Calgary Flood and Random Acts of Kindness
As a born and raised Calgarian, it is unimaginable to experience the magnitude of the recent flooding in my hometown. It is even more overwhelming to witness the outpouring of love, support and compass...
Calgary Flood Volunteering and Donations
Torrential rains has caused extensive flooding across Southern Alberta, displacing tens of thousands of Albertans from their homes and bringing widespread damage to the places they live.
The Canadian R...
Calgary Flood Evacuation, Shelters and Relief
Every decade or so Calgary experiences flooding to some degree, but I don't think anyone or anything could have prepared our city and the rest of the affected areas in Southern Alberta for what was...
Alberta Housing Starts Highest in 5 Years
While lower energy prices and stalled pipeline projects have created a level of uncertainty for the future of Alberta’s economy, it seems that home builders in the province aren’t following suit.
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Alberta Bars and Restaurants See New Sales High!
Many recent accolades received by Calgary and Edmonton have shown that even with the economic downturns experienced since 2008 Alberta has continued to head in a positive direction. And now ther...
Alberta - Highest Rate of Population Growth in Canada 2012
It isn’t unusual for Alberta to have the highest rate of population growth of all the Canadian provinces. Over the past few decades, people from other parts of our nation and the wor...
Alberta Has the Best Weather in Canada!
When it comes to the weather in Calgary, most who live here would say to predict the unpredictable. It’s true... from cold snaps to sweltering heat to mid-winter Chinooks, you never know what quite to ...
Calgary 5th Highest Quality of Life 2012
Most of us here in Alberta know that we are pretty fortunate to live where we do. But how many of us truly know how amazing Alberta really is?
Sometimes it takes an outside source to recognize just how...
Alberta Ranks Top in 2011 Economic Freedom Report by Fraser Institute
Alberta has done it again. The western Canadian province has made another top list! This time it is the 2011 Economic Freedom Report by the Fraser Institute that Alberta top...
Best Banff and Canmore photos on Facebook page Calgaryism
Part of what makes living in Calgary so amazing is the location.
Not only do we have an international airport, we are only hours away from the U.S. border, lakes, ski resorts and natu...