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Appealing, prosperous Calgary is Canada's bold and beautiful corporate face. The city is home to several major corporate houses and was built up by the oil boom! If you were ever to appear in a quiz show and are asked: Which city in Canada has the maximum number of young singles? Which is the second largest city in Canada? Which was the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympics in 1988? Where is Canada's largest zoo? Have no doubt that the answer is Calgary.

Yes, siree, modern, hip Calgary is a young-at-heart city, great for relaxing, enjoying the riverside attractions and letting your hair down, especially during the boisterous, fun-filled Calgary Stampede Festival!

Come rain, snow or shine, it is easy as pie to get around Downtown Calgary as it almost entirely connected by enclosed skywalks and tunnels, - so you don’t have to step out in the freezing cold or snow. A most pleasant way of going around the town, wouldn’t you say?

Historically Speaking

In ancient times, tribes such as the Blackfoot, Sarcee and Stoney made their homes here. In the 1800s, trappers and fur traders from Europe began arriving here and there were frequent clashes between the native population and them. The name Calgary, Gaelic for clear running water, was given to this area. In 1875, the Northwest Mounted Police set up Fort Calgary here, initiating the process of building up a major city. By 1883, the Canadian Pacific railroad reached Calgary, bringing in scores of settlers as well as cattle herders from USA. Soon, the town became a major meatpacking center as well as an important transportation hub. In 1960, the discovery of oil in Alberta transformed Calgary totally -- from cowboy town to oil companies nerve-centre. Glass and metal skyscrapers began defining the city skyline and it was boomtown. Since then, though oil prices have fluctuated, Calgary has been able to hold out on its own.