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Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta. Have you had an upcoming surgery postponed? Do you have a family member in the ICU, or have you recovered after spending time in the ICU? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. Cross-borde...

Article content Outgoing Calgary Economic Development CEO Mary Moran was praised Thursday for her efforts to grow and diversify the local economy during one of the most difficult periods in the city’s history. Moran’s abrupt retirement from CED was announced by the organization late Wednesday. Neither Moran nor anyone else from the organization or its board would do an interview or provide comment, either that afternoon or Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refre...

The owners of a Dairy Queen building on Centre Street North will be permitted to rebuild the restaurant, destroyed in a 2019 electrical fire, in the same location and with a drive-thru.

Article content The remodelled Guide for Local Area Planning returned to city hall Wednesday, but the debate on its future was stuck exactly where council left it six weeks ago. After almost 12 hours, Wednesday’s planning and urban development committee ended with a convoluted decision and an explosion of conflict. At one point, Coun. Jyoti Gondek, chairing the meeting, threatened to cut off microphones as Mayor Naheed Nenshi accused some councillors of purposely “riling people up,” and C...

Article content There’s a business unit within Calgary’s city hall that’s increasingly known for taking many layers of bureaucratic red tape and transforming that tangled maze into a smooth red carpet for local small businesses. Jeff Jamieson, the owner of Donna Mac restaurant and Proof Cocktail Bar, has two recent examples of how the City of Calgary’s Business and Local Economy team has proven that it’s serious about helping Calgary’s restaurants and other small businesses survive ...

City paying to build parking lot on private land for Calgary Stampede The City of Calgary is building a new 1,000-stall parking lot in Victoria Park on private land for the Calgary Stampede — but wont say how much it will cost taxpayers. Social Sharing But due to confidential nature of the deal, city refuses to say how much it will cost taxpayers CBC News · Posted: Apr 23, 2021 7:51 PM MT | Last Updated: April 24 Work is already underway on a parking lot located on 11th Avenue S.E. between...

Article content The outpouring of care and concern for the hard-working Shim family is proof positive that the warmth of the people of this city is not reflected by the icy bureaucracy at Calgary City Hall. Many hundreds of emails flooded my inbox with countless people seeking some way to help John and Wendy Shim, the franchisees of a Dairy Queen that burned down on Oct. 8, 2019. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Corbella: Warmth of Calgarians buo...

Article content The outpouring of care and concern for the hard-working Shim family is proof positive that the warmth of the people of this city is not reflected by the icy bureaucracy at Calgary City Hall. Many hundreds of emails flooded my inbox with countless people seeking some way to help John and Wendy Shim, the franchisees of a Dairy Queen that burned down on Oct. 8, 2019. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Corbella: Warmth of Calgarians buo...

Article content Homeowner opposition has delayed construction of a flood barrier in Bowness. Foes of the two-part barrier proposed to extend 1.9 kilometres along the south bank of the Bow River on residents’ property say their efforts to halt the project have succeeded — for now. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Neighbourhood opposition stalls Bowness flood barrier Back to video “We’re happy for the delay — the campaign is working and ...

Article content If the results of speed limit reviews in other Canadian cities are any guide for what might occur in Saskatoon, drivers should expect to slow down in the not-too-distant future. The City of Saskatoon launched an online survey in early March seeking input on reducing speed limits on residential roads from the current 50 kilometres an hour to either 40 or 30 km/h. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Experience in other cities points to...