Flood preparation open houses
For those affected by, or interested in learn more about flooding, the City is hosting two sessions to provide information on what people can do about flood potential this year. Staff from departments...
View ArticleOpen house: Future concepts for Anderson LRT Station
The City is looking for residents input on the future of Anderson Station. The Office of Land Servicing and Housing (OLSH) will be at Southcentre Mall today from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. to share the latest...
View Article#YYCFLOOD In quotes: City of Calgary IT
With power outages across the city, primarily in the downtown core, and with flood waters converging on the Calgary Municipal Building, it was up to information technology staff to keep the City...
View ArticleA look at Calgary’s Main Streets initiative
Looking to Calgary’s future growth, the City’s Main Streets initiative will both engage citizens and utilize economic research. At present, the initiative is gathering local perspectives about main...
View ArticleAction Plan: City council budget talks begin
City Council started talking budget today, starting with a presentation on Calgary’s Action Plan for 2015-18 by Chief Financial Officer Eric Sawyer. The Action Plan, released Nov. 4, shows the City...
View ArticleBudget #YYC: Water talks
Calgary City Council continued it’s budget talks for Action Plan 2015-2018 today. This morning council continued its discussion on the city’s utilities and environmental protection, including...
View ArticleInfo session: Currie Barracks redevelopment
On Feb. 25, the City of Calgary is reporting back to residents on changes to the proposed Currie Barracks redevelopment following public engagement sessions held last year. “We heard what citizens had...
View ArticleShifting standards
Home inspections help keep tabs on fluidity of building codes Despite the continued popularity of reality shows that showcase the positive side of home renovations, buyers need to be ever aware of the...
View ArticleEvent: ReTree YYC Fair
This Sunday, Calgarians are invited to the ReTree YYC Fair at South Glenmore Park to learn more on restoring the city’s urban canopy after Snowtember, a snow storm last fall. The City of Calgary and...
View ArticleBy the numbers: secondary suites
Secondary suites, defined by the City as “a self-contained accessory living space consisting of a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen developed within or on the same property as a single family home,”...
View Article5 things about Providence
Now that the southwest ring road is a go, the long-awaited community of Providence south of Tsuu T’ina Nation is finally beginning to take shape. In May, the federal government approved a land-swap...
View ArticleCalgary’s urban influencer series: Jeff Fielding
We’ve all heard the Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither was Calgary, which continues to undergo an urban renaissance. Over the next five days, CREB®Now will present a series where it has sat down with...
View ArticleConcrete concoction
Asphalt plant part of Doors Open YYC initiative Imagine getting a chance to meet the chefs behind our roads – the cooks who concoct the cement that lie beneath our feet? It’s part of a unique...
View ArticleDo YYC
Now in its fourth year, Doors Open YYC now bigger than ever Awarded to notable residents, a key to the city used to be the symbol of a welcoming metropolis. As it turns out, things haven’t changed...
View ArticleThe $17-trillion question
How Calgary is contributing to low-carbon living It’s a number so big, it’s hard to comprehend: $17 trillion US. According to the New Climate Economy report released by the Global Commission on the...
View ArticleSeniors shortage
New initiative highlights growing housing concern The City of Calgary has embarked on a three-year strategy to develop a more “age-friendly” city in light of some estimates that have the local senior...
View ArticleNew Seton rec centre gets green light
Scheduled for 2018 completion The building permit for a new 330,000-square-foot recreation centre in the southeast community of Seton has been given the go ahead by the City of Calgary. To be located...
View ArticleMission possible
Affordable housing advocates bullish on possible changes By the end of this year, at least 200 middle-income Calgarians will have bought what may have seemed financially impossible in the city’s now...
View ArticleCalgary launches online residential permitting
City becomes first to do so in Canada Calgary has become the first city in Canada to offer complete online residential permit servicing. Residential ePermit customers applying for new home...
View ArticleCity to study plans for Crowchild Trail
Online forum also open The City is conducting a transportation corridor study to identify short-, medium, and long-term plans for Crowchild Trail from 24th Avenue N.W. to 17th Avenue S.W. Now in Phase...
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