Week In Review: December 5 - 16, 2025

With another week behind us and a busy one ahead, here’s a look at what’s been happening at City Hall:

• Monday marked the launch of the Mayor’s Annual Food Bank Challenge. From now until December 24, Council will be collecting food and funds to support the Calgary Food Bank. If you’re able, non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at Vivo.

• Council was invited to learn about the Calgary Plan - a high-level strategic document that will guide how our city grows and evolves over the next 30 years, shaping future land use and mobility decisions. More details to come in the new year as this work becomes more formalized.

• This term, I’m serving on the Prairie Economic Gateway Committee, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between The City of Calgary and Rocky View County to support rail-served industrial development and drive economic diversification across the region. This partnership is expected to generate over $7 billion in economic activity and create more than 30,000 jobs over the next 10–12 years. On Friday, we had our first committee meeting since the election, continuing the momentum behind this important work.

• Over the weekend, there are a few great Ward 3 holiday events on the go. The Salvation Army Berkshire Citadel Community Church is hosting its annual toy drive, distributing toys to families in need. Later on, the Sandstone MacEwan Community Association is holding their Skate with Santa party. Pop by Sandstone Park from 6–9 pm for some family-friendly festive fun.

  
  

• Looking ahead to next week, Monday, December 15 is our Regular Meeting of Council, where a Notice of Motion to begin the process of repealing citywide rezoning will be brought forward. I know many Calgarians feel strongly about this issue. My hope is that we can appropriately address the parts of the bylaw that aren’t working, while still ensuring we can build the housing our growing city needs. We also need to be mindful of the cost and disruption tied to the repeated public hearings that all land-use bylaw changes require. If we aren’t efficient we could see a long/expensive public hearing for the repeal and then another long/expensive public hearing for the replacement. Time in 2026 that I think is better spent working on our council’s strategy.

  
  

• On Tuesday, Council will hold its final public hearing of the calendar year. For Ward 3, this includes an application in the new community of Lewisburg requesting a land-use change to allow for a multi-family development. (LOC2025-0096)

We’ll continue to share more updates and information as all of these discussions move forward.