The City of Calgary announced the funding of $1.59 billion for the construction of the new Green Line LRT along with the government of Alberta and the government of Canada summing a joint investment of $4.9 billion.
The project is considered to be the “largest infrastructure project in Calgary’s history…[and] will play a key role in shaping our city’s future,” as stated on The City of Calgary’s webpage. The new line is set to create around 20,000 jobs and facilitate commuting for Calgarians across the 46 kilometers of the new route.
It is estimated that the first stage of the construction, which will start this fall and run from 126 Avenue S.E. to 16 Avenue N., will be completed in 2027. The line will have a combination of four underground and eleven elevated above ground stations. The former stations will be located in the downtown area.
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The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra gets into the spirit of the season with its
Holiday Favourites with the Calgary Phil concert on Saturday. On deck is familiar favourites like Deck the Halls as well as a new work performed with Ellen Doty and Wyatt C. Louis.
Meanwhile, the Calgary Unitarians bring the carol sing-along into the Zoom era with the
Winter Holiday Epic Online Sing-Along on Friday. Add your voice to the choirs and soloists of the Calgary Unitarians.
Loch Gallery celebrates Canadian artists in its
Canadian Historical Works exhibition running until Dec. 19. Featured artists include William Kurelek, David Milne, Mary Pratt, Joe Fafard and Nicholas de Grandmaison, a Russian-born artist who eventually settled in Banff. The gallery is open by appointment only or virtually on the Loch Gallery’s website.