Posts Tagged ‘calgary’
Calgary’s Rotary Mattamy Greenway Pathway is One of the World’s Longest!
Calgary's 138-Kilometre Greenway Pathway is HUGE Did you know that there’s a 138 kilometre pathway system in Calgary that connects over 400,000 Calgarians in more than 55 communities? Officially named “the Rotary Mattamy Greenway,” th...
History of Calgary: Who Was Patrick Burns?
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 Is Here! May 4th & 5th, 2018
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...
Calgary Business Revitalization Zones: What to Know
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? Southern Alberta’s Weather Phenomenon!
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 ...
History of Calgary: Who Was Guy Weadick?
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 ...
Who Was Colonel James F. Macleod?
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 Chieftain�...
Calgary Named 34th Best City in the World in 2018!
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...