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Last week we asked whether you regularly use Calgary's public transit system, and the results were pretty clear: most of you said rarely or never. Safety was the dominant theme in the comments, with several readers — particularly seniors — saying concerns about security on the C-Train and at transfer points have pushed them toward driving or rideshare apps instead. One reader suggested that proof-of-payment access gates, similar to systems in Toronto and other cities, could go a long way toward making transit feel safer for everyone.

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The Alberta government announced funding for nine new school projects across Calgary on Feb. 27, making good on its Schools Now program with a package that includes seven new schools, one replacement school, and one addition to an existing building.

The announcement comes as the Calgary Board of Education has been stretching to accommodate a rapidly growing student population. As of last September, CBE schools were operating at a 95 per cent utilization rate — and over the next decade, 179 of the board's schools, roughly 70 per cent of its buildings, will surpass their standard 50-year design life. In short, the system has been running out of room.

Board Chair Laura Hack welcomed the news, saying the investment will mean thousands of CBE students will be able to attend school closer to home. She thanked Education Minister Nicolaides for his commitment to the program, calling it a meaningful response to the board's urgent need for more space.

The funded projects span several of Calgary's newer communities as well as established neighbourhoods with aging infrastructure:

The CBE's next Three-Year School Capital Plan, which will outline the board's upcoming priorities for new schools, modernizations, and modular classrooms, is set to go before the Board of Trustees at a public meeting on March 17.

🏫 Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas called the education property tax hike — roughly $350 more per year for the average homeowner — "egregious," and has called a special council meeting for March 4.

📜 A Calgary Catholic School District student was barred from reciting the poem Dick Pics — about unsolicited explicit images sent to young women — at a regional Poetry in Voice competition, with the board citing language that doesn't reflect its faith-based values.

✈️ Calgary couple Bhawana Katyayan and her husband are stranded in Dubai after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran shut down regional airspace and cancelled their Emirates flight home.

🏥 Alberta has recorded 250 flu deaths this season — the highest since at least 2009 — with only one in five Albertans vaccinated, the lowest uptake in over a decade.

🔥 A second-alarm fire at 31 Street and 14 Avenue NE on Sunday involved hazardous materials; all 15 nearby workers were evacuated safely.

🔒 Alberta is spending $40M to update 66 aging government software systems after a 35 per cent spike in cybersecurity incidents last year.

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Two Calgary theatre companies are joining forces for a new play that puts the audience uncomfortably, delightfully close to the action. Inside Out Theatre and Handsome Alice are co-presenting Lazy Susan, written by Col Cseke, at the Big Secret Theatre in Werklund Centre from March 18–28, 2026.

The setup is as clever as the premise: audience members are seated alongside the performers around a giant spinning table, close enough to make eye contact with the actors and share in the laughs and silences as they happen. Cseke, who also serves as Artistic Director of Inside Out Theatre, says the intimacy is the point — this is the kind of show, he argues, that simply can't be replicated on a screen or experienced alone at home.

At the heart of the play are two women at crossroads. Mia is a young blind woman navigating a professional world that applauds her presence while quietly ignoring her voice. Her mother Susan is facing the slow unravelling of a long marriage and trying to figure out what she actually wants on the other side of it. The two orbit each other — sometimes in sync, often not — as they each try to shed the stories they've been carrying and make room for new ones.

Meg Farhall, Artistic Producer of Handsome Alice, called the collaboration a natural fit, saying the production reflects both companies' commitment to theatre that builds community and keeps people talking after they've left the building. Tickets and more information are available through Inside Out Theatre and Handsome Alice.

🍴 Tava Wok: Calgary's Tava Wok pulls double duty with a menu spanning classic Indian dishes — chana masala, shahi paneer, papdi chaat — alongside Indo-Chinese specialties like chilli chicken and chicken tikka fried rice, a combination that makes it genuinely hard to categorize and well worth a visit.

🍴 Spiros Pizza & Greek Taverna: A family-run Calgary institution since 1969, Spiros serves up dependable Greek classics like moussaka and Athenian chicken alongside specialty pizzas, including the sweet chili-and-pineapple Annah's Island and the hearty Cowboys & Heroes – YYC.

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🎟️ Dance Dance Disco: The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra takes over Jack Singer Concert Hall on March 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m., performing disco hits from Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, and more, with conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and a cast of vocalists; tickets run $34–$101.

🎟️ Anne of Green Gables: StoryBook Theatre's production of the beloved musical runs until April 12 at Beddington Theatre Arts Centre (375 Bermuda Drive NW), with performances Tuesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and weekends at 2 p.m.; tickets are $28–$38 plus GST

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