Wednesday, October 15, 2008

We are back in Canada

Our tour is now traveling around Canada and we are now in the lovely city of Calgary. Did you know last Monday Oct 13 was Thanksgiving day in Canada? You didn't? No worries we did not know either and found out the hard way Monday.
Just for you information here are a few Calgary facts:

(as of April 2007, unless noted)

  • Population: 1,019,942
  • Location: in the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers
  • Comparative size: largest city in Alberta, fifth largest city in Canada
  • Area: 726 square kilometres
  • Elevation: 1,128 metres above sea level
  • Last municipal election: Oct. 15, 2007
  • Next municipal election: Oct. 18, 2010
  • Number of recycling depots: 49
  • Number of major parks: 29
  • Total number of regional parks: 40
  • Total area of parks/open spaces: 7,500 hectares
  • Length of Calgary’s paved pathways: 635 kilometres
  • Number of library locations: 17
  • Number of kindergarten-Grade 12 schools: 456
  • Major local daily newspapers – 2
  • Local radio stations – 25
  • Local television stations – 6
  • Number of street lamps: 82,000

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