Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the 2018 Alberta budget is somewhat of a "mixed bag," but said overall he's feeling good about what it signals for the future of the city. "There are a number of things in the budget that give me pause, but overall things are looking good," Nenshi said on Thursday. Calgary is doing its part helping the province with its deficit, Nenshi said, noting that even though the province is in debt the city actually had a small surplus in its last budget. Affordable housing investmentsHowever, Nenshi said he was heartened to see more funds pledged for affordable housing and for the Calgary Housing Company. No Olympic bid funds yetOne item that was missing from the budget was any funding for a Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2018 01:16 UTC