Calling all budding filmmakers! Put on your director’s hat, grab your camera, and help make our city’s streets safer for everyone.

As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to further public traffic safety education, the Mobility team is launching a new public education contest targeting Calgary students registered in Grades 6-12.

The Travel Safe Student Video Contest invites students to create an original short video to promote safety while traveling on city streets, sidewalks and/or pathways. The contest is run by the City of Calgary with support from additional community partners including the Calgary Police Service and Calgary Public Library

The City encourages residents to be water-wise and use a rain barrel this spring

Calgary is currently experiencing drought conditions. Together we can make every drop count in our yards by using water wisely. Harnessing rainwater for watering your yard and garden is a simple, yet effective way to reduce your water use by acting as a backup source of water during this drought.

Community Cleanup events save residents a trip to the landfill for items that do not fit in their black carts. The City of Calgary suppled packer trucks with crews, funds for advertising and promotion, face coverings, sanitizer, gloves, and garbage bags for community volunteers. This service is free of charge to all Calgarians.

All Community Cleanup events occur on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the spring and fall session.

Please note, the dates listed below are subject to change Please check with your local Community Association for more information regarding specific details and times of events, and opportunities to volunteer.

The Calgary Soccer Centre (CSC) has been experiencing increased demand for indoor multi-use recreation space for its users. The site currently has three (3) artificial turf (AT) fields and one (1) Class B natural turf field.

This project will incorporate much needed upgrades to the Class B natural turf field by converting it to an artificial turf field which will be covered by an air supported structure (dome) and attached amenity building for year-round opportunities to practice, play, train and compete in.

During a recent Special Meeting of Council, a group of councillors brought forward a Notice of Motion to hold a plebiscite on the city-wide rezoning changes recommended in the City of Calgary's Housing Strategy. This motion was ultimately defeated, with Councillor Carra being among the eight council members who voted against the Notice of Motion. Below is additional insights into the rationale behind this decision. 

The 57th Annual Pathway and River Cleanup activates thousands of volunteers who generously donate their time to help clean up Calgary.

The 2024 Pathway and River Cleanup is May 3 – 5, 2024.

Calgarians are invited to share their thoughts on what effective representation at the municipal level means to them. This public engagement is part of a larger review being conducted by the Ward Boundary Commission as directed by Calgary City Council in June 2023.

This review won’t change the number of wards or Councillors in Calgary, and it is not about individual members of Council. The purpose is to understand how Calgarians want to be represented by Council, what that could look like in the future, as well as looking at the role of Council and the effectiveness of the systems they work within. Your feedback will be used to inform recommendations made to City Council by the Commission. 

Calgary is in a housing crisis and we need more homes.

One of the Housing Affordability Task Force Recommendations is to implement inclusive zoning throughout the city to help fix our growing housing supply shortage.

How will rezoning help?

Because inclusive zoning means more housing. By eliminating red tape and streamlining our costs and processes, we are allowing more variety of housing to be build faster and with less upfront costs.

Our office has heard from community members asking how changes to exclusionary zoning will affect Ward 9’s established communities. Below are some of these frequently asked questions.

Mark your calendars! The Youth Employment Centre’s 25th annual Youth Hiring Fair is rolling into the Big Four Building on Thursday, March 28 from 1:30 to 6 p.m.

If you are between the ages of 15-24, this is your opportunity to secure a part-time, full-time, permanent or seasonal job. With 80+ employers, the event is a hub of possibilities to obtain meaningful employment.

This event is the largest youth hiring fair in Calgary. Since 1999, over 1,900 employers have attended YEC’s hiring fairs, serving over 92,000 youth.

A special morning spent visiting the team at Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids.

Thanks to the incredible dedication of hundreds of volunteers in over 30 community kitchens across Calgary, BB4CK is able to deliver 6000+ lunches every single day to students in more than 230 schools all over the city.

With 21% of Calgarians reporting struggles with food security and the ability to buy groceries for themselves and their families, BB4CK is helping to bridge the gap for kids that may otherwise go without.

Through a partnership with GFL Environmental, The City of Calgary officially has a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to provide additional recycling services and increased recycling capacity to Calgarians.

The new facility is just outside the city limits in Rocky View County, and is owned and operated by GFL. The MRF leverages cutting-edge sorting technology, including Al robotics, ballistics, and optical sorters that use digital recognition to identify and separate and sort recyclables in milliseconds.

By recycling, we conserve resources by putting materials back to productive uses. Recycling also helps conserve finite space in our landfills through significant waste diversion. GFL ensures that recyclables only go to legitimate recyclers that have been screened through a comprehensive vetting process, and operates in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations.

The Greater Forest Lawn Local Area Planning project team will be hosting the next Community Conversation Series on Thursday, February 22 and Wednesday, March 13. This is an opportunity to meet with the project team to discuss plans, learn where we are in the planning process, and have your questions answered.

The City of Calgary’s Anti-Racism Program will be hosting its first ever Racial Justice Conference March 18 & 19, 2024.

This in-person event will run from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, and is free for all to attend. The conference will provide opportunities to develop and apply anti-racism knowledge, skills, and practices through speaker presentations, workshops, and more. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Come together to dismantle systemic racism and answer the call to action. Attendees will be able to explore the impacts of systemic racism and co-create transformative anti-racism actions through an intersectional lens. By gathering as racial justice champions, we can take actions to centre our responsibility to each other and to the systemic changes needed to transform lives, as this is key to anti-racism practice. Together we have an opportunity to create relationships and repair systems and practices in a way that serves all Calgarians.

As part of The City’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, The City of Calgary is working to reduce barriers and improve capabilities for Indigenous-owned businesses to sell their goods and services to The City. The first and most important step is engaging with Indigenous communities to hear the challenges and barriers they currently experience when competing for City of Calgary contracts.

The City of Calgary’s Indigenous Procurement Strategy has been created to facilitate valuable discussions and guide the procurement strategy in order to increase opportunities for Indigenous businesses to work with The City.

Nominations are now open for Youth Centrals ‘Youth of Distinctions Awards’ (YODA) is an opportunity to recognize exceptional youth aged 12-18 who stand out in the community.  Theses awards are not academic, rather, they focus on leadership, friendship, overcoming a personal challenge, and community service.

Single-use items are an opportunity for both businesses and Calgarians to reduce their disposable waste.

Calgary’s Single-use Items Bylaw starts January 16, 2024, to reduce single-use items made from all types of materials, not just plastics. It is focused on preventing waste and promoting reusables through a combination of bylaw requirements and voluntary programs to encourage waste reduction.

Calgary is in a housing crisis. We need more homes. The citywide rezoning proposed in Home is Here: The City of Calgary’s Housing Strategy will help.

If you’re renting or buying, rezoning increases the number and types of homes available in all communities, making homes more affordable. If you own property, you’ll have more options to meet your future needs.

The City wants to hear from you on citywide rezoning. Provide your input online, attend one of the virtual or in-person information sessions, and participate in the Public Hearing of Council on April 22, 2024.

2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the Calgary Awards. Each year, individuals, corporations, community groups, and organizations are nominated in five major award categories, for a total of 13 awards.

With extreme cold weather conditions in the forecast, please note the following supports and resources available to any Calgarian experiencing homelessness or vulnerabilities.

For more information, call/text/chat 211 or visit ab.211.ca 24-hours a day.
If you see someone who needs help, you can call the HELP Team at 403-998-7388.
If someone is in serious distress or non-responsive, call 9-1-1.
For more information, visit calgaryhomeless.com/ccewr