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  2. Timeline of Calgary history - Wikipedia

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    The following is a timeline of riots and civil unrest in Calgary, Alberta. [5] Since its incorporation as a town in 1884, like other cities, Calgary has had to deal with a variety of violence. Calgary has been credited with maintaining relative civility during duress. [ 6 ]

  3. Timeline of Alberta history - Wikipedia

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    Calgary elected its first member of the North-West Territorial Council-- James Davidson Geddes: November 27, 1884 Calgary is incorporated as a town. This was accomplished due to lobbying by an elected "Civic Committee", which included Major James Walker and James Murdoch. (Murdoch was elected Calgary's first mayor in December 1884.) [22] [23 ...

  4. Calgary - Wikipedia

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    Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces.As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,680,000 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.

  5. List of mayors of Calgary - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mayors of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Mayors of Calgary Mayor Term began Term ended Time in office 1: George Murdoch [a] December 4, 1884:

  6. List of Calgary municipal elections - Wikipedia

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    The first municipal election in Calgary took place in 1884 where Mayor George Murdoch and four councillors were elected to serve as Calgary's first council. Mayor and Councillors were elected for one year terms annually from 1884 until 1912, after which Councillors were elected to serve staggered two year terms.

  7. Timeline of Canadian history - Wikipedia

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    Canada withdraws from the War in Afghanistan at the end of the first phase. [133] [134] [143] 2018: 17 October The Cannabis Act becomes law, making recreational cannabis use legal throughout the country. Canada is the second country (after Uruguay in 2013) to legalize recreational cannabis use nationwide. [144] 2020: 7 January - March

  8. History of Alberta - Wikipedia

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    The first oil field in western Canada was Turner Valley, south of Calgary, where large supplies were discovered at a depth of about 3,000 feet (910 m). Calgary became the oil capital, with a reputation for swashbuckling entrepreneurship. Turner Valley was for a time the largest oil and gas producer in the British Empire.

  9. Demographics of Calgary - Wikipedia

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    The City of Calgary first conducted a municipal census, or civic census, in 1931. [26] It has conducted a civic census annually since 1958. [26] Calgary's 2016 civic census counted a population of 1,381,345. [27] From 2011 to 2012, there was a 2.7% increase over its 2011 municipal census population of 1,090,936.