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With the downtown office conversion initiatives early success, now is the time to expand the program, said a city manager.

"When you look back when we built the south line, northwest and the northeast lines, the buses that served those corridors were operating nose to tail, jam…

Since 2019, the city’s total tax bill has been covered 52 per cent by residential properties and 48 per cent by non-residential properties.

Administration is suggesting council could shift that equation to 53-47, which would cost the owner of a median priced house worth $555,000 an extra $46 in tax this year.

The matter of the residential/non-residential tax share was pushed forward from November budget decisions to a later date.

The matter of the residential/non-residential tax share was pushed forward from November budget decisions to a later date.

There are many reasons the city nixed "West Village" location for a Flames arena. There's one main reason it's back in the mix: the prospect of provincial funds.

An economist says the idea of building an NHL arena and events centre in the West Village is problematic on a number of levels

Ongoing negotiations for the arena are looking at all viable options within Calgarys downtown core — including the West Village

An economist says the idea of building an NHL arena and events centre in the West Village is problematic on a number of levels