Новости за 04.11.2016

Did you know that more than 127,000 Calgarians live in poverty today? Enough for All is a community-driven strategy created to reduce poverty in Calgary by 50 per cent by 2023.

The adage about age being just a number may be a wise approach when planning spaces, such as residential development. Instead, factors such as shared interests may be the connection home buyers are looking for. This topic was explored by David Allison and Eric Termuende, who spoke at the Calgary Real Estate Forum at the […]

Tory leadership candidate Jason Kenney has unveiled another MLA endorsement ahead of this weekend’s Progressive Conservative convention. On Friday, Calgary-Greenway MLA Prab Gill announced with Kenney that he was backing the former Conservative MP, who is running on a platform of uniting the PCs with the Wildrose in a new party to take on the […]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi announced Friday that he will seek a third term in office, saying there is much work to be done to ensure Calgary remains a city of safety, sanctuary and opportunity. First elected in 2010 and again in 2013, Nenshi pointed to a list of accomplishments with him at the helm, including hundreds […]

It’s 3 a.m. and the heat in your apartment is out. You rush to the phone and call your building’s 24-hour emergency hot line and go back to bed knowing the maintenance team is on the job. That’s what living in a well-managed rental building is all about. It’s also one of the advantages of living in […]

The unemployment rate in Calgary hit 10.2 per cent in October despite an increase in Alberta resource-sector jobs and overall employment, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency said the natural resource sector added 7,600 jobs in Alberta, but the province’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.5 per cent for the month of October. The […]

Fred Van Zuiden, the city senior charged with killing his wife, said Friday he has never murdered anyone. A confused-looking Van Zuiden appeared in provincial court where defence lawyer Alain Hepner asked that the dementia sufferer undergo further psychiatric testing to determine his fitness to stand trial. “I have not committed a murder in all […]

A vacation home can be more than just a place to decompress. It’s also an opportunity to take part in a diverse slate of activities and develop new friendships while doing so. This is what Toscana Country Club has been to Kathy and Keith MacPhail. The Calgary couple bought a second home at the upscale […]

Built in 1893, the yellow-brick Costigan House at 219 17 Ave. S.W. has seen more than a few changes over the years. When it was built for lawyer — and crown prosecutor — John Costigan and his family, the area now known as Mission was called Rouleauville. The Costigans built there because, as devout Catholics, […]

It could have gone either way. The massive building currently under construction on 16th Avenue N.E. next to Peter’s Drive Inn could have been a hotel. But in the end, Meenaz Rajan and his partners at Marquee Group of Companies decided to build a splendid eight-storey rental apartment building. “We want to bring an extra touch […]

Epic adventure, life after adversity, and remembering the past all come alive at the Banff Mountain festival. Books and films provoke and educate writes David Finch.  Main events Accidents Happen: Paul Pritchard’s story is a really good test of the idea outdoor adventurers have that their outdoor skills “will get them through the tough times in their […]

Suggest eating at a vegetarian restaurant and unless your friends are yogis, Seventh Day Adventists or Californian, the response is rarely enthusiastic. But after a visit to White Rose Vegetarian Kitchen last summer, even my unabashedly carnivorous partner kept talking about it. So when friends told us at Thanksgiving that they were experimenting with a […]

Mark Thomas Baker laughs at the suggestion this country has in some way wronged him, that we are no friends of Orchid. But how could we not wonder? Since forming almost a decade ago, he and his San Fran heavy rock act have yet to pay their many, hairy Canadian fans a visit. Until this […]

As of Sunday, we will no longer be saving daylight. As you set back your clocks one hour, you might begin to contemplate the funny coincidence that sees shorter days and longer nights engender a rather lengthy to-do list. There are snow tires to put on. And the car could probably use an oil change, […]

Laura Incognito is used to getting flak about her unusual last name. “I’ve been stopped at the airport because they think it’s fake. People ask me if I’m travelling in disguise,” she says. “I’ve even had flights cancelled because of it.” Despite the hassles, she’s proud of her family’s Italian roots, and plans to remain […]

By Gary Lamphier Leonardo DiCaprio is worried, very worried, about the state of the planet. So the jet-hopping, yacht-loving, multiple-home-owning Hollywood megastar recently took a break from the money-grubbing world of Tinseltown to educate us plebes (you know, those of us who ride the LRT to work, recycle our cans and bottles, and turn down the thermostat at night) on […]

There’s perhaps no other group in society that’s held in such high regard as our veterans. Generations of Canadians have answered the call to protect us, and have done so in impressive fashion, serving far away from their homes and loved ones. They have risked injury and death to fight for our way of life […]

We’re being tricked by carbon tax  Re: “Carbon tax is the ultimate trick or treat,” Chris Nelson, Opinion, Oct. 31. Chris Nelson, in response to your musings about Rachel Notley, is she “remarkably bold or unreasonably foolish,” the reality is the carbon tax is an evil trick. The tax will accomplish nothing to secure the […]

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in following an officer-involved shooting in Dover on Thursday night. An officer was injured and a man was shot after police located a stolen vehicle they’d been observing for a time as it pulled into a back alley, near the 3800 block of 30 Ave. […]

If anyone had the slightest doubt that Matthew Tkachuk might benefit from heading back to the Ontario Hockey League, that, perhaps, the teenager would be better served at the junior level, you might want to hang on a minute. Check out Thursday’s Sportsnet highlight package, check Twitter, the Calgary Flames website … but just don’t ask […]

No matter how demanding – and repetitive and stressful – his day-to-day routine gets, he knows there is a handy antidote. Only two hours away. One flight can carry the Canmore-based youngster from Calgary to the Yukon – a world away from the competitive grip of cross-country skiing, a place of soul-soothing serenity. At least, as far as […]

There’s a lot to like about the provincial government’s new plan to entice renewable energy into Alberta’s power grid. It should make the power system cleaner, greener and is designed to be cost-competitive. However, there’s one little issue that hasn’t been disclosed: the actual price tag. And that’s kind of a big issue. After months […]

Inter Pipeline Ltd. expects to decide next year whether it will build two petrochemical plants that would convert propane into plastic and could be operational by 2021. The Calgary-based company assumed the option to build a $1.8-billion petrochemical facility after it bought the Canadian assets of Oklahoma-based Williams Cos. for $1.3 billion in September. The plant would convert locally sourced […]

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in following an officer-involved shooting in Dover on Thursday night.  An officer was injured and a man was shot after police located a stolen vehicle in an alley near the 3800 block of 30 Avenue S.E. around 7 p.m., CPS said in a statement.  A neighbour […]

At only a few weeks of age, tiny Mohammed Sher already has a bright future. Being the first Calgary baby born on SAIT’s 100th anniversary this fall, Sher was awarded a full ride scholarship to attend the rapidly-expanding technical institute once he graduates high school. The scholarship is among a myriad of special events marking […]