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THE CALGARY HERALD

2012

• Feb-11 - Fire crews extinguish T'suu Tiina landfill blaze
• Feb-10 - Smoky landfill fire out but controversy still burns
• Feb-1 - Analysis: 15 Couches or team building?
• Jan-31 - Council's group therapy aims for harmony
• Jan-30 - Mayor Nenshi calls in psychologist to help council get along
• Jan-25 - Calgary council not impressed with $900 000 spent for public budget consultations
• Jan-12 - Colley-Urquhart: Time to take drug growers' power theft seriously
• Jan-2 - When logic doesn't add up

2011

• Dec-21 - Taxi industry seeks more cabs on Calgary streets
• Dec-20 - Council sets strategy to ease shortage of taxis in Calgary
• Dec-10 - Occupy Calgary's inability to coalesce around a leader or an issue spelled its failure
• Dec-7 - Occupy Calgary planning appeal of eviction order
• Dec-7 - Occupy Faces Friday Eviction
• Nov-26 - Council dips into reserves for budget
• Nov-25 - Mayor rebuked for budget remarks
• Nov-10 - Calgary Budget: City managers' poison pill...
• Nov-9 - Stage set for police budget battle
• Nov-6 - Counter-protestr fined after parking truck at Occupy Calgary
• Nov-4 - City must respect Occupy Calgary's right to protest, says Nenshi
• Nov-3 - Occupy protest deal scuttled
• Oct-29 - Occupy Calgary takes some heat
• Oct-25 - Grow op homes leave emotional and physical scars on their Calgary communities
• Oct-25 - Committee structure gets shakeup
• Oct-12 - Transit commission proposal is on right track
• Oct-12 - Alderman proposes a halt to rezoning golf courses and recreation areas
• Oct-10 - Alderman seeks independent commission to oversee Calgary Transit
• Oct-1 - Police say city safer after 18 raids in three days
• Sep-28 - City of Calgary looks to alternatives as it anticipates staff space crunch
• Sep-12 - Reserved Lots at LRT lots proving to be unpopular
• Jul-25 - Emergency radio system archaic, desperately in need of upgrade
• Jun-16 - Smart cards may take in tourism destinations
• Jun-15 - Rising airport tunnel cost cited by detractors as reason to scrap deal
• Apr-21 - Suburbs levy deal pleases no one
• Apr-20 - Suburban growth charges should be negotiated, says planner
• Mar-25 - Enmax interim CEO says time is wrong to remove board chairman
• Mar-24 - Calgary aldermen, mayor at odds over Enmax
• Feb-14 - Council hails squeaky clean procurement report
• Feb-9 - Dissenting aldermen fear Airport Trail tunnel too risky a venture
• Feb-9 - Effort to halt land sale in limbo
• Feb-7 - Pricetag for Calgary airport tunnel stirs up council dissent
• Feb-7 - No tunnel vision
• Feb-6 - Airport project too risky, say aldermen
• Feb-4 - Nenshi looks to Tsuu T'ina for ring road solution
• Feb-4 - Aldermen cast doubts on mayor's tunnel plan
• Feb-3 - Nenshi warns Calgary airport tunnel would delay southeast connector road
• Jan-31 - Alderman almost evenly divided on fluoride question: Herald survey
• Jan-29 - Alderman push to extend LRT free zoner
• Jan-11 - Calgary Fluoride debate delayerd to Jan. 26 to allow more input
• Jan-5 - Alderman rallies support to remove fluoride from Calgary tap water

2010

• Aug-03 - Peace Bridge - how they voted and how it was justified
• Jul-17 - Police funding gaining support
• Jul-14 - Will council back the blue? Or the traditional budget process?
• Jul-06 - Ald. Mar's noise initiative muted until study done
• Jul-01 - Alderman urges city spending review
• Jun-23 - Dismissed Calgary auditor Tracy McTaggart will cost taxpayers up to $100,000
• Jun-22 - Colley-Urquhart is running.... in Ward 13
• Jun-16 - City spending report will be revisited
• Jun-08 - Calgary's city manager says no fraud in city purchasing
• Jun-08 - City Hall set to open its books
• May-21 - Auditor probes City Hall for fraud related to awarding of contracts
• May-18 - Aldermen blast Alberta Health Services over longer ambulance waits
• May-17 - Calgarians wait longer for ambulance response after provincial takeover: data
• May-17 - 'Policy gap' that led to controversial $24.5M Peace Bridge deal fixed: Bronconnier
• May-17 - Standby tow truck project keeps city traffic flowing
• May-17 - Calgary council steps back from airport taxi dispute
• May-17 - Angry Calgary cabbies head to City Hall to protest possible airport taxi monopoly
• Apr-20 - Audit city auditor
• Apr-20 - Initiative aims to make Calgary a world leader in telework
• Apr-19 - Calgary telework promotions initiative taking shape
• Apr-13 - City tax hike set at 3.9%; average bill goes up $82
• Apr-13 - Residents feel 'cheated' by plan to turn S.W. golf course into high-end housing
• Apr-13 - Millrise fire victims may get break on property taxes
• Mar-22 - Alderman calls for hiring of more transit officers
• Mar-12 - Public to Help Shape snow clearing
• Mar-09 - Chinatown funding approved
• Mar-09 - Aldermen seek full Deerfoot disclosure
• Mar-08 - Calgary to get tally on costs of taking over Deerfoot Trail
• Mar-05 - Council asks for report about potential Deerfoot Trail takeover
• Feb-25 - Man faces 16 cahrges in grow op arson
• Feb-22 - City Hall braces for cash shortfall
• Feb-19 - Auditor raps city over tenders; Calatrava bridge
• Feb-17 - Three transit workers cheated city, lose jobs
• Feb-17 - Roving tow trucks clear disabled cars
• Feb-15 - Calgary alderman proposes BRT study in wake of funding crunch
• Feb-13 - Methadone clinic debate looms again
• Feb-08 - Deerfoot upkeep may return to city
• Feb-02 - Big snow ruts on your street? Calgary has a $10 million answer
• Jan-21 - Standby tow truck program approved
• Jan-18 - Calgary Council to vote on tow truck program

2009

• Nov-24 - Marijuana grow op found again in Edgemont home
• Nov-24 - Calgary tax hike trimmed to 4.8%
• Nov-23 - While looking for cuts, Calgary Council decides to spend more to clean up graffiti
• Nov-23 - Council hesitant to slash budget
• Nov-23 - Calgary council rejects new transit peace officers, LRT lot fee reduction
• Nov-20 - Calgary's parking revenue called cash cow for city
• Nov-18 - Proposed hike in Calgary parking fines unpopular Aldermen fear wrath of voters
• Nov-13 - Cab company poll
• Nov-10 - Calgary Council content with 5 percent tax hike
• Nov-02 - Calgary inching towards $500,000 tow truck proposal
• Oct-31 - City urged to install standby tow trucks
• Oct-16 - Kirpans allowed at Vancouver Olympics
• Oct-10 - Basement suites hit brick walls
• Oct-08 - $50 fines coming to Calgary park-and-riders who back into stalls
• Oct-09 - Calgary aldermen again seek end to parking fees at LRT lots
• Oct-05 - Budget battles loom at Calgary City Hall
• Sep-29 - Calgary seeks hearings on power line proposal
• Sep-29 - City fears province will cut policing
• Sep-29 - No extra cash coming for Calgary's snow removal
• Sep-20 - Calgary alderman wants review of policy on Sikh kirpans
• Sep-20 - Snow sense at Council still slip slidin' away
• Sep-17 - Council must do U-turn on dumping Race City
• Sep-11 - Council opposes Calgary-Edmonton power lines on cost
• Jul-27 - Calgary Council tackles touchy topics before break
• Jul-27 - Calgary City Council votes to look at broader approach for allowing methadone clinics
• Jul-27 - Calgary aldermen want zoning changed for city clinic
• Jul-05 - Traffic barriers urged for City Hall
• Jun-15 - Half of Calgary's council gets failing grade: Report Card
• Jun-12 - Leaked Calgary police document causes worries all around
• May-16 - Police urged to assess transit security takeover
• May-14 - Calgary Council mulls 220-km network for carpoolers, fine hikes
• May-03 - Methadone clinic's biggest headache is misperceptions
• Apr-22 - Memorial Drive debate continues in City Hall
• Apr-08 - Calgary faces tax rise, project delays with Alberta budget's $4.7B deficit
• Apr-03 - Child in protective care after $3.5M Calgary drug raids
• Mar-24 - Ring road going to Tsuu T'ina vote
• Mar-20 - Calgary agencies struggle to serve immigrants' needs
• Mar-19 - Transit moves forward with safety recommendations
• Mar-18 - Debate continues over Deerfoot speed cameras
• Mar-14 - Speed targeted in safety review
• Mar-14 - Calgary police hope to broker gang truce
• Feb-27 - Cecil Hotel no more
• Feb-18 - Artificial turf soccer fields could cast Calgary $2.75M
• Feb-14 - Transit perception worse than reality, but merits attention
• Feb-14 - Nine-month limit suggested for roadside tributes
• Feb-13 - City proposes new roadside memorial regulations
• Feb-13 - Better transit security urged
• Feb-04 - Trying to park safely earns Calgarians parking tickets
• Feb-04 - No money right now for artificial soccer fields
• Feb-04 - Alderman says timing bad for costly office renovation
• Jan-30 - Artificial turf on Calgary's public soccer fields
• Jan-29 - Council has plenty of projects to pitch
• Jan-27 - Council keeping pay hike, parking increase
• Jan-26 - Calgary council declines debate on aldermen salary hike
• Jan-24 - Mayor halved travel costs in '08
• Jan-23 - Shaw-Nee Slopes developer tries to woo opponents
• Jan-21 - Aldermen debate disclosure of details on office expenses
• Jan-20 - Give Calgary Transit a break
• Jan-18 - Transit drivers rack up tickets
• Jan-13 - Aldermen fail to stop $25M bridge

2008

• Dec-30 - Alderman fears fallout over home assessments
• Dec-16 - Attempt to stall bridge fails
• Dec-14 - Council to discuss Shaw-Nee
• Dec-11 - Save the course
• Dec-10 - Savings, well possible ways fund
• Dec-09 - New tactics in bridge battle
• Dec-09 - City nearing deal to buy Cecil
• Dec-06 - Turf golf course idea
• Dec-03 - Council urged to buy golf land
• Nov-17 - City Budget battle looms
• Nov-16 - Counicl faces budget backlash
• Nov-15 - Sending budget back for cutting
• Nov-14 - Mayor backtracks in budget battle
• Nov-13 - A new plan
• Nov-10 - Alderman balk at adding staff as economy sinks
• Nov-10 - Alderman rallies tax fighters
• Nov-07 - Get ready to pay extra year's taxes with proposed increase
• Nov-07 - 23 percent property tax bills may rise $262 by 2011
• Nov-03 - Shifting fortunes spell end to an era
• Aug-28 - Suspect's release frustrates Police
• Jul-29 - Anti-littering bylaw stalled by Alderman
• Jul-25 - Bulldoze new taxation
• Jul-24 - Merger control suggested for Deerfoot
• Jul-14 - Support to ban spraying dries up
• Jun-11 - City pulls sex-trade photo exhibit
• Jun-02 - EMS switch frees up to 15M
• May-30 - Paramedics stripped of right to walk off the job
• May-28 - Aldermen off on $30,000 trip
• May-20 - Grow-ops sprout in upscale burbs
• May-09 - Alderman urges Council to review flag protocol
• May-08 - Talisman Centre's rook likely to outlast facility
• May-08 - Council takes a hard look at living wage policy

THE CALGARY SUN

2012

• Feb-10 - Alderman demands smoke action
• Feb-10 - Big Plume: 'Sorry for the smoke'
• Feb-2 - Alderman wants medical marijuana grow ops out of residential neighbourhoods
• Feb-2 - Former Price is Right host Bob Barker peeved at Stampede prize
• Feb-1 - Behind the curtain
• Jan-26 - Latouche: Council leans on flawed concepts
• Jan-25 - Council members question pricey budget confab

2011

• Dec-21 - Taxi situation is a bad joke
• Dec-19 - City eyes boost to cab fleet to deal with stiff drunk driving law
• Dec-14 - Alderman questions emergency agency's use for Occupy Calgary
• Nov-2 - Time running out for Occupy Calgary protesters
• Oct-10 - Transit Solutions Sluggish as late C-Trains
• Sep-14 - Steeper transit fees eyed
• May-8 - Airdrie raises pet poop penalty bar
• Mar-24 - Enmax poll 'hijacked' claims alderman
• Mar-17 - Media blamed for whistleblowers
• Mar-7 - Watch city waste money
• Feb-23 - Residents up in arms over ring road plans
• Feb-15 - Cop compromise caps city's tax take
• Feb-14 - Council clash expected at Enmax huddle
• Feb-11 - Suite debate on table
• Jan-24 - We always pay in the city shell game
• Jan-22 - Ticket to success
• Jan-18 - Speed fine revenue could end up in city coffers: alderman
• Jan-18 - To serve and collect
• Jan-2 - External audit slows city contracts probe

2010

• Aug-12 - Lakeview called safe from dozers
• Jul-27 - Halfway house move approved
• Jul-26 - Proposed levy not a slam dunk
• Jul-20 - Cop cash saved
• Jul-19 - Parking priciest in Calgary
• Jul-07 - Police commission vows to fight to keep cop budget
• Jul-06 - Noise bylaw gets muffled
• Jun-22 - Reports to go ahead despite auditor's firing
• Jun-16 - Snow budget boost sought
• Jun-08 - No fraud in city hall: city manager
• May-21 - Accounting anarchy exposed
• Apr-13 - Parking hypocrisy riles aldermen
• Apr-22 - Calatrava audit shows "Issues"
• Mar-28 - City police have strides to make against gangs
• Mar-22 - Council may look at more transit cops
• Mar-08 - Quite the mess before the party
• Feb-24 - Tow Trucks keep traffic moving
• Feb-23 - City projects to go ahead, despite shortfall
• Feb-23 - Bronco owns political podium
• Feb-22 - Bid for change to cycling speed limit shot down
• Feb-18 - Methadone clinic report divides council
• Feb-18 - Calgarians deserve answers
• Feb-17 - City eyes drop in speed limits
• Feb-15 - Bigwigs stall report
• Jan-28 - Alderman eyeing 3D cameras for cops
• Jan-08 - Tow trucks on standby

2009

• Dec-23 - 'Fine' idea heads to Council
• Dec-17 - Top cop focused on distraction Hanson says e-nough to e-mailing behind wheel
• Dec-16 - Alderman tired of sliding Colley-Urquhart driving bid to make winter treads a must
• Dec-15 - Plow-sy last day at city hall
• Dec-14 - Alderman has Calgary Zoo's back
• Dec-11 - City's auditor finds extra cash from taxpayers
• Dec-03 - Drunk driving toll nears homicide losses
• Nov-27 - Anti-Hate rally packs pavilion
• Nov-24 - Bronco's budget battle victory
• Nov-19 - Meter still running on stupidity
• Nov-18 - Probe to be launched into bridge financing
• Nov-03 - Standby tow trucks pondered for peak hours
• Oct-22 - 'Hug-a-thug' crowd should read stats
• Oct-09 - Parking authority told to back up
• Oct-04 - Tory battle lines drawn
• Sep-17 - Cold comfort in snow survey
• Sun-15 - Council approves work on 37th Street
• Sep-06 - Ring Road plan praised
• Sep-05 - Roadblocks won't stop Bronco
• Jul-31 - New bridge vote unlikely
• Jul-28 - Bridge over troubled water
• Jul-17 - Ring Road fear spreads
• May-12 - The way she Druh it up had all the makings of putting city council on road to a major upheaval
• Apr-24 - Standing in front of a big pile of garbage Mayor Bronco is a very happy man
• Apr-18 - Aldermen criticize blue box promotion
• Apr-03 - It's a rare occasion when we get an indication that not everyone at Silly Hall is cuckoo
• Apr-03 - Alderman urges drug house demolition
• Apr-02 - Bottled water ban capped
• Mar-23 - Talk of using red-light cameras to slap lead-footed drivers with careless driving tickets sparks political debate
• Mar-20 - Business gets insight into military needs
• Mar-10 - City's future boats roads less travelled
• Mar-09 - Park and ride fees drive people to park in residential areas
• Feb-23 - Support grows for stun guns
• Feb-23 - New soccer fields put on hold
• Feb-17 - Alderman condemns grow houses
• Feb-14 - Shawnee Slopes gets a mulligan
• Feb-14 - Memorials facing ban
• Feb-11 - Bronco's brigade of bubble-heads still defying logic and bottom line
• Feb-04 - The media is being accused of stirring up taxpayers emotions while Bronco fiddles as money burns .. so much hot air, so little levity
• Feb-04 - Artificial soccer fields a real need say proponents
• Jan-29 - City may draw funds from art program
• Jan-26 - City aldermen are calling for a review and rollback on fees after insider tip said ParkPlus was supposed to save $1.2M
• Jan-26 - Aldermen to keep raise
• Jan-23 - Alderman says layoff plan needs to be developed now
• Jan-23 - Golf course development plans called sub par
• Jan-23 - Every bean counts, so we should listen to those who say freeze the raise at Silly Hall
• Jan-22 - We can thank the ParkPlus system for not being weighed down by coins since downtown on-street parking rates went up
• Jan-22 - City eyes job cuts to save cash
• Jan-20 - Towns using city service told to pay
• Jan-19 - Calgary to cut off services to surrounding communities
• Jan-18 - The market meltdown pushes some on council to take a deep breath before rubber stamping projects
• Jan-13 - Plan to thwart bridges shot down
• Jan-11 - Aldermen taking a $5,000-a-year raise during an economic meltdown deliver nothing less than a slap in the face to taxpayers footing the bill

2008

• Dec-15 - City approves purchase of crime-infested downtown dive
• Dec-10 - Cecil closed
• Dec-10 - Aldermen chided over bridge
• Dec-03 - Millions kicked around for city soccer turfs
• Dec-01 - Around-the-clock Checkstops could prevent tragedies
• Nov-16 - Will the clamor of outrage ringing in his ears wake Bronco from his budget dream, or will he hit the snooze alarm for three years?
• Nov-15 - Bronco needs to haul out the jumbo sized scissors
• Nov-14 - Speak or hold your peace
• Nov-14 - Bronco offers new deal
• Nov-09 - Budget debate goes public
• Nov-08 - Outrage greets tax plan
• Nov-07 - Proposed city tax increase shows 'arrogant disregard' for Calgarians
• Nov-07 - Millions allocated to EMS despite planned provincial takeover
• Nov-06 - As Silly Hall rears its ugly numbers the Common Sense Six will have to play hardball for taxpayers to get any reprieve from the budget
• Nov-02 - Cutting remarks
• Oct-26 - Budget plan blasted
• Aug-28 - Mayor seeks cash for new police
• Aug-25 - Focus on Calgary Crime Plan
• Jul-30 - Alderman Druh the Shrew
• Jul-30 - This council is missing its mandate
• Jul-29 - Litter law delayed
• Jul-24 - Deerfoot safety targeted
• Jul-18 - Asbestos drives health worries
• Jun-02 - Safety feelings eroding City's core
• Jun-02 - City needs to pull back the reins on development near Spruce Meadows
• Jun-01 - Core a concern in crime survey
• May-28 - Silly Hall's Bermuda Triangle of politics conjures one clear mental image
• May-27 - Rising costs downsize arena expansion plans
• May-20 - Police seek LRT security job
• May-17 - Leaders jetting to Quebec junket
• May-13 - City rejects plan for RV parking
• May-08 - Committee approves new Talisman Centre roof

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2011

• Nov-11 - Redford, Nenshi butt heads over Calgary Police budget
• Nov-7 - Council passes plan to remove Occupy Calgary tents
• Nov-3 - Alderman wants city to create transit commission
• Nov-2 - Review needed in Occupy Calgary situation, alderman says
• Jul-25 - Busy day at city council
• Jun-29 - Water tops City Hall meeting
• Mar-25 - Alderman says Enmax survey skewed
• Mar-7 - Secondary suites get debated at city council
• Feb-14 - Alderman promises questions for Enmax Board, Tuesday
• Jan-31 - Free fare zone to be extended?
• Jan-25 - Recent Council Decision on 'Fire Spread' Report
• Jan-17 - Alderman wants suite sales pitch
• Jan-12 - Alderman Colley-Urquhart wants to hear from you on the issue of secondary suites

2010

• Jul-26 - Halfway house gets rezoning OK
• Jul-07 - Police commission holds meeting in response to budget
• Jul-01 - City tendering process in question
• Jun-17 - Auditor defends original contracts report
• Jun-14 - Snow and Ice Control Audit Sub-Committee Selects Public Members
• May-17 - City review of Calatrava bridge likely tocriticize process behind $24.5M project
• May-13 - COLUMN: Colley-Urqhart to White Hat to crew of HMCS Calgary
• Apr-20 - Employers encouraged to think about teleworking
• Apr-15 - Plan to replace golf course with housing draws fire
• Mar-11 - Calgary Students get lowdown on safety
• Mar-10 - Safety Expo
• Mar-09 - Councillor wants procurement report early
• Mar-09 - Chinatown funding conditions upsets Alderman
• Mar-08 - Calgary police chopper too close for comfort
• Feb-09 - Council approves rush-hour tow trucks
• Feb-09 - Province may download Deerfoor maintenance to city
• Feb-08 - Deerfoot upkeep may return to the city
• Jan-18 - City officially looks at stand-by tow trucks

2009

• Dec-23 - Ticketing drivers for using inappropriate tires
• Nov-23 - Council budget debate underway
• Nov-19 - Parking revenue request defeated for now
• Nov-18 - Higher parking fines defeated for now
• Nov-19 - Alderman calls Calgary Parking Authority "out of control"
• Nov-02 - Council considers standby tow trucks during rush hour
• Oct-31 - Alderman asking for trucks to stand by
• May-11 - Council passes partial closure of Memorial Drive for party
• Apr-28 - Aldermanic grumbling doesn't stop mill rate from passing
• Mar-27 - Homeowners near golf course fear development plans
• Mar-18 - Deerfoot Trail study calls for traffic cameras, better signs
• Feb-23 - Artificial turf for soccer fields put on hold
• Feb-23 - Turf war over soccer funding
• Feb-17 - Calgary wants grow-ops cleaned up or destroyed
• Feb-13 - Time restrictions urged for roadside memorials
• Feb-12 - Alderman says changes needed to improve Transit safety
• Feb-04 - City issues parking tickets at 1 a.m.
• Jan-26 - Some Aldermen looking to review parking costs downtown
• Jan-18 - Speedy transit drivers
• Jan-06 - Alderman wants City Hall's books audited

2008

• Dec-16 - Cecil Hotel deal approved
• Dec-15 - Residents vow to continue fight against the sale of Shaw-Nee golf course
• Dec-10 - To buy, or not to buy, the Cecil
• Dec-04 - Aldermen reject idea of new taxes, levies
• Nov-16 - Calgarians put Mayor on hotseat
• Nov-15 - Calgarians show up En Masse at budget open house
• Nov-14 - Alderman says deeper cuts needed
• Nov-14 - Bronco bucking tax hike revolt
• Nov-13 - One Alderman wants the budget changed
• Nov-01 - More Alderman Upset Over 22 Percent Tax Increase
• Aug-11 - Northeast gets bad rap
• Jul-24 - Deerfoot Trail safety under microscope
• Jul-24 - First look at Deerfoot Trail safety audit
• Jul-17 - Litter fines could be on the rise in Calgary
• Jul-17 - Bylaw officers want tougher rules for panhandling
• May-22 - Marathon LRT meeting
• May-12 - Recycling in spotlight