This is the official website for Gian-Carlo Carra, City Councillor for Ward 9 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Penbrook Meadows Community Association is hosting a community dinner and discussion bout the rising cost of living, and the challenges associated with it. Come prepared to listen, learn, and share ideas and resources with your neighbours
Dinner will be provided. so please RSVP before Oct 22nd, 2023 - email: anna.ross!calgary.ca | text/call Anna at 403-826-8855
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On Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, come and learn about projects, events, and advocacy happening throughout Dover that matter to you.
Tuesday, October 17th from 6:30 - 8:00pm
Dover Community Association - 3133 30 Ave SE
Presenters from various City of Calgary groups and community services will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.
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A beloved wildlife sanctuary in Calgary has received much-needed upgrades to repair flood damage and erosion, improve water quality and restore habitats for the birds, fish and other animals that call the park home.
Established in 1929 as one of the first migratory bird sanctuaries in the country, the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is the only federally-recognized urban facility of its kind in Canada. Over time, human use, natural processes and large-scale events – such as the 2013 flood – have impacted the park's features, including the 100-year old lagoon, outlets and channels. The outfall structures, which regulate water levels, reached the end of their lifecycle and the inlet to the lagoon was filled with sediment, disconnecting the lagoon from the river and impacting water and wildlife health as well as fish passage through the area
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As we prepare for the Ramsay-Inglewood GreenLine Station, The City is making a series of community public realm improvements to support future Transit Oriented Development (TOD).
The Ramsay-Inglewood Public Realm Improvements project will improve connections to transit and nearby public spaces. We’re investing in these two central communities as part of our Transit Oriented Development (TOD) program, so they can continue to thrive as they grow. This work supports our investment in the future light rail transit station. It also invests in better public spaces in advance of several nearby proposed developments. Our goal is to invest in Ramsay and Inglewood’s futures as vibrant, sustainable, and interesting communities.
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Beginning October 12, Green Line’s Development Partner, Bow Transit Connectors, will be undertaking a series of borehole tests in the area surrounding the future 26 Avenue SE LRT station (around Ramsay and Highfield). Impacts are limited to City-owned and private property and are not expected to impact general traffic in the area. Each investigation is expected to take one-to-two days. Where there are potential impacts to businesses, Green Line will coordinate directly with those who may be affected.
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The City has identified a failed piece of infrastructure in the wastewater sewer system that has resulted in back-ups in some homes along 20A Street S.E. This piece of infrastructure needs to be replaced to ensure the reliability of the wastewater collection system in the area.
Construction will begin Thursday, October 12, 2023 and is expected to be complete Saturday, October 14, 2023. Work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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After three hard and emotional days, City Council voted 12-3 to pass the Housing Strategy in its entirety. The actions outlined in this strategy make up a comprehensive and critically needed framework to address housing affordability, ensuring more Calgarians have a safe place to call home.
Over 1,322 pages of written submissions were sent in, 162 members of the public came out to speak, and our office received hundreds of emails. Overwhelmingly, the stories of those desperate to find or keep a roof over their head are the ones that dominated the conversation.
You can read the full Housing Strategy report and all 66 of the recommendations HERE.
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For September, the Connectors are organizing a two-part cookie event. They are looking for volunteers to help prep the cookie dough on Friday, Sept 15 and to help bake on Saturday morning, Sept 16. If munching on yummy cookies is more your thing, join the community as we gather in the afternoon on Saturday September 16 to eat cookies together.
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Musical after school starts with an information night on September 13th at Dover CA. Please call the number on the poster to register or see the link to register below. Musical instruments (stringed) will be provided for the sessions. This program is presented to children and youth in the community free of charge through a partnership with DCA and Sankofa Arts and Music.
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The Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society is hosting a community breakfast on Thursday, September 14th from 9am-11am. $10 starts your day off right with eggs, sausages, hashbrowns, pancakes, fruit salad and bottomless coffee or tea. Pop by and support seniors in the community.
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Jack Setter Arena will reopen for the season on September 18th, 2023. Stop by for public skate times on Tuesdays + Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:30 pm, as well as a variety of drop-in hockey times for various ages and abilities. Visit their website for more details.
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Do you have old Halloween costumes cluttering up your home? Donate them to the 2023 ICA Halloween Costume Exchange.
Drop off good condition, clean costumes at the ICA between September 16 and 21 and receive an exchange token for every costume donated.
Then pop back to the community hall on Sunday, October 1st between 12 and 4pm to search for new-to-you costumes!
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September Bridgeland Walks are back! On Thursdays throughout September, meet at the BRCA hall at 6:30 and explore themed walks throughout Bridgeland-Riverside. More details on the specific walk themes can be found on the event poster.
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Stop by the Erin Woods Community Association on September 23 from 9am-2pm for their annual community cleanup day. Save yourself a trip to the landfill and bring small household waste to the hall for collection.
The Community Association will also be collecting cans, bottles, and monetary donations with all proceeds going towards the community pantry and garden.
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The Renfrew Community Association is hosting its Annual Open House and Fall Party this Friday, September 8th from 5-11pm!
Stop by for live music, lawn games, a horseshoe tournament, concession and bbq, and get to know your RCA board and neighbours! Fun for the whole family!
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Bridge Closure - 8 Avenue NE - Friday, September 8 – Monday, September 11
The City is replacing a portion of the sidewalk on this bridge in preparation to tie in the new stairs from below. This work cannot be completed while safely maintaining vehicle traffic on the bridge.
At 9:00pm on Friday, September 8, the 8 Avenue NE bridge over Deerfoot Trail will be closed until Monday, September 11 at 5:00am. The road closure is between 13a Street NE and 16a Street NE.
This closure impacts vehicle traffic only. Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain open.
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The City needs to replace the existing watermain on 9 Avenue S.E. between 12 Street and 13 Street S.E. due to its age, and condition. We will also be installing a new section of watermain in the intersection of 9 Avenue and 12 Street S.E. as part of this work.
We heard from businesses how important certainty of start dates is for this work, and we want to confirm this work will start the week of September 20, 2023.
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As many industries have experienced over the last several years, the City of Calgary continues to experience challenges in recruiting and hiring certificated candidates for swim instructors and lifeguards. These staffing shortages have resulted in reduced operational capacity and program cutbacks.
As a result, over the summer, the City needed to reduce operations at several smaller community aquatic centres in order to increase capacity at some of the bigger pools. Our hope was that service levels would be able to resume this fall, however, amendments are still needed at this time.
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Construction has begun for a new embankment west of the existing CPKC embankment at 72 Avenue S.E.
August 29, 2023 – Late October
The embankment is being built to facilitate the construction of the pedestrian tunnel at 72 Avenue S.E.
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Our city has grown significantly over the past several years and, at this moment, one in five Calgary households are unable to afford where they currently live. This equates to more than 80,000 households who are spending more than 30% of their income on housing. As we anticipate welcoming another 110,000 new residents over the next four years, the scale of the challenge we face is significant.
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