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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

First post on new page!

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:

Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

Lol @ Capt. CaNaDa! Razz

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population, in Canada. As of April 2006, Calgary's population was 991,759. The estimated metropolitan population (CMA) was 1,107,200 in 2006, making Greater Calgary the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Area in the country.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

making Greater Calgary the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Area in the country. Because it is located 300 km (185 miles) due south of Edmonton, statisticians define the narrow, populated region between these cities as the "Calgary-Edmonton Corridor".[1] It is the largest Canadian metropolitan area between Toronto and Vancouver.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

A resident of Calgary is known as a Calgarian.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Calgary is well-known as a destination for winter sports and ecotourism with a number of major mountain resorts near the city and metropolitan area. Economic activity in Calgary is mostly centred on the petroleum industry; however, agriculture, tourism, and high-tech industries also contribute to the city's fast economic growth.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Calgary also holds many major annual festivals which include the Calgary Stampede, the Folk Music Festival, the Lilac Festival, One World Festival (GlobalFest), and the second largest Caribbean festival in the country (Carifest). In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject:

Nice pictures of Calgary, Capt.!!!
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject:

my uncle took them for the tourism board Cool

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

100 bottles of beer on the wall, take one down pass it around.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject:

99 bottles of beer of on the wall, take one down pass it around.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject:

98 bottles beer on the wall, take on down pass it around.
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