Calgary

In the Province of Alberta, Calgary is the largest city. The city is situated around eighty kms east of the Rocky Mountains in the south of the province. The city of Calgary is considered a metropolitan city with a rich traditional culture of football, hockey, night clubs, bars, and hotel saloons. It has even been termed as "Nashville of the North" because of its passion for country music. The city is also home to a diverse scene of musical genres, like for instance hip-hop, electronic, blues, jazz, indie, punk, rock, pop, metal and folk music. Due to its ethnically diverse communities, any person can expect multicultural assets around the region. It may come to no surprise that the city has one of the largest Chinatowns and "Little Italy" in the nation nowadays. Its most diverse area within the city is 17 Avenue SE and Forest Lawn , otherwise called International Avenue.

There are many events and major festivals within Calgary city consisting of the Calgary International Film Festival (film festival held annually within Calgary, Alberta, Canada for ten days in late September and early October), FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival, Greek Festival (attendees could sample Greek music, cuisine, and dance, normally performed in traditional dress), Wordfest Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, the Calgary Fringe Festival (theatre performances, street performances, visual arts display, film festivals, and some live music), Expo Latino (yearly festival, usually held towards the end of August in celebration of the Latino culture), Calgary Folk Music Festival, Summerstock (high school and young post-secondary students from across Canada perform a play in Olympic Plaza), and Calgary Gay Pride.

People seeking some type of relaxation can visit the different natural areas and parks available within Calgary. Amongst the Downtown Parks include: Beaulieu Gardens, Central Memorial Park, Century Gardens, Connaught Park, and Eau Claire. Northwest parks comprise: Baker Park, 12 Mile Coulee, Bowmont Park, and Bowness Park; Southwest parks consist of: Clearwater park, Battalion Park, Douglas Fir Trail, and Edworthy Park; Southeast parks include: Beaverdam Flats, Carburn Park, Centenary Park, and Elliston Park; North East Parks include: laycock park, Big Marlborough Park and Bottomlands Park.

The biggest industries and contributors to Calgary's GDP is the oil and gas business. Calgary city is home to businesses like EnCana, BP, Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil, Transcanada and Shell Canada. Other large company's that make Calgary their home includes Shaw Communications, NOVA Chemicals, CNRL, Telus, Nexen, Dow Chemical Canada and Shell Canada.