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This thanksgiving season we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for this wonderful city we call home! Here are twenty-five things we're grateful for here in Calgary:

  1. The Bowness lagoon for swimming in the summer and skating in the winter
  2. Being one half of the Battle of Alberta during hockey season
  3. How gorgeous all the parks are when the trees turn golden in the fall
  4. The Lions Festival of Lights each Christmas
  5. Having not one, not two, but THREE farmers markets to enjoy
  6. Chinooks after stretches of freezing cold
  7. Stampede western spirit
  8. Hidden glacier erratics all over the city
  9. Seeing what color the Calgary Tower is each night
  10. The Winsport Skyline Luge
  11. Spotting celebrities when they're in town filming
  12. …

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Check out some of the fun events happening this month:

October 1-12 Granary Road Harvest Fair & Pumpkin Hunt
October 1-31 Pumpkins After Dark Calgary
October 10 Spark After Dark: The Science of Gore
October 10-11 The Princess Bride in Concert with The Calgary Philharmonic
October 10-12 Canadian Collegiate Softball Association (CCSA) National Championship
October 12 Alzheimer Calgary Walk & Run
October 12 Fall Harvest Dinner at The Zoo
October 13 Thanksgiving Day
October 16 "Through The Veil" - A Paranormal Conversation
October 16-18 Alberta Ballet's Nijinsky
October 16-24 Superstitions & Secrets: The Dark Side of Victorian Society
October 16-25 2025 Royal West
October 17 Beetlejuice at The Grand
October 17-19 Acclaimed Fine Art Fall Show
October 18 Sarah…

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Today is National Truth & Reconciliation Day, and Orange Shirt Day.

Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the story of Phyllis Webstad. As a little girl, she was taken to a residential school. Phyllis writes, “we never had very much money, but somehow my granny managed to buy me a new outfit to go to the Mission school. I remember going to Robinson’s store and picking out a shiny orange shirt. It had string laced up in front, and was so bright and exciting – just like I felt to be going to school! When I got to the Mission, they stripped me, and took away my clothes, including the orange shirt! I never wore it again… The color orange has always reminded me of that and how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared, and how I felt like I was worth…

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Calgary may be a beautiful city, but it's an old city. With its history comes some spooky tales, just like any place. We may not be known for hauntings and Halloween horror, but Calgary has plenty of stories to tell. Here are some of the haunted sites and scary stories from right here at home:

  • The Deane House:  " While the historic building was a boarding house, it was the scene of many murders. The apparition of a ghostly man who was gunned down on the front porch has been seen by visitors, as well as a man missing his legs in a hallway on the ground floor. In Mr Deane’s study, the apparition of a gentleman in period clothing has been seen smoking a cigar. Ghostly laughter is heard, cold spots are felt and a piano in a room on the second floor…

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Check out some of the fun events happening this month:

September 1 Labour Day
September 6 - October 12 Halloweekends at Calaway Park
September 10 Lynrd Skynrd: Celebrating 50 Years
September 12 The Confluence After Hours
September 12 Midway & A Movie: Zombieland
September 13-14 Railway Day at Heritage Park
September 13-14 Monster Jam
September 14 Rick Mercer's Stand Up for Canada Comedy Tour
September 18 The Calgary International Film Festival
September 18 Hot Dogs & Hot Takes on History
September 19-20 Franco Festival Calgary
September 19 Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions
September 20 Culturefest 2025
September 20 Calgary Police Classic
September 20 - October 12 Granary Road Harvest Fair Pumpkin Hunt
September 20 Alberta Biodiversity Festival
September 22 Equinox
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Check out some of the fun events happening this month:

July 30 - August 17 Broadway Across Canada Presents: The Lion King
August 1-9 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival
August 4 Tour De Bowness Results
August 8-10 Lucent Festival
August 8 -17 Alberta on The Plate 2025
August 9 Lantern Peace Festival 2025
August 9 Calgary Water Lantern Festival
August 14-23 GlobalFest 2025
August 15 Embroidery Workshop
August 15-17 Carifest
August 16 Fear Around The Fire
August 16 Expo Latina
August 16 Wild FC vs. Halifax Tides FC
August 17 The Barn Artisan Market Presents: The Summer Market
August 20 Creed - Summer of '99 Tour
August 22 Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Grand Summer Movie Nights
August 22-24 Great Outdoors Comedy Festival
August 23 Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan…

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Calgary today looks so different than it did ten years ago, a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, and a million years ago! In every era this place has been so special; particularly the community of Bowness. 

Bowness is nestled right into the heart of the Bow Valley, which was carved out of the land by the Bow Glacier. It was originally inhabited by the pre-Clovis people, whose presence can be dated back 11,000 years. Following them were the Blackfoot, Stoney, Cree and Tsuu T’ina people. These tribes relied on the land for hunting and gathering, making the Bow River, fertile pastures, and wild Buffalo herds major assets. They diligently nurtured and protected their land, recognizing its incredible value.

When European settlers arrived in the…

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YAHOO, CALGARY! It is officially Stampede Season. The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is hitting the Stampede grounds from July 4-13, and we are so excited for the festivities. Every year the Calgary Stampede brings something new to the city, so don't fool yourself into thinking you've been there, done that. Pull our your cowboy boots, turn the radio to country music, and check it out!

Here are some of the things we are most looking forward to this Calgary Stampede:

  • Stage of Wonders - Neon Frontier: "Prepare to be amazed by the enchanting new act Magician & the Muse, witness the world’s most daring escape artist push the limits of the impossible right before your eyes" (The Calgary Stampede).
  • Stampede Stand-Up: "For one night only, the…

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Check out some of the fun events happening this month:

July 1 - September 1 Quantum Sandbox
July 1 - 6 The North American at Spruce Meadows
July 4 Megan Moroney LIVE at Cowboys Music Festival
July 4 Movie Night's at The Meadows
July 4 - 13 The Calgary Stampede
July 5,12, 19, 26 Farmers & Makers Market
July 5 CF World Record Attempt Stampede Breakfast
July 5 Bowness Stampede Parade
July 7 Crossiron Mills Stampede Breakfast
July 8 Taylor Swift Tribute Show
July 9 Shania Twain
July 10 Cowboys Annual Cook-Off Featuring Guy Fieri
July 11-13 Calgary Comic Fest for Kids
July 11 Indiana Jones - The Grand Summer Movie Nights
July 11 Oxford Stomp
July 13 - 20 2025 Senior League Canadian Championships
July 19 The Chainsmokers LIVE at Cowboys Music Festival
July 19 Wild FC vs.…

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Canada Day is July 1st, and we cannot wait to celebrate our great country! In the spirit of this special day, here are some fun facts about Canada that you may not know:

  • "The Vikings visited Canada! They arrived in 1021, several hundred years ahead of Christopher Columbus. They are believed to have settled on the northern side of Newfoundland at L’Anse aux Meadows, just past Greenland" (Fact File).
  • Canada's money is waterproof! That's right, our banknotes are made of plastic. They also include braille to help the visually impaired, and are transitioning from a horizontal to a vertical design. We do not use pennies anymore, and have the infamous Loonie ($1 coin), and Toonie ($2 coin).
  • "[Canada is] bigger than the entire European Union (33…

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