Calgary News Watch

Tenants of a Mission - area apartment building have taken Calgary’s advice to heart. Unfortunately, they’ve received no satisfaction, not even an iota of sympathy, from the government.

Deanna Webb and Bradley Apps, both tenants at a building where the rent will skyrocket from $700 to $1900, heard the politicians telling residents to call the city with their housing concerns.

Both residents wrote their concerns and sent them to Service Alberta. Both received similar replies asking them to prove that their building was going to become condos. Read the rest of this article »

Next time you go for a stroll through Calgary’s South Glenmore Park, be sure to bring along bear repellent. The police along with Fish and Wildlife workers are scouring the park looking for what’s believed to be a black bear.

The bear attempted to attack a couple Thursday afternoon in the park. The woman managed to fend off the bear with a branch. The bear reportedly made three attempts, each was met by the unidentified woman with the branch.

Although no physical contact was made by the bear, ambulance and fire department crews were on scene as well as the police.
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The website for the BMX 2007 World Cup is up and running. For those of you non-BMXers, this year’s championship will be held in Victoria, B.C. on a brand new track (as is the tradition).

The track was scheduled for completion in March but the website hasn’t been updated with completed track photos. And guess what? USA’s Tom Ritzenthaler is at it again. This year’s World Cup is another one of Tom’s designs. (Have you peeked at his Olympic layout yet?)

Ritzenthanler has treated us with another one of his split straight tracks. The killer side has two different must-jump doubles or you’ll end up on your back. Read the rest of this article »