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Clean to the Core

Calgary's Centre City 

The Clean to the Core (C2C) program began in 2006 to strengthen safety, add vitality and make Calgary an appealing and exciting place to visit, explore and enjoy.

This program has five specific goals for Calgary's Centre City

improve cleanliness ensure safety and quality of life develop a graffiti abatement program enhance the aesthetic appeal, and expand partnerships, communication and programming.

Clean to the Core is a collaborative effort of Calgary Police Service, Calgary Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, Animal & Bylaw Services, Calgary Transit, Parks, Roads, Environmental & Safety Management, Land Use Planning & Policy, Development & Building Approvals, Corporate Properties & Buildings, Law, Recreation, Community & Neighbourhood Services, 3-1-1, and Centre City Implementation.

Besides the participation of various City departments, the Clean to the Core program also works with community partners and the businesses in the downtown core to implement real change to the city centre.

Centre City Safety Impact Team

The Centre City Safety Impact Team (CCSIT), a working committee consisting of Police, Fire, EMS, Bylaw Services, Transit, Business Licensing, Corporate Security and Centre City Implementation, was formed in the fall of 2007 to address Clean to the Core and social disorder matters more efficiently by increasing the visibility and coordinating the deployment of resources.

Recent Clean to the Core Initiatives

The Clean to the Core team is making it easier to keep downtown streets and parks free of cigarette butts and gum by adding 30 small litter bins around Calgary's core. The pilot the bins will be located in higher problem areas adjacent to the 7th Avenue C-Train corridor, Municipal Plaza, James Short Park, Victoria Crossing BRZ, Uptown 17 and other identified hotspots in the Centre City. The fine for littering is $500
Forty newspaper containers were located along the 7th Ave Transit corridor and adjacent arterial streets in July 2008, collecting over 38,000 kg of newspaper in under a year. Other Centre City initiatives for recycling include Alberta Recycling containers in  parks  including Princes' Island; 14 recycling stations installed on Stephen Ave mall and plans for recycling stations are underway in East Village.
Third annual Clean to the Core Report to be released on 2009 July 22 at the Standing Policy Committee of Land Use, Planning & Transportation. Launched August 23, 2006, the Clean to the Core program is a collaborative "all fronts" multi-business unit program to restore pride in Calgary's Centre City. The program enhances safety, adds vitality and makes Calgary an appealing and exciting place to visit, explore and enjoy.
Integrated policing system between Animal & Bylaw Services and Calgary Police Service. Deployment of 25 Bylaw officers to reduce response times. Development of a Crime Management Strategy by Calgary Police Service to address crime, safety and social disorders within District 1 – Centre City. 66 Calgary Police Services Beat Officer walking the streets 24/7 seven days a week.
Implementation of a Centre City EMS team dedicated to vulnerable populations in the Centre City. Establishment of an automated public toilet in Tomkins Park along 17th Avenue S.W. Enhanced Graffiti Abatement Programs (public and private property initiatives).
Centre City cleaning schedules increased with more cleaning equipment including the introduction of the use of new sidewalk sweepers. Installation of seasonal floral pageantry along Stephen Avenue, in Olympic Plaza and the Municipal Plaza.
Development of a partner recognition program and certificates to acknowledge participation in Clean to the Core. Pilot project involving the placement of 40 pilot recycling bins to help alleviate the excess newspaper on 7th Avenue. Running concurrently was a garbage bin sticker initiative where stickers were placed on approximately 100 garbage bins along 7th Avenue to encourage people to phone The City's 3-1-1 number when they saw a garbage container that was full.

Centre City Bridge Banners - Dave Breckon  (streaming) Centre City Talk Blog

2008 Annual Report Clean to the Core  (5,826 KB) 2007 Annual Report Clean to the Core  (3,430 KB) 2006 Annual Report Clean to the Core  (3,430 KB) Clean to the Core Certificates Presented to Downtown Businesses  (45 KB)   "CALL 3-1-1" stickers being put on Downtown Garbage Bins  (40 KB) More Success in Keeping Downtown Calgary Clean to the Core  (40 KB) Small Litter Bin Media Advisory  (44 KB)