Occupational Health and Safety investigating workplace fatality in northeast Calgary
A man is dead after suffering traumatic injuries at a worksite in the Calgary community of Whitehorn. As Tracy Nagai reports, a neighbour who tried to help said a concrete slab fell on a worker at a home that was being renovated. Source link
One dead after workplace incident at Calgary construction site
One person is dead after an incident at a northeast Calgary construction site on Wednesday morning. Tracy Nagai reports. Source link
Man killed in northeast Calgary construction accident
One man was killed in a workplace accident at a construction site in northeast Calgary on Wednesday. Source link
Search underway for Green Line CEO and COO – Calgary
The search is on to fill executive leadership positions for the Green Line Program. Calgary’s Green Line Board, comprised of 10 professionals with experience managing and executing similar megaprojects, heard Monday that the postings for chief executive officer and chief operating officer have been public since late last week. Read more: Not starting Calgary’s…
Calgary restaurant shocked to find out the city is telling them to vacate historic building – Calgary
Calgary’s1886 Buffalo Café has been around for 40 years but the owners were recently told they have until April 30 to vacate the historical building. “We were pretty shocked by it, for sure,” said Steve Said, the manager of 1886 Buffalo Café, on Wednesday. “Considering all our communication has been about renewing our lease…
‘Nobody wants to take responsibility’: Calgary parents demand new southwest high school – Calgary
Parents living in southwest Calgary have formed a group to demand a new Catholic high school be built in their area. Land near 93 Street S.W. in Aspen Woods was set aside for a new Catholic high school back in 2001 and has been in the capital plan since 2015. But parents are still…
Alberta’s first fully accessible outdoor rink will soon be open in Calgary
Alberta’s first fully accessible outdoor skating rink is now under construction in northwest Calgary and will be open early in the new year. The rink is being built at the community of Parkdale. Read more: Calgary-made bike giving freedom back to outdoor enthusiasts with disabilities The Parkdale Community Association needed to build a new…
Contract awarded for north Calgary high school; construction to begin in January – Calgary
After more than a decade of advocacy from parents and community leaders, construction on the long-awaited North Calgary public high school is set to begin in January 2021. On Friday, the government of Alberta announced Bird Construction, a Calgary-based construction company, was awarded the bid to build the school. “Now during Christmas time, it’s…
Calgary to request confidential access to provincial report into Green Line LRT – Calgary
Amid a back and forth with the province over the Green Line LRT project, Calgary officials are set to formally make a request to the Government of Alberta for confidential access to a consultant report into the project, with the goal of better understanding the province’s concerns with the development. Following a lengthy discussion…
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, dragged in southwest Calgary parking lot: police – Calgary
A pedestrian was rushed to hospital from southwest Calgary on Thursday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle and dragged for an unknown distance, according to police. Police said the collision happened outside the Oakridge Co-op on Southland Drive. The elderly man was struck by a black vehicle, and then dragged. The man sustained…