In order to address changing needs and a growing amount of visitors to Stanley Park, City of Calgary Parks is encourage the public to review design concepts and proposed management strategies with an open house June 15.

"We hope to enhance visitors' experience and boost the park's environmental health through redevelopment," said Keith Parker, parks manager in charge of planning and development. "We are working with a number of stakeholders to identify refurbishment needs as well as management practices that best balance the needs of all park users."

The open house will be held at the Parks Administration Building at the park. Park representatives will be on hand as well as representatives from Stantec consulting team. There will be displays and an opportunity to comment on the draft vision, goals and guiding principles for the management strategies as well as a review of two design concepts for the park.

Earlier this year the Government of Alberta opened up the Condominium Property Act for legislative review. In February, Service Alberta began public and stakeholder consultation to gain feedback on proposed changes. In conjunction with the consultation, Service Alberta released the Condo Consultation Paper which covered a range of issues including:

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi was in Vancouver representing one of 22 cities at Canada's Big City Mayors' Caucus (BCMC) May 30.

In a release, the BCMC said it is calling on its provincial, territorial and federal partners to confront the growing housing crisis across the country.