Council votes to eliminate retirement allowances for City of Calgary employees

A perk that had been given to retiring City of Calgary employees for more than half a century will be coming to an end. On Tuesday, city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of scrapping retirement allowances for city workers. Of the 14 votes cast, Ward 10 councillor Ray Jones' was the lone dissenter. Retirement allowances for city employees have been in place for more than five decades. Ahead of Thursday's vote, Mayor Nenshi said the debate had ushered in serious accusations that he felt were