Ward 5 Candidate CERT Questionnaire Responses and Podcast Forum

Learn about your candidates for Ward 5 in the City of Calgary

TUNE IN LIVE-LIVE on September 26 at 10 am MST

The Calgary Environmental Roundtable (CERT) has created a candidate questionnaire and podcast series dedicated to climate, the environment, and nature for the 2025 municipal election. Learn all about it here!

Take Action

• Want to hear more from other candidates? SEND your mayoral and ward candidates an email requesting their participation in the CERT questionnaire and forum campaign.

• TUNE IN on September 26 at 10 am MST, listen to your candidates for mayor answer the Calgary Environmental Roundtable (CERT) Candidate Questionnaire.

• SEND and SHARE the letter writing tool on your social media or via email with your network!

• WATCH other Ward and Mayoral episodes!

• JOIN the CERT organizations: Alberta Environmental Network, Calgary Urban Species Response Team, Calgary Climate Hub, Bird Friendly Calgary, The Climate Reality Project Canada, Calgary River Valleys, and For Our Kids Alberta.

• FOLLOW The Gravity Well on Substack, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Bluesky.

Your Ward 5 Candidates’ Answers

Answers and video transcripts collected from Ward 5 candidates will be fully updated by end of day, October 12th.

1️⃣Calgary’s Climate Strategy outlines 5-year goals to reduce energy poverty and utility costs, create clean economy jobs, improve public health, and build more equitable, climate-resilient communities. If elected, how will you work to achieve these outcomes for Calgarians?

2️⃣ How will you ensure that new community development and redevelopment in Calgary protects our watersheds, river and creek valleys, wetlands, and the wildlife and urban biodiversity that depend on these ecosystems?

3️⃣ Will you commit to dedicating budget dollars toward protecting Calgary’s biodiversity and improving wildlife safety in our urban environment, including through measures such as enforcing bird-friendly building standards, retrofitting existing structures, and supporting safe wildlife corridors?

4️⃣ What steps will you take to ensure housing, rent, and transit in Calgary are affordable and accessible so that more Calgarians can access services with dignity, and live and work in a healthy city?

5️⃣ENMAX is wholly owned by the City of Calgary. What role do you see for ENMAX in helping the city achieve its 2035 clean electricity goals?

6️⃣How will you advance sustainable water use and watershed protection in Calgary’s growth and development decisions?

7️⃣How will you ensure recommendations from Calgarians including residents, frontline communities, environmental groups, and city staff are meaningfully considered in Council decisions?