CEMA Chief Sue Henry is now providing a COVID-19 update. She says Alta has the highest case count in Canada per 100,000 pop. #yyccc
Henry says Calgary now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any time during the pandemic. Variants now make up 64% of cases.
Henry says COVID related ICU admissions in Calgary are now at a record high since the pandemic started.
Chief Henry says there has been no flattening of the curve in Calgary since restrictions were tightened earlier this month.
Chief Henry says the City is assisting AHS with boosting testing capacity in the coming days. No details on this.
She tells #yyccc that about 24 pc of Albertans have had one vaccine shot and it's expected that will double by the end of May. But she says the pandemic may still get worse before it gets better.
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Coun Farkas has put forward this motion, seconded by Coun Chu. #yyccc
Coun Carra calls it grandstanding, says he will not support it. Coun Farrell says members of council should put in the work and know the issues. #yyccc
Coun Woolley notes that DT parking rates have come down since peak pre-2014 and council should not be directing how the police operate. He says these don't fit the downtown plan and he won't support this. #yyccc
Coun Davison agrees this decision is a no-brainer. It's about securing the quality of life for all citizens. Downtown property values have dropped $18 billion he says. Calgary's challenges are bigger than anywhere else in North America, he points out. #yyccc
Davison says this is about expanding the tax base, not boosting property tax rates. He says investors want security and once city gives that, it's job is to get out of the way.
By saying yes to the strategy and investing money, Davison says it will draw new investment and business to Calgary. #yyccc