Back Row (L to R): Oyin Shyllon, City of Calgary, Amy Zaluski, Rocky View County, Karen Holz, City of Calgary, Reegan McCullough, Rocky View County, Stuart Dalgleish, City of Calgary, Wendy Fan, City of Calgary Front Row (L to...
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Council approves $15 million for the Capital Conservation Grant to support Community Associations and Social Recreation Organizations
Calgary City Council has approved one-time capital funding of $15 million to enhance support for Community Associations and Social Recreation Organizations (community partners) through the Capital Conservation Grant (CCG) program. The funding allows the CCG program to temporarily resume its continuous intake process for 2025 and delay the implementation of a grant rounds structure to...
Council approves GamePLAN to transform public recreation for the next 25 years
Today, City Council approved the Making Waves scenario from GamePLAN, marking a significant step forward in reimagining Calgary’s public recreation system. GamePLAN, a city-wide vision and strategic framework, addresses challenges for the public recreation system posed by Calgary’s aging recreation facilities, rising operational costs and growing population. With most of Calgary’s public recreation facilities being...
Bylaw amendments to mitigate predatory tow truck operator behaviour at vehicle incidents now in effect
Calgary City Council passed amendments to the Calgary Traffic Bylaw and Street Bylaw to regulate and deter the harmful behaviour of predatory tow truck operators at vehicle collision sites. Under the bylaw amendments, no towing service vehicle can approach a collision or incident within a 200-metre radius zone, unless requested by emergency responders or the...
PSA: Get ready for warmer temperatures
With Environment Canada forecasting warmer temperatures in Calgary for the next week, The City is taking steps to prepare for melting ice and snow and want Calgarians to be prepared too. Although the forecast doesn’t suggest a rapid melt, temperatures can rise quickly. As ice melts during the day and refreezes at night, we could...
City receives approval for new natural gas franchise fee rate, bringing stability to Calgarians’ bills
The City of Calgary and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. have received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for a new natural gas franchise fee rate, set to bring more predictable bills to Calgarians starting March 1, 2025. The new rate improves the stability and transparency of the natural gas franchise fee by...
City services: Family Day 2025
Getting around Calgary Transit Over the Family Day long weekend, we’ll be adjusting our service hours. On Monday, Feb. 17 we will be operating buses, CTrains and On Demand on a Sunday level of service. More information on fares, schedules and Customer Service hours over the long weekend can be found on the Calgary Transit website, along...
2025 Traffic Safety Video Contest
Finn Lee-Epp has his sights set on becoming a movie director, and his recent win in a City of Calgary video contest may have him one step closer to that dream. Finn’s innovative video took the concept of distracted driving to an extreme by staging a game of Scrabble between the driver and front-seat passenger...
Building is booming as residential permit applications showed strong growth in 2024
Home building in Calgary showed no signs of slowing last year as The City of Calgary processed a record number of building permit applications. The City issued 18,168 residential building permits in 2024 with single construction permits increasing 27 per cent and commercial multi-family applications increasing by 28 per cent year over year compared to...
City of Calgary provides update on Olympic Plaza brick retrieval
The City of Calgary thanks Calgarians for their participation in the Olympic Plaza Brick Retrieval Program. The registration period, which allowed original purchasers to request an inscribed Olympic Plaza brick, has officially closed. City teams are now processing the submitted applications. Over the registration period, The City received 5,105 applications to have inscribed bricks retrieved...