By Liv Ingram
When I made the decision to move from Vancouver to Calgary, reactions from my friends ranged from “why?” to “my condolences.” There’s still a perception of Calgary as a hyper-conservative and culturally-void cowboy hub. It’s easy to dismiss Calgary as inferior to cities like Vancouver or Montreal. Calgary doesn’t have great sushi. Or oceans. Or… Continue reading Calgary outgrows the cowboy stereotype
By Tendayi Moyo
Next September, the University of Calgary will become the first university in Canada to offer a combined master’s degree in business administration and public policy. Robert Mansell, the academic director of the School of Public Policy, said the program will teach students the management skills employers are looking for. “It will appeal to those people… Continue reading New master’s in business and public policy
An artist’s work is indicative of the type of person who made it, so I was only mildly surprised when Chuck Palahniuk appeared in front of the audience dressed like a barefoot Dumbledore in a shiny red robe, pajamas and a bejeweled scarf, telling us that if we didn’t blow up our beach balls he… Continue reading Chuck Palahniuk at Calgary WordFest
By 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 26, a palpable sense of profound disappointment was setting in at the Liberal headquarters of the Calgary Centre by-election. Calgary Centre, a riding that has been conservative for almost half a century, will be blue once again. Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt won the by-election with 36.9 per cent of the… Continue reading Editorial: Vote splitting dooms Calgary Centre
On Nov. 7, Calgary’s beloved mayor, Naheed Nenshi, announced he will be running for re-election in 2013. This news was not surprising, as Nenshi now seems to be as much a part of Calgary as cowboy hats and urban sprawl. With his approval ratings currently at an impressive 88 per cent, and high-profile candidates, including… Continue reading Editorial: Calgary needs Nenshi
Calgarians are being treated to the best and brightest aboriginal short films this week as part of a collaborative project to bring indigenous arts out west. On October 19 at the Old Y Centre, the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers will present the top shorts from the 2011 imagineNATIVE Festival. CSIF is working with imagineNATIVE… Continue reading Aboriginal short films come to Calgary
This past weekend over 1,500 cities around the world weren’t just lived in, they were ‘occupied’ in solidarity to the ongoing Occupy New York and Occupy Wall Street protests in America. “The idea was put out there about cities organizing their own occupy demonstrations, movements or protests on the day of October 15 as a… Continue reading World-wide movement comes to Calgary
By Remi Watts
“Our politics caught up with who we are,” were the words of Alberta’s new premier-designate, Alison Redford, touting her election victory. While admittedly it is certainly momentous that a woman has finally come to power, and in such regards Redford’s remark is a fair point, it is incredibly embarrassing to hear politicians and media alike… Continue reading It’s time we Occupy Calgary
Like all good breakfasts, it began with the distribution of $1 million. The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, however, is interested in quality discussion as well. So, after the Imperial Oil Foundation donated $1 million to begin the Imperial Oil Distinguished Lecture Series on Oct. 30, ExxonMobil senior vice-president Andrew Swiger spoke about… Continue reading A breakfast with public policy power players
By Paul Murphy
As the City of Calgary awaits independent reviews by an environmental advisory board to be released in October, community and interests groups have taken an increased interest in the potential cosmetic pesticide ban. The pesticide ban that had originally been planned for implementation by 2010 on public lands and 2011 on private lands was stalled… Continue reading Pending pesticide bylaw sparks community interest