Calgary mayor shares message of optimism at ‘State of the City’ address
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Jyoti Gondek delivered a wide-ranging but generally optimistic speech at her annual State of the City address -- believing her city is ready to face current economic challenges.
“Our city is in an incredibly strong position right now.”
Mayor Jyoti Gondek is bullish on her city, despite talks of trade, tariffs and an uncertain partner in Parliament taking leadership in little more than a month.
“We’ve done the groundwork to ensure we’re a strong inland port… we’re developing solutions locally to keep our supply chains strong,” Gondek said.
Gondek delivered a wide-ranging but generally optimistic speech at her annual State of the City address Tuesday, hosted by the Rotary Club of Calgary.
Her address touched on new economic activity created by the future Prairie Economic Gateway, an industrial hub along the city’s southeast border, positive developments in the Green Line light-rail transit project and decreases in social disorder, crime and drug overdoses.
“We’re creating a 24/7 downtown, where people don’t just commute in and out, but walk their dogs, raise their kids, launch businesses and build lives,” Gondek said.
But the challenges of the day are too large to ignore — namely the ever-evolving impact of trade relations south of the border.
Gondek named the agriculture industry as one in particular she’s advocating to other levels of government.
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