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The Sprawl
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 4h
Tonight we are livestreaming the Ward 1 forum in Bowness! Sold out but we're bringing it to you. Starts at 6pm. #yyccc
LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary Ward 1 candidate debate in Bowness | The Sprawl
Watch The Sprawl's livestream at 6 p.m.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen) @karenjlord.bsky.social · 20h
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
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 5d
My work day is ending at 1:30 a.m. Lot of late nights these days. And early mornings too. Support @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social folks, we are going flat out to bring Calgarians the best election coverage we possibly can! sprawlcalgary.fundjournalism.org/donate/ #yyccc
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 1d
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
CAPTIONS - Calgary's election now has parties; but who are they?!
YouTube video by The Sprawl
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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 1d
Calgary's election now has parties; but who are they?! youtube.com/shorts/4EK1y... via @YouTube From @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social
Calgary's election now has parties; but who are they?!
YouTube video by The Sprawl
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 2d
Ward 10 livestream about to start from the Calgary Marlborough Community Centre! #yyccc www.youtube.com/live/OYUnjpj...
Calgary Ward 10 Forum at Marlborough
YouTube video by The Sprawl
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 2d
We have now posted video of last night's Ward 1 forum with clear audio, along with photos. Check it out! #yyccc
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Calgary Ward 1 candidate forum | The Sprawl
With all six candidates.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 3d
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
LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary Ward 1 all-candidates forum | The Sprawl
Watch The Sprawl's livestream.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 4d
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
FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 14 debate at Midnapore | The Sprawl
With four out of seven candidates.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 4d
Love it! Thank you for printing and sharing the election zines!
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Eyeska Swansong @eaterofash.bsky.social · 5d
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
Print The Sprawl’s Calgary election zines at home! | The Sprawl
And share them with your neighbours.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 5d
We love to hear it!
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 5d
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. 🗳
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 5d
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
Print The Sprawl’s Calgary election zines at home! | The Sprawl
And share them with your neighbours.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 5d
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
Print The Sprawl’s Calgary election zines at home! | The Sprawl
And share them with your neighbours.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 6d
🤠 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
A cartoon showing Calgary's original town hall, on the site where old city hall is today.
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d
The Sprawl will be livestreaming tonight's Ward 8 forum. Five out of six councillor candidates will be there. Starts at 7pm! #yyccc
LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary Ward 8 debate at Cliff Bungalow-Mission | The Sprawl
With five (out of six) candidates.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d
No prob!
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d
Most likely it was @klaszus.bsky.social Instagram feed, which we use instead (not being able to use the Sprawl one).
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d
Oh we know! Has been the case for more than two years now. Us and ever other Canadian news outlet. It's a major drag.
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 7d
❌ 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
Cartoon of a voter from 1884: male, over 21 and a British subject with property worth $300, as a woman (not allowed to vote) looks on
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 8d
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
LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary mayoral forum at Central Library | The Sprawl
Watch The Sprawl's livestream.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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Sam Hester @calgaryhester.bsky.social · 8d
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!
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 8d
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
A cartoon of Calgary's first mayor, George Murdoch, elected in 1884
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Brett Bergie (she/her) @brettbergie.bsky.social · 8d
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...
LIVE TONIGHT: Calgary mayoral forum at Central Library | The Sprawl
Watch The Sprawl's livestream.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 8d
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
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 8d
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
A cartoon of Calgary's first mayor, George Murdoch, elected in 1884
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