Growth Spurt: A look at what Calgary's growth means for both new and long-term residents
Nearly 100,000 people moved to the Calgary area in just a year. They're drawn here by the lower cost of living ... at least when compared to Toronto and Vancouver. We explore what that's like for those newly arrived, and for long-term residents.
CBC Calgary is looking deeper at the impact of growth all week
It's a different boom — an affordability-driven boom — which means a different motivation and demographic mix, and a different squeeze on the people and services already here.
CBC Calgary is looking deeper at the impact of growth all week.
We'll hear from those who arrived and fell in love with this city. From people settling in and making friends. We'll also hear from people feeling the squeeze in the school system, in the job market and next door to new row-house projects.
Watch, read and listen to these stories across all our CBC platforms. And check back for more of this reporting here.
This is Calgary19:28From chapstick to cowboy boots, newcomers to Calgary talk about moving here
Calgary has been experiencing a rate of population growth not seen since the 1980s. We talk with three newcomers to Calgary — from elsewhere in Canada, Kenya and Ukraine — to hear what surprised them about the big move.
Daybreak Alberta9:50Exploring Calgary's (and Alberta's) booming growth in new CBC series
Elise Stolte joins us to tee up a new series from CBC Calgary about the growth we've seen in the city.
Calgary Eyeopener7:16Growth Spurt: part one
We launch a series looking at how Calgary's population is growing in leaps and bounds, and meet one family who are glad they took the leap to move here.
Calgary Eyeopener6:46Calgary rowhouses
How many more houses are being built in Calgary since blanket zoning kicked in.
Calgary Eyeopener7:07Newcomer cleaning
We continue our "Growth Spurt" series with a closer look at the pressures on the job market for newcomers.
Calgary Eyeopener24:28Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, December 12
On today's show: lawmakers will meet face-to-face with airline executives this week about charging for carry-on bags. We connect with the CEO of WestJet; why hundreds of AHS workers are being switched over to a new agency, as the province continues its overhaul of the healthcare system; in the latest on our series looking into population growth in Calgary, we hear how complete strangers are ending up at the same dinner table.
The Homestretch7:42Public school overflow
Calgary’s public school system is full to bursting. Overall, schools are at 95 per cent capacity now and space is so hard to come by, with thousands of kids are being turned away from their neighbourhood schools.
The Homestretch8:19Growth Spurt: dream home in Lethbridge
As many of us have seen, Alberta is growing. Big cities have seen the majority of that influx, but it's now spilling over to the smaller towns as cities. The CBC’s Lethbridge Bureau reporter Ose Irete tells us the story of one couple who left the big city and found their dream home in southern Alberta.
Watch
Here are the top 4 Calgary communities for row-house rezoning applications
1 month ago
Duration 2:12
The City of Calgary has received 189 development permit applications for R-CG developments (mainly row houses) since city council approved upzoning in May. A CBC News analysis found that the top four communities for those developments are Bowness, Glenbrook, Mount Pleasant and Capitol Hill. Industry experts explain why those communities are seeing an uptick and which neighbourhoods could be next.
How have Calgarians' habits on the road changed?
1 month ago
Duration 1:53
Calgary driving instructor Drashko Vujanovic says the city's roads are very different from the '90s, when he started teaching the rules of the road. He explains factors that may have led to these changes.
Cleaning jobs hard to find according to newcomers to Calgary
1 month ago
Duration 4:20
Calgary's surging population has created a downside for some of its newest residents. Already facing a stretched housing market and schools with high enrolments, finding an entry-level job can be difficult. The CBC's Karina Zapata spoke with Rob Brown about one example.
Thousands of kids turned away from neighbourhood schools
1 month ago
Duration 5:14
Calgary's public school system is under massive pressure from the growing population, with one official at the Calgary Board of Education calling the situation "more challenging than it's ever been." But what is the CBE doing about it — and what does record enrolment mean for parents looking to register their kids at the local public school?
