The Lilac Festival is one of the best way’s to get into the swing of summer in Calgary. Celebrating 25 years this year, the free festival celebrates all that Calgary’s creative community has to offer, everything from live music, artists, local vendors and community organizations take part. There are over 500 vendors to check […]
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Discovery Ridge: Calgary Homes for Sale for Those with an Active Lifestyle
Need help looking for a SW Calgary home for sale? SW Calgary offers a lot of great options. A lot of people inquire about Discovery Ridge Calgary homes for sale here at Len T. Wong & Associates. We see a lot of demand for Discovery Ridge because this great area of the city offers an excellent […]
Your Favourite Holiday Spots in Calgary
We polled our Twitter community last week on where their favourite holiday spots in (and around) Calgary were, and the results were pretty unanimous. Here’s the three Calgary (and area) spots that earned the most votes. ZooLights Head down to the Calgary Zoo with your kids, family and friends to see over 1.5 million lights […]
Love your community? Vote for the Best Calgary Neighbourhood
Do you love the community you live in (or a community you don’t live in)? Avenue Magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Best Neighbourhood list. Every year, Avenue Magazine runs this survey to get an idea of what neighbourhood qualities are important to Calgary, and ranks our city’s communities based upon that information. […]
Making the Case for Condos
While condo living certainly can offer a lot of advantages for first-time homebuyers, condos are also an attractive option for baby boomers, empty-nesters and really—everyone. We thought we’d take a look at some of the reasons condo living can be great: Location and Affordability We lumped these two together because they go hand in hand. […]
Great results from Citizen Satisfaction Survey
Results from the City of Calgary 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey have been released, and it looks like Calgarians are more than happy with their quality of life in our city. Highlights of the survey: • 88% of Calgarians are satisfied with their quality of life, up 10% in three years • 84% of Calgarians are […]
Why You Need a Carbon Monoxide Detector
Carbon monoxide issues have made their way into the media lately, after home evacuations made the news this week in Calgary. With winter months here, it’s important to ensure you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home, and that it’s in working order. Carbon monoxide is colourless and odourless, and a detector will be […]
Calgary Winter: Snow Removal Tips
Our first big snow dump has already hit here in Calgary, so it’s official—winter has arrived. Here’s some different tools and tips for snow removal on your driveway and/or sidewalks this winter. Shovel Of course we’re all familiar with this method, and when taking posture into consideration, this can be effective, inexpensive and not painful. […]
Famous Haunted Houses You Can See via Google
Seeing as how it’s Halloween today, we figured we’d do something a little fun today, and bring you a list of famous haunted houses that you can actually check out thanks to Google Maps. Address: 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, NY (in the photo above) From Movie: Amityville Horror Address: The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO […]
Get Your Car Ready for Winter
It may not look like it today, but winter will eventually be coming for us, and Calgarians know all about bad road conditions. You don’t want to deal with price hikes and long line-ups to get your car winterized once the first snowfall hits, so getting your car ready for winter now is a good […]
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