Submitted by Lawrence Oshanek

Mayorality candidate, Lawrence Oshanek, offers $1000 reward for information leading to the conviction of all the vandals who attacked the religious symbols of the Catholic faith in the Father Lacombe Cemetery on or about September 5. Continue Reading

Green Transportation Plan to Save City of Calgary $136 Million while Improving Air Quality 

Submitted by Craig Burrows  
 
Craig Burrows announced his eight point Green Transportation Plan today and promised to put his own energy and political capital into converting Calgary Transit’s bus fleet to natural gas.

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Submitted by Craig Burrows  

Craig Burrows wrote a letter to the Auditor General of Alberta on August 18, requesting that their office be ready to conduct a forensic audit on Calgary’s books.

At a media scrum Wednesday, Barb Higgins said she would not bring in the Auditor General of Alberta. This decision would cost Calgarians millions.

Response from Craig Burrows: 

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Submitted by Lawrence Oshanek 

Social advocate Lawrence Oshanek has thrown his hat into the ring for the Calgary mayor’s job.  Oshanek said that he attended three public forums to listen to the other candidates before he decided to run. Continue Reading

Mayoral candidate Bob Hawkesworth 
By Markham Hislop, editor 

The temperature of the political fight over the airport tunnel climbed a few more degrees today as the lone opponent among mayoral candidates released his estimates of the interest costs – and tax increases – needed to finance the project.  Bob Hawkesworth says those costs alone could lead to a three to four per cent increase in the Calgary property tax bill, but his opponents say he has his numbers all wrong. Continue Reading

Wayne Stewart, left.  Photo: courtesy of Wayne Stewart 
Submitted by Wayne Stewart 

Mayoralty candidate Wayne Stewart today announced a tax freeze for Calgary starting with the 2012 budget year. Continue Reading

By Markham Hislop, editor

Does Calgary need an airport tunnel?  The answer depends on whether you believe Mac Logan’s analysis of N.E. traffic and infrastructure requirements.   Currently, 11 of the 12 candidates do.  Only Bob Hawkesworth thinks it’s a load of bull hooey. Continue Reading

Submitted by Kent Hehr

Concentrating power in one place is a recipe for disaster, but sadly this is something Calgary’s city council has yet to realize. The need for an independent city auditor tasked with overseeing how the city spends taxpayers’ dollars is dire, but council continues to sit on its hands. Continue Reading

Submitted By Kent Hehr

 Calgary has experienced supercharged growth for many years and while this makes our city an exciting and dynamic place, it also puts great strain on municipal resources. Continue Reading

By Markham Hislop, editor

No sooner did I finish yesterday’s column about the airport tunnel than three aldermen held a press conference to announce they have identified provincial funding that could pay for the largest portion of the project.  In this sequel, I’m going to suggest that while we may be able to pay for a tunnel now, the evidence available still isn’t clear that we need it. Continue Reading