The local business we are featuring this week, Oak+Tonic, sells a variety of all-natural Canadian skin and hair care products. Oak+Tonic is known as Calgary’s leading organic and natural apothecary with brands growing on the […]
Calgary charity, Kids Up Front distributes tickets to arts, culture and sporting events to deserving kids who are in need. Describe your charity/non-profit in a few sentences. Mission – Kids Up Front distributes tickets to […]
Courtney Barrett, the founder of HighTailsYYC, started her business making high-end scrunchies that cost less. She truly values the quality of the material she uses. What is your business called and what does it do? […]
Between 1903 and 1922 Bankhead was a bustling coal-mining town located on the lower slopes of Cascade Mountain in modern-day Banff National Park. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) established the coal mine and the town […]
It’s almost hard to believe that the Calgary Stampede is back and the 2022 version looks to return to normalcy after a turbulent two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 110th anniversary of […]
Kevin Crowe launched Give A Mile in 2014. It is a local charity which enables people to visit an out of reach loved one who is receiving end of life or critical care. The company […]
The Ghost River Wilderness Area, in southwest Alberta, holds a very special place in my heart. I spent eight years living and working in the area and its rugged beauty hooked me instantly. Even now […]
The summer months in western Canada are now synonymous with wildfires burning over vast tracts of land. Whether the increased size and destruction of these fires are attributed to climate change, mismanagement of our forest […]
This is the fourth instalment where I look at some of the historic individuals that Calgary landmarks are named after. The first post looked at some of Calgary’s major roads and trails, the second focused […]
Banff’s Cave and Basin is the birthplace of Canada’s national park system. In 1883 three railway workers, brothers William and Tom McCardell and their partner Frank McCabe, “discovered” the cave and basin on the lower […]
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