Alberta's premier shares his thoughts on blanket redistribution

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared on her province-wide radio show Saturday to share her thoughts on the blanket change.

when asked about his opinion Your region, your premierSmith said he has “always lived” in various mixed-use areas because of their proximity to commercial amenities.

However, he said it was his personal choice.

“That's why I chose to live where I do. I currently live in a four block complex. That's why I have no problem with apartment buildings and beautiful mansions along the road,” he said.

“But it's my choice.”

Smith said there are people who choose neighborhoods to be close to attractions, but acknowledges that other people and families choose different neighborhoods for different reasons, and that people have to make choices between the two.

“They want the kind of homes they know will be safe for their children. It's not going to be mixed use … maybe commercial or other types of uses,” he said.

“These communities will have similar types of families who have similar interests and can maintain public amenities the way they want, and we need to allow all of those things to come together.”

He said that he is generally confident that municipalities will make the appropriate decisions. However, Smith added that the federal government's “demands” for rezoning would put them in trouble with their constituents.

“That's why we don't think it's right for the federal government to rewrite all of its laws as a condition that municipalities get less money,” Smith said.

“Municipalities must now suffer from the feedback they receive. And some of those encounters seem to have been pretty brutal.”

While the city is debating it Housing strategy for September 2023, the federal government said the city of Calgary “must stop special zoning” in order to approve a $238 million Housing Acceleration Fund. Edmonton's February deal was approved for $175 million.

“These are the types of roads that will be added when the federal government comes in,” Smith said.

“They're not here just to help. They weren't just trying to be a financing partner here and work in good faith. They are here to implement an agenda. I don't know if the people will necessarily support this agenda.”

His comments come just days before a public hearing on the rezoning is scheduled for April 22.

The proposal was a hot topic in the city, with many advocates saying it would help address the housing crisis and increase density, while many opposed the proposal.

13th district. Dan McLean called for a city-wide plebiscite at the beginning of March, but it happened lost 8-6 vote in council.

14th District. Recently, Peter Demong has hosted several townhalls and the synonymous Landon Johnston. withdrawal of application Mayor Jyoti Gondek was one in an open house with hundreds of people To share a city-wide rezoning challenge in Lake Bonavista.

Public hearings will see council listen to Calgarians' concerns, followed by a vote to change the default base zoning to infill (R-CG) to a contiguous land-oriented zoning. A townhouse building has more than three units and is side-by-side and may include an additional suite.

Gondek said he hopes the misconceptions will eventually be dispelled and that hundreds of Calgarians will share their thoughts with the council.

The proposed change would allow the construction of medium-density infill units with ground entrances, such as single, semi-detached, terraced and townhouses. However, neighborhoods with single-family detached homes will also be subject to this change.

With files from Lorne Heinz and Logan Stein