“Leaving Calgary the first time around 1973 was a wrenching experience, filled with the drama of being ten, the youngest in a family of crazy people. I have told this story to nearly everyone I have ever met in my life, and as I get older I recognize how this one event changed the direction of my life.” FamilyUkrainianCalgaryYellowknife Author:Cathy Burrell
“Night cloaked the sky. Venus hovered overhead surrounded by traces of stars. The temperature must have dropped, as tears stung Ada’s eyes. She wiped them away with a bare hand. She hadn’t bothered with her gloves or her hood. There was no need to. As Ada navigated across the cul-de-sac, towards her home, silhouetted against the night, she felt no cold. She felt nothing at all.” Strong Female CharactersAmateur SleuthCalgaryCanadian WriterCanadian FictionCalgary Author Book:City Hall Source: City Hall
“Pilar peered out her window at the barren foothills shroud in mist and shadows cast by low-lying clouds. Bits of brush and the grey skeletons of dormant plants protruded from mounds of snow. A Canadian Pacific train, the colour of rust, slowly ran parallel to the highway.” SnowIceCanadaNature QuotesCalgaryCanadian WriterCanadian AuthorCalgary Author Book:City Hall Source: City Hall
“As a result of listening to Aberhart, my father decided to leave the farm in 1927 to study at Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, Aberhart's training school.” SchoolFatherResultsStudyListeningTrainingDecidedFarmsInstitutePropheticCalgary Author:Preston Manning
“The stream in my hometown Calgary is the oil and gas industry - that's the talk you hear on the street.” StreetsIndustryOilStreamsGasHometownOil And GasCalgary Author:Gary Kovacs
“I miss L.A. because of the weather. It can change so much in Calgary. You can get a storm one minute, and then the sun will come out and it will be hot.” SunMinutesMissingHotStormWeatherOne MinuteCalgary Author:Dominique McElligott
“Franco-Albertans have created a valuable legacy throughout the province. Our Government is pleased to support these projects, which showcase the thriving Francophone community in Calgary. We will continue to support our official languages and protect, celebrate, and strengthen Canada's linguistic duality.” GovernmentLanguageCommunitySupportProtectProjectsValuableCelebrateLegacyOfficialsCanadaDualityProvincesFrancoShowcaseCalgary Author:Shelly Glover
“I love Calgary. It's a great city. I enjoyed my time there, quite a bit. Shooting and filming in that cold could be very difficult, at times. When you're shooting nights, and it's 3 in the morning and minus 35 degrees, that's hard to work in.” HardNightBitsDifficultCitiesMorningColdDegreesEnjoyedShootingMy TimeGreat CitiesMinusCalgary Author:Colin Hanks
“Vancouver is a beautiful area, I don't care what time of the year you're there. Vancouver and Calgary. Great places in Canada.” YearsCareBeautifulAreasDon't CareI Don't CareCanadaVancouverCalgary Author:Jamie Farr
“On Valentine's Day, couples in Calgary can celebrate their love for each other with couples' nude yoga - great way to get in shape and see a side of your partner you've never seen before and never want to see again.” WayWantSidesCoupleShapesYogaPartnersCelebrateValentineValentine's DayGetting In ShapeCalgary Author:Peter Sagal
“I met Richard Pryor for the first time in Calgary, in Canada. A very quiet, modest meeting.” FirstsMetsQuietFirst TimeMeetingsCanadaModestCalgary Author:Gene Wilder
“Calgary wins for my coldest New Year's Eve gig. That's when I learned Fahrenheit and Celsius cross at 40 below. I could see callers' breath coming out of my phone.” YearsWinningCrossesBreathsPhonesComing OutNew YearGigsNew Years EveCalgary Author:Elayne Boosler
“Come to me. I want to plow you like a Calgary driveway at Christmas.” WantChristmasFunny ChristmasDrivewayCalgary Author:John Cleese
“This is my maiden voyage. My first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada.” ThinkingGivingFirstsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSpeechCanadaBetter PlaceVoyagesMaidensCalgary Author:George W. Bush
“Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary is facing at least two official objections to his public statements along with expensive hearings before the Alberta Human Rights Commission for expressing his biblical views on same sex marriage.” HumansTwoSexViewsRightsSeaHuman RightsHearingStatementsOfficialsExpensiveBiblicalBishopsObjectionsAlbertaCalgary Author:Stockwell Day
“They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.” MindKindSaidWantedTogetherColourThey SaidCostumesFeathersGlitterColourfulCalgary Author:Owen Hart
“My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.” YearsFirstsI CanTwoNiceFootballHeyNflMy TimeTwo YearsContractsBlastGreat FootballCalgary Author:Doug Flutie