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Blanket rezoning opened door to new row houses across Calgary. Here's how that's playing out

After city council’s blanket rezoning was approved in May, planners received a wave of nearly 190 row house and other R-CG applications.

Excitement and trepidation: Syrians with ties to Calgary ready to welcome a new chapter

Many Syrian-Canadians are experiencing complex emotions about what the fall of the oppressive Assad regime means for the future.

'Dear Kyiv, Calgary is actually....' Here's what these new residents would write back home

For CBC Calgary's Growth Spurt project, we held a workshop with new Calgarians and asked them to write a letter home about what they've learned about Calgary — and themselves — in the process of settling here.

'Loving it here': Newcomers in their 30s propel Calgary's very different growth spurt

The fact that affordability — not the job market — is driving this population boom makes a big difference. Calgary is seeing a slightly older demographic arrive this time, kids in tow. They're buying homes, filling schools, spending money and vying for jobs.

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