Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: should homeowners foot a bigger share of Calgary's tax bill? We hear from a city councillor; a look into the perception that addiction has gotten worse on Calgary streets; remember the popular idea that trees can talk to each other? Our next guest says the science behind the claim, may be flawed. We hear why.

On today's show: a look at the changes underway in how proposed housing builds are approved in Calgary; how the newly appointed President of the University of Lethbridge plans to make his mark when he takes over the job this summer; the Beltline is getting a new bike lane; and we find out about an event honouring the Town of Crossfield's greatest cat lover.

On today's show: the Eyeopener's political panel on another good news poll for the UCP; the future of virtual health care in Alberta; and we meet Calgary's indigenous sobercrew as they head out onto the streets.

On today's show: Ottawa has proposed a new health care funding deal to the provinces; you think you're buying one drug, but you're actually buying an animal tranquilizer; and we meet a Calgarian who emigrated from Kenya and recently wrote about settling into her new home.

On today's show: a Calgarian in Türkiye tells us his experience of the devastating earthquake; we meet a Calgary woman fighting to keep her prescription for opioids; and what the Calgary Chamber of Commerce wants from politicians this provincial election.

On today's show: Once homeless and addicted to drugs, Alberta premier's chief of staff now leads the provincial response to the drug crisis; Alberta will require universities to provide an annual report on free speech on campus; and what you need to know about crown land camping, if you've never gone crown land camping.

On today's show: are Canada's bail conditions for repeat violent offenders too lax? We hear from a criminal defence lawyer; why Calgary might be well positioned to become a hub for the emerging hydrogen economy; how a couple of "swamp farmers" from Vulcan are restoring Alberta's wetlands one native plant at a time.

On today's show: why a Calgary city councillor wants to offer incentives to ATCO for two solar farms being built in the southeast; Alberta universities support the Chicago principles, ensuring free speech on campus. We hear from one of the principles' authors; we speak with the Swedish brothers who flew all the way to Calgary to drive race cars on a track made entirely of ice.

On today's show: what a local long term care organization thinks of the new standards announced for that sector; the province and Ottawa have announced a deal to fund new privately owned childcare spaces. We talk to a business owner about what it means for the industry; the man keeping the beat for Three Dog Night died late last week. We remember Floyd Sneed, with Ronnie King from The Stampeders.

On today's show: why the City of Calgary hopes a new fieldhouse will spur redevelopment dreams around McMahon Stadium; the long term costs of Alberta's renewable energy boom and who will be on the hook for the inevitable clean up; we learn more about the Leopard 2 tanks that Canada is sending to Ukraine.