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10 Fun Facts About Calgary You Should Know
Top 10 Interesting Facts About Calgary, Alberta Calgary is a growing city with a lot to offer: an ever-expanding cultural scene, stunning natural landscapes, and continued urbanization are just a few things that make it an exciting place to ...
Calgary Speed Camera Locations: 50+ Red Light Cameras in Calgary
Speed-on-Green and Red Light Cameras in Calgary Calgary is a rather large city with an area of 825 square kilometres, which can make remembering all of its speeding camera locations a daunting task for drivers. Over ten years ago, red li...
Living in Calgary: 13 Reasons Why Calgary is a Great Place to Live!
Calgary is a Great Place to Live, Here's Why Why has Calgary consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the world? While the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Most Livable Cities survey says our city is one of the best, there is ...
23 Things You Didn’t Know About the Calgary Stampede
23 Things You Didn’t Know About the Stampede It's about mid-June when most Calgarians start thinking seriously about what they are wearing to Stampede. While you may have picked out a few different wardrobes by now, there are quite a fe...
20+ Fun Facts on Calgary’s Plus 15 Skywalk System
What is Calgary's +15 Network? Also known as Calgary's "Skywalk," the downtown core's network of +15 walkways is one of the most extensive of its kind. Spanning a distance of more than 16 kilometres and consisting of more than 86 interconn...
Diversity in Calgary: 10+ Facts Everyone Should Know About
Calgary is a Diverse and Multicultural City! Just how extensive is diversity in Calgary? According to recent statistics about 28% of Calgarians are foreign-born, up from about 25% nearly a decade ago. Widespread diversity in Calgary has res...
Calgary Hidden Gems: Restaurants, Shops & Services
Calgary Hidden Gems: Shops, Services, Resto's... Every city has its own hidden gems – restaurants, pubs, shops, bookstores, etc. – that are tucked away from the beaten path of tourists and even some locals. Whether you're just visit...
When Was the City of Calgary Founded?
When Was Calgary Founded? In 1875... Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was originally founded in 1875 by a detachment of North West Mounted Police (NWMP). This group of 150 men marched west across the prairies from Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, arrivin...