Category: Calgary Infrastructure & Growth

When extreme heat arrives in southern Alberta, protecting yourself and your family starts with three priorities: recognizing the warning signs of heat illness, knowing where to find air-conditioned relief, and adjusting your routine before symptoms hit.
Calgary and surrounding communities face increasing heat events each summer, and what might feel manageable at first can turn dangerous fast. Heat exhaustion sneaks up on you. One hour you’re working in the yard feeling warm, the next you’re dizzy, nauseous, and struggling to think clearly. Older adults, young children, outdoor workers, and anyone without reliable air …

This week in Calgary brought a flurry of developments that directly affect how you move around the city, where you can cool off this summer, and what’s happening in our broader energy landscape. We’ve pulled together the most important local stories making headlines right now, from a major Alberta pipeline announcement and Calgary Transit’s sweeping bus route redesign to the reopening of Sikome Aquatic Facility and the closure of downtown’s supervised consumption site. Our team has tracked these stories as they’ve unfolded, verifying details and talking to sources across southern Alberta to give you a clear …