Although festivities have been happening for a month now, Carifest proper will land the weekend of August 18th-20th,2023, at Shaw Millennium Park. Pan in de park, featuring pan orchestras from all over Alberta, including: Pan Dynamic & Calysto Steel Band,...
Coming later this August, the Calgary Japanese Festival arrives complete with special performances, food, and more. August 11-12th.2023 The Saturday Festival will include a Japanese Market, Japanese food, Sake and beer, loads of Music, Arts, Entertainment and Cultural...
The Calgary Stampede is not only the "Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth™", but a way to experience a lot of settler/cowboy culture and Indigenous culture. Some communities are using the gathering time in summer to offer a twist. Using the perennial favourite Stampede...
May 29th, 2023, is the next provincial election in Alberta. Ensure you are registered so your voting process is smooth. From the Election Alberta website: You must be a registered voter to cast a ballot. If your registration is up-to-date, you’re ready to vote! If...
Here are 3 ways to find a COVID Vaccine in Calgary near you. First, book directly with AHS with the closest option to you. It will include local pharmacies. Check back often as the availability changes constantly. Remember, mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) are...
The best way to end the global pandemic right here at home is to ensure the majority the population has been fully vaccinated. The uptake of vaccinations for one and two doses is comparatively lower in marginalized people groups. Neighbourhoods with demographics of...
White supremacy rallies are routinely being held weekly in Calgary. They join the 'anti-mask' protests of the vocal minority. Over the past week we also saw the racist killings of 8, including 6 Asian women in Atlanta. In Vancouver alone, over the past year, a 700%...
Vaccinations rates in Calgary are slowly creeping up as Canada struggles to acquire adequate vaccine supply due to a complete lack of domestic production capacity. Although the weather is shifting to a mild Spring, we cannot loosen our sights on maintaining adequate...
The news cycle used to be dominated by COVID. Now there are two major issues: the pandemic, and the movement for racialized justice. Canada has a dubious and detrimental distinction of pretending there's no racism here. It's in fact part of our cultural narrative to...
There's been a lot of conversation in Canada over the past month. Most of it negative. Problems in the NHL came to light when the oft criticized TV personality, Don Cherry, made anti-immigrant remarks on his National segment, Coach's Corner on Hockey Night in Canada....