History
From Police Outpost To Modern City
What was it like to stand in the middle of a wide open prairie and imagine a city? ~Inscription on Mountie statue overlooking Fort Calgary. The confluence of […]
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Community
Rediscover Nose Hill
“A Blackfoot woman, caught in the act of adultery, was condemned at this site to have her nose cut off as a penalty for her actions. We do not know her story. The tribe cast […]
Arts
No Escape from Greatness: Interview with Author Jeffrey John Eyamie
Winnipeg author and screenwriter, Jeffrey John Eyamie, will read from and discuss his new novel, No Escape from Greatness, at Owl’s Nest Books on Thursday, March 31. The novel is about a has-been actor and recovering alcoholic, Gabriel […]
Literature
Literary-Inspired Events to Check Out This Spring
Spring is just around the corner, so it’s time to slip out of hibernation, put on those rain boots, and get out of the house! From a discussion and reading by the author of the […]
Fitness
Beakerhead Revisited – Yoga in a Sandbox
Lying with my head in a sandpit in Fort Calgary, I couldn’t help but ask existential questions like how did I get here? Why did I decide this was a good idea? The answer to […]
Charity
Five Alternative Holiday Giving Ideas
The holidays are a time of giving, and the endless options can be overwhelming to many. On top of the heavily-marketed and well-known campaigns, there are many other places and things to donate you might […]
Lifestyle
Of Feminism, Nerds, Tech and Sarcasm: Meet the Women Behind NerdLab YYC
When Hannah Sanford, Heather Tovey and Jenn Fitzgerald started a Meetup group last November for ‘intersectional feminist nerds who work in tech’, they expected to draw in (at most) thirty to fifty members. Imagine their surprise […]
Arts
Tom Wayman’s New Collection Captures Complexities of B.C.’s Interior
Award-winning author and poet Tom Wayman will be launching his new collection of short stories, The Shadows We Mistake for Love, on Tuesday, November 3 at Shelf Life Books. The stories, connected by geography, each detail the lives of […]
Community
Twitter Meetups: Get to Know Your Followers
I love Twitter. It is a perfect way to keep up with what my favorite people are up to, and all the happenings around the world. And recently, it is become the place to make […]
Arts
Living Analogue in a Digital World
We live in a digital age. I don’t really need to tell you that, you know. We write emails to our friends, not letters. We write notes on laptops, instead of notebooks, and I doubt […]