Calgary, AB
Calgary is the largest city in Alberta and the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Area in the country. It is located within the relatively densely populated "Calgary-Edmonton Corridor" and is the largest Canadian metropolitan area between Toronto and Vancouver.
Population:991,750 [Source: City of Calgary Statistics, April 2006]
Before the Calgary area was settled by Europeans, it was the domain of the Blackfoot people whose presence has been traced back at least 11,000 years. In 1875 the site became a post of the North West Mounted Police (now the RCMP). Fort Calgary was named by Colonel James Macleod after Calgary (Cala-ghearraidh, “beach of the pasture”) on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Oil was first discovered in Alberta in 1914, but it didn't become a significant industry in the province until the 1960s when huge reserves of it were discovered.
‘A Sense of Belonging’ Priority Areas for Calgary
- Media Portrayal & Stereotyping
- Local media outlets frame stories with greater sensitivity
- More local media broadcast related to diversity with local leaders and resource persons - Formal & Public Education
- Curriculum changes including the issue of diversity
- The general public engaged in debates related to these issues
- Diversity as a part of several professional training programs
- Educational institutions as champions of diversity - Civic Participation
- More people from visible minorities involved in community activities
- More people from visible minorities participating in civic actions such as election
RESOURCES:
2007 Regional Report
(information compiled during Calgary Regional Visit)
DATES: November 14-16, 2007
Community Ethno-cultural Organizations Directory
Regional Coordinator
Falice Chin