One day into being the new Mayor of Calgary, Jeromy Farkas delivered his first post-election speech to the Calgary business community and answered questions about the future of the city at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce fireside chat. That chat, hosted by Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Yedlin, was one that emphasized the continuity […] The post ‘We are one city, we are one council’: Mayor Farkas delivers message to business community appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.| LiveWire Calgary
Ward 7 Coun. Myke Atkinson summed up how many of the newly sworn-in councillors felt after Wednesday night’s ceremony. “It’s real,” he said. “My head’s tingling a little bit.” Atkinson was among 10 new councillors who took the oath of office Oct. 29 at Calgary city hall, the largest rookie class in nearly a century. […] The post Ready to work: Calgary’s 2025 to 2029 city council sworn in appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.| LiveWire Calgary
Despite their tense negotiations, one thing stayed top of mind for both the Alberta government and teachers, the well being of students. For Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides, getting students back in the classroom, where they belong, was the reason Bill 2: The Back to School Act, was necessary. After a 20-day teachers’ […] The post Exams in jeopardy: Education Minister plans supports for return to school appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.| LiveWire Calgary
While overall employee satisfaction among Calgary police officers has been on a steady rise since 2022, both the Calgary Police Service (CPS) executive and the union representing sworn members say more officers are needed to keep numbers improving. The Calgary Police Service Employee Engagement Survey was released this week and discussed at the Oct. 29 […] The post More police officers needed to keep CPS engagement numbers rising, says CPA appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.| LiveWire Calgary
The Martin Family Legacy Garden, a first-of-its-kind dementia inclusive park in Canada, has received a provincial accolade representing the work done to make dementia patients more connected to the Forest Lawn community. The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) bestowed Parks Foundation Calgary with their 2025 Parks Excellence Award for the park, which is set […] The post Parks Foundation receives provincial award for Canada’s first dementia-inclusive park appeared first on Liv...| LiveWire Calgary
At least 60 years of institutional knowledge will be lost with Calgary’s next election. Does it even matter?| LiveWire Calgary
The University of Calgary’s Board of Governors has approved a slate of tuition and fee increases for the 2025-2026 academic year, a move that the students’ union expressed concern was coming during a cost of living crisis. According to the Board of Governors website, domestic tuition for undergraduate programs, course-based graduate programs and professional graduate […]| LiveWire Calgary
