monika

Curious about most things interesting. Background in online tech and real estate. Love Calgary. Love where you live.

[monika @monikafurtado]

For anyone following Calgary blanket zoning repeal changes, is there a flow chart of the decision process of the various application types/dates? This is all verbal and I don't see it in what I have looked through?

[monika @monikafurtado]

@raghu_venugopal The rest of Canada should ban the import of oil and gas from other nation and rely on Alberta energy if they are loyal to Canada.

[Calgary Police @CalgaryPolice]

📢 Were you away from home over the past few days?

We encourage all Calgarians who may have been away from home over the weekend, regardless of where they live, to take a few moments to inspect their property.

If you’ve checked already, please check again. Parker is known to enter accessible buildings and lock doors behind him. Please take a moment to look carefully in:

🔎 Garages
🔎 Sheds and outbuildings
🔎 Backyards
🔎 Under decks, stairs and play structures
🔎 RVs, trailers and vehicles parked on your property
🔎 Other enclosed or sheltered spaces

🎥 If you have residential or business security cameras, doorbell cameras or other video surveillance systems, please review any footage that may assist investigators and report any sightings of Parker to police.

As search and investigative efforts continue, we are asking residents and businesses in Thorncliffe to submit any CCTV, residential security camera or dashcam footage recorded between Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 11:08 a.m. and today, regardless of whether Parker appears in the footage.

If you discover anything that may be related to Parker, or if you believe you have seen him, please contact police immediately. If the sighting is occurring in real time, call 911.

We remain incredibly grateful for the support shown by our community. Every property checked, video reviewed and credible tip reported helps support the ongoing search for Parker.

Information?
☎️ CPS: 403-266-1234
🛑 @stopcrimeyyc
📞 @MCSCanada: 1-800-661-6160 | https://t.co/JXtsTsf3fr
📲 MCSC rescu: https://t.co/VyYpWzXyRV

⚖ Case #: CA26318270 | 3916

[monika @monikafurtado]

To anyone watching the housing blanket rezoning repeal/RCG changes in Calgary the next set of seeing how much admin can push back via confusion is tomorrow. The files are on the city website for July 21 meeting. Items 7.3.1 for repeal/exemptions and 7.3.2 for proposed changes to RCG. Check out all the docs especially # 7 for 7.3.2. They really don't want to count suites in density. The folks consulted (developers) will have had lots of time to ramp up those third party groups and I wonder how many homeowners have been consulted or have an idea what these proposed changes mean. Fun times on the housing file in Calgary.
https://t.co/CGWTx6hUpJ

[monika @monikafurtado]

Count suites towards density not recommended? Units are units whether they are above ground or below ground. Counting something is weak because it shows the truth of the density of people in an area?

[Flora @floragillespie]

What administration thinks about any minor amendments to RCG.

Who’s running this show?

[Calgary Police @CalgaryPolice]

We are releasing CCTV footage of Parker taken on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 12:52 p.m. in the 5500 block of Travis Crescent N.E.

We are asking Calgarians to check their properties for signs of Parker. Every search matters & even places you've already looked should be checked a second time.

If you have a vehicle, truck, trailer or RV that hasn't been used recently, please open it & look inside. Thoroughly search garages, sheds, play structures, storage areas, utility rooms, cupboards, basements, under decks & other enclosed spaces where a child may seek shelter from the heat. Look carefully in narrow spaces between fences & hedges, behind lawn equipment & in any small area where a child could go unnoticed.

We also know Parker has a tendency to enter homes and lock doors behind him. We are asking residents to carefully check their homes, garages & sheds once more. Your attention could make all the difference.

📣 Anyone with information about his whereabouts, or who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of Parker, is asked to contact police by calling 403-266-1234 or by submitting it here: https://t.co/Z5ulkAdUSS

Information?
☎️ CPS: 403-266-1234
🛑 Calgary Crime Stoppers
📞 Missing Children Society of Canada: 1-800-661-6160
📲 MCSC rescu: https://t.co/VyYpWzXyRV

⚖ Case #: CA26318270 | 3916

[monika @monikafurtado]

@DanWMcLean Considering the proposed Calgary Plan includes a 15% non-market housing target across each area structure plan and local area plan area, this is all veering very far away from core municipal responsibilities and becoming a very expensive ask of taxpayers.

[Geronimo Morgans @GeronimoMorgans]

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway leading the people of Norway and the players as they row together at the palace. This is beautiful. 🇳🇴👏

[Nordic News @Nordic_News]

Ro! Ro! – Norway's World Cup team "rows" with 90,000 people outside Royal Palace in Oslo https://t.co/wWXQkVX7I5

[monika @monikafurtado]

@JeromyYYC This needs to go further than a registry. There are way too many third party groups (under multiple names) that are aggressively working to influence policies including presenting to council. Presenters should need to declare that they are paid or otherwise incentived to attend.

[monika @monikafurtado]

@StephenFleming Look up cost to insure child as occasional driver on family car.

[monika @monikafurtado]

Big fan of Canada utilizing Canadian energy coast to coast. Big project. First steps.

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

Eastern Canadian refineries should be powered by Western Canadian energy - not from overseas. 🇨🇦

Premier Doug Ford and I are advancing a new West-East pipeline called the Northern Shield Energy Corridor connecting Alberta oil to Ontario refineries, and eventually, European markets.

This nation building project would initially move 500,000 to 800,000 barrels per day, create tens of thousands of jobs, strengthen our economy, and help Canada receive full value for our world class resources.

Alberta has the energy Canada that the world needs. Now it’s time to build the infrastructure to deliver it.

[monika @monikafurtado]

Is there a way to block all the fiction story posts? Getting super annoying. @X

[monika @monikafurtado]

Dozens of people at the station. Announcements are few and far between. You need better communication @calgarytransit #yyccc

[Calgary Transit @calgarytransit]

#CTRiders #RedLine trains are only going outbound to University Station. Shuttle bus service is in place between University and Tuscany. Please catch your shuttle buses from the bus loops at the affected stations.

[monika @monikafurtado]

@FreddyLA7 Come to Calgary, Alberta for the Calgary Stampede. July 3 to July 12. Also worth a wander around the Rocky Mountains while you are here.

[Laureen Teskey Harper @LaureenHarper]

Floodgates opened at Springbank Off-stream Reservor. For the first time the Elbow River will be stopped before heading to Calgary.

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

Here’s a look at the Kananaskis River just downstream from Barrier Lake. Highway 40 is closed at Sibbald Creek Trail. Parks officials say around 1,500 people are stuck in campgrounds in the area due to bridge washouts and mudslides.

[monika @monikafurtado]

Some infills are definitely built better than others in Calgary. Many are small builders and warranty programs differ. Make sure to research builders and property registration for warranty coverage. https://t.co/s0rXon9VYa

[monika @monikafurtado]

Condo fee structure makes larger units (such as 2 or 3 bedroom units large enough for families) cost prohibitive. Add in risk of special assessments, rules and lack of exit strategy for older properties and there needs to be more thought into other legal structure options.

[monika @monikafurtado]

@albertanbeech It’s not just looking bad. Reactions like that can intensify especially with numerous bites on a joint. Lived it. Get the dr to explain what to watch for and have Benadryl on hand once they explain.