Category: Calgary

Although receiving nowhere near as many hours of sun as the US top sunny-destination, Calgary, Alberta tops the sunniest places in Canada and receives a respectable 2405 hours and 333 days of sunshine a year. How many hours of daylight does Calgary get in the winter? It will also be the shortest day and longest […]

There are two sections of Evergreen, the older and more established Evergreen Estates, and the newer Evergreen to the south. Evergreen, Calgary. Evergreen Established Evergreen Estates: 1986, Evergreen: 1999. Government • Mayor Jyoti Gondek • Administrative body Calgary City Council When was Evergreen Community built? Today, the park is a thriving community with approximately 1,500 […]

Calgary, Canada, is considered to be the cleanest city in the world. What is the cleanest city in Alberta? Real-time Alberta Cleanest city ranking # city US AQI 1 Bonnyville 0 2 Leduc 0 3 Athabasca 1 4 Cold Lake South 1 Which is the No 1 cleanest city in the world? 1 Calgary in […]

Calgary in British English (ˈkælɡərɪ ) a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. What is the English meaning of the English? (ɪŋglɪʃ ) 1. adjective. English means belonging or relating to England, or to its people, language, or culture. It is also often used to mean belonging or […]

1973. In July 1973, Queen Elizabeth visited Alberta and Saskatchewan in honour of the RCMP’s centennial. Duties included opening a new RCMP museum in Regina and officially opening the Calgary Stampede. What year did The Queen visit Moose Jaw? Royal Visits to Saskatchewan Members of the Royal Family Visited Year The Earl of Wessex Regina, […]

Common falcon species in Southern Alberta include the American Kestrel, Merlin Falcon, Peregrine Falcon and Prairie Falcon. Does Calgary have falcons? Since at least 1995, Peregrine Falcons have nested on Craigie Hall at the University of Calgary. For the past few years, there has been a live nest cam so that we can watch the […]

Landform region: The city, Calgary, Alberta is in the Interior Plains landform region of Canada. What are the landforms in Calgary? It is situated on the western edge of the Great Plains, in the foothills of the spectacular Canadian Rockies (about 60 miles [100 km] to the west), and the surrounding valleys and uplands are […]

Lighting the flame Every day Team Canada gets the gold, the Calgary Tower lights its cauldron to celebrate the country’s victory. But lighting the flame isn’t as easy as just flicking a switch. CBC videojournalist Mike Symington went behind the scenes and explains what goes into setting the cauldron alight. Why is the Calgary Tower […]

This article focuses on this biome in North America. Similar biomes also exist in Russia north of the steppes (forest steppe) and in northern Canada. Aspen parkland Aspen parkland near Calgary, Alberta Aspen parkland within Canada Ecology Realm Nearctic What type of biome is Alberta? 2): Grassland, Parkland, Foothills, Boreal Forest, Rocky Mountains and Canadian […]

[Biodiversity] includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.” Calgary lies within the Great Plains Ecoregion of North America (see Map 1), which is centrally located on the continent, with the city located in a transitional area that borders the Northern Forests Ecoregion. What type of ecosystem is Alberta? Six natural regions are recognized […]