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Calgary wants to borrow $1B for water projects to meet demands of growing population
City of Calgary administration outlined a number of major water projects as part of its proposed budget adjustments for 2025 on Tuesday. To make it happen, the city wants to borrow more than $1 billion.
Growing population and need to limit tax hikes squeezing City of Calgary budget
Calgarians will get a look on Tuesday at the proposed adjustments to the city's four-year budget plan.
Contaminated soil from Calgary arena site stored as far away as Brooks, Alta.
Workers have been busy digging up more than 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil as preparations for the construction of Calgary's Scotia Place continues.
Green Line might be off the tracks but city's northern BRT plan rolls on
Each month as the Green Line board received a financial update, it heard the latest numbers on what's called the north central bus rapid transit project.
3 Calgary councillors support external review of city's public engagement policy
Three city councillors are supporting a motion calling for the hiring of an outside consultant to examine how public engagement is currently done in Calgary and if there are ways to do it better.
Police commission wants to use money for community agencies to pay for CPS gun range
The cost of a new firearms range for the Calgary Police Service is 130 per cent higher than expected. And the Calgary Police Commission has a proposal to help cover the $13-million additional cost.
Construction continues in southeast Calgary — even if Green Line is being wound down
Even though city council has voted to wind down the Green Line LRT project, work is continuing at a southeast construction site along the now-dead alignment.
Analysis
Picking the facts from the myths in the Green Line LRT saga
Some of the arguments at the core of the debate over Calgary's Green Line appear hinged on political myth, not facts. Some have been circulating for years, while others are new.
Heritage building will find new home in Scotia Place arena
When the shiny Scotia Place opens in 2027, the new arena will feature a piece of Calgary's past. The Stephenson building, dating back to 1911, has been disassembled and is slated to reappear on the arena's north side.
Budget blowout for Green Line LRT to be revealed today
The $5.5 billion budget for the Green Line LRT project is getting a makeover. The question is: how high is that number going?