I went to The Mayor’s Environment Expo on June 8th and came across a really special booth, and a great conversation with the organization founder – Carol W. Tracey. 1. How happy are your food? — Say NO to factory farming If I ask you “How happy are your meat(food)?” What will your answer be?…
DetailsNewspapers, social media, television, and every local radio station are tuned in to one topic in Calgary: the 2013 floods. In fact, the word “flood” is starting to look funny in my eyes after seeing it so much. Conversations on the street are overwhelmed with “flood” “flooding” “evacuation” and various other terms and phrases that…
DetailsYes, I had the opportunity to interview a Calgary Flames player at the World Partnership Walk but this wasn’t the first time I had met him. Two years ago at the same walk, same location and probably same time we were in a two-legged race and a potato sack race together. Firstly, I would like…
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Hey guys, this past weekend was uneventful. Our city got pummelled by nature and thus we were given the mandate to stay at home for the whole weekend. Which totally sucks. The weekend is the best part of the week: the whole city gets around and socializes in an attempt to brighten their lives. Usually…
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The whispers. The rumouring stories. The undeniable facts. The news titles: another takes his life. It’s all a shock at first; the occurrence of death is not an experience we encounter every day. Nor is it something we want to face. A few weeks later? How do you feel about that person who’s suddenly missing from the…
DetailsToday I went to the Mayor’s Environment Expo, I learned a lot about how to be environment friendly and what we don’t usually know or talk about it. I would like to introduce you to some of the interesting facts and booth. 1. Did you know how long does different materials takes to decompost? Tin Can-…
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The rain that’s been plaguing Calgary for about a month now hit a new level this week, with the flooding and evacuation of many neighbourhoods, and even Calgary’s downtown. With flooding nothing like the flash-floods Calgary usually experiences, roadways and schools city-wide were shut down, and its safe to say the weather has definitely become…
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http://youtu.be/aWkT1HkI-Yk http://youtu.be/GooE01U8QRk At around 9:00pm on Thursday, June 20th, the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta announced a State of Emergency. This shocked many Albertans and took many by surprise. During this time, the government ordered the evacuation of many areas within cities, townships, and neighbourhoods. This forceful upheaval of persons caused…
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(A friendly note – please enjoy all of our blogger’s contributions on the 2013 Alberta Floods that can found HERE) It started with a flood, and it will end with a flood. The surging water was able to lash out a flood of physical damage; this disaster has been declared by Premier Redford as the largest flood…
DetailsIf you have not yet been informed about this, the CBE sent out a very important message regarding exams next week. Due to the devastating flood that enveloped southern Alberta last Thursday, the Calgary Board of Education, along with the CCSD, and Alberta Educations had worked together and came to the conclusion that for the…
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I don’t think people naturally seek to help others everyday. We’re just too busy. Five days ago you would’ve seen me studying for exams, not giving care for much else. You would’ve seen a businessman, going to his office to sign his daily papers and you would’ve seen a college student, going for her day…
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On the same Sunday when I went to Shogun Teppanyaki Grill, I also went and ordered poutine from the Family Fry Guy when 4 food trucks went to Otafest this year. Cheese curds…..mmm…… Being the mascot of the food truck, the specialty is of course on everything fries! I ordered poutine with their option of melty…
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From Friday onwards the Greek – Calgarian community will be hosting a festival to commemorate happy living. In the words of the event description: Festivals have been a religious and cultural tradition of Greek society since Ancient times. Primarily held to honor or receive favour from the gods or to celebrate the changing of the…
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This Summer, Coca-Cola will be launching the “Open Happiness Project” where they share inspiring stories of citizens across Canada. Are you excited? We get to hear from a variety of people who are passionate about changing the world. This is a breaking point for Coca-Cola Canada where they can share the stories of these inspiring…
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So lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with particular reality TV show , and I’m hoping no one will judge me, but… it’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians!!!! Like most people, I wonder why they are so famous, I mean they do not do anything. But honestly, their lives are so interesting to me. It’s…
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