Facts About Calgary

I have compiled interesting facts about Calgary. It was fun and very interesting for me to learn about a lot of fascinating information about Calgary.

One of them is when Calgary hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, the first Canadian city to accomplish such feat. That brings me tremendous pride. I hope that you’ll find these information very informative and have fun with it.

Here are some 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 (Golden League Baseball)

Calgary's Language: 

English is the main language spoken.

Calgary's Legal Drinking Age: 

Calgary's Legal Drinking Age is 18.

Calgary's Speed Limit: 

Calgary's standard speed limit under the Traffic Safety Act is 50 km/h, unless otherwise posted.

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: 

The Bow is the Tallest Building rising 774 feet from street.

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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