https://sheldonyakiwchuk.substack.com/p/things-arent-as-bad-as-i-thought
Calgary Housing Bubble is Already Bursting - nobody is paying attention…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2025
SHELDON YAKIWCHUK SOUNDS ALARM ON CALGARY’S HOUSING MARKET AND REZONING PLANS, WARNING OF HOUSING MARKET INSTABILITY
CALGARY, AB - As advance polling opens across Calgary, Ward 4 independent candidate Sheldon Yakiwchuk is sounding the alarm on the city’s housing direction, warning that political posturing around densification is driving the market and neighborhoods into dangerous territory.
Yakiwchuk says both political parties running candidates this election, Communities First and The Calgary Party, are failing Calgarians by ignoring real data and community voices.
“The two major parties keep pushing top-down densification plans that ignore economic reality,” Yakiwchuk said. “Communities First promises to repeal blanket rezoning, while The Calgary Party wants to keep it another 18 months before adjusting. But Communities First still supports Transit-Oriented Communities - which is just Blanket Rezoning 2.0.”
Yakiwchuk pointed to the proposed TOC project in Dalhousie, where the community faces the loss of 640 parking spaces - despite these lots being full every weekday - to make way for more housing.
“When the community was surveyed, 81% said new developments like this put too much stress on local services and infrastructure, and 79% said TOCs would create more traffic and parking issues,” Yakiwchuk said. “Nearly three-quarters found TOC projects unappealing, and almost half saw no benefit to increased density near transit. The message is clear—residents aren’t being heard.”
Dalhousie Station - Transit-Oriented Community - Preliminary Community Insights.
He added:
“I thought Communities First was about engaging with the community. If they’re pushing ahead despite what residents are saying, they’re no different than the municipal government we’re trying to replace. At least The Calgary Party is being honest, they don’t care what Calgarians want and have no intention of listening when it comes to the densification their party supports.”
Citing recent housing data, Yakiwchuk noted that Calgary is already showing signs of strain: a 7.4% rental vacancy rate, four months of housing supply, and 25,000 new homes in the pipeline, 48% of them rentals.
“We saw what happened in 2016 when vacancy rates peaked at 7% - unfinished developments, declining property values, and empty units,” he said. “History’s about to repeat itself.”
Yakiwchuk also criticized city leadership for neglecting infrastructure while expanding bureaucracy and taxes.
“We’re losing 20% of our water through leaky pipes, only 38% of roads are in good condition, and we’re short hundreds of police and firefighters,” he said. “Yet administration has greatly outpaced population growth while services are on the decline. This is simply not sustainable.”
Berta Dad nailed it. Copied from FB.
Jeff Rath’s behaviour toward Danielle Smith is not a good look for this movement, and he does not speak for me.
When this started, I had respect for him. But as this has played out, it has become harder to ignore what appears to be a push for power inside the movement, not a sincere focus on Alberta independence.
Danielle Smith is a major reason Albertans were even able to collect signatures in the first place. Compared to any other premier in this country, I believe she has been the strongest one standing up for her province.
I will not forget her accomplishments.
She stood up for parental rights when others wanted schools keeping parents in the dark.
She took action against political ideology being pushed in classrooms.
She made sure kids got back to school when the system tried to hold families hostage.
She has strengthened Alberta Sheriffs and continued exploring ways to free Alberta from relying on the RCMP.
And that is only part of it.
This ...
WEF/UN/Globalists have proven they can’t be trusted now given the key to Canada. Are you awake yet Canadians??
REPORT: UN Climate Scientists Flip on the Climate Doomsday Narrative | Stand on Guard CLIP
WATCH Have they been lying about climate change this whole time? Are they cancelling climate change doomsday scenario for the data centers?
The UN climate scientists admit the high emission doomsday scenarios were overblown. UN climate change scientists flip: climate change not too bad anymore according to a new report. No doomsday on the horizon.
On this Stand on Guard clip, we question why the UN might be backtracking on previous dire predictions, suggesting a new agenda at play. We examine how this shift could be tied to the proliferation of data center construction and the increasing demands on our power grid from artificial intelligence. It's crucial to consider the broader implications for our communities and hold big tech accountable.
Thank you to @jimmy_dore for pointing out this...
Listening to Ganum today on the meeting that Premier Smith is having with Lukasek I am wondering why not just have his referendum on the vote in October? If enough say no to his question isn't it the same as a referendum that the other side wants? I for one want this to wake up the East and don't care how it happens. Another caller said she needs to call an provincial election in October and take the rest of questions off the ballot - this could be risky but I am leaning toward it as terrified that the NDP will get in again and right now Nemshi is their handicap IMHO.
