Deerfoot Trail is a 46.4-kilometre (28.8 mi) freeway segment of Highway 2 in Calgary,Alberta,Canada. It stretches the entire length of the city from south to north and links suburbs to downtown via Memorial Drive and 17 Avenue SE. The freeway begins south of Calgary where it splits from Macleod Trail,crosses the Bow River into city limits,and reaches the Stoney Trail ring road. Crisscrossing twice more with the river,it intersects Glenmore Trail and Memorial Drive;the former is a major east–west expressway while the latter is a freeway spur into downtown. In north Calgary,it crosses Highway 1 and passes Calgary International Airport before ending at a second interchange with Stoney Trail. Highway 2 becomes the Queen Elizabeth II Highway as it continues north into Rocky View County towards Red Deer and Edmonton.
Bishop Carroll High School is a Canadian Catholic high school that is part of the Calgary Catholic School District in Alberta. The school is named after Francis Patrick Carroll,the Bishop of Calgary from 1935 to 1966. The school welcomes students who are not Catholic but all pupils are expected to complete religious studies courses.
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces. As of 2021,the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,680,000 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Diane Marie Colley-Urquhart is a former municipal politician from Calgary,Alberta,Canada. She was a member of Calgary City Council and served as the representative for Ward 13.
Naheed Kurban Nenshi is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2024. Nenshi previously served as the 36th mayor of Calgary;first elected in 2010,he served three terms as mayor before deciding not to run for re-election in 2021. In March 2024,Nenshi announced he would run for provincial NDP leader,winning the leadership election held in June.
Jason Luan is a former Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in the 2012 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood in the 28th Alberta Legislature. Luan served was an associate minister for mental health and then became the minister for community and social services on July 8,2021 in the cabinet of Jason Kenney. Under the premiership of Danielle Smith,he became the minister of culture on October 24,2022.
Linda Johnson is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore,from 2012 to 2015.
Quarry Park is a mixed-use community in Calgary,Alberta,Canada. For 50 years it was a gravel extraction site in the southeast quadrant of the city,surrounded by residential communities but used solely for industrial gravel production. In 2005,the land was purchased by a local development corporation and evolved into the community that it is today. With over 400 acres of community land,Quarry Park is now home to a market,a variety of residential developments,riverside green space and corporate office buildings including Imperial Oil and Remington Development Corporation.
Jason John Nixon is a Canadian politician and the current Minister of Seniors,Community and Social Services of Alberta. He is member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre.
Sean Wen-Hsiang Chu is a municipal politician who currently serves as councillor of Ward 4 in Calgary,Alberta. He was elected in the 2013 municipal election.
Prasad Panda is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a 2015 by-election,replacing former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice,and the 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills.
Joe (Biagio) Magliocca is a municipal politician who served as Councillor of Ward 2 in Calgary,Alberta. He was elected in the 2013 municipal election. He lost his seat in the 2021 Calgary municipal election to Jennifer Wyness after receiving approximately 10% of votes.
Druh Farrell is a municipal politician who formerly served as Councillor for Ward 7 in Calgary,Alberta. She was first elected in 2001.
The United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta,Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party. When established,the UCP immediately formed the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The UCP won a majority mandate in the 2019 Alberta general election to form the government of Alberta. The party won a renewed majority mandate in the 2023 Alberta general election under the leadership of Danielle Smith.
The 2017 Calgary municipal election was held on October 16,2017,to elect a mayor,councillors to the city council,trustees to the Calgary Board of Education,and trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District.
The Calgary Awards is an award given out annually by the Canadian city of Calgary. It is managed by the official citizen recognition program of Calgary and was established in 1994. It is meant to celebrate contributions done to the community by Calgarians. There are several categories,ranging from "Citizen of the Year","The Award for Accessibility","The Community Achievement Awards","The Environmental Achievement Award","The Signature Award" and the "W.O. Mitchell Book Prize". Recipients are honored at a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Calgary and members of the City Council which is televised Telus.
The Green Line,also known as Route 203,is a proposed expansion of the light rail (LRT) network in Calgary,Alberta,planned to run between Calgary's north-central and southeastern boundaries,connecting with the Red Line and Blue Line in the city's downtown. The Green Line would be the largest public infrastructure project in Calgary's history and the first rail line in the city to operate low-floor trains if built. If completed,the full vision of the Green Line would comprise 29 stations spanning 46 kilometres (29 mi),bringing the total number of CTrain stations in Calgary to 74.
The 2021 Calgary municipal election was held on October 18,2021,to elect a mayor and fourteen councillors to the Calgary City Council.
Prabhjote Kaur "Jyoti" Gondek is a Canadian politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of Calgary since October 25,2021.
Naheed Nenshi served as mayor of Calgary,Alberta,Canada,from 2010 through 2021. He did not seek re-election in 2021 and was succeeded by Jyoti Gondek.
