Scott Dippel

Municipal affairs reporter for CBC Calgary. When not at City Hall it's still all politics, all the time.

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@mikesgene Thanks very much! It's been a heck of a ride. :)

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@HeySeto @cmcalgary https://t.co/JUpessj6Rn

[Canadian Premier League @CPLsoccer]

For the first time in club history, @CPLCavalryFC are North Star Cup Champions!🏆

#CanPL

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Calgary wants to borrow $1B for water projects to meet demands of growing population. #yyccc https://t.co/2yD6eMU5ta

[Calgary Stampeders @calstampeders]

Saddle up, Calgary! 🤠

The Calgary Stampeders will host the 113th Grey Cup in 2026!

@CFL | #GreyCup | #TogetherWeRide🐎

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@AZee0509 I do believe that's it. Surely he would have been honoured.

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A meeting room in old City Hall has been named in honour of Dale Hodges, who was the longest serving member of #yyccc. He passed away last year. The room includes the new artwork which is a fine likeness of him.

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@AZee0509 I don't know if this room actually had an old name. It's on the third floor, near the kitchenette.

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Sinclair was a man of great dignity, wisdom and wit who taught so many Canadians about ourselves. He shall be missed and his legacy will be long lasting. Condolences to @Niigaanwewidam and the Sinclair family. https://t.co/51w70LpNfQ

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Saddened to hear of the passing of Sen. Murray Sinclair. I had the duty and the learning opportunity to spend a couple of years covering the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, travelling with him and Justice Alvin Hamilton as they visited many Indigenous communities in Manitoba. 1/2

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@CTVCalgary Sorry to hear this news. Darrel was a class act and had a storied career in journalism. Condolences to his family and to all of his colleagues who had the opportunity to work with him.

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Some of the street names being proposed for the new community Ricardo Ranch in the deep SE. Moonlight Bay, Shambles Blvd or Tib Place anyone? #yyccc

[TSB of Canada @TSBCanada]

#TSBRail deploys a team of investigators following a train derailment about 55 km northeast of Calgary, #Alberta. The TSB is gathering information and assessing the occurrence.

[Jyoti Gondek @JyotiGondek]

For anyone waiting on the live feed to resume for #yyccc meeting, we’re working on it and in the meantime have postponed all notices of motion until 1 pm tomorrow (9.4.5, 9.4.6, 9.4.7, 9.4.8, 9.4.9, 9.4.10, 9.4.11).

Apologies for the tech issues. We want to make sure you can follow along so will resume tomorrow.

[Calgary Police @CalgaryPolice]

Calgary Police Service notified of ASIRT conclusion in university protest camp removal.

CPS Chief Mark Neufeld has been notified by Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Services Mike Ellis that the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation of the protest camp removal at the University of Calgary has been completed.

Using the definition of ‘serious’ that is regularly employed by ASIRT when conducting investigations into harm caused by police, ASIRT has found that the allegation of ‘serious’ injuries cannot be verified.

As a result, the matter no longer falls within ASIRT’s mandate & complaints related to the University of Calgary incident will now fall under the mandate of the CPS Professional Standards Section. To date, the Service has received eight complaints.

ASIRT received the full co-operation of both the Edmonton Police Service & the CPS during the investigation. This included access to body worn camera footage where it existed & the forwarding of complaints that were made to the agency’s professional standard branches.

We respect the independent oversight that ASIRT brings & thank them for their work on this matter.

We remain committed to facilitating lawful, peaceful & safe demonstrations while striving to minimize impact to the community.

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Some BG on Bhatti: https://t.co/DtRRinjoJH

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The CEO of the Green Line LRT project, Darshpreet Bhatti, is leaving his position. No details released at the moment.

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The Green Line is now going to be a new City dept, reporting to the chief operating officer Stuart Dalgleish.

[Calgary Public Library @calgarylibrary]

Following the containment of a recent cybersecurity breach, Calgary Public Library has now concluded its investigation and is focusing on operational recovery as it moves toward restoring full services.

The Library’s Technology Team and existing cybersecurity partners engaged a Microsoft Incident Response team to support containment procedures and complete a thorough investigation. The findings of the investigation confirm that while servers were compromised, no business, employee or membership data was affected. The incident was identified as an attempted ransomware attack, which the Library’s monitoring systems successfully blocked.

For information on available services and the Library’s recovery, visit https://t.co/llBKnfgnMb.