The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary,Alberta,Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta,founded in 1908,prior to being instituted into a separate,autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies,several of which are housed next to the campus such as the Geological Survey of Canada. The main campus covers approximately 200 hectares.
Banff is a town in Banff National Park,Alberta,Canada,in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway,126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise,1,400 to 1,630 m above sea level,
The Bow River is a river in Alberta,Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies,where it meets the Oldman River,the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These waters ultimately flow through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. The Bow River runs through the city of Calgary,taking in the Elbow River at the historic site of Fort Calgary near downtown. The Bow River pathway,developed along the river's banks,is considered a part of Calgary's self-image.
The Desjardins Group is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis,Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. While its legal headquarters remains in Lévis,most of the executive management,including the CEO,is based in Montreal.
The 2004 Alberta Senate nominee election,formally the 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on November 22,2004,to nominate appointments to the Senate of Canada. The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with the 2004 Alberta general election.
The 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election,formally the 1st Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on October 16,1989,to nominate appointments to the Senate of Canada. The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act,and resulted in the first Canadian Senator appointed following a popular election.
Josée Verner,is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served as a minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper serving as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs,President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie. On May 18,2011,it was announced that she would be appointed to the Senate of Canada following the loss of her Commons seat in the 2011 federal election. She was formally appointed on June 13,2011.
Elaine Jean McCoy was a Canadian politician from Alberta. She was a member of the Senate of Canada.
James Francis Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1986–1997),and now serves on the board of directors of a variety of Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace Ralph Klein as Premier of Alberta. Dinning raised over 2 million dollars for his leadership bid but was ultimately defeated by leadership candidate Ed Stelmach when party members voted for Klein's replacement on December 2,2006. In June 2010,he was selected as the 12th Chancellor of the University of Calgary. Dinning sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.
The 1998 Alberta Senate nominee election,formally the 2nd Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on October 19,1998,to nominate appointments to the Senate of Canada. The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act.
Balzac is a hamlet in Rocky View County,which is in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located immediately west of Queen Elizabeth II Highway,at the intersection with Highway 566,24 km (15 mi) north of Calgary city centre and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Airdrie.
Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest city in Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021,the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806,making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Donald Alfred Tannas was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1989 until 2004. He was born in Marwayne,Alberta.
Ralph D. Scurfield is the CEO,President,and majority shareholder of Sunshine Village Corporation.
The 2012 Alberta Senate nominee election,formally the 4th Senate nominee election of Alberta,was held to elect three nominees for appointment to the Senate of Canada to represent the province of Alberta. It was to be held in the fall of 2010 but was delayed by then-Premier Ed Stelmach. His successor,Alison Redford,announced that it would,be held in conjunction with the 2012 provincial election before June 1 2012. On March 26 it was announced that it would be held on April 23 2012. The results followed the provincial election closely,with the Progressive Conservatives winning all three positions and the Wildrose Party a close second.
Douglas John Black is a lawyer and former Canadian senator and from Alberta,Canada. He was appointed to the Senate on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's advice on January 25,2013,having won a Senate nominee election in 2012. He resigned from the Senate on October 31,2021,in order to return to private life.
Airdrie-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.
Banff-Kananaskis is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.
Miranda Rosin is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Banff-Kananaskis in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the United Conservative Party from 2019 to 2023.
The Canadian Senators Group is a parliamentary group of senators in the Senate of Canada founded on November 4,2019,by eight senators from the Independent Senators Group,two from the Conservative Party of Canada's Senate caucus,and one non-affiliated senator. Its inaugural and current leader is Scott Tannas.
