Facts About Calgary
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Calgary you should know!
Have fun enjoying and learning these great facts about Calgary! Calgary's Comparative Size: Calgary is largest city in Alberta and the fifth largest city in Canada.  Calgary's Area: 726 square kilometres is the size of city. Calgary's Elevation: Calgary is 1,128 metres above sea level. Calgary's Official Song: "Neighbours of the World." Winter Olympics: First Canadian city to host a Winter Olympics (Hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics) Calgary's Professional Teams: - Calgary Flames (National Hockey League)
- Calgary Stampeders (Canadian Football League)
- Calgary Roughnecks (National Lacrosse League)
- Calgary Vipers (Northern League Baseball)
Calgary's Language: English is the main language spoken. Calgary's Sky Walk System: Calgary's +15 Sky Walk is the largest in the world. (links most major office complexes, hotels, attractions and public buildings with climate controlled bridges.) Calgary's Awards: Calgary Canada was ranked the world's cleanest city by Mercer Quality of Living in a survey published in 2007 by Forbes Magazine and Calgary is 10th best city to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit Calgary's first documented European settler: John Glenn in 1873 is the European settler in Calgary. Calgary's Tallest Building: Petro Canada Building is the Tallest Building rising 706 feet from street level. Calgary's Official Flower: Red Pasque Flower (Anemone pulsatilla 'Rubra') Calgary's News Paper: Major local daily newspapers are the Sun and the Calgary Herald. Number of Local radio stations: There are 25 Local radio stations in Calgary. Number of Local television stations: There are 6 Local television stations in Calgary. Famous People from Calgary: - Brett "the Hitman" Hart - WWE
- Stephen Ames - Golf
- Owen Hart - WWE
- Paul Brandt - Country Singer
- Owen Hargreaves - Soccer Manchester United
- Jann Arden - Singer
- Elisha Cuthbert - Actress
- Tommy Chong - Actor - That's 70's Show
- Todd McFarlane - Spawn Series Creator
- Feist - Singer
- Heather Marks - Supermodel
- Paul Gross - Actor
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