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Rock On, Reader
Yesterday’s Canada Day was too beautiful to spend anywhere but outdoors, so I elected to spend my day adventuring randomly around the City. Not in a mall, but in green spaces. I ended up late in the...
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Making Monday Better – What’s awesome about YOUR Calgary?
To celebrate the Calgary Public Library’s One Book One Calgary program, we want to hear from you about what makes your Calgary awesome. The idea is based on Neil Pasricha’s book, The Book of Awesome,...
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Have dirt? Calgary’s first mountain bike skills park needs you
If you have some truckloads of dirt you’re looking to get rid of, you might become a hero to Calgary’s mountain bike community. The city’s first mountain bike skills park, which was announced earlier...
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Great Events Group taking over restaurant in historic Fish Creek Park house
There’s new management and a new name for the restaurant in a heritage building nestled into the nature in Fish Creek Park starting next year. As of January 1st, Great Events Group will take over the...
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Restaurant in historic Fish Creek house set to reopen February 4
Under new ownership and with a new menu, the restaurant nestled into Fish Creek Park is almost ready to open its doors again. Great Events Group has announced the Bow Valley Ranche will begin serving...
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Bridge, pathway repairs nearly complete in Fish Creek Park
More than two years after the 2013 flood tore through the provincial park, the final major repairs in Fish Creek are nearing completion. Crews are working to replace a footbridge washed out by the...
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Cougar alert: Warning issued for Fish Creek Park
Alberta Parks is advising people to use caution when visiting Fish Creek Park in Calgary after a cougar was seen there. The agency says the big cat was observed in the Votier’s Flats/Shaw Meadows area...
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Province to upgrade Fish Creek Park facilities
Citing safety concerns and a desire to curb undesirable behaviour, the Alberta government is overhauling buildings in Fish Creek Provincial Park. Alberta Environment and Parks has put out a request for...
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Fish Creek Park friends mark quarter century of activism
For the Friends of Fish Creek Park, it’s been a labour of love for 25 years. As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, the group is marking a quarter-century of education and conservation in south...
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Scorching temperatures bring sun seekers back to Sikome Lake
Turns out an historically balmy summer was all southeast Calgary beach hotspot Sikome Lake needed to rebound from a down year that saw the province impose fees for the first time in its nearly 40...
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Thousands of loved ones honoured for 21st annual Memorial Forest Weekend
The laughter of children filled the air Saturday as families and friends explored the newly planted spruce and poplar trees dedicated to loved ones who have died, at the McInnis and Holloway Memorial...
View ArticleOur Town: Walking in a winter wonderland offers a "clean" look at nature
People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” Easy for Anton Chekov to say. The Russian playwright grew up near the Black Sea where the average low in January is -5.5 C. In...
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