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As more than seven billion people on this planet are constantly urged to keep further apart from each other, here in Calgary our city council is determined to spend lots of money and squish us bemused citizens closer together.
That about sums up city hall’s latest move to once again try revitalizing downtown and thereby lure lots of Calgarians to live there.
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This time it isn’t just an expensive tweak or two, such as building a new arena, bridge or library. Nor is city hall content with upgrading a district or planning some new glitzy development, such as they once did with Olympic Plaza and Eau Claire.