Ranch Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/ranch/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:17:56 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Ranch Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/ranch/ 32 32 Old Photographs of Ranches from Across Alberta (1892-1972) https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photographs-ranches-across-alberta/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:33:56 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24987 Ranches played a pivotal role in Alberta’s history, shaping its economy, culture, and identity. The industry took root in the late 19th century when the Canadian government encouraged large-scale cattle ranching to support settlement and [...]

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]]> Vintage Photos of the Historic Oxley Ranch https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photos-oxley-ranch/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:44:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=18912 Alberta is synonymous with ranching. Vast open grassland and a favourable climate provided the desirable components for cattle to graze independently nearly year-round. Arguably one of the most famous ranches in Alberta is the Bar [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs from the Bar U Ranch https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photographs-bar-u-ranch/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:11 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=15634 With Parks Canada’s recent announcement and the Calgary Stampede just around the corner, we thought we’d bring you a post with some western flavour this week. Officially known as the North West Cattle Company, the [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: high-quality grass-fed beef with Fishburn Ranch https://calgaryguardian.com/homegrown-business-high-quality-grass-fed-beef-with-fishburn-ranch/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:00:48 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=13167 Located near Pincher Creek in Southern Alberta, Fishburn Ranch has a passion for raising happy beef, riding good horses, and making healthy vibrant soil and grass.   What is your business called and what does [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs Part Twelve: Horse Rancher https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-part-twelve-horse-rancher/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:30:58 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4034 “We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back.” ~ [...]

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]]> How The West Was Once https://calgaryguardian.com/how-the-west-was-once/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:46:42 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=2003 Take a step back in time and discover some of Alberta’s earliest frontiersmen at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), in their ambitious quest to span the continent, continued their westward push [...]

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