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A park named after someone living in homelessness is a first for Calgary
Author of the article: Madeline Smith
Publishing date: Jun 04, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 4 minute read • John Pentland, lead minister at Hillhurst United Church, poses for a photo with a framed photo of Paul Wilkinson signed by members of the community and participants at Wilkinson s funeral. A park along Memorial Drive N.W. is going to be named after Paul Wilkinson, who was homeless and well-known is the community of Kensington. Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
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Paul Wilkinson likely spent nights sleeping rough in the Kensington park that will soon bear his name.
CALGARY Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi will not seek re-election in the October municipal vote. The now 49-year-old has held office for the last decade, first being elected in 2010 after starting as a largely unknown figure, he defeated then-city alderman Ric McIver and former CTV Calgary News anchor Barb Higgins in a close race. He then won easily in 2013 and again in 2017. Nenshi made the announcement he won t run for re-election in 2021 during a Facebook Live session on Tuesday. After being swept into office on a wave of support dubbed the Purple Revolution which was one of the earliest to adopt social media as a central strategy and use it to engage younger voters Nenshi became best known for his handling of the 2013 flood, where he was seen as a calm, stable voice during what was then the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history.