Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta is looking for up to 25 families interested in partnering with the organization to own a Habitat for Humanity home of their own.

Habitat for Humanity's homeownership model empowers families to invest in homeownership. Through volunteer labour (or sweat equity), and donations of materials and funds, Habitat Southern Alberta builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of homeowner (partner) families. In 2012, 16 local families partnered with Habitat for new homes.

In a report of Canada's top 100 neighbourhoods by RE/MAX, the Calgary community of Bowness took the number one spot for Alberta.

The community was cited for its mix of multi-family and singlefamily homes costing an average of $449,260. With a population of just over 100,000 people and a vacancy rate of 1.9 per cent Bowness includes elementary and secondary schools as well as shopping amenities and Bowness Park.

According to a Calgary Housing Company poll, 84 per cent of Calgarians supported the development of new secondary suites.

After falling short of his goal of legalized secondary suites across the city last year, Mayor Naheed Nenshi is making another attempt at pushing the issue forward.

In a year-end interview on CTV, Mayor Nenshi said that finding a more tenable resolution to the issue is still an important goal.

There is probably a marijuana grow-op in your Calgary neighbourhood, no matter where you live, according to police statistics. Pam Lavers, a resident of Edgemont, has faced this issue not once but three times.

Lavers discovered a house in her neighbourhood had been a meth lab and then became a marijuana grow-op on two separate occasions. It was owned by someone who lives outside of Canada, making it difficult to hold the owner accountable for the illegal activity going on inside.

Calgary's Peace Bridge has been ranked as one of the world's top 10 public spaces of 2012 by an international architecture publication.

"The intent was to build a functional bridge for pedestrians and cyclists that would be special for Calgary and become apiece of infrastructure recognized around the world," said Gordon Stewart, director of the City's Transportation infrastructure.

A Calgary initiative celebrating century old homes in the city has been recognized by Canada's Governor General.

Century Homes Calgary's volunteer organizers were awarded the 2012 Governor General's history Award for Excellence in CommunityProgramming, one of the top honours an organization can receive in the field of history and heritage said the City of Calgary blog.

One of the most iconic buildings along Calgary's Stephen Avenue Walk is set to undergo a massive restoration.

The Bank of Montreal Building, located at 140 8th Ave. S.W. has been empty since the building's last tenant, A&B Sound, vacated the building more than a decade ago.

A national coalition launched Nov. 30 is vowing to fight for safe and healthier neighbourhoods by advocating to prevent, detect and deter criminal acts related to marijuana grow ops and clandestine labs.

"I have been honoured to work with the RCMP in Ottawa on this new national body to address this serious issue of organized crime infiltrating our neighbourhoods across the country," said Calgary alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart whom the RCMP asked to help organize a summit for the body. "Collectively, we will form the National Council Against Marijuana Grow Operations and Clandestine Laboratories."