Calgary - Blogs & Blog Posts

Across Canada: Vancouver to Deer Lake, Newfoundland by Lori Henry's Travel Blog on Nov 7, 2009Canada is a big country. It’s obvious by looking at a map, sure, but more so when hopping on a plane and flying cross-country as I did today. Coming from my home in Vancouver, I boarded an Air Canada flight at the Vancouver International Airport at...

Un-Discombobulating Myself by Five Blondes on Nov 6, 2009I’ve been feeling off lately. I don’t know if it is a mixture of the baby coming and me being on the other side of the country, if it is Tim’s constant talk of moving home and being homesick, if it is the whole “not going hom...

Simcity Calgary: 1980-2000 by Politicalgary on Nov 6, 2009It's Friday, and it's the last blog post about this model Calgary. Let's see what the 80s and 90s were like. 1985: Yes the Klein era. Look at the city go. 1990: Oh look! Another fire! This time a helicopter crashed into the industrial complex. Lu...

Renov8 Church Planting in Calgary – After Hours Dialogue by Calgary Church on Nov 6, 2009The Renov8 Church Planting Congress is coming to Calgary from the 17th to the 20th. We're gearing up for the arrival of some of the countries brightest missional / church planting thinkers and leaders. It appears the congress has left evenings free,...

Simcity Calgary: 1960-1980 by Politicalgary on Nov 5, 2009This period was marked by major growth, northwest development, and a bunch of weird news articles. No more major fires! 1965: Calgarians are concerned with pollution. I chose not to put in the "fusion powered" plant because it doesn't exist and I'm...

A filling brunch by Life in Cowtown on Nov 5, 2009After a week of hard exercise, healthy eating and clean living in general, I decided to blow off some steam by having brunch. Brunch is a great meal that I seldom get to have because I can’t stand lineups, waiting, excessively busy restaurants and...

Simcity Calgary: 1940-1960 by Politicalgary on Nov 4, 2009This was a period of rapid growth as I tried to copy how our city looks like right now. However, in doing so, I forgot that one fire station cannot stop small fires. The police don't even do anything. In 1958, a huge fire consumed half the city and t...