CBIZ Clean Team

Calgary's 5 inner city Business Revitalization Zones (Calgary Downtown Association, Uptown 17, Victoria Crossing, Kensington and 4th Street), in partnership with the Mayor's "Clean to the Core" initiative, are working to keep some of Calgary's busiest pedestrian streets clean.

This joint venture between The City of Calgary and CBIZ (Calgary's Business Revitalization Zones) is modeled after the already successful GAAP (Graffiti Awareness and Abatement Program), where the BRZs and the City worked together to help reduce inner city graffiti.

Funding for the CBIZ Clean Team was received out of the larger Clean to the Core budget at The City of Calgary and the BRZs were able to strategically use these funds to create an exciting new maintenance program to supplement the work The City of Calgary is already providing. This partnership was created to clean litter and debris, remove weeds, reduce the spread of graffiti and create more sustainable and safe pedestrian districts with the BRZs.

"This program will bring an enhanced quality of life to the centre city and to all of Calgary" said Mayor Dave Bronconnier, "We are acting on the concerns we hear from citizens and businesses about safety, about graffiti and about the general state of the centre city, all of which have negative impacts on the quality of life of our citizens. We believe increasing the vibrancy of downtown will reverberate throughout the rest of the city."

The pilot program commenced September 1, 2006, with Double KK site services being contracted to take on the task of sprucing up our streets. Rod Weed of Double KK has had many years of experience working with the inner city BRZs and was the perfect fit for this project.

The inner city project focuses on:

• Removal of overflowing garbage bags from garbage receptacles


• Power washing or steam cleaning of public spaces and street furniture


• Cleaning ledges, flower planters, public art objects, benches, rest areas, etc. of dirt and debris


• Continuous litter pick-up in public spaces


• Cleaning tree grates of refuse and debris


• Reporting and repairing damaged street furniture


• Removal of graffiti, posters and/or stickers from street furniture


• Some snow removal and ice prevention on public sidewalks during the winter months