"Think of it as Opening Day at city hall: the swearing-in of the new city council." Come for the baseball metaphors, stay for the deep dive on why it's so difficult to pinpoint Calgary's population, thanks to a dearth of census data. #yyccc

NEW: Calgary election analysis! You have to go back a quarter-century, when Calgary's population had yet to crack a million, to find a mayor elected with so few votes, writes @klaszus.bsky.social. #yyccc

For the past year, I've been doing an embedded "ethnographic" study of Calgary's election. As a consequence, I've mostly kept quiet about it. It'll still be months before I have qualitative results to share, but in the meantime, here are some results from our pre-election survey. #yyccc #yycvote

Now that we have the result of the public school trustee elections, it is time to revisit this story by @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election... None of the candidates in this slate identified in the story were elected.

Sat down to watch the Ward 13 last ditch debate by @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social I’m dying from Clearly Not Dan Maclean. I was assuming it old be more like a 1-1 interview The chosen former was so much better.

The Sprawl started this candidate list last November. Now it's complete. Bios of all 122 candidates running in the October 20 election (including trustee candidates), with links to their websites. Pass it along to anyone who needs it! #yyccc

WE DID IT!! 🎉 All 14 wards in Calgary have now had election debates. We organized four of them because no one had. There are 20 candidates total in those wards and 16 showed up for our last-ditch debates—candidates from across the political spectrum. What a ride! #yyccc

Meanwhile in Ward 2... 🤔 #yyccc

Wiped out! The Sprawl put on two #yyccc candidate forums today on opposite ends of the city. Ward 3 with 6/8 candidates and Ward 12 with 5/5 candidates. Tomorrow is Ward 2 with 4/5 candidates. And Friday is Ward 13 with 1/2 candidates. Watch on The Sprawl's YouTube channel! 📸 @asadch.bsky.social

ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO! The Sprawl is livestreaming four candidate forums in wards that haven't had one, starting at 12pm today (Wed Oct 15) for Ward 3. Then we haul ass to Ward 12 for that forum this aft at 4pm! Tune in on our YouTube channel where you can watch live or later. #yyccc

Hey #yyc! If you can't get to the polls on election day, you can PICK UP a ballot from Elections Calgary anytime until Oct. 20, & bring it back. You have to request your ballot here: sb.calgaryelections.ca I wrote a comic about this for @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social. But I have some more thoughts. 1/7

Another awesome reason to support @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social is @calgaryhester.bsky.social’s creative works! So much to learn about our city! 💚 #TheSprawl #Calgary #Election2025 #ABpoli #local #informative #ElectionComics

Can I tell you how indispensable @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social has been in its coverage of the Calgary election. Whether you are following it closely or not. Videos of numerous ward and mayoral forums. And there most valuable service, a campaign primer. www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-elec...

I've been writing #comics about #yyc election stuff for @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social! Sharing today's, because I loved learning about J. M. Miller. I visited his grave at Union Cemetery. His institutional memory must have been incredible! Check out more election comics at sprawlcalgary.com! #yyccc

Incredible piece by the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social & @klaszus.bsky.social. Amazing history. Bravo! ⁉️ Question ⁉️ Why did the City of Calgary have to loan the Flames $316 million until 2060? Couldn't Gary Bettman & the NHL (worth over $60 billion) loan the owners/CSEC the $316M over 35 years?

I restarted my donation to @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social because if I’m going prioritize my donations I’m going to do it in support of democracy and I’m going to do it here in my community. Everyone makes their own choice. This is mine. I support slow journalism and hope you will too. #yyc

This is why local journalism is important. Thanks for seeing a need and filling it @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social !

Wow, there it is. COUNCILLOR MIAN: “there were many of us around the table who struggled with the arena decision, right? We were like: This is a huge decision. It's a lot of money. And it was largely led by the Communities First folks.”

Four wards in Calgary haven't had election debates (Wards 2, 3, 12 and 13). The Sprawl has waited for others to organize debates in these wards. It hasn't happened. We're done waiting and are making a last-ditch effort to organize and livestream debates in these wards before Election Day. #yyccc

Tonight we are livestreaming the Ward 1 forum in Bowness! Sold out but we're bringing it to you. Starts at 6pm. #yyccc

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again (& I’ll likely say it at least 1 more after this); no one does local #journalism like @klaszus.bsky.social and the team at @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social Please support them as they’re doing such critical work & doing it excellently at that ⭐️ #Calgary #YYC #YYCcc

My 16-year-old daughter (off from school because of the teachers' strike) helped me make this video and negotiated the new Taylor Swift LP as compensation for her content creation skills. Which are superb, as you can see! #yyccc

Calgary's election now has parties; but who are they?! youtube.com/shorts/4EK1y... via @YouTube From @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social

Ward 10 livestream about to start from the Calgary Marlborough Community Centre! #yyccc www.youtube.com/live/OYUnjpj...

We have now posted video of last night's Ward 1 forum with clear audio, along with photos. Check it out! #yyccc

Tonight there's an all-candidates forum in Ward 1 with all six candidates: Matthew Fritz, Cathy (Angel) Jacobs, Joey Nowak, Dan Olesen, Ali Oonwala and Kim Tyers. Watch our livestream starting at 7 p.m.! #yyccc

Full video of today's Calgary Ward 14 candidate forum in Midnapore with Erin Averbukh, Devin Elkin, Keener Hachey and Landon Johnston. The other three candidates didn't show up. #yyccc

What made me finally decide to hook up my printer after 3 months and while I'm sick? Oh just www.sprawlcalgary.com/print-calgar... I have to go early vote because I'm leaving town the 20th, but I'm gonna print a buncha these off in my ward and leave them around in Little Free Libraries/etc #yyc

I had an extra Ward 9 zine from the debate at Cold Garden and gave it to my neighbour who came over to ask me about his voting plans while walking his dog. 🗳

You asked for it—and we heard you! The Sprawl is making all our Calgary election zines available digitally so you can print them out at home. Share them in your neighbourhood, your workplace, wherever you can think of! #yyccc

🤠 Calgary’s first town council meeting, in 1884, was in a saloon. They soon upgraded to a town hall—“a very cheerless, cold and inconvenient place,” councillors lamented. 🥶 Each day until Oct 20, The Sprawl is publishing a new Sam Hester comic on Calgary’s political history. Stay tuned! #yyccc

The Sprawl will be livestreaming tonight's Ward 8 forum. Five out of six councillor candidates will be there. Starts at 7pm! #yyccc

❌ No votes for you! Calgary had a very limited local democracy in its early days… Every day in October, until Election Day (Oct 20), we're sharing a new @calgaryhester.bsky.social comic about Calgary’s election history. Stay tuned for more! #yyccc

TONIGHT! Mayoral candidate forum at the Central Library with 8 candidates, moderated by MRU political scientist Lori Williams and Sprawl editor Jeremy Klaszus. If you didn't snag a seat you can watch the livestream starting at 6:30pm. #yyccc

The #yyc municipal election is coming up soon! I've been working with @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social on some new #comics, to get you thinking about how much your vote counts. Tune in for a new panel every day!

Our Mayor #YYCCC Candidates’ Forum is fully subscribed (300+ registrants!), so if you missed registration, then tune into the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social live webcast at 6:30 p.m. tonight. www.sprawlcalgary.com/live-tonight...

Calgary election PSA. We haven't heard of a single candidate forum in Wards 2, 3, 12, 13 or 14. And three of those have no incumbents. What gives?? WAKEY WAKEY, FOLKS! There's an election in 20 days! Get a candidate debate going already! The Sprawl will even livestream it for you! #yyccc

Today we're kicking off a new Calgary election comics series by @calgaryhester.bsky.social! Every day from now until Oct 20, we'll be posting a new panel. Think of it as a local election Advent calendar—with a new surprise each day about Calgary's political history! #yyccc

You're doing a really great service to help inform Calgary voters ahead of our municipal election!

LIVE TONIGHT! The Ward 5 candidate forum put on by RED FM is about to begin. All seven candidates are here. Watch The Sprawl's livestream! #yyccc

Where should Calgary bike lanes be built? "Maybe in the fields," said Ward 9 candidate Tony Dinh at yesterday's Ward 9 debate. Check out what every candidate had to say on the future of cycling infrastructure! #yycbike #yyccc

Thanks for sharing this Jeremy, totally forgot this was happening today and this is very helpful.

Full video of today's Calgary Ward 9 candidate forum at Cold Garden! A beautiful day for an outdoor election debate. #yyccc

TODAY AT NOON! Calgary Ward 9 candidate forum at Cold Garden, with all candidates confirmed. We'll be livestreaming it but we'll also be bringing our new zines for attendees! Beer and zines for those who show up in person... 🍻 #yyccc

I freaking love this idea… gonna have to track down my ward’s (and maybe a few others)

If you live in Calgary, look at what @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social is doing for the upcoming municipal election and consider subscribing. Jeremy and his team are producing amazing original explanatory journalism in the public interest. mailchi.mp/sprawlcalgar...

Check it out! We made a series of Calgary election zines. One for each of the city's 14 wards, containing all the councillor candidates for each. Plus a mayoral one—so 15 in all. They'll be going into libraries but let us know if you also want copies to share! www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-2025...

The Sprawl has posted a video from the Ward 7 forum held by the Montgomery Community Association. It’s a great way to see how each candidate speaks to the issues and fast forward the parts you find boring! 😂 #ward7 #Calgary #CalgaryVotes @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/42X_kdX...

How will Calgary's transit system be improved? Ward 7 candidates give their answers youtu.be/TppuWxGeSYw?...