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This fall, Calgarians will elect a new mayor and city council. It’s a chance for us to help shape the future of our city.

Finding real community leaders is always hard and learning about candidates beyond their sign colours can be agonizing, but it doesn’t have to be. 

Calgary’s Future has put together a list of city council candidates who are ready to work for real solutions to challenges like housing affordability, better public transit, funding public services, and climate change.

—which is more important than ever with political parties added into the mix.

This election is a chance to make sure that candidates with the right experience, drive, and priorities are elected to ensure a city that works for all of us.

Check out the candidates, follow along, and make your plan to vote for the city that you want to see.

Forwarded by the Calgary District Labour Council

In September, floral arrangements were sent to one member off due to extended illness and one in celebration of the birth of a child. 

Launched in 2006 by the Canadian Library Association (CLA), Canadian Library Month provides “an opportunity for Canadians not familiar with their local library to come down and experience all the services available to them.”

For the month of October, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. This year’s theme is Libraries for Life. 

In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, marking the beginning of an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history.

Women’s History Month is also an opportunity to reflect on the work still ahead to remove barriers so everyone can participate fully in Canada’s social, cultural, and economic life.

Ever since workers and their unions won legal recognition in Canada, governments have looked for ways to limit our right to strike. For decades, federal and provincial governments relied on back-to-work legislation to break strikes, but in recent months the federal government has embraced an even less democratic approach: Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.

The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

Quality public education has become an important topic for all of our communities as we face how the low levels of education funding have impacted our classrooms and teachers.

We invite you to get involved in the fight for quality public education for all. What can you do? Here are some possibilities:

1. Write the Minister of Education and Premier Smith to ask for a fair deal for teachers

2. Write your MLA and ask them to speak up for increased public education funding.

3. Create a Video about why Public Education Matters and share it with the Alberta Teachers Association.  The vocal video will provide prompts and questions to guide your submission.

4. Attend one of the Trustee Forums hosted by the Public Teachers, ATA Local 38. These 90-minute Zoom webinars are designed to provide voters with a clear understanding of where candidates stand on the challenges facing Calgary’s public schools. Join us to make an informed choice in the upcoming Trustee election and to show your support for strong, equitable, and well-resourced public education

Wards 1 & 2 – Monday, September 29
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XCCqtYKOS4yMzUcTsgSeXQ

Wards 3 & 4 and Wards 5 & 10 – Thursday, October 2
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-DZtZW7wTPGL5gVKmLZrwg

Wards 6 & 7 and Wards 8 & 9 – Monday, October 6
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VlfT0OtWRpCL26btqrYUCg

Wards 11 & 13 and Wards 12 & 14 – Wednesday, October 8 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WDc5FP7sRgK5CDLv6i3vZA