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Welcome to
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada eh!
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Sorry the live picture feeds of Calgary from Calgary 7 News will be unavailable till
November,
they are merging with Global TV, but we have other great pictures and links on
this page of Calgary and surrounding areas. Please wait till it has
fully loaded - it is well worth it!
Calgary (Picture #2), is in Alberta, Canada, and snuggled beside
the Rockies. About hour west of the city is Lake Louise and Banff...world class tourist and ski
spots.
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Calgary is a beautiful and dynamic city snuggled east of the Rockies in
Alberta, Canada.
Saddledome and downtown Calgary looking Northwest
Photo courtesy of Angus McNee
The photo above is a nice picture of my city and the
building in the front is our NHL Calgary Flames
hockey arena. It's not a building at the Calgary Exhibition &
Stampede that had it's roof caved in from the snow! Also note the tall tower
in the background, called the Calgary Tower (nee: Husky
tower) was copied to shape the torch for the 1988 Winter Olympics held in
Calgary.
Our city is proud to host many special events and
conventions...every year in the second week of July the world famous Calgary
Exhibition and Stampede takes place. The whole city joins in during that week to
cut loose and have fun. Even downtown bankers wear jeans and cowboy hats!
Because of this western hospitality, we were honoured (Canadian spelling eh!)
that the Rotarians decided to hold their huge annual convention in our city 1996,
the World Police and Fire Games in 1997, and of course don't forget the 1988
Winter Olympics were held here also!
The population in Calgary is about 780,000 and growing. Many major head
offices are relocating to Calgary because of the low taxes and dynamic city
personality. Canadian Pacific Rail just moved their head office here for an
example. The big cities are just becoming too much of a problem I guess not only
in crime but transportation. (I won't even mention Vancouver, BC ok?) You can
still get around Calgary within the 1/2 hour thanks to the freeways and which
are built lower then the surrounding areas to reduce noise. Geeze I sound like a
sales man eh?
Hey, take some time and visit these web sites for more info on the mountains
and skiing/hiking going on... Kananaskis, Banff and Lake
Louise. Beautiful country. Fresh air, friendly people, and lots of elbow
room.
Weather updates from The Weather Underground.
(Temperatures are given in Celsius, if in the plus range, double it, add 32 and
you have
Fahrenheit!)
Also check all of the links I have highlighted here for a greater
appreciation of this beautiful province! See some pictures of the Rocky Mountains,
that are about 45 minutes to the west of Calgary!
Calgary Trivia Some
interesting facts about Calgary
Facts and Figures about
Calgary - from Calgary Homes!
Check out a Virtual Calgary
website...nice pictures!
Check out Calgary's
C-Train Route!
Great Receipe for Prairie Oysters!
Click here for a satellite view
of North America weather.
Join Calgary in celebrating the new
millennium!
Find Someone in
Alberta via Telus' White Pages!
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