I don’t know about many others on here but I REALLY object to important announcements from our government(s) being made on social media, notably FB and X.
Yesterday Farkas put out a “tweet” on X and now this (post by @SMRavens ) from DS via Fakebook. I get it, propaganda media won’t carry anything conservative without bastardizing it but not everyone is tied at the hip to social media. I subscribe to several independent sites but other than WS, they are more broad in their topics and don’t report anything local until 2 days later. A day late and a dollar short as the old saying goes.
What’s the answer? I don’t know. I wish we had a news site (TV/Radio) that had a broadcast licence for Alberta outside the controls of the left-controlled CRTC.
Here endeth today’s rant/musing. 🥴 (at least for now…)
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Public Hearing on Proposed Repeal of Rezoning in Calgary. I got a letter from the City explaining the upcoming Public Hearing, and telling me how I can participate. The options for Council are to repeal the existing bylaw in full, or amend it to make it slightly less higher density (pic attached for comparison). I used the submission form to object, and then sent a longer direct email to all the councillors. (I have to admit that I asked Grok for help on this, staying polite and respectful but adamant that I want a repeal.)
"I am writing as a concerned resident of Calgary to respectfully urge City Council to fully repeal the citywide rezoning changes approved in May 2024 (effective August 2024) and restore the low-density residential zones (such as R-C1 and R-C2) that existed prior to those amendments. I strongly support the proposed bylaw that would bring back those pre-2024 zones citywide, while appropriately grandfathering properties that have already received development, building, or subdivision ...
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/canada/canadas-economy-shrinks-by-0-6-in-q4-2025/
“When inventory drawdowns replace production, it signals that businesses lack confidence in future demand. They are not expanding.
They are liquidating stock to survive uncertain conditions.”