We understand there has been some confusion and misinterpretation of the Single-Use Items Bylaw and want to help Calgarians understand what the bylaw actually entails. Here are some myth-busting facts:

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calgary.ca/singleuse ❌ Myth: The City has banned plastic bags

✔️ Fact: The City has not banned plastic bags.
✔️ Fact: The Federal Single-use Plastics Regulations ban six problematic and hard to recycle single-use plastic items from being manufactured and distributed in Canada.

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Happy Pride Week Calgary 🏳️‍🌈!

For #tbt this week, we are taking a look at a beautiful NW house that has ties to the 2SLGBTQ+ community – the Arthur Bishop Residence. The home was built in 1912 for Arthur Herbert Bishop, a carpenter & property investor, during Calgary’s first population boom (1907-13). The Bishop Residence is a good example of a substantial house from the period, & is symbolic of the founding & development of Crescent Heights.

For this week’s #TBT we want to make your heart SAUR with a little nostalgia, and suggest a place to visit this upcoming family day long weekend. We all know and love Dinny the Dinosaur, the concreate Brontosaurus 🦕 who has stood watch @calgaryzoo since 1937. Constructed of hand formed concrete placed on a steel and wire mesh armature, Dinny is 12 metres tall and 36 metres long. Did you know that even though he’s hollow inside he weighs in at 110 tonnes?

We have heard concerns circulating about the development permit for a Dairy Queen at 1906 Centre St NE. The original building was destroyed in a fire in 2019. We empathize with the owner and franchisee in navigating a difficult situation in trying to rebuild this business. 1/5 In circumstances such as this, applicants have the ability to build a like-for-like structure to replace the original building. This is an option for any business owner in this situation. 2/5

To celebrate Earth Day 🌎 we’re taking a look at one of our natural spaces with a long history - 12 Mile Coulee Park. An important Cultural Landscape, numerous archaeological sites have been recorded within and adjacent to the Park, some dating to nearly 8000 years ago. 1/5 More than 15 archaeological sites were recorded within and adjacent to the park. They range from stone circle (tipis) sites and small artifact scatters, to stone cairns found along the coulee's edge. There is also a significant bison hunting location near the north end. 2/5

How has the demand for City services changed over the last few years?

It has remained consistent in some areas & grown in others. This is a reflection of the growing size & complexity of our city. Here are a few key highlights. (thread) 🔨 We've seen a 30% increase in home renovation project permit applications this year.

We've also seen a dramatic increase in non-standard proposals related to development applications. That means that developers are doing things in new ways in 2020.

When you get up in the morning & brush your teeth, you probably don’t think about how that tap water got to you.

High-quality tap water costs less than one cent per glass in Calgary. That’s 500 times less expensive than bottled water. Here’s a thread of fun water facts 👇 Our three wastewater treatment plants treat over 300,000 litres of wastewater per minute – the equivalent of over 57,000 dump trucks of sewage a day.

Calgary Transit’s mission is to connect you with people & places you care about by providing safe, accessible, reliable & courteous public transportation.

But how do we achieve that mission & how do the numbers break down? If you’re into stats, this is the thread for you 👇 It costs $0.48 per kilometer to drive, versus $0.27 per kilometer to use @calgarytransit over an average trip of about 12 km.

So that means it costs $6.02 to drive an average car on an average trip versus the $3.40 for a single-ride fare to make the same trip on Calgary Transit.

Earlier this week, it came to our attention that someone had installed bench plaques at Bowmont Park. Due to our policy around commemorative plaques and graffiti, we removed them.

But we heard from Calgarians that you loved the sayings and you wanted them to stay. (thread) We listened & reinstalled all the plaques. As The City, we have to err on the side of caution - but in this case, it was a bit too cautious.

Listening to what’s important to Calgarians is part of our job. If we can make changes for a better outcome, that’s what we’ll do.

With the beautiful weather we’ve been having, we hate to say it – but winter is coming.

The good news is that we are ready with supports to help businesses continue their operations safely. (thread) Council has waived several permit fees until April 2021.
✅ Development permits for outdoor cafes, changes of use & more.
✅ Building permits related to outdoor cafes & dividers to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
✅ Fees related to construction intended to extend the patio season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made some changes to our services. Our infectious disease plan is in place and things are going according to schedule; we are maintaining essential services and supporting public health measures. Here’s what you need to know (thread). Green cart collection will remain at every other week. No extra bags of yard waste or garbage will be picked up starting March 24. City landfills will stay on the six-day schedule; only credit/debit cards are accepted.

Today we're mailing more than half a million property and business #assessment notices. The Customer Review Period also begins today and runs through March 12. Visit calgary.ca/assessment or call 403-268-2888 for more info. #yyccc The average assessed value of a single family home in #yyc is up 2% from 2017 to $480K while the average assessed value of a condo is $260K (down from $270K in 2017)