Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending the annual Summer Hiring Fair at the Big Four Building at Stampede Park. It was a surprisingly large event, with almost 100 employers from all around Calgary and many times that amount of youth attending. For anyone interested in attending next year, here are some tips and…
I’ve always found that the best part of the Calgary Stampede was all of the animals. And luckily, I won’t have to wait until July to get in on some more sheep shearing! This weekend, Aggie Days is going on at the Stampede Park and I am extremely excited to have it as a Youth…
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…
Yes it’s that time of year again: Youth Week! Youth Week runs from April 21-28. Throughout the week, Calgary communities, agencies and businesses come together to host events, projects and offer free services during a week-long celebration of youth. This year’s Youth Week is kicking off with a concert at The New Black, featuring four amazing youth…
On Saturday the 14th, the best youth poets in the city gathered to SLAM in the Sustainable Poetry Youth SLAM at the Public Library. The competition was the first of many poetry-related events hosted by the 2012 Spoken Word Festival in Calgary as part of Youth Week Calgary 2012. As the MC for the event,…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a superhero! At the mention of the word “hero,” many would visualize vibrantly coloured capes flapping in the wind while an epic theme song crescendos in the background. Is a hero one who changes into fancy spandex outfits in cramped telephone booths and defeats Evil with superpowers? There…
This Friday, the annual Global Youth Summit returns! The yearly event is planned by youth for youth, and is basically a time for Calgary & area high school students to share local projects that have a global impact. It’s bound to be super cool, since the event features workshops, small-group dialogue and participatory learning exercises…
Looking for an event to show-off your artistic talents? A Place Called WordsWorth Writing Collective (APCWW) is here to satisfy your desires with the presentation of APCWW Open Mic Night! The event gathers both youths and adults together for an exquiste evening of music, spoken word and visual art under the soothing housing of The House…
This weekend, I attended the slam poetry event hosted by the Calgary Public Library and This Is My City at the John Dutton Theatre in the Central Library. The program was essentially the Kickoff Event for this year’s 9th Annual Calgary Spoken Word Festival. It is also a part of Youth Week Calgary 2012. If…
One of the very first events of Youth Week 2012 is Youth Slam! at the Calgary Spoken Word Festival this Saturday, April 14, and it sure won’t be an event to miss. Presented with the Calgary Public Library, This Is My City and Youth Central, Youth Slam! aims to encourage youth to embrace SLAM…
We all know looking for a summer job can be difficult; going around town with your resume can get tiring and tedious real fast. Luckily, Calgary’s 14th Annual Summer Hiring Fair is fast approaching during these first days of Youth Week.
Last Saturday, I had the privilege to paint in the tallest art gallery of the west (and maybe even the world!) – our very own Calgary Tower. Twenty teams gathered in the lobby at 9 a.m., equipped with brushes, rollers, TimBits, and all rainbows of paints to fight for the top in the 10th annual Alberta…
Youth Week Calgary 2012 is drawing nearer and nearer (less than six weeks left, people!), and the prizes keep flowing in. The latest is 50 coupons for 50% off at the Buttercream Bake Shoppe!
As Youth Week Calgary 2012 inches closer and closer (it officially starts April 21!), we have been working harder and harder to get cool prizes to give out during Youth Week! One of the latest prizes is four admission passes to Calaway Park.
Are you tired of being devastatingly lonely? Are happy couples depressing you with their excessive cuteness? Well, that should not be the case, because being single on Valentine’s Day is actually extremely fun and totally not pathetic at all!