Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg’s decision to go with new curbside collection providers ramps up unnecessary costs for taxpayers as the market for recyclables softens
Category: Municipal
Civic renewal that drains the soul – and people – from communities
Reading Time: 4 minutes When investor neighbourhoods replace residential ones, civic sustainability is the big loser
It’s not easy doing business in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes We placed a dismal 18th for ease of doing business, even behind such countries as Georgia and Macedonia
Open the door to more affordable housing in Calgary
Reading Time: 3 minutes Calgary’s new city council must encourage secondary suites, remove parking requirements and streamline permit processes
Ramping up immigration without a broad-based plan disastrous
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government’s plan to substantially increase new arrivals requires close co-ordination with provincial and municipal officials
Taking the air out of Airbnb
Reading Time: 3 minutes Toronto and Vancouver have restricted Airbnb listings to a primary residence. The number of listings is dropping fast
Courting Amazon: the ends don’t always justify the means
Reading Time: 3 minutes Incentive packages often include tax breaks on property, income or permit exemptions – and taxpayers pay the freight
Calgary’s potential for renaissance can be found in its history
Reading Time: 4 minutes Here’s how the best of the city’s founders would approach the problem of rebuilding the city
For the sake of our kids, Calgary must end the anti-fluoride folly
Reading Time: 4 minutes Poor dental health in childhood becomes a lifelong burden, with consequences for those who can least afford dental care
Calgary’s down, but is it out?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A former Calgarian returns to find empty office space, a battle over a multimillion-dollar hockey rink, and deserted restaurants and hotels