Alberta municipal associations say province's new emergency powers further erode local authority
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Matt Scace
4h ago
'We’re just being put in a smaller and smaller box and being told what to do,' said the Rural Municipalities of Alberta president ..read more
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Bell: Calgary Mayor Gondek irritated by Danielle Smith over Green Line
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Rick Bell
11h ago
Perhaps the mayor should be more focused on making sure the Green Line does not turn into a big-time drain on Calgary taxpayers ..read more
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Braid: UCP is taking more central power, but that's a good thing when the enemy is fire and flood
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Don Braid, Calgary Herald
1d ago
Sometimes, centralization isn’t such a bad thing ..read more
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New bill would expand province's powers during wildfire, flood and drought emergencies
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Matt Scace
1d ago
Bill 21 will allow the Alberta government to overtake local authorities’ powers when needed ..read more
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Varcoe: Pipeline project a $2B endorsement of natural gas in Alberta, despite transition talk
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald
1d ago
Many companies are willing to invest billions of dollars as they see a decades-long future for natural gas ..read more
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After four months of waiting, Calgary restaurants say goodbye to short-lived single-use item bylaw
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Matt Scace
2d ago
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said the City of Calgary failed to properly explain the bylaw to residents and businesses before it arrived in mid-January ..read more
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Bell: Calgarians killed the bag bylaw not Calgary city council
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Rick Bell
2d ago
People had it up to here with this mayor and this city council and finally the line was crossed ..read more
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Varcoe: Major carbon capture projects in Alberta face 'serious risk' if government-industry talks remain gridlocked
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald
3d ago
It's a pivotal moment for carbon capture developments in Alberta and Canada ..read more
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Braid: Council kills the bag bylaw but don't worry, they'll just do another one
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Don Braid, Calgary Herald
3d ago
Even though council repealed the bylaw by a wide margin, a majority is still in favour of working up a new one with the same intent, to be introduced when Calgarians are in a better mood ..read more
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Calgary city council votes 12-3 to repeal single-use items bylaw
Calgary Herald » Politics
by Scott Strasser
3d ago
Many councillors said they received hundreds of emails that complained the new rules were confusing, ineffective and would only benefit the businesses ..read more
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