Mayor @JyotiGondek speaking now. She is joined by Councillors @YYCTKW and @RajDhaliwal_YYC. Gondek says the prior to release conditions on the development permit came from the Calgary Planning Commission. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says this is a common factor in development permits. She says CSEC knew climate resiliency was a requirement one year ago. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says it was well known with CSEC prior to the election of this new council. She says the City of Calgary is insisting on things like sidewalks. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says the expectation that when a development permit goes to planning commission, climate resiliency is one factor that the building is scrutinized under. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
NEW: Mayor Gondek says she is committed to getting the $3.8M for the climate mitigation from provincial and federal partners. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says the city’s contribution is $307.4M, not $287M as CSEC said. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
On the Dec 23 no-go date, Gondek says she learned there was no ability from CSEC to pay for this. Both her and Edwards agreed to go public on the deal falling through. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says she is disappointed that the building isn’t being built. She says the goal was shovels in the ground by Jan 2022. She calls it an unreal sense of loss. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says administration is working on next steps and updates will be coming soon. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says it’s hard to say whether things will get cheaper over time due to the supply chain. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Alright that’s it for this one. Stay tuned for more. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

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22 Dec
CSEC President and CEO John Bean says it's been a long and bump road regarding the arena deal. He thanks administration at the City of Calgary and the fans for their feedback. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Bean says the primary objective of the project was to provide a first-class entertainment centre for Calgarians. But "it's clear the City and CSEC have been unable to resolve issues" regarding costs. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Bean says the City of Calgary informed CSEC in July they wouldn't be able to fufill their half of the arena will costs increasing, so CSEC offered to take a higher amount of the price tag and shoulder additional costs. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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22 Dec
Mayor @JyotiGondek says she was told by Murray Edwards that CSEC partners weren’t okay with additional costs for road right of way and public realm improvements and climate mitigation and that’s why deal is off. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says Murray Edwards tried to get his partners with CSEC on board. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Mayor Gondek says the city was surprised by this move by CSEC. She said there were concerns but wasn’t expecting it would kill the deal. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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21 Dec
Premier Jason Kenney says Omicron represented 52% of all new COVID-19 cases in Alberta as of Dec 18.

Kenney says getting a booster dose of the vaccine is the "single most important thing you can do."

#YYC #COVID19AB @GlobalCalgary
Kenney says the provincial government will be expanding the number of sites to get the shot across the province. He says they'll be "moving heaven and earth" to get boosters into arms. #YYC #COVID19AB @GlobalCalgary
Kenney says demand for rapid tests is outstripping supply. He says the province is working to privately procure 10M rapid tests on top of supply from Ottawa. #YYC #COVID19AB @GlobalCalgary
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21 Dec
JUST IN: Alberta NDP announces Thomas Dang has stepped down from caucus after RCMP executed a search warrant on his home. NDP leader Rachel Notley says they aren't aware of the specifics. #YYC #Ableg @GlobalCalgary
Notley says the NDP doesn't know what the allegation is. She says Dang told the NDP that he wasn't home when the RCMP searched his home. #YYC #ABleg @GlobalCalgary
Notley says based on the dates on the warrant, the party is speculating that it has to do with an information breach with Alberta Health in which Dang contacted authorities to notify them about. #YYC #ABleg @GlobalCalgary
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20 Dec
We’re back!
Good morning from City Hall where Calgary City Council is meeting for the final time in 2021. A few items of interest on the agenda today including the Bill 21 discussion. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary Image
A few recognitions to kickstart the meeting. Then council will do question period, and then sort out the items of urgent business. Mayor Gondek says she’ll be asking for help from the clerk to get this work done “expeditiously.” #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
There are no land use items or public hearings on the agenda. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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9 Dec
The Alberta Teachers' Association is holding a virtual press conference right now in response to Minister LaGrange's statement from this morning. #YYC #ABleg @GlobalCalgary
ATA President Jason Schilling says LaGrange removing disciplinary duties from the ATA would destabilize the the education system in Alberta, and is a distraction from the Minister's handling of the education portfolio. #YYC #ABleg @GlobalCalgary
Schilling says the Government of Alberta is spinning the Michael Gregory sexual misconduct case, and adds the province also didn't report the case to police when they received the report of the ATA hearing. #YYC #ABleg @GlobalCalgary
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