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Join Lori Beattie, best-selling author of Calgary’s Best Walks and guide at Fit Frog Adventures, for a festive 5-6 km Christmas Lights Walk. Connect the neighbourhoods of Mount...
Read more about "Calgary’s Best Walks: Christmas Lights Edition!"Browse documents, newspapers, images, microfilm, memorabilia, and audiovisual material pertaining to the history and development of Calgary and Alberta, from pre-history to the present.
Read more about "Calgary’s Story, presented by Walt & Irene DeBoni, at Central Library"Explore more than 125 years of Canadian news coverage. The Calgary Herald Archive Online includes cover-to-cover searchable access of Alberta's largest and oldest daily newspaper. Find articles, birth notices, obituaries, ads, and editorials published in the Calgary Herald between 1883 and 2010. Explore newer issues of the Calgary Herald (2011-present) on the Calgary Herald Online.Read today's issue on PressReader.
Read more about "A completely searchable archive of the Calgary Herald"Join Heritage Calgary CEO, Josh Traptow, as he takes you through the Naming, Renaming, Commemoration, and Removal Handbook. This handbook was developed in partnership with experts...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: Naming, Renaming, Commemoration, and Removal in Calgary"Do you have a story to tell — an experience that changed your life or an act of kindness you just can't forget? Join this free CBC Calgary writing workshop. In four sessions, you...
Read more about "Telling your Story: CBC Calgary Writing Workshop"Over 500 Calgary residents share the history of their century homes built before 1912.
Read more about "Century Homes Calgary 2012"MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2020Calgary, AB – The Calgary Fire Department and Calgary Public Library are proud to announce a new joint project to help all children in Calgary learn about fire safety. Starting Tuesday, January 21, 2020, all library locations and fire halls in Calgary will begin distributing a new Fire Safety Activity Booklet.“Knowing about fire safety is critical for children,” says Steve Dongworth, Chief, Calgary Fire Department. “We are very grateful to the Calgary Public Library for their support in this initiative. Both their credibility with parents and accessibility to all Calgarians makes them an ideal partner in fire safety.”The Fire Safety Activity Booklet teaches kids all about home safety and the life of a firefighter through colouring sheets, puzzles, and games designed to engage school-aged learners. While a popular teaching tool, the activity book previously had not been updated in over 12 years. Calgary Fire approached the Library to help them update the booklet in early 2019.“Calgary Fire has been a great partner to the Library and we were eager to help them update this important fire safety tool,” says Mark Asberg, CEO of Calgary Public Library, "Linking safety and literacy with accessibility ensures that this resource will create safer homes across Calgary."The fire safety campaign will kick off with a Special Firefighter Storytime at Central Library on January 21 at 10:00 am. Visitors can enjoy a special firefighter storytime, meet real-life firefighters, and pick up a copy of Calgary's new Fire Safety Activity Book!Thanks to generous support from the Calgary Public Library Foundation, over 75,000 booklets will be made available to Calgarians this year.For more information on fire safety, please visit calgary.ca/fire For more information on the new activity book and event details, please visit Calgary Public Library. -30-Firefighter Storytime Media Event Details:Date: Tuesday, January 21 | 10 am – 11 am Where: Central Library, 800 3 Street SE What: Fire Safety Booklet Launch 9:30 am Media check-in 10:00 am Welcome and remarks (Fire Chief and Library CEO) 10:15 am Firefighter Storytime 10:45 am RefreshmentsPhoto opportunities will be available throughout the event. Mark Asberg, CEO of Calgary Public Library, and Steve Dongworth, Calgary Fire Department Chief, will be available for interviews on January 21.Fire Safety Facts:The Calgary Fire Department connects with over 1 in 9 Calgarians each year, providing fire safety information through station visits, educational programs and fire safety campaigns, and community events. Calgarians are at greatest risk for fires in their homes, which are most often due to careless behaviours, cooking or defective electrical appliances. House fires can double in size every 30 to 60 seconds. The greatest cause of indoor fire in Calgary happens in the kitchen: an average of 1.2 cooking fires occur every day in our city. Smoke alarms can save you when you are sleeping: in 2016, an estimated one-third of all fires in Calgary happened between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in half in reported home fires. Smoke and toxic gases emitted from household contents on fire can make a person confused, disoriented or even unconscious after just a few short breaths. How fast does fire move? Very fast. According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), you could have less than 2 minutes to get out safely after a smoke alarm sounds. Calgary Fire DepartmentServiced by 41 fire stations, The Calgary Fire Department is dedicated to health, safety and vitality of Calgarians, and we deliver our services through an integrated program of emergency fire and medical response, fire prevention, education and enforcement. Our service encompasses responding to fire incidents, critical medical interventions, motor vehicle collisions, hazardous conditions, specialized technical rescues including water rescues, calls for public service assistance, and providing community risk reduction through fire prevention activities.Calgary Public LibraryCalgary Public Library, with 740,000 members and 21 locations, has been inspiring the life stories of Calgarians for more than 100 years. It is currently the second largest library system in Canada and the sixth largest municipal library system in North America, with Calgarians borrowing more than 14.4 million physical and digital items and with 6.9 million in-person visits last year. The awe-inspiring 240,000 sq. ft. new Central Library — the newest gathering place for our city — opened on November 1, 2018.Media Contacts:Mary Kapusta Director, Communications Calgary Public Library 403.774.7256 mary.kapusta@calgarylibrary.caMary Ann Houston Communications Planner Calgary Fire Department 587.227.2058 MaryAnn.Houston@calgary.ca
Read more about "Stories New Fire Safety Activity Books Now Available Across Calgary"By June 1883, eastern merchant John Gerow Van Wart and fellow travelers reached Calgary from rail’s end at Swift Current by foot, ferry, and freighter. As a young man he worked...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: John Gerow Van Wart – Pioneer Family"Over 250 Calgary residents share the history of their century homes built before 1913.
Read more about "Century Homes Calgary 2013"Over 500 Calgary residents share the history of their century homes built before 1912.
Read more about "Century Homes Calgary 2012"City of Calgary resources to help you and your family get settled in the city. Find transit information, local numbers, and more.
Read more about "Getting Started in Calgary"The third version of the Calgary General Hospital - a 160 bed facility - opened in the newly annexed community of Bridgeland on the north side of the Bow River in 1910. The growth...
Read more about "History and Legacy: The 88 Years of the Calgary General Hospital in Bridgeland-Riverside"Participate in a celebration of Calgary at a time when celebrations are needed and when city building is contingent upon engaging the diversity of perspectives. Enjoy speakers...
Read more about "Celebrating Calgary and Our Diverse Contributions"Photographs documenting locations on the City of Calgary’s inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites.
Read more about "City of Calgary Heritage Inventory Collection"Calgary Public Library locations are open, in addition to offering a wide range of virtual and contactless services
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