Home to the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry

Calgary is located in Canada at the foot hills ofclassic and up and coming rock performers, while
Albertas Rocky Mountains. Home to much of thealternative and rave music can be found in the Night
Canadian oil and gas industry, Calgary is a vibrantGallery club. Jazz and Blues fans will be delighted by
modern city filled with modern amenities andthe Calgary Jazz Festival, held every year in July.
skyscrapers.Stephen Avenue Walk is a pedestrian zone lined with
The city has taken care to ensure that numerousshops leading to a five block shopping complex. The
green areas are easily accessible. The city runs fromcity is a shoppers paradise. Local gemstones,
the foothills of the Rockies in the north west to thehandmade arts and crafts, antiques, Inuit art, designer
rolling hills and farm country of the south east. It isWestern wear and stylish fashions are to be found
divided into four quadrants intersecting at thehere. The shops at Eau Claire are unique, and you will
confluence of the Bow and Elbow Riversnot find them at other malls around the city
In 1991, The City adopted the Red Pasque Flower asIn 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host
its official floral emblemthe Olympic Winter Games and one of the fastest ice
17 Avenue is the place to be during the evening hours.skating rinks in the world was built to accommodate
17 Ave offers many shops and restaurants that suitsthese games. Canada Olympic Park, site of many of
every one's tastes. There are no shortage of bars,the events in the 1988 Olympics, is located about five
pubs and dance floors either. 4 Street SW is mostlyminutes from downtown and features several lifts and
known as a dining district, 4 St has a fine selection oflots of artificial snow.
restaurant lounges. A pedestrian friendly street with aFor a real adrenaline rush, watch the Nordic ski
lively after work scene.jumpers as they launch themselves off the 90 meter
The Palace and Outlaws night clubs also featureski jump and float hundreds of feet through the air.