I saw hockey in Florida and it was wonderful. The bright new arena was a great place to catch a game. And now it’s Calgary’s turn, Calgary needs a new arena. But …
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Calgary Needs #11: To Open Outdoor Pools Earlier
When do the outdoor pools open in Calgary? Not when you’d want them to be open, that’s for sure. The facility schedule in Calgary is out of whack.
Calgary Needs A #10: Public Beach At Glenmore Reservoir
Calgary needs a public beach at the Glenmore Reservoir. A small strip of sand where kids can dig, we can soak, and everyone is welcome. Enough of the chain link velvet rope where lake communities are the only ones to get water access. We need one for all.
Calgary Needs #9: A Horse Racing Track
Why isn’t there a horse racing track in Calgary? There used to be one. For 120 years they ran in Calgary, until 2008 when it all stopped. They’ll be back in 2015, but one has to wonder how they ever let the ponies get away.
Calgary Needs #8: Free Parking Downtown
the parking in Calgary is some of the most expensive in the world. no wonder the downtown is empty on weekends. The city needs free parking to bring the crowds back and add life to the centre of the city.
Calgary Needs A … #7: Vibrant Core With People Downtown After-Hours
Calgary needs to have more people downtown. Not more people downtown working, people downtown shopping, eating, entertaining. All you have to do is spend time downtown on the weekend before Christmas to see how badly we need it.
Calgary Needs A .. #6: Gay District With Rainbow Crosswalks
[twitter]Vancouver’s Pride Parade is the August Long Weekend. More than 300 000 will crowd the sidewalks of Denman and Davie to salute the marchers and celebrate tolerance and acceptance. According to Wiki, it is the…
Calgary Needs A .. #5: Cool TShirt, Bro
Image by Katie Weldon via Justin Longoz [twitter]Vancouver looks like a someone doing the Fonz symbol and sticking their thumb up. At least that’s what Justin Longoz thought. The Vancouver artist saw it as “the…
Calgary Needs A … #4: Lesson In Parking
Terrible Parking | March, 2013 [twitter]People in Calgary suck at parking. I don’t know if the stalls are smaller here, but I do know the trucks are definitely bigger. I know that whenever I have…
Calgary Needs A … #3: Whole Bunch Of New Schools
[twitter]This is something I complain about a lot: there are not enough schools in Calgary. Or, better put, there are not enough of the right type of schools in the right places. Planning has not…
Calgary Needs A … #2: New Set Of Banners In The Saddledome
[twitter]I’m not going to talk about which team I like better. I’m not going to talk about which team is better. I’m not going to talk about which arena is better. I’m not going to…
Calgary Needs A … #1: Pinkberry
[twitter]We’ve been spending the long weekend in Edmonton. More specifically, we’ve been spending the long weekend in West Edmonton Mall. West Edmonton Mall has a Pinkberry. Calgary needs one. Pinkberry is a chic frozen yogurt…