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Calgary Herald
2 hours ago
- General
- Calgary Herald
One cat and snake killed in basement fire in Inglewood
Article content One cat and snake are reported killed after Calgary firefighters responded to a house fire in Inglewood on Tuesday. Article content According to a news release shared Tuesday, at 2:30 p.m., the city fire crews responded to reports of a fire at a single-family home in New Place S.E. When they arrived on scene, they found thick, dark smoke coming from the basement of the residence. Article content Article content Article content Four residents had already self-evacuated, but two cats and one snake were reported missing. Article content Article content Firefighters were only able to find one cat alive, the release stated. No injuries to the residents were reported. Article content According to the release, the house sustained significant damage from the fire and residents will have to live elsewhere. It's not yet known if the house had working smoke alarms. Article content A city fire department investigator is on scene to determine the origin and cause of the fire. Article content The Calgary fire department encouraged Calgarians to maintain practices for prevention and early detection of fires such as: Article content • Smoke alarms save lives. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement and outside all sleeping areas. • Test smoke alarms monthly and replace the batteries at least once a year—or whenever you hear the low-battery chirp. • Replace smoke alarms every 10 years, even if they still seem to work. • Plan and practice a home escape plan with everyone in your household. Identify two ways out of every room and a safe meeting place outside. • Make sure everyone knows to get out and stay out—never re-enter a burning building to retrieve pets or belongings.
Edmonton Journal
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Bell: Stop! Calgary councillor demands a pause on more city bike lanes
The bike lane cheerleaders are finally going to have to answer some questions. Article content And the number of questions keep growing. Article content Article content Premier Danielle Smith's UCP has a summer survey out now. Article content One of the questions. Read it carefully. Article content Article content McLean says the city should stop the construction of separated new bike lanes, for now. Article content This can't be a city hall inside job, he says. A lot of Calgarians don't trust city hall, for good reason. City hall has its agenda and they will jam it down our throats. Article content But why would anyone in their right mind be against a fresh set of eyes looking at the bike lane experiment 10 years after the first lanes got the green light for a tryout? Article content That was a green light after an 8-7 vote in favour, with Andre Chabot the councillor giving an an unexpected Yes to get the scheme over the finish line. Article content Article content Who would not agree with a deep dive into the bike lane arithmetic when eyes can see most times on most days the bike lanes are not packed with cyclists as promised? Article content What's so radical about being accountable? Article content 'They don't want a shine a line on it,' says McLean, of the bike lane cheerleaders. Article content 'They can't handle the truth.' Article content McLean says if he brought forward the idea of a look-see into bike lanes in the dying days of this unpopular council it would fail miserably. Article content After all, McLean figures if there was more coin for potholes and fewer dollars for bike lanes 'the public would be overjoyed.'
Calgary Herald
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Bell: Stop! Calgary councillor demands a pause on more city bike lanes
The bike lane cheerleaders are finally going to have to answer some questions. Article content And the number of questions keep growing. Article content Article content Premier Danielle Smith's UCP has a summer survey out now. Article content One of the questions. Read it carefully. Article content Some cities are removing driving lanes to add bike lanes, which can increase traffic congestion and reduce parking spaces. Should the provincial government intervene to prevent this? Article content Article content Then it's Dan McLean, the Calgary city councillor. Article content Article content He's the one person on city council not afraid to swim in the shark-infested waters of city hall's pie-in-the-sky politics. Article content McLean says the city should stop the construction of separated new bike lanes, for now. Article content Those plans as well as the many existing bike lanes should be evaluated. What works and what doesn't work? Article content This can't be a city hall inside job, he says. A lot of Calgarians don't trust city hall, for good reason. City hall has its agenda and they will jam it down our throats. Article content But why would anyone in their right mind be against a fresh set of eyes looking at the bike lane experiment 10 years after the first lanes got the green light for a tryout? Article content That was a green light after an 8-7 vote in favour, with Andre Chabot the councillor giving an an unexpected Yes to get the scheme over the finish line. Article content Article content Who would not agree with a deep dive into the bike lane arithmetic when eyes can see most times on most days the bike lanes are not packed with cyclists as promised? Article content What's so radical about being accountable? Article content 'They don't want a shine a line on it,' says McLean, of the bike lane cheerleaders. Article content 'They can't handle the truth.' Article content McLean says if he brought forward the idea of a look-see into bike lanes in the dying days of this unpopular council it would fail miserably. Article content Maybe things will change after the October city election. It would be nice if most Calgarians eligible to vote did go out and vote. Article content After all, McLean figures if there was more coin for potholes and fewer dollars for bike lanes 'the public would be overjoyed.'
Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Lougheed House to host Calgary's second annual Beaulieu Flower and Artisan Market
Article content Lougheed House bloomed on Friday morning as the sun shone on its Beaulieu garden. Daisies, sunflowers, salmon-hued Yarrows and Irises crowded a patch facing a blanket of grass. Article content On Saturday, Calgarians could choose from these flowers at a market hosted by the museum organization. Thirty local vendors will also sell handmade art inspired by the flowers in the garden. Article content Article content Article content Dubbed the Beaulieu Flower and Artisan Market, the event in its second year was conceived after the place's dedicated team of gardeners led a sale of Iris bulbs. Article content Article content 'It was a really beautiful little pop-up sale,' said Allison Graham, director of engagement and experience at Lougheed House. 'And we thought, 'Wow, wouldn't it be great if we could expand this and make it more of a fully fledged market.'' Article content The first year attracted 700 people, Graham said. 'For its first year, it's just amazing. We also have free admission to the house for the museum.' Jane Recksten, the place's head gardener, said the museum doesn't have enough flowers for the potential attendees, so it partnered with the local wholesaler Bernard Anderson to fill the gap. Article content She said buyers could build their bouquet by selecting individual flowers, which will be priced by the stem. If they wanted to grow them in their backyard, they could also choose from a variety of seeds or fully grown Iris plants. Article content Alongside these flowers, local vendors will sell handmade art, including jewelry, ceramics and 'anything you'd want to put your plant in,' said Graham. She said the museum had to initially boil down its list of 100 applications from interested vendors to 30.
Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Construction closing downtown intersection and Saddledome access despite summer events
As the Calgary Stampede comes to a close, construction and closures are back under way around the city, and on the stampede grounds themselves will be no exception. Article content Starting on Monday, July 21, the intersection of 12th Avenue S.E. and Stampede Trail S.E. will be closed in all directions. A detour will redirect drivers to north to 11th Avenue S.E., which will be shifted from a one-way street into a two-way road to accommodate the changes. Closures are expected to end in October, just before the start of the Calgary Flames ' season. Article content Article content Article content The closure is in place to accommodate a Stampede Trail redevelopment running from 12th to 17th Avenue. Emma Stevens, director of communications for CMLC, said that they are 'turning that into a really lovely multimodal corridor that will support Scotia place and BMO Centre, and other future development. Coming on site, you'll have a great pedestrian route, great vehicle access, great cycling access.' Article content Well this section is expected to be fully finished by the autumn deadline, Calgarians can expect on again and off again closures for years to come as construction attempts to bob-and-weave through the city's busiest seasons. Article content Article content 'You know, coordinating construction in a district like this is a really interesting challenge. It is at once a district in development, but also a very active district,' Stevens said. 'Stampede Trail will have more work to come on it in the coming years, as will the other district infrastructure. So there's more road closures to come.' Article content Article content 'We anticipate that as the vision progresses, we'll see more and more development and construction coming online. So hard to put a hard to put an end date to it,' she said. Article content Stevens said the next few months are the quietest for the district, and that the time period was selected to minimize disruption before hockey games once more begin drawing large crowds. She recognized that, even in the quietest time of the year, a number of events would be effected by the closure. Article content The Scotiabank Saddledome will see performances by artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban, and Bryan Adams before the construction's goalpost end date. The BMO Centre — recently renovated to accommodate large-scale conventions and events year round — is expected to host several events, like the NEXT Food Expo.
