Calgary news, weather and traffic for Oct. 9
Good morning Calgary! It's already 17 C in Calgary under mostly cloudy skies at 8;30 a.m. Here's what's happening in the city this morning.
Weather
We're looking at a great start to the long weekend today with a high of 22 C in the forecast. The wind will be out of the west at 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h later this afternoon. The sunshine continues through the weekend with a high of 20 C on Saturday and 15 C on Sunday.
Traffic
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If you see anything happening on Calgary roads, you can give Calgary Eyeopener traffic reporter Jonathan Love a call at #1010, *1010 or 403-521-1010. You can also send a tweet to @CalgaryCommute.
News headlines
City planners have rejected the Calgary Drop-In Centre's controversial proposal to turn a northeast hotel into an affordable housing complex. The site, at the corner of Edmonton Trail and McKnight Boulevard, was once a Quality Inn. The Drop-In bought it in 2012 intending to turn it into a transitional housing facility, but the plan has faced strong criticism from community members since it was unveiled. Earlier this year, it submitted a revised plan with fewer units for the centre, but the Calgary Planning Commission voted that idea down on Thursday. The Drop-In Centre plans to appeal the decision.
CBC News has learned that Calgary's latest homicide victim had connections to organized crime and a criminal history in Manitoba. 31 year old Joel Geddes was shot to death outside a home in the Evergreen neighbourhood Wednesday night. Police believe that it was a targeted attack.
On your radio
David Gray and Jonathan Love host the Friday morning edition of the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. They'll have all your news, weather, traffic, sports and business throughout the morning — you can tune in at 1010 AM, 99.1 FM, online at cbc.ca/calgary or through the CBC Radio app.
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