Hello, Ward 6,
With the approval of Home is Here: The City of Calgary’s Housing Strategy on September 14, 2023, Council directed Administration to take actions to address the housing crisis. These actions address housing affordability, non-market housing; housing for a city that will grow to two million people in the near future.
One of these actions, Rezoning for Housing, is a proposed rezoning to new base residential districts of either R-CG in established communities, R-G, or HGO in newer communities. With rezoning, Calgarians would have access to a wider variety of housing to meet their needs and it would contribute to increasing the overall housing supply. Increased supply is crucial to addressing affordability.
The Rezoning for Housing report, including the ‘What We Heard’ report will be delivered to City Council through Calgary Planning Commission on March 7, 2024. Calgary Planning Commission’s recommendation will be considered by City Council at the Public Hearing of Council on April 22, 2024.
Learn more about participating in public hearings at calgary.ca/publichearing.
For all information regarding Rezoning for housing visit https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/rezoning-for-housing.html. You can use the interactive address map to see how your property will be affected.
Calgary Unplugged is an Annual Family-Friendly Earth Hour Event
Enjoy music, entertainment, and learn what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Bring along some personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party!
Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE)
Date: Saturday, March 23
Time: 7:00 to 9:30 pm
You can still participate in Earth Hour if you can’t make it to the event! Turn off nonessential lights, “unplug” from electronics at 8:30 pm, and take this time to reconnect with people, play games, or enjoy other hobbies.
Sincerely,
Councillor Richard Pootmans
Ward 6 – Councillor Richard Pootmans proudly serves the following Communities: Aspen Estates, Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, Discovery Ridge, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Medicine Hill, Patterson, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Strathcona, Wentworth, West Springs, Westgate
