Platform Calgary CEO Terry Rock said Calgary is quickly becoming known for its upstart financial tech (fintech) companies. Now, in partnership with Calgary-based Digital Commerce Bank (DCBank), they’re opening up a $250,000, no-strings-attached award for
The City of Calgary is banking on customized support for would-be restaurateurs or brewery owners to help ramp up local business. Beginning in May, the City is making Business Experience Representative Team members available to
Before the pandemic began, Grace Su already knew the senior care industry wasn’t doing enough. Sitting in Su’s temporary office seems a world away from the early days of March 2020. As the executive director
In the latest Ward Zero episode, Esmahan Razavi, Jeremy Zhao and LiveWire Calgary editor, Darren Krause look at a handful of recent city issues. The trio talks about the severance payout to former Mayor Gondek
Spring is in the air—and that means birds chirping, flowers blooming, and the weekend rumble of dump trucks. The annual springtime community cleanup is back, and for the next few months Calgarians can save themselves
There’s no quick fix to what ails Calgary Transit safety, the mayor said, but the city can’t be afraid to fail in examining different solutions. Transit safety continues to be a problem in Calgary, particularly
The Calgary Stampede in collaboration with Powwow Times is bringing an inaugural competitive powwow to the Stampede this year. At stake over three days of competition is $175,000 in prize money, making this one of
The pandemic, of the Avian Flu kind, isn’t affecting approvals for the city’s urban hen program. A North American outbreak of H5N1 Avian Influenza has spread to 24 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces, including
Premier Jason Kenney announced that the Canadian arm of French construction giant VINCI would be granted the contract to build the Springbank dry-reservoir (SR1). The project, which aims to mitigate significant risks posed to Calgary
Insulin pumps are a much bigger conversation than $20 million in savings, said a Calgary dad who helps care for a son with Type-1 Diabetes. On May 2, Alberta began the end of the Insulin
