Yesterday I posted my Sled Island picks for Wednesday and Thursday. Today I’ll be sharing my picks for the last two days of Sled Island, Friday and Saturday. Friday, June 22 Start your Friday off by watching No You Hang Up at the National Music Centre at 4 p.m. Stick around and watch Bel Riose,…
In the past few years, Sled Island has introduced an all-ages wristband for $50, which lets you into shows that are friendly and safe for all youth. You can still get wristbands here and read more about the festival here. This year there will be over 100+ bands and artists who will be spread over…
Mad Men is a TV series that is set in the 1960s at an ad agency on Madison Avenue in New York city. If you don’t watch the show then I seriously recommend that you start (it’s on Netflix!) but you can still enjoy some of these amazing shots by photographer James Minchin III. You can…
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Last week, Facebook took the plunge from being a private corporation to being a publicly traded business. The move from private to public allows for investors to buy into the tech giant company.
Over a period of a few days, a man made some amazing art in the snow just by walking around all day in the Les Arcs skiing area in France. Here are some of his incredible designs!
On April 17, the Big Four building became home to thousands of youth interested in jobs and employers interested in youth. The event was created to help 15 to 24 year olds to connect with employers hiring in the Calgary area. The Hiring Fair creates (and created) a great environment for youth to meet face-to-face with…
North Korea is expected to launch a long-range rocket in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to a official from the United States.
The amount of fuel in the rocket means that the trajectory will be very long.
For my spring break, I got the opportunity to be one of 28 students who gets to represent the Calgary Board of Education at the International Youth Leadership Summit in Beijing, China. Below is a quick blog post about what we did today during our trip to Beijing. You can find out more about our…
To fully understand the crisis that is now under way in Syria, you have to go all the way back to 1946. During this time, Syria declared independence and they became a parliamentary republic but they also had a chaotic mess of a government. This government, within the span of 10 years, created four constitutions…
Recently, on sites like Reddit, there’s been an explosion of “Life Pro Tips.” A “Life Pro Tip” is short and concise that improves your life in one way or another. By using some of these simple tricks and tips, you may find that your life is way easier then before! Here’s a few: How to open…
In this video, Mayor Nenshi invites youth Grades 6 – 12 to be Mayor for a Day, as part of Youth Central‘s Mayor’s Youth Council essay contest. Mayor For A Day is an essay contest open to those students who are in Grades 6-12 in Calgary. To enter, all that you have to do is write an…
Calgary Transit is asking all Calgarians what they think of CT’s service, which includes everything from the location of the future lines to fare prices. The RouteAhead public consultation project will be asking Calgarians what they think of transit over the next 10 months. The first stage of the consultation will be gathering feedback from…
Sled Island 2012 takes place June 20-23 at various locations around Calgary. Festival passes are available from sledisland.com This Calgary-born music festival is now one of the largest in Calgary which has always featured some really talented acts. This year, Sled plans on being even bigger and better and they’ll be bringing some of the…
This year, the promotions committee from Youth Central‘s Mayor’s Youth Council launched a new contest for all youth in the city – it’s called… druuum roolll please… Mayor For A Day! You may of heard about this contest through your friends , your teachers or through our Facebook page (like us here). For those of…