It’s payday for one of Calgary’s inner-city communities. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, The Sunalta Community Association announced a $2 million contribution from The City of Calgary to the Imagine Sunalta Community Hub Project from the
Ward 8 Coun. Evan Woolley said the city’s subdivision and development appeal board (SDAB) quite simply made a mistake. Residents in the area, however, say developers are using a back door to push a 16-unit
Editor‘s Note: This piece by Nathan Hawryluk is a rebuttal to Friday’s opinion piece by Richard White. Richard White closed his piece about loving detached houses by talking about the supply and value of detached
After three days of public hearings on the Guidebook for Great Communities, councillors opted to send the 131-page document back to administration. A robust 139 people participated in the virtual public hearing – the highest
The public hearing on the Guidebook for Great Communities began Monday, with residents describing fear over loss of heritage, lack of engagement and calls to delay the document. The Guidebook has come under intense scrutiny
Calgary’s heritage advocates generally view the Guidebook for Great communities as good, but they say it lacks meat for in preserving the city’s neighbourhood history. The Guidebook for Great Communities comes to Calgary’s combined meeting
By Dafydd Urquhart Dafydd Urquhart is a born-and-raised Calgarian, father, equipment operator for the roads department and a member of Calgary’s Future, an advocacy group for everyday Calgarians. Calgary is a sprawling city. We have
Whoa Nelly! This issue with a planning document that’s generally speaking a set of language to be used when going through the local planning process has become a beast of its own. LiveWire Calgary editor
The City of Calgary has recently completed a new document titled The Guidebook for Great Communities, with the subtitle of “creating great communities for everyone.” The document is 131 pages. That’s hardly what I would
When a land use redesignation came to council in mid-February, concerns were raised that a five-unit row house was just adding traffic to an already crowded area of Calgary. One area homeowner said felt the