There is more to the Calgary than cowboy hats and the Stampede. Tourism Calgary is wanting to underline the new images of the west in their upcoming tourism campaigns abroad and they’re looking to us…
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Calgary’s Child Magazine Parent Choice Awards
You see all the trendy hipster rags serve up their best of the city, so why not something for parents? Never mind the best place to get naked, or the best place to pass out…
There Are Many Ways To Pay It Forward
There is a “worthy cause” everywhere you look. Fundraising is as ubiquitous in advertising, it seems, as the push for us to consume goods. Let’s face it, charities are big business. In my role as…
The Calgary Fire Department Is Hiring
**UPDATE** There is another recruitment drive on from Nov 14 – Dec 9. The Department invites anyone who is interested in a career in the fire service to attend a non-mandatory recruitment information session on…
The Best Tobogganing Hill in Calgary
[twitter]When snow is on the ground 10 months of the year, you’d better learn to love winter pretty quickly. There are more than 100 outdoor rinks in Calgary that see active use from November through…
Why Are They Called The Calgary Flames?
Why are they called the Calgary Flames? It was the team’s name when they moved from Atlanta, but is there an argument to make while the nickname represents Calgary too? Here’s one idea
Up Close at Calgary’s 2011 Heritage Classic Alumni Game
[twitter] Freelancing has its privileges. I did a behind-the-scenes look at Panasonic and CBC’s 3D Broadcast of the Heritage Classic hockey game this weekend and managed to have Zacharie tag along with me for a…
Lake Bonavista Hockey Tournament Champs ’81 / ’82
[twitter]I played goalie in minor hockey for about 8 years through my youth. I was pretty good for a few of them, making it as a Rep B goalie for a couple of my pre-teen…
3 Places To Take Great Pictures Of The Calgary Skyline
[twitter]RAMSAY The classic Calgary skyline shot showing the Saddledome and the Core in the background is taken from a hill in the neighborhood of Ramsay just southeast of downtown. This is the place news (actually…
What’s So Special About Taber Corn
[twitter]The news stories started up about a month ago. The legendary Taber corn would be late this year because of the weather in Southern Alberta. Hysteria immediately ensued. Being new to the province, I didn’t…
Kids In Calgary: GlobalFest Fireworks
You don’t need to go to GlobalFest to watch GlobalFest Fireworks. In fact, the best spot to watch the show isn’t at the show.
Calgary Eats: 1600 World Bier Haus
I’ve been to a few wine pairing dinners, where food is magically matched with wine, but never one for beer. 1600 World Bier Haus (Glenmore Landing, Calgary) has monthly beer dinners and I dragged some…
Mountain Biking Hiking In K Country
[twitter]When Calgarians need to escape, they go to K Country. It’s the perfect place to go for a wander with little kids, have a picnic, camp, quad, hike or ride. There are a couple of…
Inglewood Sunfest Pie Eating Contest
[twitter]I admit it, one of my favourite things about being in radio is being treated like a very small “c” celebrity. When there are openings, celebrations or fairs, people like myself get invited to participate…
Calgary Eats: MacKay’s Ice Cream In Cochrane
[twitter]MacKay’s Ice Cream 220 1st Street W, Cochrane, Alberta [map] 403-932-2455 Every city needs a legendary ice cream shop. A place where the flavours run wild, the lineups are long and the trip always worth…
Calgary Daytrips: A Morning in K-Country
[twitter]When it comes to lacing up the shoes and heading for a bit of outdoorsy activities, people in Calgary make a bee line for K-Country. Kananaskis Country is more than 4 200 square kilometers of…