Last Saturday, I went to go see the Sneak Peek premiere of new movie The Smurfs. It was quite an interesting experience. When I got to the entrance, there were three big security guys that had to check me for my phone and any other recording devices, which I had to place into a paper…
Earlier this week, City Council approved a plan to develop an arts hub in the East Village district of Calgary. The $225-250 million proposal includes the building of a new Central library to replace the Castell Central Library, close to 1st Street Station. Along with the library, it is being reported by the Calgary Herald that…
In the Cimetiere Mont Royal It has been my great luck to be able to practice some of my French with fellow blogger, WeiJia, in a trip to Montreal, and one of the first landmarks that we explored in Montreal was the Cimetiere Mont Royal. This cemetery is interestingly segregated by domination, with people of the Catholic,…
On June 8, over 80 people joined Mayor Nenshi, Alderman Mar and Alderman Farrell on Stephen Avenue Mall, spending 20 minutes cleaning up Calgary’s City Centre. Decked out in bright yellow shirts, volunteers picked up cigarette butts and spruced up the streets. The idea was to encourage everyone to share the responsibility of making our…
The following post was written by a guest blogger, the Youth4Change team at Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA). CCASA is a non-profit agency that offers education and support to sexual abuse and sexual assault survivors, their friends and families. Services we provide include: 24 hour support and information (free and confidential) Counselling to anyone…
Summer has been passing by in the blink of an eye. It’s hard to believe that we are almost half way through! This summer, I have had the great fortune of being able to travel to and live in Montreal for five weeks while learning French at the Universite of Montreal. It was the first…
Do you care for the river? Do you think that it is important for OUR health? Well, recently a river clean-up was done to promote the awareness of Calgary’s Bow and Elbow Rivers and how it’s the citizen’s duty to help clean up the litter and protect OUR river. Apparently, in our own river, volunteers…
Last summer, when we vacationed in Japan, we came across a place in Tokyo that had this mindblowing origami castle. The official name of the origami work is called A Castle On the Ocean or 海の上のお城. I found out later that the paper castle was created by Wataru Itou (伊藤航), a young student of a…
Google has been one of the most popular and useful websites on the internet for years, and it seems that Google Inc. is constantly looking for ways to increase its usefulness and versatility to the public. Lately there has been quite the buzz around Google’s most recent venture, Google+, and I decided to get a better understanding…
The rainforests used to cover an estimated 14 per cent of the world’s surface, and today, due to deforestation, that number has been brought down to a mere six per cent. Another fact is that the rainforests on earth contain about 20 per cent of the world’s entire oxygen, and according to experts the last…
Do you think it’s fair that pets are being treated like toys? How do you feel about Petland stores selling animals? The on-going issue in Calgary is that there are untrustworthy owners bringing in their pets to pet stores and the purchaser is unaware of the pet’s history. Petland claims that the animals that are…
It is going to take a lot for Calgary Transit to catch up with the service offered by other big cities in Calgary, but I’m excited to see that they are on their way to becoming less archaic! Look this summer for the ability to buy c-train tickets using a credit or debit card…
How well do you know Calgary? Test your knowledge with this short quiz! 1. What does the name Calgary mean? a. Where the trees stand b. Cattle herder c. Bay farm d. Muddy Water 2. Where is Calgary named after? a. Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland b. Calgary Trail in Edmonton c.…
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