Feb. 12: Calgary weather, traffic and happenings
Good morning! It's Thursday, Feb. 12. Here's what you need to know to start your day.
There's a chinook rolling through town, which means warm temperatures are the order of the day. The temperature has been on the rise for the past 24 hours, and it'll continue to rise throughout the day to an expected high of 11 degrees. We're already at –1 out at the airport, and we're hearing reports that the temperature is already higher in other spots in the city, particularly in the northwest.
The Calgary Eyeopener's Angela Knight is keeping an eye on traffic today — you can find her traffic tweets below.
Weather
We have a great forecast in store for the Family Day long weekend. We'll see temperatures hovering around 10 C and sunny skies on Friday, 10 C again on Saturday and 1 C Sunday.
Morning commute
Follow along as Angela Knight tweets about the road conditions and traffic tie-ups below. On mobile? Click here.
If you have updates on the weather and the road conditions, give us a call at #1010, *1010 or 403-521-1010. You can also send us a tweet @CalgaryCommute. Call or tweet only when it's safe to do so.
- Calgary Transitinformation
- 511 Alberta's highway updates on Twitter
- Flight information at Calgary International Airport
News headlines
Searchers have recovered the body of Sgt. Mark Salesse in Banff National Park. The RCAF search and rescue technician was swept away by an avalanche on Feb. 5 while performing military training exercises in an ice climbing area known as the Polar Circus.
Calgary's arts community gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of Michael Green, the co-founder of the One Yellow Rabbit theatre company and the founder and curator of the High Performance Rodeo. Green was one of five people killed in a highway crash in Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
Shaw is closing its customer service centres in Edmonton and Calgary. Roughly 1,000 Shaw employees in Calgary will be affected by the layoffs.
The provincial government is hinting at a 9 per cent cut in its next budget. Premier Jim Prentice and finance minister Robin Campbell spoke to reporters yesterday about the province's financial pressures.
The Calgary City Teachers' Convention gets underway today. Kids will take the next two days off while their teachers attend the conference at venues throughout the city.
On your radio
David Gray and Angela Knight host the Calgary Eyeopener this morning from 6 to 8:30 a.m. on 1010 AM and 99.1 FM in Calgary, and on CBC Radio One across southern Alberta. You can stream the show online here or use the CBC Radio app.
Calgary Today is a weekday roundup of news, weather and traffic that stays live from 6 a.m. to late morning. What would you like to see here to start your day? Email us at calgarynewstips@cbc.ca or contact us via Twitter @CBCCalgary.
