Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the head of the city's biggest home-builders organization are moving forward after a public spat in early 2013.
Nenshi and Charron Ungar, president of the Canadian Home Builders Association's Calgary region, released an agreed statement of fact in March on what's happening in suburban development in Calgary after meeting to try and mend their differences.
The court-style statement acknowledges the city "is not imposing a suburban development freeze" and has a sufficient serviced-land supply to meet forecasted population growth in the short term, with 22 square kilometres (2,210 hectares) of vacant serviced land, and more on the way.
It also states the city and association must do a better job of sharing information with industry members and will work together to provide better and more frequent progress reports.
Nenshi's been more active than past mayors in trying to encourage redevelopment within the sprawling city's existing footprint, rather than greenfield development in suburban neighbourhoods.
from Western Investor April 2013
