The Calgary Council voted against the redevelopment of Glenmore Landing.

Calgary city council has  rejected a motion to rezone land  at Glenmore Landing to allow high-density development in the  area.
The council voted 8-6 to  reject the controversial  proposal.
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Mayor Jyoti Gondek and  councilors Evan Spencer, Kourtney Penner, Courtney Walcott, Gian-Carlo Carra and Jasmine Mian were all in  favor of the  rezoning.
The plan was  proposed by RioCan Management, the company that owns the land  surrounding the Glenmore Landing shopping  center.
It would be zoned to allow for six mixed-use towers to be built in phases over the next 15 years.  Over the  next decade, RioCan  plans to build nine  more.
Several dozen members of the public spoke in council chambers  Wednesday against the  idea, saying they  are fighting for their  green spaces and  oppose the development that would bring 1,165  housing units to the  community. (Provided by the City of  Calgary)
Before the vote, Ward 11  Councilwoman Penner made an  impassioned plea  to her colleagues to support the  idea.
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"What I would  have hoped my colleagues  would feel is that this  request would allow our city  to achieve its goals. What I would have hoped they  would have listened to is that I  listened to the  residents," she  said.
"I may not  agree with all  of their  statements and  interpretations that were  wrong with all  of their  expositions of  ancient shadow studies. I may not  agree with  him, but I  have responded every time  he provides information, facts, the process and how to get  involved."
Penner said she remains  "committed to  building the city" and  "lighting the way forward."
"Calgarians told us where they  wanted development and this is  what they wanted."

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