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Facts About Calgary

Here are some great facts about
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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