Last week was Fire Prevention Week, but besides the fact that there’s a focus on home fire safety this time of year, homes are actually at a bigger risk this time of year. With winter and colder temperatures coming, people are using heaters and lights more, which creates more fire hazards in the home. Here’s […]
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Snapshot: Calgary’s Centre City
You may not already know this, but the City of Calgary has a Centre City Plan in place to ensure Calgary’s core is always thriving. Since there’s been some buzz about this plan online, we thought we’d explore who and what makes up Centre City. Centre City is made up the communities between the […]
How prepared is Calgary for another flood?
Since the flood of 2013, the City of Calgary has worked hard to prepare our city for another natural disaster. Recently, the University of Waterloo gave Calgary an overall grade of B for its flood preparedness. The study focused on 16 areas which included: flood plain mapping, human health and safety and emergency responders, […]