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Calgarians will get one last chance to dance the summer way, local style, as the first ever Eastern Slopes Music and Arts Festival kicks off in Bridgeland at the end of August.

The festival, which celebrates some of the best local bands and musicians currently creating music in Calgary and in Alberta, was the brainchild of a quartet of artists and communicators in the music community: Tory Rosso, Hannah Unterschultz, Meghan McMaster, and Ian St. Arnaud.

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Construction on the new Calgary Event Centre, now known as Scotia Place, began quickly after its official groundbreaking on July 22.

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Workers are the average Canadian. I wish we’d get that perspective more

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Kinda proves the NDP are the only option for a pro-worker government. The Liberals won’t save us.

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They could, but the railway companies would legally be allowed to fire and replace striking employees.

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For the past two years, the semi-annual Pop-Up Care Village has provided for Calgary’s unhoused individuals a festival that focuses first on their needs.

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

This isn’t a “too many new students problem”. This is a “consistent lack of funding from the provincial government” problem. Until people realize that and change their voting habits, nothing will change…

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Around 34 schools are at capacity according to the Calgary Board of Education.

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The government could just as easily make CNR and CPKR give into worker demands through forced arbitration. Either that, or they need to nationalize the railway companies… which we should have done long ago

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A much better article on the topic and contains perspectives: https://livewirecalgary.com/2024/04/02/recovery-alberta-to-take-charge-of-mental-health-services-in-alberta/

What I can grasp is that the recovery model doesn’t focus on “wrap-around care”. You can lock someone in a room until their withdrawals pass, but if you don’t address the root issues (usually poverty or lack of mental illness support) of why they started to begin with, the cycle will just repeat.

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I don’t disagree with your take on the article, but the “recovery model” is widely criticized by healthcare professionals.

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Bubble tea lovers, and those who have yet to experience the joy of boba, will have a chance over the next few weeks to enjoy the sweet as the Calgary Bubble Tea and Asian Desserts Festival kicked off on Saturday.

The festival, which runs from Aug. 17 through to Sept. 1, is being hosted by three of Calgary’s business improvement areas: Chinatown, Crescent Heights, and International Avenue.

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[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

The Google payments were never guaranteed for Mozilla. If they didn't have a backup plan in place to reduce spending, that's on them. Let Mozilla return to its garage opensource roots.

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New policy would require parents to consent before children under 16 can change their names or pronouns

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

The “negotiating table” is CN giving what workers are asking for, that’s what unions are for. Binding arbitration is a slap in the face to Canadian workers

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Slavery is okay as long as it’s on a farm I guess

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[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Banff residents

[-] jakob22@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

In a perfect world

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