Tag: Community

By Sarelle Azuelos

A white supremacist group that marched downtown last weekend was met with strong opposition, but not everyone was pleased with the result. The Aryan Guard, an anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic group based in Calgary, organized a White Pride march from the Mewata Armoury to City Hall on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination… Continue reading White supremacists blocked from City Hall

By Daniel Pagan

Social media is spreading like an infection among politicians, journalists, students and now local non-profit organizations have the fever too. Social media shares information by incorporating social networking and technology together- like Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and Facebook. Due to popularity and the ease of setting up an account, the Calgary Humane Society, Calgary Reads and… Continue reading Online Only – Social networking for a cause

By Rhiannon Kirkland

Last week, the City of Calgary planning commission approved the Mustard Seed Street Ministry’s application for a proposed affordable housing development in the Beltline. The 19-story building will feature 228 units of affordable housing and include ground-level retail space as well as three stories for Mustard Seed Street Ministry education and employment services. “We have… Continue reading Mustard Seed finds a new home

By Daniel Pagan

Vibrant Communities Calgary presented its case for a living wage at the Finance and Corporate Services standing policy committee Wednesday. The committee passed the report, which gave the city three options for how to proceed on the issue. However, critics like the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy are calling it a symbolic idea that… Continue reading City one step closer to living wage

By Heidi Stobert

The new popular place to be in Calgary is not some posh restaurant or cool nightclub. It isn’t even a place that was ever meant to be trendy. It is your local neighbourhood and campus library. The Calgary Public Library boasted record usage in 2008, with over 15 million books, CDs, and DVDs borrowed– up… Continue reading Go read, it’s what all the cool kids are doing

By Daniel Pagan

As the city is still reeling from shock over the gang shootings on New Year’s Day that killed three people, Calgarians are asking if the Calgary Police Service is doing enough to stop the violence. Former police officer and University of Calgary adjunct anthropology assistant professor Dr. Catherine Prowse suggested to the Calgary Herald that… Continue reading Gang violence was left to its own devices for too long

By Daniel Pagan

This summer will see 22 new security cameras going up throughout downtown Calgary in response to gang violence and crime. After long discussions at city council, the cameras are being installed in areas like the Stephen Avenue Mall and near City Hall. The total budget for the camera system is $50,000. Chief bylaw officer Bill… Continue reading Downtown cameras get the okay

By Chris Wanamaker

Single moms attending the University of Calgary part-time may no longer have to go to jail if they ride the C-Train without a ticket. The Poverty Reduction Coalition plans to start a pilot program for 50 women who would otherwise be incarcerated for petty offences and divert them to Social Services, Family Counselling or Diversion… Continue reading Transit ticket jail sentence ends

By Daniel Pagan

City hall’s plans to build a transit-oriented urban village around the Brentwood C-Train stop is causing controversy. Last month, the city’s planning commission approved the Brentwood Station Area redevelopment plan which now awaits approval by council. It is a 30-year plan that would develop Brentwood, a 1960s-era suburb, into medium- and high-rise apartment buildings to… Continue reading Brentwood will get a facelift, not all happy with result