Addressing Calgary’s Housing Crisis Wisely

February 13, 2024 PBP Community Association 0

We are all aware of the housing crisis facing our City, with the number of people moving here.  Despite the increasing cost to buy or rent a home, it seems more affordable than Vancouver and Toronto. Finding the right way to provide affordable / subsidized housing is a serious challenge. We have to be careful so as not to experience the extent of problems with homelessness that cities like Vancouver and Portland have had.  If and […]

Community Associations – Duty to Advocate in Planning Matters

February 13, 2024 PBP Community Association 0

Duty to Advocate and Shared Concerns As confirmed  in  the City of Calgary website: https://www.calgary.ca/communities/community-associations/general-information.html#def confirms that, according to City guidelines, Community Associations (CAs) are expected to both promote the protection of their community’s natural resources and beauty and voice community concerns on issues affecting their community. Further, it is confirmed at https://calgarycommunities.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Establishing-a-Community-Association-Summary-for-External-Use.pdf  that the PBPCA is expected to provide information to residents through a newsletter and/or web presence,  act as a unified voice on issues affecting the community and provide input into the planning […]