This is Calgary

Come "Inside The Classroom" with This is Calgary host Jenny Howe and CBC producer Elise Stolte.
In January, Elise reached out to thousands of Alberta teachers to find out more about classroom complexity across the province, including here in Calgary. Through survey responses from 6,000 educators, she learned a lot about the challenges of being a teacher -- and a school kid. Listen to the takeaways, and hear from some Calgary teachers on what they face day-to-day.

The Alberta government has announced a date for closure of Calgary's only supervised drug consumption site in the Beltline. This week on This is Calgary, we'll hear from Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, Rick Wilson, and Dr. Monty Ghosh, a Calgary physician who specializes in addiction medicine.

For the first time in decades, Calgary has municipal political parties represented at city hall. There are coucillors from three parties: The Calgary Party, A Better Calgary, and Communities First. And so far - they aren’t always voting on party lines. This week, host Jenny Howe talks to CBC Calgary municipal affairs reporter Brendan Coulter about why that is - and how Calgary compares to some other Canadian cities with local parties.

Calgary Transit has had a Free Fare Zone along 7th Avenue for decades. It started as an experiment in the late 70s, before we even had an LRT, and has become part of the city's downtown identity. But - should we keep it? The FFZ is currently being reviewed. This week, host Jenny Howe speaks with Sprawl founder Jeremy Klaszus about the history, benefits, and prospects of the Free Fare Zone.

The Alberta government just tabled the 2026 budget, with an anticipated deficit of $9.4 billion dollars. This Is Calgary host Jenny Howe sits down with Darren Krause, founder and editor of LiveWire Calgary, to hear all about what is (and isn’t!) in the budget for our city, and what city council has to say about it so far.