Russ Koehler

Rob, Google found you an electric toothbrush. It did not find the City’s actual rules. The limit is 70 dBA before midnight, not 50. That is 100 times the sound intensity you claim. I support Calgary having the best festivals, including the longest show hours on the continent. I will work with industry and community to protect that. I look forward to your retraction, in line with the same standard of accuracy you constantly demand from media.

"In the past year, I’ve watched the mayor deftly defuse difficult sore points that have been allowed to fester by previous administrations......He and city council must do the same thing with this particular issue, and do it fast."

I live near a municipal airport. I don’t get to complain about it, because it comes with living near an airport. It was here before me. If you live near the Calgary Stampede, you’ve had a 114 year heads up that it’s rowdy. You don’t get to complain.

I met this week with city admin, several councillors, and the CAO to raise concerns about the lack of meaningful engagement, business-adverse decisions, insufficient evidence, and lack of council approval. I expect a resolution Mon. If not, all options remain on the table.

Michelle, that is false. The City did not change the rules days before Stampede. Operators who ran past midnight last year were told in February that updated conditions would apply. Cowboys was told again in May. The exemption was conditional. It depended on operators managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard. We are taking public safety in our downtown seriously. Last year several hundred people brought complaints. People reported property damage, windows shaking, items falling from shelves, music until 2 a.m., disorder, and excessive intoxication spilling into nearby neighbourhoods. The City still permits concerts until midnight on weeknights, with cool-down music past midnight. Weekend concerts run until 1:30 a.m., with cool-down music until 2 a.m. No gets a free pass to disturb residents or create unsafe conditions. A great city backs major events and holds operators accountable.

Michelle, that is false. The City did not change the rules days before Stampede. Operators who ran past midnight last year were told in February that updated conditions would apply. Cowboys was told again in May. The exemption was conditional. It depended on operators managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard. We are taking public safety in our downtown seriously. Last year several hundred people brought complaints. People reported property damage, windows shaking, items falling from shelves, music until 2 a.m., disorder, and excessive intoxication spilling into nearby neighbourhoods. The City still permits concerts until midnight on weeknights, with cool-down music past midnight. Weekend concerts run until 1:30 a.m., with cool-down music until 2 a.m. No gets a free pass to disturb residents or create unsafe conditions. A great city backs major events and holds operators accountable.

Michelle, that is false. The City did not change the rules days before Stampede. Operators who ran past midnight last year were told in February that updated conditions would apply. Cowboys was told again in May. The exemption was conditional. It depended on operators managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard. We are taking public safety in our downtown seriously. Last year several hundred people brought complaints. People reported property damage, windows shaking, items falling from shelves, music until 2 a.m., disorder, and excessive intoxication spilling into nearby neighbourhoods. The City still permits concerts until midnight on weeknights, with cool-down music past midnight. Weekend concerts run until 1:30 a.m., with cool-down music until 2 a.m. No gets a free pass to disturb residents or create unsafe conditions. A great city backs major events and holds operators accountable.

Michelle, that is false. The City did not change the rules days before Stampede. Operators who ran past midnight last year were told in February that updated conditions would apply. Cowboys was told again in May. The exemption was conditional. It depended on operators managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard. We are taking public safety in our downtown seriously. Last year several hundred people brought complaints. People reported property damage, windows shaking, items falling from shelves, music until 2 a.m., disorder, and excessive intoxication spilling into nearby neighbourhoods. The City still permits concerts until midnight on weeknights, with cool-down music past midnight. Weekend concerts run until 1:30 a.m., with cool-down music until 2 a.m. No gets a free pass to disturb residents or create unsafe conditions. A great city backs major events and holds operators accountable.