Alberta Wage Earnings Gaining Some Ground
As Alberta’s economy slowly recovers from the latest downturn, more and more people are finding their way back to work. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for recovery in wages. These workers may...
Who Was Patrick Burns? One of Alberta's Best...
Who was Patrick (Pat) Burns? Many Albertans know this instrumental figure in the history of Calgary as one of the Big Four, a man whose influence on the city is everlasting and name adorns an...
Calgary International Beerfest 2018 is Here!
Western Canada’s largest beer festival is almost here! Showcasing hundreds of domestic and international premium beers, the Calgary International Beerfest is happening on May 4th and 5th and wil...
What is a Calgary Business Revitalization Zone?
You may have heard people reference a Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) in Calgary before. But what exactly is a Business Revitalization Zone anyways?
This is actually an old term created by t...
What is a Chinook? Everything You Need to Know
A Chinook is a warm and dry wind originating from the Pacific Ocean which blows eastward over the Rockies, then cools on the mountainous slopes and warms significantly as it blows down onto the ...
Who Was Guy Weadick? A City Kid Turned Cowboy...
Who created the Calgary Stampede? Did a bunch of cowboys way back when get together one day and decide to create what would become one of the greatest and most visited outdoor rodeos in the ...
Interprovincial Migration, Indicative of Recovery?
Perhaps one of the most convincing indicators the economy is on the upswing is that net interprovincial migration to Alberta is now once again in the green! Also see Alberta: Canada's Populati...
Calgary’s Founding Father: Colonel James Macleod
Colonel James Farquharson Macleod was a powerful man with enormous influence over Western Canada during settlement years in the late 1800s. He was born in Scotland in 1836 into a Chieftainâ€...
Calgary Ranks 34th Top City in the World in 2018!
Calgary nearly cracked the top third percentile in a new urban tourism consulting company’s global ranking of the top international cities across the globe – coming in at 34th out of 100 su...
History of Calgary – Then & Now - 1885 vs. 2013
1885 – Population of 600
2013 – Population of 1.25 million
Calgary in the 1880’s
- 1883 - The Canadian Pacific Railway finally managed to expand westward and reach Calgary.
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