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Redford weighs in on Keystone XL and promptly backs out
Alberta Premier Alison Redford weighed into the debate over Keystone XL Wednesday and promptly backed out of the public conversation over delays in the U.S. government’s review of the proposed oil...
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Council’s out! Elastic fight!
As city council wrapped for a month-long summer vacation, Nenshi declared, “Recess time, class!” And the kids got to it. Three years of council and committee agendas have contributed to the Hall...
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Aldermen say they’re running again in 2013, but…
(This post has been updated, 11:50am Wednesday) The Herald has surveyed all 14 aldermen on their plans for next October election. Here’s what they say. Running again in ward (11): Jim Stevenson, Gael...
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The purple ball: Nenshi’s $450-a-person fundraiser
Naheed Nenshi, still running alone to retain his job in this fall’s election, has finally booked his first fundraiser since 2010. For a guy who’s long denounced the role of big money in politics (see...
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5 Things to Watch: tonight’s mayoral debate
The only public forum scheduled for the mayoral campaign is Monday at 7pm. CivicCamp is hosting* at the University of Calgary’s MacEwan Hall. It could be your only chance to see Naheed Nenshi square...
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6 numbers to watch in Budget 2014 debates
As councillor stir the annual stew of taxes and expenditures that will make up Budget 2014 starting Monday, here are six numbers Hall Monitor will be watching for in the rich, creamy broth. 6.1%:...
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Report muses about new city taxes
BREAKING for the last umpteen years at City Hall: new report or study suggests the city raise revenue with controversial new taxes. Council will discuss the latest version of this perennial yarn on...
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Two degrees of Tory separation
Alberta politics is not a game of Six Degrees of Separation. It’s more like two moves to make a connection between various politicians – and here are three excellent examples that capture three...
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By the numbers: What you need to know about the airport tunnel
The first cars will roll through the airport tunnel Sunday morning, capping a long political and construction saga that produced the costliest City of Calgary road project in history. Before a public...
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Five facts about PC leadership hopefuls
Thomas Lukaszuk, 45 Life out of politics: Born in Poland in 1969, Lukaszuk came to Alberta as a teen and grew up in north Edmonton. He obtained an education degree and briefly taught social studies and...
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So Many Reasons to Believe: Fabulous AARC gala raises $1.1M
The Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre’s (AARC) annual — and largest — fundraising initiative of the year is an event not to be missed. This year’s gala, the 17th annual held May 22 at the Telus...
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Focus on density
Re: “City’s rationing of land causing housing crisis,” Jay Westman, Opinion, May 30. It’s difficult to feel sorry for Jay Westman. He and his development pals did very well during Mayor Dave...
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Editorial: Reducing Calgary's snow woes
Kudos to the city – with a caveat. The kudos are for proposing to add $4 million annually to the snow clearing budget so that crews can clear sidewalks and snowbanks at the curb for approximately...
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Ban councillors from expensing alcohol: Colley-Urquhart
A Calgary city councillor is calling for a ban on elected officials being able to buy alcohol with taxpayer money following revelations some of her colleagues did so, along with expensing hundreds of...
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Weird and wonderful gifts stockpiled in city's archives
In a box in a backroom at City Hall, wrapped in tissue paper, there is a small wooden outhouse. The sign on the edge of its roof reads “Klein’s Restaurant.” Another, just below, says “Bum’s and...
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Naheed Nenshi crowned World Mayor 2014
The Calgary mayor with soaring rhetoric and 217,000 Twitter followers can now boast global dominance. On his 43rd birthday no less, Naheed Nenshi was named Monday as the winner of the 2014 World Mayor...
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Analysis: Tense times on Calgary city council
Naheed Nenshi won the mayor’s job in Calgary by hitting a few key themes. First on the list: city council is broken, and he’s the one to fix it. That was 2010. In 2015, he heads a council whose members...
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Calgary police chief Rick Hanson: A career in pictures
After 40 years in law enforcement, Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson is resigning. Here’s a timeline look at key moments from those 40 years and beyond, starting with a family picture from a succesful...
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Calgary Central Library construction to start
City officials and dozens of onlookers celebrated Wednesday as crews installed the final roofing panel on the LRT encapsulation tunnel, triggering construction of the new Central Library. Municipal...
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Braid: CalgaryNEXT depends on a levy the province has suspended
The Alberta government has stopped accepting applications for the community revitalization levy — the very program essential to the CalgaryNEXT plan for a new hockey rink, field house and football...
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