In June my office will be launching our first ever Ward 12 Speaker Series. Over the course of this term we will be hosting interesting speakers to discuss important issues facing our city. Our inaugural event will focus on the benefits and the challenges of living so close to nature. This event will start […]
I pride myself on being a pretty sensible guy. I think the best way to represent the residents of Ward 12 is by striving to be as informed as possible on the issues that come before Council. You can read some more details on my decision making process here. Being informed means understanding the facts […]
Good public policy is based on facts. Often times the big challenges for a Councillor are sifting through what is fact and what is fiction. Unfortunately, when decisive issues come before Council we see lobby efforts that try to blur the lines of what is real and what isn’t. On Monday, March 5th the Planning […]
For the last 20 years The City of Calgary has done an annual Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The survey asks Calgarians how they feel about The City’s performance, programs, services and overall quality of life in Calgary. I’ll be breaking this particular blog article up into two different parts. First I want to talk about the […]
When I was re-elected in October of 2017 I didn’t expect that I be spending this much time talking about trash. Waste & Recycling Services might not be the most glamorous issue facing Council, but how we manage these facilities really matters to Calgarians. Waste & Recycling Services is a self-funded business unit. That means […]
Every year my office hosts a Ward 12 Open House. Stations will be set up with representatives from a variety of City of Calgary departments and external stakeholders. Residents will have the opportunity to discuss ideas, concerns or issues that matter to their communities. My team and I hope to see you there!
The Shepard Landfill has seen some significant service changes over the last year. The latest changes would see Shepard Landfill close to all traffic except for industrial waste customers and the Green Cart fleet on a four day a week schedule. I’ll start this commentary off by stating that I am not supportive of these […]
It is time for Council to agree on secondary suite reform. Next week Council will consider a Notice of Motion that will see sweeping changes to the way applications are currently handled. Here is a copy of the Notice of Motion: This Motion has three key components: Secondary suites would move to a discretionary use […]
Technology is changing the world. It changes the way we communicate, it changes the way we work and it changes the way we move. When it comes to transportation the future is autonomous. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are already making an impact in North America and the technology is steadily improving. It is predicted that by […]
Should (or could) Calgary host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2026? That’s a question Calgarians have been mulling over for some time now. On Monday Council will be faced with an interesting crossroads – do we continue this process, or do we take the off ramp? Council had previously given $5M in funding to […]