Picture of the old downtown Hudson's Bay building. It's vacant.
Maybe they could turn the old downtown Hudson's Bay building into a brewery
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Picture of the old downtown Hudson's Bay building. It's vacant.
Maybe they could turn the old downtown Hudson's Bay building into a brewery
John Michael McGrath: “The persistence of homelessness in wealthy countries is a policy choice...
“And according to a new report from one of the province’s budgetary watchdogs, it’s going to get worse.” www.tvo.org/article/anal...
"To be clear, the item that passed on March 11 is just to have a consideration by council on whether capital & operational costs for this application should be further considered by council as part of the four-year budget.”
#YYCSprawl
Pro tip: Dishwashers love commitment.
Only run them when they’re full — half loads are so last season.
Water restrictions come into effect today March 9th. Every load counts! 💧👕
#yyc #bsfm
newsroom.calgary.ca/water-restri...
Calgary police say a man hit by vehicle on Nose Hill Drive N.W. on Tuesday morning was changing his tire when he was struck, suffering life-altering injuries.
That would be ideal. Train strategy coming from province soon.
"To walk or take transit is a public act which makes street a safer component of community. To drive is a private act which turns the street into a utility."
—Peter Calthorpe
Hard to get new Sprawl members nowadays! So busy w/ stories that I don't have time to make proper appeals. Also I feel like I've said the same thing 1000x and am sick of hearing myself say it. Even so—if you value independent journalism, pls support our work! sprawlcalgary.fundjournalism.org/donate/
That’s what happens when you procrastinate in the biggest way possible.
What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material.
Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.
March 8, 2026 - Tehran at sunrise today. But the sun is hidden behind a sky filled with smoke. After a night of intensive strikes on oil facilities, thick black clouds now hang over the city, turning morning into something that feels like night.
the perfect hi-viz uniform for your second grader
Anderson Cooper: “So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”
Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing.” #HousingFirst #UrbanTruth
The BikeBike Dispatch: March 2025
Who else is sick of our increasingly unaffordable world?
Read here -> www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi...
Save your CPP needs a lot more signatures,please!
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don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free
Super interesting.
For a personal finance story, I'm looking to speak with Canadians about transportation costs + housing. Did you buy a more affordable house farther out, then find vehicle costs + travel time added up? Or are you considering transportation in a house hunt? DM or email cailynn.klingbeil@gmail.com Thx!
I hope every town in BC picks a slightly different time.
Danielle Smith nailing diversifying the economy #ableg
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
What’s your view on whether this or Venezuela are going to affect China’s energy appetite? You would think they saw these moves coming. Will they look for supply elsewhere?
Today is the last day for Calgarians to take the city's survey on the Green Line alignment through the downtown core.
The survey will be used for a functional study on an elevated line from Victoria Park down 10 Ave and up 2 Street SW.
engage.calgary.ca/greenlinedow...
David Eby speaking in a room of kids
BREAKING - B.C. is switching to permanent daylight saving time, making this week's time change the last one in the province. Announcement is live here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Canada's former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy: "We invoke international law and the 'rules based order' when adversaries engage in unlawful actions, but abandon those same rules entirely when it's the Americans — whose gov't 60% of Canadians see as a threat"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
This is just getting ridiculous
Tamarind is open again?
They just effectively increased taxes on any business that owns or rents office, retail or commercial space. The city has provided an analysis on property tax increase for a residential home, but not yet for commercial.
