two councillors hope to push off closure to 2026.

Councillors raised concerns that a plan to pause development in parts of northwest Calgary to conduct an infrastructure review could trigger development legal challenges. A Notice of Motion calling for a full infrastructure review in the northwest Calgary communities of Bowness and Montgomery was up for technical review Thursday, and part of that is review […]

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said she hoped that city admin brought their complete budget work to council last week, with no more surprises and extra cash discovered. Last week, City of Calgary administration presented its numbers for the mid-cycle adjustment, which will guide budget allocations for the next two years. Back in September, former Chief […]

Spreading out $1 billion in water utility borrowing over several years might be more appropriate given the budget challenges ahead at City of Calgary, said one city councillor. According to budget documents provided last week, a proposed borrowing bylaw coming up next week would authorize the City of Calgary to borrow up to $1,038,718,000 for […]

The recent formation of their own government has allowed Alberta’s Métis people to reconnect with their collective history, said one of its members. Jason Chernow, the provincial Secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management for the Otipemisiwak Métis Government made the comments as the City of Calgary raised the Métis flag in the city […]

It’s time for that annual collision of folks geared up to move Calgary’s tech ecosystem forward, as Innovation Week 2024 is set to launch. Innovation Week YYC kicks off Nov. 13 and runs through Nov. 21. More than 80 events will bring together startups, scaleups, tech experts, and those looking for an entry point into […]

Remembrance Day crosswalks have started popping up across Alberta and Canada, and while a local veteran said some considerations must be made, raising awareness of Canada’s fallen should be at the forefront of the conversation. The idea of painted Remembrance Day crosswalks in Calgary was raised Tuesday during Question Period at the Nov. 12 Public […]

The Government of Alberta said they could withhold cash for municipalities if they delay housing developments with red tape, at a time when Alberta is experiencing a record number of home starts. On Nov. 13, Alberta Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon, flanked by development industry advocacy group BILD (Alberta, Edmonton Metro […]

Calgary’s Event Centre project lacks documented reporting on risks and quality management along with a handover plan when completed, according to a City of Calgary auditor’s report. However, the $1.25 billion stadium’s project manager said that this work is being done on a regular basis, it’s just not being collected and collated as per Calgary’s […]