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Earl Grey Golf Club is celebrating its 94th year in 2013. In 1932 it moved from its previous location in Mount Royal to its present day location on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir. The course itself is on public land, with a 20 year lease first starting between the EGGC and the City of …

As of Monday January 14th, the Chinook LRT Station has closed for approximately 8 months for construction. The new Chinook Station will have a fully accessible, at-grade track crossing to the platform located at the north side, a sloped walkway that complies with the City of Calgary Access Design Standards, a glass canopy over the …

City Council finished their budget deliberations, after two and a half days of discussion, and approved the 2013 Budget. We started the week with a proposed 5.7% property tax increase and ended up reducing that a bit to a final increase of 5.5%.  For the average homeowner, that represents an increase of $76 a year. …

It’s that time of year again, where City Council considers and approves the annual budget. We have a three year budget cycle at the City,  so last year was the big year where council considered and approved the business plans and budgets for 2012- 2014. Each November we make adjustments to the previously approved direction. …

I received the following information update regarding the Crowchild Trail Corridor Study and wanted to share the information with you, including the dates of the open houses. The City is conducting a long-term transportation study for the section of Crowchild Trail from 17 Avenue South to 24 Avenue North. The study provides recommendations for future …

This afternoon City Council discussed how to use the land that was leftover in Meadowlark Park from the Glenmore Trail expansion. As you are may be aware, city administration’s recommendation to use the land for park space and a small section of single family homes was refused by the Calgary Planning Commission. The Planning Commission …

For the past couple of years we have lived through construction and traffic detours throughout the summer months as the City has rebuilt Elbow Drive between Landsdowne Avenue and Glenmore Trail. This was always planned to be a three year project and I want to thank you for your patience in living through the first …

During Monday’s council meeting I asked Roads to provide council with a report evaluating the success of the the city’s first “snow event” and the snow-route parking bans that it triggered. We received that report, and I felt I should share it here. Snow Route Program Review: The Snow Route program helps ensure that vehicles …

I came across this letter to the editor by a Lakeview resident that was published in the Calgary Herald on December 5th, and I thought I’d share it. You can download a pdf copy here. Please don’t ring in the cherished Weaselhead By Stephen Herrero I have lived in Calgary since 1970 through booms and …

I have posted a new notice of motion that I moved with regards to the 2012-2014 budget decisions asking Administration to prepare an integrated risk assessment of the budget and report to council no later than June 2012. You can read the notice of motion here [PDF].