Mayor Nenshi says strengthening cities last unfinished task in nation building

Sep 22, 2011 -Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is on a four-city tour to promote the vitality and opportunity in his city. He used his stop in Ottawa on Thursday morning to tout the “energy” that surrounds Calgary — and he was not just referring to the oil patch. The energy, he explained, extends to the city’s great ideas and entrepreneurial spirit.

Strengthening Canada’s cities, he said, is the last great unfinished task in nation building.

Building a great city, according to Nenshi, requires creating a vibrant culture scene, ensuring communities are attractive, and that public infrastructure is accessible. Such a city puts the focus on sustainability and ensures it has a cohesive chorus of business and social networks. Calgary, he argued, has all of those elements.

http://www.ipolitics.ca/2011/09/22/nenshi-says-strengthening-cities-last-unfinished-task-in-nation-building/

Calgary’s sunny mayor dangles jobs to gloomy East
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/09/22/john-ivison-calgarys-sunny-mayor-dangles-jobs-to-gloomy-east/

http://www.bepartoftheenergy.com/energy-makers-person.php?id=23