# Calgary Citizen

> Local news, events, food, people. A 2x weekly newsletter to make you feel more connected to Calgary. ISSN 2819-0467

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## Posts
- [Pack Hope Backpack Challenge fills 2,000 backpacks for Calgary students](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/pack-hope-backpack-challenge-fills-2-000-backpacks-for-calgary-students): Volunteers packed school supplies for students at more than 70 CBE schools.
- [Calgary Zoo mourns peacock Fabio, reinforces grizzly habitat after cub's escape](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/calgary-zoo-mourns-peacock-fabio-reinforces-grizzly-habitat-after-cub-s-escape): The zoo is reviewing risks to free-roaming animals and has added a new overhang to the grizzly enclosure.
- [Traffic Safety Team wraps up noise crackdown, pivots to school zone enforcement](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/traffic-safety-team-wraps-up-noise-crackdown-pivots-to-school-zone-enforcement): Operation Silent Night ended with 240 tickets on 17 Avenue S.W.; playground zones are next.
- [Meet Rusty: Calgary's Albertosaurus finally has a name](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/meet-rusty-calgary-s-albertosaurus-finally-has-a-name): A four-year-old's submission beat out more than 1,200 entries to name TELUS Spark's scrap-metal dinosaur.
- [If you haven't checked out Calgary Culture Days yet, there's still time](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/if-you-haven-t-checked-out-calgary-culture-days-yet-there-s-still-time): The month-long celebration of arts and culture runs through September 30, with many events free.
- [Alberta, federal government partner on $385M push for affordable housing](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/alberta-federal-government-partner-on-385m-push-for-affordable-housing): An initial slate of 21 projects is expected to add at least 1,460 affordable units across the province.
- [New library takes shape in northwest Calgary's Symons Valley Centre](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/new-library-takes-shape-in-northwest-calgary-s-symons-valley-centre): The 15,000-square-foot Sage Hill branch is part of a larger hub planned to include housing and a transit terminal.
- [Alberta on pace for deadliest year on roads since 2015, RCMP say](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/alberta-on-pace-for-deadliest-year-on-roads-since-2015-rcmp-say): RCMP recorded 192 traffic deaths by the end of August, up from 144 at the same point in 2025.
- [Mandy Balak built everything she was supposed to — then stopped and asked why](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/mandy-balak-built-everything-she-was-supposed-to-then-stopped-and-asked-why): The Calgary entrepreneur behind Date Night Canada on her new book, Chasing Enough.
- [What to watch at CIFF 2026](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/what-to-watch-at-ciff-2026): Plus, a Calgary entrepreneur asks: what are you really chasing?
- [7 ways to see Calgary on screen at CIFF 2026](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/ciff-2026-schedule-calgary-films): From a Calgary family's quest to cheat death to a drama shot in Southern Alberta, these are the festival screenings with a hometown connection.
- [New library takes shape in northwest Calgary](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/new-library-takes-shape-in-northwest-calgary): Plus, Alberta on pace for deadliest year on roads since 2015, RCMP say
- [$385M push for affordable housing](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/385m-push-for-affordable-housing): Plus, it's time to check out Calgary Culture Days.
- [Noise crackdown ends, speed traps begin](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/noise-crackdown-ends-speed-traps-begin): Plus, Calgary's Albertosaurus finally has a name.
- [It's Not a Will, It's a Way](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/it-s-not-a-will-it-s-a-way): Sponsored By · Lead Time
- [Downtown Calgary's Centre Of Gravity](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/downtown-calgary-s-centre-of-gravity): Sponsored By · The CORE Shopping Centre
- [Packing hope for Calgary students](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/packing-hope-for-calgary-students): Plus, it's been a tough month for the Calgary Zoo.
- [Bearspaw feeder main hits milestone as microtunneling wraps up](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/bearspaw-feeder-main-hits-milestone-as-microtunneling-wraps): Crews finished 3.7 kilometres of microtunneling, with tie-in work planned for mid-October.
- [Heritage Park CEO Lindsey Galloway announces retirement](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/heritage-park-ceo-lindsey-galloway-announces-retirement): His retirement takes effect November 18, and the search for a successor is already underway.
- [Bearspaw feeder main hits milestone](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/bearspaw-feeder-main-hits-milestone): Plus, Heritage Park CEO Lindsey Galloway announces retirement.
- [Back-to-school season brings a mental health check-in](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/back-to-school-season-brings-a-mental-health-check-in): Overnight requests for support in Alberta rose 29 per cent in the first half of 2026.
- [Calgary completes safety upgrades at 50 schools ahead of new school year](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/calgary-completes-safety-upgrades-at-50-schools-ahead-of): Curb extensions and flashing beacons together can cut collisions 70 to 80 per cent, the city says.
- [Calgary completes safety upgrades at 50 schools ahead of new school year](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/calgary-completes-safety-upgrades-at-50-schools-ahead-of-new-school-year): Plus, back-to-school season brings a mental health check-in.
- [Secondary suite program has doubled Calgary's registered suites since 2024](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/secondary-suite-program-has-doubled-calgarys-registered): The $45-million program paid up to $10,000 a suite; the registry should hit 30,000 by 2027.
- [Secondary suite program has doubled Calgary's registered suites since 2024](https://calgarycitizen.com/p/secondary-suite-program-has-doubled-calgary-s-registered-suites-since-2024): Plus, a T-rex talk at the TELUS Spark.