Articles by Darren Krause

In December 2018, during a contentious debate at Calgary city council over councillor wages, one member, Coun. Jeromy Farkas, was removed from the meeting. It stemmed from a Facebook post Coun. Farkas made earlier that […]

Kourtney Branagan said regardless of where you are in the city, all Calgarians want the same things. Safe communities, neighbourhoods where people of all ages can get the services they need and where there are […]

Kim Tyers said it’s never too early to start talking to Calgarians. With the Calgary municipal election 13 months away, Tyers launched her campaign last week to represent the citizens of Ward 2. That seat […]

Calgarians struggling to make property tax payments due to COVID-19 and a weak economy will get a second break from the city. In April, as part of a COVID-19 relief package, Calgary allowed the deferral […]

Calgary will continue with its temporary mandatory mask bylaw until further notice despite questions on efficacy in reducing COVID-19 cases. Councillors voted in favour of continuing the mandatory mask bylaw, as they received an update […]

Forty-one Calgary communities are part of a potential private black cart collection pilot project, now posted in a request for proposal, with a scheduled roll out in 2022. The city moved ahead with a pilot […]

For more than a decade, the city has bawked at the idea of pet poultry in Calgary. Now, they don’t seem to be causing the same flap as they have in the past. With the […]

It came as a shock to many accustomed to the Memorial Drive closure to see the stretch of Calgary road back open to traffic Tuesday. The city closed the two south lanes along Memorial Drive […]