Darren Krause

With Green Line construction approaching, time is running out for the community to find a new home for the Ogden Block.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will ask her government to include a question on separation when citizens go to vote on nine other referendum questions this fall. Premier Smith made the announcement during a pre-recorded televised address to Albertans Thursday evening, saying that 700,000 Albertans have signed petitions asking for a vote on the issue. “Now, […]

As public sentiment against it pours in, a full meeting of council could potentially reverse a committee decision to recommend killing Calgary’s free fare zone. Early in May, the Infrastructure and Planning committee approved a recommendation 7-4 that council end the downtown Calgary free fare zone beginning Aug. 1 Since that time, councillors have seen […]

The day after saying any Alberta separation referendum question should be clear to citizens, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas was critical of the time, energy and the question coming this October. On Thursday evening, Premier Danielle Smith said that an additional question on whether Alberta should remain a province in Canada or pursue a binding referendum […]

Calgary city council shied from their duty to decide the fate of Calgary’s downtown free fare zone, instead kicking the decision to early 2027. After a hearty debate, weeks of discussion and public input, a committee meeting with an overwhelming number of speakers against its removal, city councillors still voted 9-6 in favour of making […]

Calgary city council is riding a wave of popularity unseen for years, underpinned by stratospheric approval ratings for Mayor Jeromy Farkas, according to a new survey. According to new data from Probe Research, Mayor Farkas has an overall approval rating of 81 per cent, while individual city councillors have an overall favourable rating of 73 […]

Calgary has scrapped its climate emergency declaration, now one of only a handful of global cities to do so. Councillors voted 10 to 5 in favour of rescinding the declaration on the evening of day two of the Regular Meeting of Calgary city council on May 27. Couns. Andrew Yule, DJ Kelly, Nathan Schmidt, Raj […]

Almost exactly 40 years to the day, ground broke on construction of the original Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary, dirt was once again turned on its transformation. Work will now begin on the east section of the former site of the now-demolished Olympic Plaza, with the west side of the parcel well into construction on […]

Precautions are being taken by the City of Calgary in advance of a late spring storm that could dump up to 80 millimetres of rain on the area, though the city is much better prepared to weather the precipitation. A combination of Alpine snow melt and the forecasted rain has prompted the City of Calgary […]

City administration will focus on three core areas for the remainder of 2026, as a primer for 2027 to 2030 budget direction, according to a memo obtained by LWC. The Priority Implementation document notes the City of Calgary will focus on Public Safety, Transit and Infrastructure for the remainder of 2026, down from eight areas […]