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As discussion continues around the future of the aging Saddledome, one group says having a new arena comparable to Edmontons Rogers Place isnt necessarily going to improve Calgarys music scene.

A petition is calling on city council to take action on a contributor to local pollutants and resident headaches — gas-powered leaf blowers.

An online petition calling on the City of Calgary to ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers has garnered more than 1,400 signatures.

  CALGARY -- A teacher and basketball coach at Calgary’s Western Canada High School has thrown his hat in the ring to become the next city councillor in Ward 8.  Courtney Walcott made the announcement on Twitter Monday morning, with a commitment to fighting for "a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous Calgary." Walcott has been a teacher for the past five years and recently petitioned the Calgary Board of Education to form an anti-racism task force.  He has been one of the main o...