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Bell: Calgary Mayor Gondek goes for an image makeover — on the taxpayer dime

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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is running for a second term in the city.

Bell Bell : For many, she comes across as a know-it-all.

Bell: In the middle of a mess in early 2024 , she called for outside help in communications.

She is told to establish trust, empathy and emotional connection, Bell says.

Gondek can do any political makeover she wants, just don't spend city taxpayer dollars.

“I am not a gun for hire,” says Shannon Larkins of Black Coffee Communications .

I care greatly about Calgary and the reputation of the city as a whole can suffer if people are targeting the mayor.”.

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