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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Census Metropolitan Area is the definition Statistics Canada uses to determine the demographics of greater Calgary (this is the same for other large Canadian cities).
The Calgary CMA is the 5th largest metropolitan area in the country and the largest in Alberta.
The Calgary Regional Partnership includes the Municipal District of Rocky View, the City of Airdrie, the Town of Cochrane, the Town of Chestermere, Town of Okotoks, the Town of High River, and the Municipal District of Foothills.
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  Calgary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calgary is well-known as a destination for winter sports and ecotourism with a number of major mountain resorts near the city and metropolitan area.
Unlike most cities with a sizable metropolitan area, most of Calgary's suburbs are incorporated into the city proper, with the notable exceptions of the city of Airdrie to the north, Cochrane to the northwest, Strathmore to the east, and the sprawling Springbank district to the west.
Calgary receives an average of 413 mm (16.2 in) of precipitation annually, with 301 mm (11.8 in) of that occurring in the form of rain, and the remainder as snow.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calgary   (6233 words)

  
 Calgary - World Travel Guide
Calgary happens to be the sunniest place in the whole of Canada, but this does not mean that you won't experience extremes in weather.
The Calgary Tower[7]: The tower may not be quite as impressive as the CN Tower in Toronto, but it still commands a great view over the city and the surroundings.
Calgary is, however, generally lacking in decent Mexican food, and the inland location means that a good meal of seafood is sometimes hard to find.
www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Calgary   (4621 words)

  
 Calgary Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The census metropolitan area is the definition Statistics Canada uses to determine the demographics of greater Calgary (this is the same for other large Canadian cities).
The Calgary CMA is the 5th largest metropolitan area in the country and the largest in Alberta.
The Calgary Regional Partnership includes the Municipal District of Rocky View, the City of Airdrie, the Town of Cochrane, the Town of Chestermere, Town of Okotoks, the Town of High River, and the Municipal District of Foothills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calgary_Region   (661 words)

  
 Calgary travel guide - Wikitravel
Calgary is divided into its quadrants at Centre Ave and Centre St. Being north of Centre Ave means you are in the northern quadrants and being east of Centre St means you are in the eastern quadrants.
Although Calgary is generally a very safe place, walking at night should be avoided in the East Village and Victoria Park areas of downtown (generally speaking, this is the area adjacent to the Stampede Grounds and north to the Bow River).
Calgary's 2005 murder rate of 2 murders per 100,000 inhabitants was, for example, less than one-tenth the murder rate of Chicago and one-twentieth that of Baltimore.
wikitravel.org /en/Calgary   (6002 words)

  
 Canada Real Estate Directory - Calgary
Calgary is known as the Energy Capital of Canada because a number of oil companies have headquarters in the city.
Calgary also has a large concentration of research facilities and advanced technology companies working in such fields as computer software and seismic data processing.
In addition, Calgary is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, at its junction with Alberta’s main north-south highway, and is a regional airline hub with regular flights to cities in the United States and Europe.
www.real-estate-2000.com /calgary_ab.htm   (552 words)

  
 The social construction of male homosexuality, related suicide problems and research proposals for the Twenty First ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Homosexually oriented male adolescents at much greater risk for suicide attempts than their heterosexual counterpart by a factor of 6 to 7 times.
Gay bisexual male youth with enough "femininity" to result in their classification outside the "masculine" sex role category is associated with a 3-times greater likelihood of reporting a suicide attempt compared to "masculine" gay and bisexual males.
I eventually discovered that two of the older suicide victims (17 and 19 years of age) were homosexually oriented, and the two in their lower teens (14 years of age) had a history of being "sissies" and being abused accordingly.
www.fsw.ucalgary.ca /ramsay/homosexuality-suicide/construction/gay-youth-suicide-san-diego.htm   (3675 words)

  
 Business directory expands coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The independent Calgary business phone directory will almost double its circulation this year and expand to outlying areas to keep pace with the burgeoning economic growth.
Olivier Vincent, president and CEO of Canadian Phone Directories, said the move is being made because of the booming economy in Calgary.
We've decided to expand the actual reach of our Calgary book into a number of communities around Calgary that have expanded a lot in the last couple of years and with people who are really a part of the greater Calgary community.
www.canada.com /calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=71ce1b86-9a18-40de-be26-08695ec516b1&k=78583   (520 words)

  
 Greater Calgary Bed & Breakfast, Inn, Lodge and Cottage Directory - CanVisit - Online Availability and Reservations
Calgary's white Stetson cowboy hat is a symbol recognized around the world, and has come to symbolize Calgarians warm hospitality.
The flame placed atop the Calgary Tower for the 88 Winter Olympics is still in use to mark holidays and special occasions, and the arena built for the Olympics really has a roof shaped like a saddle!
Prince's Island, Calgary's beloved urban park, remains a small oasis of sanity and recreation and is just steps away from corporate downtown.
www.canvisit.com /Canada/Alberta/Calgary-Area/Calgary.html   (454 words)

  
 Catering Calgary Review
If you spend just a few minutes on this summary site, you will find extremely well organized catering calgary information and special resources, which will definitely answer nearly any questions you have on the topic.
Serving the areas of Calgary, Okotos, De Winton, and High River, Alberta, chef Pat Yerex specializes in family-style, gourmet, Asian and vegetarian delights.
Gull service riding stable west of Calgary, Alberta catering to both English and Western riders with lessons, training, and boarding.
www.vendingcatering.com /catering-calgary.html   (347 words)

  
 Computers and Geological Mapping at University of Calgary Geology Field Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It consists of four quarter courses in which students are required to spend a greater amount of time on field studies than students at most other universities.
In addition, we have carried plotters to the field areas and installed them in motel rooms where students printed final copies of their maps and reports before returning to Calgary.
With resources from the University of Calgary and the loan of computers from IBM, we will be able to provide instruction to approximately 48 third year students in 1999.
www.geo.ucalgary.ca /tmg/mapping.html   (966 words)

  
 RV Calgary - free articles, resources, tips and advice on Calgary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Calgary, the Canadian city known throughout the world for its cowboy and rodeo status, has something for everyone.
Calgary is amazingly clean, especially in these times when crime and poverty seem to run rampant in large.
IKEA, Calgary The IKEA business idea is to offer a wide range of home furnishings with good design and function at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to...
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 DSN Science with the SKA
The expected number of detections is much larger than expected from the Sloan survey and maps the large scale structure to much greater depth were it is easier to trace the effects of different cosmological models.
The huge collecting area of the 1kT gives it the potential to become a fantastic instrument for the study of pulsars where one is usually sensitivity, not confusion limited.
DSN research areas not mentioned in the current draft of "The Science Case" include the kinematics of star formation, pre-biotic chemistry, radar of planetary surfaces, moons and rings, radio astronomy of planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres, and some types of astrometry.
www.ras.ucalgary.ca /SKA/meeting_stuff/abstracts.html   (4053 words)

  
 Hidden Valley | Communities | Glen & Jeanie Weikle | Royal LePage Benchmark
The oil that lies beneath it drives the citys vibrant economy; the distant mountains attract legions of skiers and snowboarders during the chilly winters; and, during balmy summers, cattle roam the flat expanse of grassland, marking this out as cowboy country.
Your source for greater Calgary and area associations.
Your source for greater Calgary and area attractions.
www.yourcalgaryrealestate.ca /communities/hidden-valley.html   (486 words)

  
 Calgary Judo Society - Ishi Yama Judo Club
Within the city of Calgary there are two judo clubs, Ishi Yama and Hiro's Judo Club.
Located in N.E. Calgary Hiro's Judo Club has provided judo instruction since 1957.
In the greater Calgary area there is a judo club in Airdrie, a short distance north of Calgary on Highway 2.
www.calgaryjudosociety.com /calgary-judo.html   (111 words)

  
 Calgary Hotels: Research Hotels in Calgary and Read Reader Reviews
Calgary, near spectacular beauty of Banff National Park, marks the beginning of the Canadian Pacific Northwest.
Calgary now blends historic rodeo culture and gleaming contemporary commerce, with Indian tribes still staking out surrounding areas, living much as they did centuries ago.
Area Facts: Calgary has grown in population by over 50,000 in the last 5 years, and is now the fastest growing city in Canada.
calgary.hotelguide.net   (498 words)

  
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 Canadian Institute of Planners-CIP
The City of Calgary is currently one of the fastest growing population centres in Canada.
Currently the greater Calgary area (Calgary, Cochrane, Airdrie, Bragg Creek) relies solely on water supply from the Elbow and Bow Rivers.
The amount of water the City is currently licensed to withdraw places a clear upper limit on the population base it can support.
www.cip-icu.ca /English/aboutplan/nrc_case_calgary.htm   (146 words)

  
 The City of Calgary: Free Flow
The $22-million interchange, which will be completed later this fall, is the last link in a greater project to extend the Deerfoot Trail south to Highway 2.
This takes pressure off main roads in south Calgary, such as Macleod Trail, and provides a free-flow route through the city.
The Deerfoot Trail and Highway 2 are important components of the North-South Trade Corridor, a multi-lane 1,175-kilometre highway corridor running from the Alberta-B.C. border west of Grande Prairie to the Alberta-Montana border at Coutts.
content.calgary.ca /NR/exeres/CB6FC292-A200-48BB-A27C-846D7CFB84BE.htm   (262 words)

  
 Greater Quebec City Area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Quebec City metropolitan area (French: Communauté métropolitaine de Québec) is a geopolitical region encompassing numerous cities, towns and villages in the Quebec City economic area.
The Quebec Metropolitan Area (QMA) was created on January 1, 2002 (the creation date of the enlarged cities of Lévis and Quebec City).
It is the second most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and ranks seventh in Canada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_Quebec_City_Area   (196 words)

  
 Philatelic Tidbits - Stamp Collecting News and Opinions » Blog Archive » Canada Post issues Alberta stamp
The reason for the date of issue July 21, 2005 is that July 21, 1905 the act of parliament was passed that made us a province effective Sept 1, 1905.
By the way Edmonton is the capital but not as large as Calgary, and really Calgary is where all the oil and gas industry head offices and infrastructure is located.
Calgary is just shy of one million people but the greater Calgary area is over one million.
www.philatelictidbits.com /?p=170   (181 words)

  
 What is TCF?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Founded in 1955, The Calgary Foundation is a community foundation that works together with donors, charitable organizations and the broad community to provide charitable support to the greater Calgary area.
All funds held by The Calgary Foundation are pooled and thoughtfully invested.
As responsible members of the voluntary sector, community foundations strive for flexible, transparent governance and leadership practices that welcome volunteer involvement, encourage dialogue among diverse voices in the community, and inspire commitment to philanthropy.
www.thecalgaryfoundation.org /what_tcf.htm   (550 words)

  
 PGATOUR.com
The economic impact on the city of almost one million inhabitants is substantial, to say the least.
The area population was swelled larger than usual the past few month.
With courses like Banff and Kananaskis, greater Calgary has some of the finest public access golf on the continent.
www.pgatour.com /story/8775978   (1243 words)

  
 OnCampus: Camp hopes to spark aboriginal interest
The camp was open to all children on the reserve, and the kids took a definite interest.
The camp’s week-long excursion to the reserve was funded by a $5,000 community grant provided by the Calgary Foundation.
The Calgary Foundation is a community foundation that works together with donors, charitable organizations and the broad community to provide charitable support to the greater Calgary area.
www.ucalgary.ca /oncampus/weekly/july15-05/minds-in-motion.html   (315 words)

  
 CHUM Limited Announces Details of Applications for Edmonton, Calgary Licences -- CHANNEL CANADA
The applications outline plans for CHUMTV Calgary, a local television station serving the greater Calgary area and the south end of the Calgary/Edmonton corridor and CHUM TV Edmonton, a local television station originating from Edmonton with a rebroadcast transmitter in Red Deer.
Considered the fastest growing urban region in Canada, CHUM believes that the Edmonton and Calgary markets can both sustain new local stations and benefit from new local service.
The addition of broadcast outlets in Calgary and Edmonton will equip CHUM with the necessary critical mass to step up its commitments to Canadian drama.
www.channelcanada.com /Article229.html   (662 words)

  
 Calgary Region - Calgary Regional Partnership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Calgary Regional Partnership is completing a technical study on water and wastewater servicing in the Calgary Region (Regional Servicing Study - pdf format 116 kb).
In 1980, the Province of Alberta concluded the Calgary Regional Utilities Study which outlined recommendations to address the projected population growth in a study area surrounding the City of Calgary through 2006.
Also, technological advances, legislative changes and adoption of different standards in the area of water and wastewater treatment, including the Province’s work on Water for Life have changed our perspective and the existing study deserves to be looked at in light of these changes and updated.
www.calgaryregion.ca /projects.html   (1454 words)

  
 1920-1929
Community of Parkdale annexed in 1910, during a period of intensive population growth in the City of Calgary
This was due, in part, to the economic recession that hit Calgary in 1913 and temporarily halted the City's expansion.
- Due to the slow growth of Calgary, very little development occurred and much of this land was re-acquired by the City.
www.ucalgary.ca /uofc/faculties/EVDS/designresearch/projects/2001/EVDP634-2001/Community_History/19001929.html   (258 words)

  
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