14 Street construction causing some Calgary businesses to close their doors – Calgary
The end is in sight for the construction that has tied up 14 Street S.W. for almost two years and for some businesses in the Glenmore Landing shopping mall, it can’t come soon enough. Betty Jacobs is the owner of Ducks Fashion and said at the start, the impact didn’t seem too bad. After a…
New distillery-bistro to be built in downtown Okotoks – Calgary
A new brewery will soon be setting up shop in the heart of downtown Okotoks, Alta. Okotoks officials announced on Monday that the owners of Banded Peak Ventures Inc. had signed an agreement to purchase the Olde Towne Landmark Site with the intention of opening a craft distillery, restaurant and lounge. The building, on the…
Alberta’s Springbank off-stream reservoir receives $187M in federal funding – Calgary
The Springbank off-stream reservoir project, a response to the 2013 flood in southern Alberta, is one step closer with funding from the federal government. Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Phillipe Champagne, announced $168.5 million to go to the development of the project located 15 kilometers west of Calgary. “We heard from citizens who have been…
Woman arrested after crash on Calgary’s Reconciliation Bridge – Calgary
Calgary police have arrested a woman following a crash on the Reconciliation Bridge Tuesday morning. Global News video from the scene showed a dark-coloured Nissan SUV with front-end damage next to some wrecked construction pylons. READ MORE: Calgary police remind motorists to not leave vehicles unattended Police said the vehicle was stolen and that charges…
Urban farm finds new home in southeast Calgary – Calgary
An urban farm that’s been fighting to keep its home in northwest Calgary has struck a deal with the province that will see it moved to a new location. Last summer Grow Calgary was ordered to vacate the property near Winsport due to construction of the southwest ring road. Their lease was set to expire…
Cochrane RCMP seek tips as investigation into massive condo fire continues – Calgary
RCMP are urging members of the public to come forward with information on a massive condo fire in Cochrane last spring that damaged dozens of homes. READ MORE: Cochrane fire by far worst blaze in nearly two decades: investigator The fire in the community of Fireside sparked on the morning of June 6, 2018. A…
Deadline looms for Grow Calgary as province moves ahead with ring road construction – Calgary
The clock is ticking for Grow Calgary, Canada’s largest community farm, as the province moves forward with construction of the west leg of Calgary’s ring road. The Alberta government gave the farm until Jan. 31 to leave the property, but Grow Calgary organizers are still pushing to operate on the land, even during road construction….
Calgary bar and restaurant owners hope for Flames playoff run, delayed construction on 17 Avenue – Calgary
For Calgary businesses on 17 Avenue S.W., the intermittent construction to rebuild the city’s bar and restaurant strip can’t end soon enough. But with the Calgary Flames a near-lock for the NHL playoffs, bars and restaurants are hoping that construction in 2019 is delayed for a resurrection of the Red Mile. “In terms of the…
Calgary’s BMO Centre expansion plans now front and centre with new funding model – Calgary
Calgary city council will soon see a plan to move forward with the BMO Centre expansion. All three levels of government need to come on board, but a funding model that could add hundreds of millions of dollars worth of jobs to the city is now in place for the mega project. Called the Community Revitalization…
Calgary’s 17 Avenue S.W. opens after months of construction – Calgary
Construction is wrapping up on Calgary’s 17 Avenue S.W. entertainment strip this weekend — just in time for holiday shopping. In the district, 17 Avenue S.W. between Macleod Trail and 14 Street S.W. is now open until the spring 2019 construction season starts. Bus routes are back to normal with Calgary Transit relocating bus routes…