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June 30, 2022
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Photos: Neighbour Day highlights desire for community connections in Calgary

June 18, 2022 Aryn Toombs 0

Calgary’s ninth annual Neighbour Day served as a much needed way for communities to connect. Organizers at a variety of community held events spoke to the desire for Calgarians to reconnect with their communities. The

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Bite Grocer and Calgary Community Fridge partnering to help with food insecurity

May 24, 2022 Aryn Toombs 0

Travel to any one of the dozens of little free pantries or food libraries in the city and it won’t be long before the need is obvious. In every community, across every quadrant of Calgary,

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Confederation Park 55+ finds a new home and partnership in Triwood Community Association

September 9, 2021 Omar Sherif 0

A collaborative community effort helped save Confederation Park 55+ Activity Centre. After being unexpectedly asked to leave their home in December, where they had been for 48 years, the senior citizen activity centre has found

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‘This won’t be a normal winter’: Plan in the works to take chill off Calgary communities

October 30, 2020 Darren Krause 3

Fine details are in the works, but one city councillor wants to bring a little light to what could be a dark and lonely Calgary winter for some. Ward 7 Coun. Druh Farrell said she’s

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Calgary church group brings free-access fridge to Bridgeland

August 10, 2020 Layla Dart 0

Bridgeland has been blessed by a street fridge, designed to help the hungry and bring positivity to the community. Sheryl Sambrano, Trach Luong, and other members of a singles group at the Rocky Mountain Church

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Parents in northwest Calgary get their own hour to play, thanks to community organization

July 30, 2020 Layla Dart 0

Playdates aren’t just for kids anymore, according to one Calgary organization.  carya, a community-driven association, organized BowMont Families Together, rooted in Bowness, Montgomery, and Greenwood Village.  Three times each week, the organization hosts events designed to

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Behind the scenes: Calgary Stampede fireworks show ready to reach for the sky

July 3, 2020 Isaiah Lindo 2

The Calgary Stampede might have been canceled by COVID-19 but the firework show must go on. Starting Friday night, The Calgary Stampede will set off a bigger and more elaborate fireworks light show than ever

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At home and abroad: How a Calgary community organization is giving back

July 1, 2020 Omar Sherif 0

A Calgary grassroots organization is doing their part to help local and international communities through non-traditional forms of fundraising.  YYC Aid, founded in April by Maziyar Dowlatabadi, has organized drives to raise awareness and funds

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Trash talk: Calgary man refuses to let coronavirus stop his community good deeds

June 12, 2020 Cassie Jamieson 0

Before COVID-19 started, Rob Derochie had been going around his community and leaving coffee gift cards on posts. However, when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, he realized that no one was particularly keen on

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Opinion: Calgary BIAs breathing life into neighbourhood businesses

May 1, 2020 Richard White 2

They used to be called Business Revitalization Zones (BRZ) in Calgary. Today they’re called Business Improvement Areas (BIA). Whatever you want to call them, they’ve been a huge Calgary success story.  The BIA’s are like

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