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When can we expect a 'replace', and what might it look like? #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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Calgary playground funding: 80% at risk without new investment A new report warns 80% of Calgary playgrounds could close by 2036 without major funding.

Roughly 960 of Calgary's 1,172 existing playgrounds could be gone by 2036 without a serious capital cash infusion, according to a city admin report. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

Calgary-made film Phoenix strikes a deep chord with Canadian veterans Phoenix, a Calgary-made film about a soldier’s psychological recovery after a UN mission in Croatia, is drawing powerful reactions from veterans and advocates.

Calgary-made, AI-assisted film highlighting the psychological wounds suffered by Canada's peacekeeping soldiers is receiving praise from veterans. #yyc #calgary

Calgary councillor pushes to pull 'hypocritical' foxtail barley bylaw clause A city councillor wants to scrap Calgary’s foxtail barley bylaw clause due to a lack of enforcement and questions of functionality, less than three years after it was passed. Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer…

If the city doesn't tackle foxtail barley on its own land, why should residents be punished for having it on theirs, says Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

Walcott: Pay-to-play public education? Farkas’s fight with Smith is bigger than property taxes Mayor Farkas has picked a fight with Premier Smith. And he picked a good one. Over the last few weeks, Mayor Farkas has called out the province for hypocritically using Calgary property taxpayers to…

In his latest column, Courtney Walcott writes that Mayor Farkas's beef with the province goes much deeper than property taxes. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

Calgary teens ditch smartphones for flip phones in brain-scan study Students swapped their smartphones in a unique Calgary flip-phone study, reporting sharper senses, better focus, and meaningful interactions.

These Calgary teens made the bold jump to dump their smartphones... all in the name of science. #yyc #calgary

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Perspectives: When feelings outweigh facts in the Calgary rezoning debate - LiveWire Calgary Calgary council voted to repeal the blanket rezoning bylaw. The decision is made. I’m not here to argue with it. What I want to talk about is the process that led to it, because I spent the last…

Data and feelings don't always tell the same story, and it often didn't in the Calgary rezoning hearing, writes Serene Yew in the latest LWC Perspectives piece. And yes, there's data. Lots of it. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

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Solutions are available for Ship and Anchor redevelopment peril - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s Ship and Anchor Pub doesn’t have to sing the potential closure blues with a proposed residential development around it, according to a local acoustics expert with experience in similar…

While the Ship and Anchor Pub rallies supporters to help save it from a proposed redevelopment, there are solutions available, according to a local acoustics expert. Plus, a city councillor wants to help these projects co-exist with Agents of Change. #yyc #calgary

UCalgary vying for world record during 60th anniversary celebration - LiveWire Calgary For their 60th birthday wish, the University of Calgary is hoping to be a Guinness World Record holder. Come Saturday, when the University of Calgary campus is littered with hundreds of dinosaurs, no…

Question: How many dinosaurs does it take for a 60th anniversary celebration? Answer...

Theatre Calgary reimagines A Doll's House with an 'exciting' modern spin - LiveWire Calgary Theatre Calgary’s latest production, A Doll’s House, combines 19th-century controversies surrounding gender roles with still-standing themes of self-discovery outside of marriage in a modern…

Modern spin put on Henrik Ibsen's classic tale, A Doll's House, coming up at Theatre Calgary. #yyc #calgary

Calgary Folk Fest returns with jam-packed lineup for 2026 - LiveWire Calgary April’s snow may still be melting, but the city’s summer soundtrack is already taking shape with Calgary’s Folk Music Festival (CFMF) returning for its 47th year.  The festival’s line-up will feature…

The headliners are always a big draw at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, but the festival's board chair said he likes to seek out the hidden gems. #yyc #calgary

April snowfall helps stabilize Calgary's water supply - LiveWire Calgary Calgarians may have been displeased to break out their boots and shovels over the long-weekend, but April snowstorms are strengthening Calgary’s water supply for the summer season.  According to…

While the April skiffs of snow are a springtime annoyance for many, it's helping stabilize Calgary's water supply for the coming summer months. #yyc #calgary

Alberta separatism putting a damper on Calgary business prospects: Mayor Farkas - LiveWire Calgary While Calgary is well positioned to weather global economic turbulence, the pall of Alberta separatism is damaging business prospects, said Mayor Jeromy Farkas. Farkas delivered a speech at the 2026…

Calgary's mayor said Alberta separatism questions come up in discussions with potential economic interests, and he said it's damaging the city's business prospects. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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The 2026 version of Calgary's citywide rezoning public hearing is now in the books - LiveWire Calgary Calgary’s rezoning repeal public hearing is now complete, after two weeks of speakers on the contentious city planning issue. Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas closed the public hearing shortly before 11…

Fin. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

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Calgary water restrictions are lifted as Bearspaw feeder main work is complete - LiveWire Calgary All Calgary water restrictions are lifted, as work on the Bearspaw South feeder main is complete and the line has been stabilized. The word first came on the City of Calgary’s Bearspaw South feeder…

Repair work is done on the Bearspaw South feeder main, and water restrictions are now lifted.

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Walcott: On rezoning, building for the future is politically costly - LiveWire Calgary It comes at great political cost to be an elected official who makes a choice that prioritizes future generations in the face of what can feel like overwhelming opposition demanding their eyes turn…

Making generational changes to things like planning and development can be politically costly, no matter how much sense it might make, writes Courtney Walcott, in his latest column for LWC. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

While many of the councillors campaigned on a certain viewpoint in the rezoning debate, is there anything that would sway their perspective? After all, there's this notion of being amenable to persuasion... #yyc #yyccc #calgary

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Calgary water restrictions could end April 2 - LiveWire Calgary Calgary water restrictions could be lifted on April 2 if all goes well with the Bearspaw South feeder main over the next couple of days. It will have been just shy of four weeks since the City of…

Fingers crossed there are no hiccups in the process. #yyc #calgary

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Thanks for the feedback… we typically do refer to them as collisions, and this was an oversight on our part. ^DK

UPDATE: Gondek, Chu, Chabot all cooperating with RCMP investigation. Cell phones seized. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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Andre Chabot confirms cooperation in ongoing RCMP investigation - LiveWire Calgary Ward 10 Coun. Andre Chabot said Tuesday that he has no idea why the RCMP executed a search warrant last and seized his devices as evidence in an ongoing investigation. As first reported by CBC on the…

"I’m hoping that somehow, it’ll result in something that they can utilize," Coun. Chabot said. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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Mayor and Coun. Johnston squabble again - this time over questions - LiveWire Calgary It was another week, and another procedural slap fight between the mayor and one of the new Calgary city councillors. The row between Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Ward 14 Coun. Landon Johnston was…

If the rezoning public hearing isn't holding your attention anymore, have a read about the latest in-council dispute between Mayor Farkas and Coun. Landon Johnston. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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Calgary city councillors prepare for mammoth rezoning public hearing - LiveWire Calgary For most of the Calgary city councillors, citywide rezoning was an inherited decision. Now, the new 15 get their chance to hear the public, see the data, ask questions of administration, debate with…

We haven't quite got to the start of the public hearing, but here's what a few councillors and the mayor had to think... including on being amenable to persuasion. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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Calgary Stampede master plan could spell the long, slow end for McMahon Stadium - LiveWire Calgary One of the biggest moments of pause during the Calgary’s Stampede’s announcement of its new 20-year master plan was the mention of a potential new home for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders. During the…

Stampede master plan contemplates potential future home for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders. #yyc #calgary

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Calgary Stampede sets forth on 20-year master plan to reshape the park - LiveWire Calgary Ambitious was the word used to describe the Calgary Stampede’s new 20-year master plan, and should it come to fruition, that description could be an understatement. The Stampede unveiled its plans…

Two decades from now, Stampede Park is going to look a whole lot different. #yyc #calgary

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McLean undecided on potential bid for Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination - LiveWire Calgary Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean said he’s undecided on a potential run for the UCP nomination in a southwest Calgary riding, despite an online campaign urging him to stay on city council. McLean told LWC on…

Will he or won't he? #yyc #ableg

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Calgary to co-host 2028 World Cup of Hockey in brand new Scotia Place - LiveWire Calgary Come 2028, the centres of the hockey world will be Calgary, Edmonton and… Prague. Along with their cross-continent counterpart, Calgary and Edmonton will play host to the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, an…

The province expects $370 million and 43,000 jobs attributed to hosting the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. #yyc #calgary

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Walcott: Affordability is no longer a stated priority for Calgary city council - LiveWire Calgary Peter Demong, former Calgary City Councillor for Ward 14, used to say to me, “There are no new ideas, just new councillors.” When Calgary City Council moved forward with their new four-year strategic…

While it's not the first time he's been published at LWC, THIS is the debut column of former Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott, who will be contributing on civic issues for LWC. His columns will appear twice monthly. #yyc #yyccc #calgary

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Boil water advisory issued for southwest Calgary communities - LiveWire Calgary A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of southwest Calgary after a water service line broke on private property. As a result, Alberta Health Services has ordered the City of Calgary to…

Roughly 500 southwest Calgary homes and businesses have a boil water advisory in place, likely for the next three days. #yyc #calgary

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Candidates with municipal party affiliation suffered voter 'punishment' in 2025 Calgary election: Research - LiveWire Calgary While there were some benefits on the campaign trail, former Ward 12 candidate Sarah Ferguson thinks the Calgary Party label may have ultimately hurt her chances to win. That perception could be…

New research on Calgary's 2025 municipal election shows evidence that voters 'punished' party-affiliated candidates. #yyc #calgary #yyccc

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