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The Man Who Walked 100 Miles to Build an Empire
Patrick Burns was born in Ontario in 1856, came west in 1878…
Seventy Six Years of Keeping the Rats Out of Alberta
Alberta rat control has held a 600 km border zone since 1950.…
The Alberta City That Left Its Gas Streetlights Burning All Day
Medicine Hat gas streetlights burned day and night because gas cost less…
The Cowgirl Who Came to Compete in 1912 and Stayed
Goldie St. Clair placed second in cowgirls' bucking at the first Calgary…
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church and the Canmore Building Named for a Bestselling Novelist
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church in Canmore carries the pen name of…
A Calgary Businesswoman Puts Community Ahead Of Profit
Monique Barrie has spent close to seven years with #NotInMyCity while running…
The History of the Calgary Stampede Pancake Breakfast
Wildhorse Jack parked his chuckwagon downtown and fed strangers for free, and…
Bison Sausage and Grilled Perogies for a Prairie Barbecue
A prairie barbecue plate of bison sausage and grilled perogies with onions…
Why Calgary Says Yahoo Instead of Yeehaw at the Stampede
Yee-haw is the sound of the Hollywood West. Yahoo is Calgary's own,…
The A.E. Cross House and the Big Four Calgarian Who Funded the First Calgary Stampede
Alfred Ernest Cross arrived in Calgary in 1884 as a young veterinarian…
