Calgary
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Calgary is now in a Stage 1 water restriction
Residences and businesses are allowed to use their sprinkler, soaker hose or in-ground sprinkling system during specific days and times based on their address.
Don't
- Wash your car with water in the driveway or street. Bringing your car to a car wash is okay.
- Fill fountains or decorative water features.
- Clean exterior building surfaces.
- Use water to wash sidewalks, driveways or walkways. As an alternative, use a broom to clean hard surfaces.
- Wash outdoor windows.
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Survey: "Would you like to see 17th Ave SW closed to vehicle traffic and pedestrianized at various times throughout the year?"
- From city Councilor Courtney Walcott: https://twitter.com/CWalcottYYC/status/1677086585786097664
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‘This kind of stuff is not tolerated’: Calgary man removes hate stickers from city fixtures
globalnews.ca ‘This kind of stuff is not tolerated’: Calgary man removes hate stickers from city fixtures - Calgary | Globalnews.caUsing a paint scraper, Graeme says he's been removing stickers with hate speech that have been affixed to city fixtures since March 2022.
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This man posted photos of his 'daughter' online for years. Her real family is horrified
Calgary police lay fraud and weapons charges, say more could be coming
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Canada Day 2023: What’s on in Calgary
Here's a list of events from LiveWire detailing a number of things you're able to do in Calgary for Canada Day.
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Calgary Catholic schools policy lets parents choose names over students' wishes
Article by CBC detailing the absurd policy Calgary's Catholic School Board has with deadnaming trans youth, despite other Catholic school boards in the province not having such policies.
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Calgary gets $325 million for electric buses, transit facility upgrades
Very cool and optimistic piece by LiveWire.
Crazy to think that overall the new busses will be less expensive to maintain. Looking forward to the whole fleet being replaced.
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Judicial recounts have been requested in two close Calgary ridings
The two ridings, Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, both were won by the NDP by less than 50 votes.
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Calgary woman charged after Western Canada High School protest in May
Piece from LiveWire Calgary detailing an altercation between anti-trans protesters and counterprotestors in support of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Kinda weird how the "protect the kids" crowd is out here assaulting youth.
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Welcome booth set-up on Stephen Avenue Walk to assist in finding local fun
Fun article about the newly installed Welcome Booth on Stephen Ave set up by Tourism Calgary to help people find things to do in the city.
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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is chosen as Calgary Stampede parade marshal
I don't follow Stampede too much having grew up in Edmonton, but I thought this was a neat announcement to have, having an astronaut be the parade marshal and all.
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Report cites a lack of follow-up after racial video involving Calgary councillor
A news article describing what's happened in the last six months with councillor Dan Mclean after video of him using slurs against indigenous people surfaced.
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Farm Stand program addressing surge of Calgarians seeking local food
Great piece by CBC detailing the city's Farm Stand program, and the struggles it has with it's success.
Interesting to note is how the article mentions that the prices for local produce seem to be cheaper than at the grocery store.
- albertaworker.ca Calgary HVAC workers file for unionization
The 7 workers are employed by a company based out of Texas.
An article detailing how workers at Daikin Comfort Technologies are unionizing.