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Support our work at Patreon.com/livewirecalgaryhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mvqfyynyep2sICYMI: Platform Calgary named its top 10 Calgary startups in advance of its Innovation Week kickoff in November. #yyc #calgary #tech buff.ly/oxvyYU9 https://buff.ly/oxvyYU917 Sep 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqfyynyep2shttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mvq46bu33g2iMayor Farkas said last week that Calgary's sporting a current $110 million surplus, and the city said it could grow to $130 million by year-end. #yyc #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/UfeqfCl https://buff.ly/UfeqfCl17 Sep 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq46bu33g2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mvpzwsuxdr2jIt could take weeks to fully extinguish the landfill fire burning in southeast Calgary, according to Calgary's fire chief. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/Pt9pFFZ https://buff.ly/rkWrRGW17 Sep 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpzwsuxdr2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mvpyiyfqfk2yMayor Farkas wants to call a potential special meeting to make a clear statement on Calgary endorsing Alberta remaining a part of Canada. Some councillors don't like the idea. #yyc #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/eukS2ur https://buff.ly/7MHXOtP17 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpyiyfqfk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mvljsepets2m"Look, if you run a conspiracy-theory-peddling separatist, you’re not going to be able to win in Calgary,” Farkas told reporters on Tuesday. #yyc #ableg #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/lroCX39 https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/09/15/reaction-calgary-shaw-ndp-byelection-win/15 Sep 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvljsepets2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mv6dcbocvx2mCoun. Landon Johnston wants a provincial review of Calgary's in-camera activities since 2017. #yyc #calgary #yyccc buff.ly/dj0k2Ix https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/09/10/municipal-inspection-sought-into-calgarys-closed-session-activities/10 Sep 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6dcbocvx2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3muptfwuse22uMore today in the ongoing spat between Mayor Farkas and Coun. Johnston. #yyc #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/IATZoph https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/09/04/mayor-farkas-calls-a-special-meeting-to-deal-with-calgary-budget-leak/04 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3muptfwuse22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mufprkpwr72yThis week, columnist Courtney Walcott writes that Edmonton's city administration caved to provincial political pressure, instead of carrying out its council's direction. Will Calgary be next? #yyc #yyccc #yegcc #calgary buff.ly/rPnKhje https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/08/31/walcott-fearless-advice-loyal-implementation-public-servants-shouldnt-be-political/31 Aug 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufprkpwr72yhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3msga2tghnh2uCalgarians gathered at Municipal Plaza to remember 11-year-old Parker Wells, whose two-week disappearance captivated citizens. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/NS0S9wb https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/08/05/calgary-loves-you-city-remembers-11-year-old-parker-with-vigil/06 Aug 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3msga2tghnh2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mqp545l7ke2qThe City of Calgary wants to cut red tape that holds back the timeliness of modular construction at growing city schools. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/JIO2vYr https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/15/calgary-modular-classrooms-reusing-vacant-school-land/15 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp545l7ke2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mqmrfntk4t2fThis one's for the bleating hearts out there. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/Yz0pObe https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/14/goats-return-calgary-nose-hill-park-2026/14 Jul 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrfntk4t2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mqkactafv725The Calgary Downtown Association has a new, but familiar face, set to lead it into the future. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/6u1eqnF https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/13/sheila-taylor-calgary-downtown-association-executive-director/13 Jul 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkactafv725https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mqaaadnd2s2sThe faster they can get done, the less expensive they are likely to be, Minister Nicolaides said. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/9DixI4v https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/09/province-fast-tracks-16-calgary-school-projects/09 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaaadnd2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mq7wcvm6vl22Are you paying attention to your Calgary Stampede footwear? A UCalgary doc thinks you should. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/GW38RQZ https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/08/ucalgary-doctor-calgary-stampede-footwear/09 Jul 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7wcvm6vl22https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mpz3e4eas52cColumnist Courtney Walcott said that given we can feed anyone who wants a meal for 10 days during the Calgary Stampede, surely it's possible to improve many Calgarians' food security for the other 355 days of the year. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/oVI8Q8D https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/07/06/walcott-the-calgary-stampede-a-glimpse-at-ending-food-insecurity/06 Jul 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz3e4eas52chttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mp2mi5lr3g2iThe area councillor said he'd been working with the Confluence and city administration to avoid such an outcome. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/RsYJWdk https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/24/country-thunder-cancels-weekend-calgary-festival/24 Jun 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2mi5lr3g2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3moxmnbord32oThe motion, expected to come today, will ask for a time extension on louder music, plus a halving of the 5dBA reduction in the current noise exemption permits. #yyc #calgary https://buff.ly/bH9miiz23 Jun 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxmnbord32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3moxl5c5iol2hWarmer weather likely to stir up an otherwise subdued mosquito population, the city says. #yyc #calgary https://buff.ly/79dRqy423 Jun 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxl5c5iol2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3moxjyrg7f62oICYMI: In his latest column, Courtney Walcott said the Calgary Plan stirred up a nagging planning trope from a couple of councillors. #yyc #calgary #yyccc buff.ly/o94p9He https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/22/walcott-calgary-plan-brings-out-the-nimby-response/23 Jun 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxjyrg7f62ohttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3molhykfmvd2eA new concert cut-off time on weeknights, along with a reduction to allowable decibel and bass limits have chapped the operator of a popular Stampede-time music festival. #yyc #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/tCPF7cN https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/18/concert-time-noise-level-changes-frustrate-cowboys-music-festival-operators/18 Jun 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3molhykfmvd2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3moivvacuxk2iWho wants to go to the Calgary Surge game tonight against the Brampton Honey Badgers? It's Star Wars night (game time 7:30 p.m.) We've got 4 tickets to give away! Drop us a reply and we'll choose a winner by 1 p.m. today! (Let us know if you want two or four tickets). #yyc #calgary17 Jun 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3moivvacuxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mo6ggs7gia2fSaturday morning coffee and a read: Come Aug. 4, 60,000+ parcels around LRT, BRT and MAX BRT Stations will be downzoned, despite transit zones being the widely suggested place to put more density. There is still no replacement plan. #yyc #calgary #yyccc buff.ly/QLBFhFm https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/12/60000-parcels-lrt-brt-stations-downzoning-calgary-replacement/13 Jun 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6ggs7gia2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mo3wov66hz25This one might be only for the most serious city hall watchers, but something the general public might want to know. #yyc #calgary #yyccc buff.ly/Ka3WJWj https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/11/how-much-time-has-calgary-city-council-spent-behind-closed-doors/12 Jun 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3wov66hz25https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mnzhom3qyt2sAfter a banner year in 2025, Calgary's non-market home units under development slowed to a trickle in Q1 of 2026. There's one big barrier... #yyc #calgary buff.ly/ejruPw0 https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/10/calgary-non-market-housing-pipeline-nearly-empties-after-record-year/11 Jun 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzhom3qyt2shttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mnzfrddtpc25The story continues: Mayor Farkas floats the idea of extending the Green Line further south, not going as far into downtown (with the current line), and then seeking a fed-only deal for an underground downtown line. #yyc #calgary #yyccc buff.ly/LyZbt8K https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/10/farkas-pitches-federal-only-deal-to-put-downtown-green-line-underground/11 Jun 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzfrddtpc25https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mnx2yd277427Just as Calgary's Safer Mobility report comes to committee, data compiled by Sarah Palmer shows that Calgary traffic safety measures aren't being put where the bulk of pedestrian incidents are happening. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/5ABlUGX https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/08/calgary-pedestrian-traffic-incidents-surge-amid-safety-infrastructure-gaps/10 Jun 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx2yd277427https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mnvacjafg52cMayor Farkas said that the current elevated option could literally crash into a proposed Calgary-to-Banff rail line. #yyc #yyccc #calgary buff.ly/wxaJL0g https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/06/09/no-tunnel-province-open-to-adjustments-on-the-downtown-calgary-green-line/09 Jun 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvacjafg52chttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mnfnclu44r25When data tells a different story: Paid fare Calgary LRT stations top social disorder hotspots. buff.ly/yGzUj4z #yyc #calgary #yyccc https://buff.ly/yGzUj4z03 Jun 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfnclu44r25https://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mmwq7bl7nx2cThe modernized tech will allow Calgary police officers access to real-time translation of more than 60 languages. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/rOGzRLj https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/05/28/calgary-police-to-roll-out-ai-powered-officer-worn-translating-devices/28 May 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwq7bl7nx2chttps://bsky.app/profile/livewirecalgary.bsky.social/post/3mlqqlgn5uf2lThe survey also shows that two-thirds of Alberta respondents believe that the separation discussion is hurtful to the provincial economy. #yyc #calgary buff.ly/MeoWpqt https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/05/13/calgarians-among-strongest-opponents-of-alberta-separation-survey-finds/13 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:4mrqfknb5x2cjetrbb7o4d6z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqqlgn5uf2l