Author: Muriel Schmidt

Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. Alberta borders the United States, with the province of British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, and the Northwest Territories to the north. Is Alberta part of British Columbia? It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie […]

The southwest of Calgary has been home to wild horses since the early 1900s. (If you’re in the area, don’t miss these top Calgary attractions.) These horses are completely different from their domesticated counterparts. Do wild horses exist in Alberta? Alberta’s feral horse populations range the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains between the Sheep […]

While Calgary does have a raccoon population, they tend to fly under the radar. But according to one expert, over the past number of years there has been a turning point. They aren’t as common as coyotes and jackrabbits, but the city’s raccoon population is on the rise. Why are there no racoons in Calgary? […]

A cougar has been spotted in Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary. What animals live in Fish Creek? The park is home to a variety of wildlife species such as deer, coyote, weasels, fish, amphibians, and hundreds of bird species that visit Fish Creek at different times of year or call the park home year‐round. […]

Calgary was incorporated as a town in 1884 and as a city 10 years later, prior to the creation of the province of Alberta (1905). In 1884 it had only a few hundred settlers, but by the 1891 census its population had grown to 3,876. How did Calgary begin? Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was originally founded […]

Green represents the colour of the carpets of the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Saite-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City where a gunman opened fire on Jan. Why is there a flame on the Calgary Tower? A natural gas-fired cauldron is installed on top of the Calgary Tower by Western Canadian Natural Gas to serve as […]

Investment in Calgary is a wise choice. The Calgary Real Estate Board is reporting inventory levels at lows not seen since 2006. This lack of inventory shows serious investment in Calgary in 2021. Is it a good idea to invest in Calgary? Better Prices As of September 21, 2022, Calgary’s average sale price is less […]

A year later, in 1876, the post name changed to Fort Calgary at the suggestion of Lt. -Col. James Farquharson Macleod with the North West Mounted Police. He named it after the ancestral estate of his cousins on the picturesque Scottish Isle of Mull, which he had recently visited. How did Calgary in Canada get […]