Calgary’s rezoning repeal public hearing is now complete, after two weeks of speakers on the contentious city planning issue. Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas closed the public hearing shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, with 411 speakers presenting, 554 having signed up to speak, and 3,293 written submissions received and distributed. In comparison, the 2024 […]
Attention Calgary: if we make it harder to build housing and go back on our signed agreements with the feds, 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. #yyc #yyccc #Housing #cdnpoli
See Charlottetown, Markham, and Miramichi, from today: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/media-newsroom/news-releases/2026/update-housing-accelerator-fund-agreements-charlottetown-markham-miramichi
RE: https://mastodon.world/@vsp/116299536518919338
FYI: I showed up to city hall and said don't repeal re-zoning. #yyccc #yyc
It's a bad idea.
I also flagged the dozens of unfilled Affordability Taskforce recommendations that this council is still sitting on their tufts on.
My frustration? My rent has gone up 33% and council is paralyzed.
While many of the councillors campaigned on a certain viewpoint in the rezoning debate, is there anything that would sway their viewpoint? After all, there's this notion of being amenable to persuasion... #yyc #yyccc #calgary
Several sitting Calgary city councillors believe they can remain ‘amenable to persuasion,’ though most held a strong position on citywide rezoning during Calgary’s 2025 municipal election. With the first week of Calgary’s rezoning repeal public hearing wrapping up, Calgary city councillors have heard from roughly 300 citizens with varying perspectives on the issue, largely falling […]
Tonight I joined city council to chat about the push to repeal the zoning changes that were originally part of the 39 recommendations of the Housing Affordability Taskforce from 2023.
It was done on behalf of the Downtown Core Neighbourhood Association.
Give it a listen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE__puNt52M&feature=youtu.be
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Vincent St. Pierre 🇨🇦
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