D.J. in the Media

Budget and property taxes

	July 30, 2026	Is a large property tax hike looming for Calgarians? An hours-long, confidential council discussion seems to suggest yes (Yahoo News)
	June 9, 2026	Calgary considering new property tax levy to support aging infrastructure
	April 14, 2026	Breakdown on fees for black, blue, and green bins to remain on Calgary city services bills
	April 1, 2026	Calgary homeowners can expect to pay 8.1% more in property taxes this year
	March 31, 2026	Zero-based review pilot to move ahead with three City of Calgary business units
	March 31, 2026	Calgary homeowners to see 8.1% property tax increase when finalized with provincial hike
	March 10, 2026	Calgary city council critical of priorities for next 4-year budget
	March 10, 2026	Six priority budget areas gets lukewarm response at Calgary city council
	March 10, 2026	Council approves six focuses for next budget cycle, but some criticize the process (Yahoo News)
	March 7, 2026	One Calgary councillor's protest against 'special treatment' for wealthy neighbourhoods
	Feb. 11, 2026	Calgary requires at least $5.7B over next 10 years for critical infrastructure
	Jan. 14, 2026	Executive committee votes to overhaul reserves policy (Yahoo News)
	Dec. 5, 2025	See how Calgary city council voted on 2026 budget decisions
	Dec. 3, 2025	Council cuts climate funding, boosts transit spending as budget talks continue
	Dec. 2, 2025	Calgary city council boosts funding for transit and recreation, cuts climate spending
	Dec. 2, 2025	Council votes to shave $9 million from city's 2026 climate and environment budget (Yahoo News)
	Dec. 2, 2025	Calgary city council makes cuts to proposed property tax increase
	Dec. 1, 2025	'It's a balancing act': Council approves proposal to allocate projected investment income to help reduce tax hike (Yahoo News)

Water infrastructure

	Oct. 6, 2026	Calgary committee recommends near 75 per cent increase to water rates
	Oct. 5, 2026	Councillors' executive committee endorses proposed $90 water utility rate spikes by 2030 (Yahoo News)
	June 2026	Calgary eyes $342M to reduce water loss
	June 2, 2026	Calgary officials call for $342M over next 4 years to fix city's leaky pipes
	June 2, 2026	Calgary lost 23% of its treated water last year to leaks. What's the plan to fix it?
	March 3, 2026	Calgarians could see higher water bills as city faces steep infrastructure costs
	March 3, 2026	$609M needed to strengthen Calgary's aging water system: report
	Feb. 3, 2026	Calgary unveils plan to implement feeder main panel's recommendations with costs unknown
	Feb. 3, 2026	Calgary committee moves forward on response plan to water main rupture (CKOM)
	Jan. 10, 2026	Call for Enmax-style water company gets mixed reviews from Calgary council
	Jan. 8, 2026	Calgary to move forward with creation of implementation plan for Bearspaw panel recommendations
	Jan. 8, 2026	'This is a staggering failure': Council members react to scathing independent feeder main report (Yahoo News)
	Jan. 7, 2026	'Staggering failure': Calgary city council responds to Bearspaw feeder main review

Pedestrian and traffic safety

	Sept. 28, 2026	Head start for pedestrians to improve traffic safety in Calgary, residents urge change
	Sept. 24, 2026	Calgary implementing new pedestrian safety measure at intersections across city
	Sept. 23, 2026	Council approves stiffer fireworks penalties and establishes fire services committee (Yahoo News)
	Sept. 2026	The notice of motion to supercharge leading pedestrian intervals put forward by Cllr. Kelly and co-sponsored by Ward 13 Cllr. Andrew Yule and Mayor Jeromy Farkas was covered by the CBC Eyeopener, CityNews Calgary, RedFM, Western Standard, and CTV Calgary.
	Sept. 2026	Calgary councillors push for safer pedestrian crossings
	Sept. 7, 2026	Calgary councillor hoping to make 'leading pedestrian interval' the norm at intersections
	Sept. 4, 2026	Proposal to improve pedestrian safety coming to Calgary committee next week
	Sept. 4, 2026	What are Calgary's most dangerous intersections for pedestrians?
	Sept. 3, 2026	'Lucky to get through it alive': Calgary's 'riskiest' intersection
	Aug. 28, 2026	Where are Calgary's most dangerous uncontrolled intersections? City uses AI to find out (Yahoo News)
	June 12, 2026	Calgary council looking for solutions in wake of rising traffic fatalities, pedestrian deaths
	Feb. 18, 2026	Calgary city council calls for road safety following recent pedestrian deaths

Transit and the Green Line

	Sept. 28, 2026	Calgary council confirms street-level route for Green line LRT
	Sept. 23, 2026	Green Line LRT to run down 10 Avenue in Calgary
	Sept. 10, 2026	Calgary committee endorses surface Green Line route through downtown
	Sept. 9, 2026	Councillors endorse 10th Ave. surface route for downtown Green Line LRT
	Sept. 9, 2026	Calgary committee's choice for Green Line route surfaces
	Sept. 8, 2026	Committee approves surface path for downtown Calgary Green Line
	Sept. 8, 2026	Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee
	June 10, 2026	Calgary city hall to explore alternate plans for downtown portion of Green Line
	May 28, 2026	Calgary's free fare zone to remain until at least 2027
	May 27, 2026	Calgary's free fare zone to remain on the rails until at least 2027
	May 27, 2026	'Kicking the can down the road': Council votes to defer fate of transit free fare zone until 2027 (Yahoo News)
	May 23, 2026	Councillors skeptical free fare zone will be axed (Yahoo News)
	May 21, 2026	Reports of Calgary's free fare zone death may be greatly exaggerated
	Feb. 24, 2026	Calgary city council unanimously supports review of downtown free fare zone
	Dec. 17, 2025	Spread thin: How urban sprawl is stretching Calgary Transit to the max
	Dec. 9, 2025	'We're making great progress': Councillors receive Green Line update as southeast construction ramps up (Yahoo News)
	Dec. 2, 2025	11 Calgary Transit routes to see better service with added budget investment
	Nov. 29, 2025	Hey, where's my bus?! Calgary Transit regularly cancels scheduled trips
	Nov. 28, 2025	Calgary Transit seeks millions more to meet growing service demand
	Nov. 28, 2025	Budget 2026: Calgary transit director asks for additional $14-million in operating spending (Yahoo News)

Rezoning, housing and planning

	July 22, 2026	Calgary city council once again faces multi-day public hearing on blanket rezoning
	May 5, 2026	Councillor's bid to bolster local area planning passes first hurdle (Yahoo News)
	May 1, 2026	Ground breaks on upcoming 176 non-market homes in Midfield Heights (Yahoo News)
	April 23, 2026	Calgary to continue receiving federal housing funding despite blanket zoning repeal
	April 22, 2026	Calgary to continue receiving Housing Accelerator Fund after citywide rezoning repeal
	April 22, 2026	Calgary to receive third HAF payment, final cash is conditional
	April 16, 2026	Calgary committee punts proposed development regulations in flood-prone areas
	April 15, 2026	Bowness residents criticize proposed development restrictions reflecting updated flood mapping (Yahoo News)
	April 14, 2026	Calgary housing advocates call on city council to replace citywide rezoning with new plan
	April 13, 2026	'We're basically back at Square 1': Housing advocates urge city council to replace blanket rezoning with new framework for gentle density (Yahoo News)
	April 8, 2026	Calgary council votes to repeal blanket rezoning
	April 8, 2026	Calgary city council approves the repeal of citywide rezoning
	April 7, 2026	The 2026 version of Calgary's citywide rezoning public hearing is now in the books
	April 7, 2026	Weeks-long public hearing on repealing blanket rezoning ends
	April 7, 2026	Calgary Local Area Plans once again touted as middle ground for density planning
	April 7, 2026	Calgary city council wraps up citywide rezoning public hearing
	April 7, 2026	Opinion: THOMAS: Calgary councillors — repeal blanket upzoning or become the Council you replaced
	April 4, 2026	UCP to make public land available to charter schools with Bill 28
	March 28, 2026	The reality of being amenable to persuasion in Calgary's rezoning public hearing
	March 27, 2026	Calgary proposes ban on midblock rowhouses as part of citywide rezoning repeal
	March 23, 2026	Repeat of marathon hearing on blanket rezoning gets underway Monday in Calgary
	March 23, 2026	Calgary city councillors prepare for mammoth rezoning public hearing
	March 23, 2026	Calgary blanket rezoning hearing opens; vast majority of submissions favour repeal
	March 19, 2026	Public hearing on repealing citywide rezoning set to begin at Calgary city hall next week
	Feb. 12, 2026	City report outlines hundreds of millions in federal grants at risk if council repeals blanket rezoning (Yahoo News)
	Feb. 12, 2026	Ward 4 Councillor DJ Kelly on repealing blanket-rezoning and the risk of losing funding from the CMHC
	Feb. 12, 2026	Questions remain on future of federal housing funding in advance of possible blanket rezoning repeal in Calgary
	Feb. 12, 2026	CMHC warns full repeal of blanket rezoning could put Calgary's federal housing funding at risk
	Feb. 11, 2026	CHMC letter to Calgary city council: Don't reintroduce exclusionary zoning
	Feb. 11, 2026	CMHC writes to City of Calgary over citywide rezoning and impact to federal funds
	Dec. 19, 2025	$129M in housing funding 'at risk' as Calgary begins rezoning repeal process, housing corporation warns

Alberta in Canada

	Sept. 22, 2026	Calgary council backs motion to support Alberta staying in Canada (Yahoo News)
	July 9, 2026	Should Calgary have bigger role in Alberta separatism debate? Here's what some council members say (Yahoo News)
	July 1, 2026	Forever Canadian opens office in downtown Calgary, leaders call for unity (MSN)

Parks, playgrounds and recreation

	July 2026	Calgary to get new free community Soccer field through federal partnership
	July 29, 2026	Calgary to receive free community soccer pitch through federal funding, private charity
	July 29, 2026	New community soccer pitch coming to Calgary
	July 28, 2026	Yet-to-be-announced Calgary community to get new soccer pitch
	July 28, 2026	'Building on that momentum' of World Cup, Calgary receives funding to build free-for-use soccer pitch (Yahoo News)
	July 28, 2026	Funding commitment announced to support community soccer in Calgary
	July 28, 2026	New free-to-use community soccer field coming to Calgary
	July 28, 2026	Win for Calgary soccer: a new community pitch is announced
	July 27, 2026	UCalgary receives significant investment from multiple levels of government to upgrade Olympic Oval
	July 27, 2026	Federal Govt Announces Funding for Athletes, Sport Infrastructure Projects
	July 27, 2026	Feds, province announce $52 million Calgary Olympic Oval investment
	April 16, 2026	Committee backs $190M Calgary playground funding plan
	April 15, 2026	Hundreds of aging city playgrounds at risk of closure within the decade, report says
	April 15, 2026	Nearly 1,000 Calgary playgrounds at risk of closure: city report
	March 10, 2026	Regional pathway proposal involving Airdrie heads to Calgary city council
	March 10, 2026	Tired of riding on highway shoulders? This new regional trail proposal is for you
	Feb. 25, 2026	'An idea whose time has come': Motion proposes pathways from Calgary to Airdrie and Cochrane (Yahoo News)

Community safety

	May 12, 2026	Innocent bystander hurt in deadly grocery store shooting: CPS
	May 12, 2026	WATCH: Calgary councillor to gang bangers: 'Get the f--- out of our city'
	May 12, 2026	Innocent bystander in hospital following deadly targeted shooting in North Hill Co-op parking lot (Yahoo News)
	Feb. 3, 2026	Chumir SCS closure motion once again fails to get to Calgary city council

City Hall and council

	Sept. 8, 2026	Calgary city council to ask for Alberta minister, privacy commissioner input on budget leak
	July 29, 2026	Calgary city council moving forward with exploring creation of lobbyist registry
	July 28, 2026	City councillors to vote on 20 per cent proposed increase to their ward budgets (Yahoo News)
	July 2, 2026	Council approves motion to receive annual in-camera summary (Yahoo News)
	June 30, 2026	'We need more regular data': Council votes to conduct civic census in 2028 (Yahoo News)
	May 9, 2026	Calgary has a gold-standard public engagement policy. No one's enforcing it: Report
	April 30, 2026	Calgary's CAO David Duckworth steps down
	April 29, 2026	2 top City of Calgary officials, including chief administrative officer, leaving roles
	March 26, 2026	Calgary city councillors skeptical of new provincial code of conduct
	March 17, 2026	Political parties on sidelines at city hall after debut on Calgary's ballot last fall
	March 4, 2026	Calgary Party more than doubled other political parties in 2025 election spending
	Feb. 3, 2026	Councillor's motion seeking support for province's closure of supervised consumption site fails technical review
	Dec. 16, 2025	Calgary council votes to ban raising national flags at city hall

Remembering Parker Wells

	Sept. 22, 2026	Nearly an hour delay in Calgary 911 priority response to Parker Wells disappearance: Review
	Aug. 26, 2026	'Don't lash out at the city': Temporary memorials for Parker Wells come down (Yahoo News)
	Aug. 2026	Calgarians to gather for vigil honouring Parker Wells at City hall
	Aug. 6, 2026	WATCH: Hundreds gather at Calgary city hall to pay tribute to 11-year-old Parker
	Aug. 5, 2026	Calgarians gather at community vigil to remember boy found dead after lengthy search
	Aug. 5, 2026	'Calgary loves you': City remembers 11-year-old Parker with vigil
	Aug. 5, 2026	'Love showed up': Hundreds pay tribute to Parker Wells at city hall vigil (Yahoo News)
	Aug. 5, 2026	Vigil for Parker Wells to be held at Calgary City Hall Wednesday evening
	July 30, 2026	Body believed to be Parker Wells found in northeast Calgary: police

Provincial and federal funding

	June 23, 2026	Calgary is asking Ottawa for $845 million
	June 19, 2026	City of Calgary seeking federal help of more than $800 million in project investments
	June 19, 2026	Why Calgary is closer to asking the feds for over $800M
	June 18, 2026	City committee OKs $845-million request to federal government for infrastructure (Yahoo News)
	June 2026	Calgary taxpayers paid over $1 billion in downloaded provincial costs, New report finds
	June 9, 2026	Federal and provincial downloading has cost Calgary $1B: Report
	June 9, 2026	Provincial downloading has cost city $1.05 billion in last decade: report (MSN)
	June 5, 2026	Provincial downloading cost Calgary taxpayers $1B over last decade: report
	June 4, 2026	Calgary spent $1.05B on downloaded costs from province and Ottawa since 2016: report
	March 4, 2026	Councillor wants city to reinstate report on provincial funding gap for shared programs (Yahoo News)
	Feb. 27, 2026	City council sounds off on provincial education tax hike
	Feb. 27, 2026	Provincial education property tax increase 'egregious' without meaningful benefit for Calgary: Farkas

Emergency preparedness

	April 23, 2026	Increasing risk sparks plan for Calgary urban wildfire strategy
	April 22, 2026	How prepared is Calgary for its next emergency or natural disaster?

Arts and event centres

	July 21, 2026	Werklund Centre modernization faces higher costs as funding gap remains
	July 20, 2026	Calgary faces $75M overrun to renovate Werklund Centre
	July 20, 2026	Administration recommends Calgary double contribution to Werklund Centre modernization
	June 2, 2026	'Motoring right along': Scotia Place construction passes halfway mark, remains on time and on budget for 2027 opening (Yahoo News)

Community and events

	July 15, 2026	Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo opens Asian Highlands, welcoming rare mountain species (Yahoo News)
	July 3, 2026	Photos: The 2026 Calgary Stampede Parade
	July 2, 2026	Pancakes, politicians and plenty of Stampede spirit at First Flip Breakfast (Yahoo News)
	May 11, 2026	Leaders gather to shape next phase of Calgary's economic action plan
	May 8, 2026	Calgary city councillors undergo firefighter training exercises (MSN)
	May 5, 2026	Calgary artists takes centre stage at city's Celebration for the Arts