Logan Stein

Dec 11, 2024 | calgary.citynews.ca | Logan Stein

Calgarians continue to fight back against blanket rezoning as the case returns to court Wednesday. A judge is expected to rule on the merits of blanket rezoning, the decision not to hold a plebiscite, and whether or not the policy should be reversed. There are hundreds of people involved in the court challenge, which had its first court hearing in October. A GoFundMe raising money for the cause has raised nearly $150,000.

Oct 29, 2024 | calgary.citynews.ca | Lauryn Heintz |Logan Stein

City council will debate Tuesday whether or not to ask the province to close the supervised drug consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, and some Calgarians are planning to gather in opposition. Coun. Dan McLean has put forward a Notice of Motion asking council advocate to the Alberta government for the closure of the site. He cites the province's move to the Alberta Recovery Model, which adopts a so-called recovery-oriented approach, as justification for his decision.

Sep 27, 2024 | calgary.citynews.ca | Logan Stein |Lauryn Heintz

In the wake of the news that Red Deer's supervised consumption site will close by spring, questions are swirling about the future of a similar facility in Calgary's downtown core. Opening its doors in October 2017, the Safeworks Supervised Consumption Site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, provides a place where people who use drugs are monitored in a hygenic environment to reduce the harm of substance use.

Sep 13, 2024 | calgary.citynews.ca | Logan Stein

Calgary's noise bylaw is shifting gears, and soon it could be easier for bylaw officers to give drivers tickets for noisy vehicles. A unanimous decision at Thursday's Community Development Committee means council will vote to include new fines for "objectionable noise" and give traffic officers more discretion to give tickets. "If I may just set some reasonable expectations - noise enforcement is always difficult.

Sep 10, 2024 | calgary.citynews.ca | Logan Stein

Returning from summer break, all of Calgary city council will get together Tuesday for the first official meeting in over a month. This fall is expected to be a busy one, with a number of pressing items on the minds of politicians and citizens alike. There are lots of redevelopment signs around the city right now, and council plans on looking at some land-use amendments at Tuesday's meeting. It continues to be a hot topic, and there's almost a dozen proposals on the agenda for today.