Before we start… inspiring Calgary stories like these are being overlooked by other media – independent and mainstream alike – but we think they’re the real stories that make up the fabric of our city.
After losing her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, Audrey Whitlock decided she would instead work for her northwest Calgary community. Whitlock has since started construction on a neighborhood box at her Bowness home. It’s a
After months of construction, some parts of 17th Avenue are finally starting to take shape. One of these finished projects is the Pocket Square at 5A Street and 17 Avenue SW, next to Western Canada
The 2013 floods left portions of Calgary underwater and hundreds with damaged homes. Neighbour Day officially began in 2014 to celebrate the flood support that happened within communities. Since then it has become an annual
In 2019, the term Calgary community garden has taken on a whole meaning. Instead of bunches of plants tended to by community members, modern community gardens are a lot less organic and much more green.
By Rizwana Shaikh, Federation of Calgary Communities What happens when you have an unused tennis court that can’t be repaired? You turn it into a beautiful Calgary community garden! The Dover Community Association successfully changed
