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Calgary to host major sporting events in 2009

2009 will be a major year for Calgary--especially as it relates to hosting some top-flight sporting events that will generate millions of dollars to Calgary's economy. The list includes everything from curling to water skiing to golf and, of course, the Grey Cup championship.

Mayor Dave Bronconnier held a news conference in Olympic Plaza downtown on Thursday to announce the lineup of major sporting events.

Here's a report from CBC News...

Federal Budget released

Today, the Federal government released their long-awaited budget. It calls for $40 billion in new spending and tax cuts to spur the economy. Read the highlights...

Changing the face of the inner city

In Saturday's Calgary Herald (Jan. 24, 2009), Kathy McCormick begins her article (Tightening the beltline; Developers reassess their plans for inner-city area) with..."Highrise condo towers are changing the face of the inner city. But with the market slowdown--after the boom of last year--is that face going to change again?"

The remainder of this blog post contains excerpts of McCormick's article, a reflection of what is currently going on regarding development in the Centre City.

- Admin

The legend of Outlaw in downtown Calgary

The Calgary Stampede has announced that one of the greatest animals to ever perform at the city's  world famous summer rodeo will have a permanent place in the heart of Calgary's downtown business district.

The legendary red and white speckled bull known as Outlaw will be epitomized in a larger than life bronze statue in a location that has yet to be determined.

The Bow is now above ground

As I travel past 6th Ave. and Centre Street each morning and afternoon, I've noticed something I've wanted to see for a long time--the rising of the Bow office tower. The massive steel girders have begun to rise out of the ground between 5th and 6th Avenues. 

What reminded me of this fabulous sight is an article in today's National Post by Linda Baker. Read what she writes about Calgary's skyline under renovation...

Conrad, The City of Calgary

Thank You

As we begin a new year, we want to thank everyone who has made 2008 a big success for the CentreCityTalk blog. Since our launch nine months ago, this site has been visited more than 23,000 times.

If you haven't seen the blog's newest feature, check out our IN THE NEWS section on the upper left hand side of the page. These are recent news stories that have a connection to the Centre City.

If you'd like to contribute a post to this blog on any topic related to Calgary's Centre City, please let us know by commenting below.  We're always looking for new ideas.

Our goal this year is to make this blog even more interesting, exciting, and the #1 place to learn the about our Centre City. We will strive to make CentreCityTalk even better in 2009!

-Admin

A Vision for East Village Unfolds

Over the last several months, CMLC has been working internally on describing a vision for East Village that will assist in guiding builders, developers, residents and citizens of Calgary in seeing East Village through a new set of eyes of what it truly can be.  The vision for East Village has been the subject of a lot of work internally at CMLC, and recently we held a competition to find an Architectural firm that can give us Advisory Services.  After short-listing the possibilities down to 4 exciting teams (two local, two outside of Calgary), we asked those teams to work on showing us some innovation and vision in East Village based on an extensive set of available information and discussion.  All four teams provided some excellent work and enthusiasm for the potential of East Village, and we had a real challenge on our hands to determine the right group to work with us.