Ralph Klein Learned Calgary City Hall From the Press Seats First
Ralph Klein was a CFCN reporter in Calgary from 1969 to 1980,…
Calgary’s 1885 Immigration Hall Survives Only as a File Number
Calgary immigration hall, built 1885 across from the CPR station, was condemned…
Calgary’s Black Squirrels Have A Story And No Paperwork
The lion cub trade that supposedly gave Calgary its black squirrels names…
From Ten Cents an Hour to Five Thousand Acres in Calgary
Harnam Singh Hari left the Indian Army in 1908, reached Calgary in…
The New Yorker Who Invented Calgary’s Loudest Ten Days
Guy Weadick staged the first Calgary Stampede in September 1912 with $20,000…
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 Corral Is Gone. Calgary Saved the Cowboy
The Stampede Corral opened in 1950, hosted the early Flames and the…
The Caesar, Ginger Beef and Other Things Alberta Invented
Calgary bartender Walter Chell mashed clams into nectar in 1969 to launch…
Why Hidy and Howdy Still Warm Alberta’s Heart
Calgary introduced two smiling polar bear mascots to the world at the…
Sam Switzer Built Calgary One Bold Idea at a Time
Sam Switzer started with a bicycle delivering prescriptions at 13 and was…
