West Downtown Park Project Almost Done! It’s taken quite a few years for the City of Calgary to finally move forward with plans to redevelop Century Park Gardens. For some, this west downtown park was a pleasant spot to eat on lunch break, a thoroughfare for the nearby C-Train station for others, and a sectioned-off … [Read more...]
Canada Named 3rd Best Country in the World! (2019)
January 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Canada Ranks 3rd Best Country in 2019! Finally… a media organization which confirms my biased views as a Canadian, that my home nation is one of the best! This is something I knew all along! Just kidding. But here's the scoop: The U.S. News and Report’s Best Countries 2019 named Canada as the second-best country in the … [Read more...]
East Village’s NCL is More than Just a Library
November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
New Central Library Now Open! Nov 1st, 2018 With the grand opening of the New Central Library in East Village today (Nov 1st, 2018), many are heading down to check out what it’s all about. Surely if you’re one of the people who has followed it throughout its phases of construction, you’re excited to see its unique … [Read more...]
Calgary Ranks 4th Most Livable City on Earth!
October 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Calgary Ranks Top 4 Most Livable Cities 2018! Just last month the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found Calgary to be among the best once again, naming us as one of the most livable cities in the world on its Global Livability Index 2018. This year’s report ranks Calgary as fourth, moving it up from fifth, a spot which … [Read more...]
Calgary’s Rotary Mattamy Greenway Pathway is One of the World’s Longest!
August 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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,” this network is the cycling equivalent to what Stoney Trail is to the entire city. But it … [Read more...]
East Village Receives Multiple Mayor Urban Design Awards!
November 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
East Village Wins Multiple MUDA’s! Another Reason… The Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUDA) are a biennial event that recognize the contributions that architects, artists and designers have made to the overall livability of the City of Calgary. These are projects of exceptional quality and design in buildings, urban spaces and … [Read more...]
Calgary Named 34th Best City in the World in 2018!
November 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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 surveyed cities. Not bad! The report, called ‘The World’s Best Cities 2018’, was compiled … [Read more...]
New SE Calgary Cineplex Odeon Theatre Catches Fire
November 5, 2017 by 6 Comments
Fire Erupts at New Cineplex Odeon in SE Calgary Good news for movie buffs in Calgary and especially for those living deep in southeast! Cineplex Entertainment is building a new 43,000 square foot, 11 screen movie theatre on Seton Boulevard and Deerfoot Trail! Now the bad news. This project has been long overdue as its … [Read more...]
Canada, A Positive Influence on the World Stage [Infographic]
August 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Canada, the Most Positive Global Influence [Infographic] According to a recent poll done by the United Kingdom’s second largest market research organization, Ipsos MORI, Canada is seen as the most positive influence in the world when it comes to foreign affairs. Research by @IpsosMORI suggests #Canada #Australia #Germany … [Read more...]
Calgary Named 5th Most Livable City in the World (2017)
August 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Calgary is the 5th Most Livable City in the World… Again The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Livability Survey has once again found three Canadian cities – Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary - to be among the most livable in the world! Calgary has ranked 5th overall in 2017 which may come to be not much of a surprise if … [Read more...]
