Downtown Turnaround: How Calgary’s Transforming Its Core

Calgary is looking to convert six million square feet of vacant office space for new use. The city's already a third of the way there, capturing the attention of other cities around the world. How are they doing it? What's the secret to Calgary's success?  2:00 | Mayor Jyoti Gondek talks to Ryan about evolving Calgary's reputation, including downtown revitalization and reconciling a hot housing market with an affordable housing strategy. Plus, was she used by Danielle Smith to win seats for the UCP in Calgary? We get into the arena deal, mental health funding, using Minecraft in schools, and what's going on with disgraced Calgary councillor Sean Chu.  33:30 | Have you ever seen a bear in the wild? Ryan shares one of his favourite hiking stories before getting in to some "need to knows" if you're going to be visiting Jasper National Park this time of year. It's another edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper! BOOK YOUR JASPER ADVENTURE: https://www.jasper.travel/ 47:40 | We're accepting applications for the Real Talk Julie Rohr Scholarship! Do you know a post-secondary student in Canada who lost a parent to cancer? Please share the link - they could win $5000 toward their school expenses.  DETAILS: https://ryanjespersen.com/scholarship 51:10 | A bunch of CRA employees ripped off the CERB program, and somebody found a bag of coke at the White House. Ryan and Johnny recap today's wilder headlines.  THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.