Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Carrie Tait
Publication Date: April 19, 2024 - 20:49
Calgary city council prepares for housing hearing
April 19, 2024
Calgary’s city council is bracing for what is expected to be the largest public hearing in its history, a marathon meeting starting Monday that could stretch seven days and involve hundreds of people speaking against a proposal that would permit rowhouses and townhomes across the city.If the proposed blanket rezoning fails, the city’s access to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, including money from Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund, could be at risk.
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