Articles by Darren Krause

Calgary city council has decided to fund alternative call response through its fiscal reserve instead of the Calgary police budget. The decision was made after two days of debate and amendments on the city’s largest […]

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) said that they support the work being done around alternative call models, but reallocations will have an impact on policing in the city.   Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld and […]

Calgary is in a state of local emergency in the wake of the province’s public health emergency and new health measures around the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Alberta announced new public health measures as […]

Calgary’s city census was identified for potential one-time funding, as councillors and the mayor questioned if cutting it was doing more harm than good. City councillors were into day two of mid-cycle budget adjustments on […]

Amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases in Alberta, the province has announced new public health measures to help prevent the ongoing spread. In addition, Premier Jason Kenney announced a new public health state of emergency for Alberta. […]

Calgary police funding dominated public submissions during the first day of the city’s budget process. The mid-cycle budget adjustment meetings are underway and will likely take the week as the city rolled out its plan […]

Look Forward’s Pete Meadows said new rules around third-party advertising means political action committees (PACs) have “almost unfettered capacity to raise money,” in Calgary’s upcoming municipal election. The new rules have many believing the October […]

Update: On Saturday, there were 1,300+ cases of COVID-19. On Sunday: 1,586. Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health said the province’s COVID-19 situation is grim, as cases once again eclipsed record highs. Alberta recorded 1,155 […]