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After a 16-day long meeting of council and a marathon public hearing, Calgary's city council has voted in favour of changing the city's land use bylaw to rezone residential areas for higher-density housing.
On Tuesday, Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott put forward a notice of motion asking Alberta Municipalities to explore allowing permanent residents to vote in local elections.
A Calgary councillor's motion that seeks to lobby the provincial government to allow permanent residents to vote was approved Tuesday.
Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean is accusing a third-party advertiser of "whipping votes" in favour of the proposed RC-G rezoning bylaw.
Councillors will head into another 12-hour meeting on Saturday.