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Calgary (/ ˈ k æ l ɡ r iː / ⓘ KAL-gree [11]) 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 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
1885 – Calgary Police Service established. 1886 – The Calgary Fire of 1886. 1888 – Anglican Diocese of Calgary established. 1891 – Calgary and Edmonton Railway opened. 1894 – It was incorporated as "The City of Calgary" in what was then the North-West Territories. [3] 1900 – Downtown East Village, Calgary established.
Line reaches Calgary, on August 10. CPR established new townsite west of Elbow River; a short time later old Calgary settlement moved to the new site. [15] 1883 CPR employees drilling for water at Langevin Siding (later renamed Carlstadt and later Alderson) discover natural gas. [16] [additional citation(s) needed] November 27, 1884
Mayors of Calgary Mayor Term began Term ended Time in office 1: George Murdoch [a] December 4, 1884: October 21, 1886: 1 year, 321 days 2: George Clift King: November ...
On January 30, 2024, Calgary business owner Landon Johnston filed a motion of recall against Gondek, due to his frustration with the city's spending and tax increases. [23] The recall campaign required 514,284 in-person signatures between February and April 2024 to succeed, which political analysts deemed highly unlikely. [ 24 ]
Calgary City Hall. Designated. 1978-10-18. (1978-10-18) Calgary City Hall (often called Old City Hall or Historic City Hall), is the seat of government for Calgary City Council, located in the city's downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The historic building completed in 1911 serves as the offices for Calgary City Council, consisting of ...
The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 ...
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. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The city attributed the 29,289 increase in residents to a natural increase of 9,631 and a net migration of 19,658 since the 2011 civic census. [ 30 ]