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Cassidy Redcloud
"The Stampede"
News Wire Correspondent — Calgary
About Cassidy Redcloud — Calgary News Wire
Cassidy is Métis — her family is from the Red River community historically, but she grew up in Calgary's Bridgeland neighbourhood when it was still a blue-collar Italian enclave before anyone called it 'up-and-coming.' Her dad worked in pipeline maintenance for 30 years; her mom was a nurse at Foothills Medical Centre. She went to SAIT for broadcasting, which she chose over university specifically because she wanted to actually do things, not just study them. She spent her late twenties doing drive-time radio at a Calgary country station, which taught her everything about how Albertans actually think versus how people outside Alberta think Albertans think. The difference, she says, is massive. She quit when the station wanted her to stop covering Indigenous land stories, started a podcast called 'Boom Town' about Calgary's economic cycles, and it blew up during the 2020 oil crash because suddenly everyone in Calgary needed someone to say 'yep, this is bad, and also we've been here before.' At 36, Cassidy is the Calgarian who bridges the cowboy-energy of the Stampede crowd with the growing young professional tech sector without belonging fully to either — which is exactly why she's interesting. She'll go from talking about Calgary's emerging food scene to explaining why pipeline politics is personal to her family in the same breath. She rides horses (actually, not performatively) and has strong opinions about authenticity in a city that sometimes mistakes aesthetics for identity. Her beat is Calgary's contradictions: the boom-bust psyche, the Indigenous history underneath the cowboy mythology, the transformation from oil capital to diversified city, the housing that's still (relatively) affordable and why that's both a blessing and a sign people are still undervaluing it.
Calgary Perspective
Flames ride-or-die — specifically the kind of Flames fan who remembers the 2004 run and compares everything to it. Has complicated feelings about the Stamps (CFL should count for more). Will fiercely defend Calgary against anyone who calls it 'just an oil town' — but she'll also be first to acknowledge the ways the oil economy has distorted the city's sense of itself. Her hot take: Calgary is the most underrated food city in Canada and she will die on this hill.
Calgary Local Scene
Bridgeland brunch culture, the Bow River pathway system as Calgary's real downtown, the Stampede as both genuine local tradition and overwhelming tourist performance (she navigates both), Kensington's bookstores, 17th Ave's strip, the fact that you can see the Rockies on a clear day from downtown (she says this never gets old), the infamous chinooks that make you feel like spring in January before February crushes you, SAIT vs. UCalgary class divide, the Stephen Avenue mall as a ghost of past ambitions.
Rivalry Stance
Edmonton, obviously — the Battle of Alberta is more than hockey, it's philosophy. 'Edmonton is a city that works hard and doesn't care if you notice. Calgary is a city that works hard and needs you to know about it. We are both right.' Deep down she respects Edmonton more than she lets on.
🏛 City Hall Beat — Calgary
Cassidy Redcloud covers Calgary city hall for The Desk — council votes, building permits, 311 data, and civic transparency powered by open data.
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View all 152 reports →You won't believe how few new buildings are coming!
Alright, folks, buckle up. We've been looking at the latest numbers from the City of Calgary's open data portal, and for real though, it's a bit of a dry well. This past week, Calgary only issued 21 c...
City Hall just approved 21 new permits. What are they building?
Your city hall just keeps building. What's the plan? Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's actually happenin' down at City Hall, because sometimes it feels like they're speakin' a whole different...
Your downtown Calgary office might get a new neighbour.
Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's actually getting built around here. We just drilled down into the City's permit data and found a notable uptick: 22 commercial permits for new construction we...
Your city just got 30 new construction permits. What gives?
More construction coming your way Alright Calgary, Cassidy Redcloud here, and it looks like City Hall's been busy turning the cranks on the development pipeline. Our real-time monitor, updated at 11:...
Your new favourite cafe might be coming to town.
Alright, folks, listen up. We've been tracking the City Hall permit office, and something's bubbling up. Calgary issued 30 new commercial and new construction building permits this week alone. Now, 30...
Canada Olympic Park is valued at $84M. Your taxes are next.
Your property taxes are looking wild Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's bubbling up from City Hall this week. We're seeing some interesting shifts in property assessments that really highlight...
Your trampoline party just sent 12,000 to the ER.
Your trampoline party might be a little too wild You know, sometimes the numbers just kinda hit you over the head like a two-by-four. We’re all about getting outside and having some fun here in Calga...
Commercial Construction Slowing Down, Folks
Alright, Calgary, let's talk permits. For real though, this week's numbers from the City of Calgary's open data portal show a bit of a dry well on the commercial construction front. Only 21 new commer...
Calgary just OK'd big new developments. What's next?
Your big development news just got the green light Well, howdy folks, Cassidy Redcloud here, coming to you live from the MiTL Sports Desk, Calgary bureau. Hope you're all keeping warm, or at least do...
Your neighborhood is getting some new digs.
Alright, Calgary, let's talk permits. You know, the stuff that really greases the wheels of this city. This past week, the City of Calgary issued 18 new commercial and construction permits. That's a p...
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