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Doors Open YYC this weekend
Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 17:06
Some of the sites to check out: a historical classroom in the Beltline put on by the Calgary Board of Education and the Scotiabank Saddledome from ice level. The Talisman Centre is also hosting a free open house to help mark Sports Day in Canada. For ...
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Second degree murder charges in death of John Herrera
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 00:05
For both of the accused, charges of attempted murder were dropped and replaced with second degree murder charges. In May, Herrera was severely beaten in a Beltline attack as he headed home for buying groceries. Herrera remained in a coma until last ...
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Construction industry pushes back on proposed increase to sidewalk closure fees
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 20:13
Pedestrians make their way along the street past a portion of closed sidewalk at the intersection of 17th Avenue and 14th Street S.W. The City of Calgary is planning to clamp down on overlong sidewalk closures. Photograph by: Colleen De Neve , Calgary ...
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Cheap Date: An Urban Peep Show
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 16:25
Based on a well-established international event (Toronto's been doing it for more than a decade), Doors Open promises to satisfy your urban curiosity when Calgary reveals some of its most fascinating underbellies to the public, free of charge. Perhaps ...
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First to Canada hotel concept planned for Calgary's Beltline
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 16:25
CALGARY — Marriott International will open the company's first Renaissance ClubSport hotel and fitness resort brand in Canada in Calgary's Beltline district, just across the street from Stampede Park. The 160,000-square-foot, four-star hotel will ...
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Vandals strike at Lougheed House
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 14:53
They say the vandals managed to climb up to the second storey of the historic estate in Calgary's Beltline and tag the sloping metal roof of the secondary tower with graffiti. They also spray painted a chimney and an east-facing sandstone wall ...
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Much support is shown after vandalism at Lougheed House
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 11:06
Blane Hogue, executive director at Lougheed House in Calgary, called vandalism at the historic Beltline home a “terrible desecration of this place, which is so much a part of our history and which is occurring while we're mourning the death of Mr ...
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Vandals strike historic Lougheed house days after death of former premier
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 01:10
Graffiti is visible on the roof of Lougheed House after vandals made their way to the roof of the historic Beltline mansion sometime late Saturday or early Sunday morning. Photo Credit: Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald. Just days after the death of former ...
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Sign refusing Japanese at Calgary karaoke bar stirs outrage
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 01:10
But a manager at the Beltline business said the sign was written as a drunken prank and not meant to exclude or offend anyone. First-time patron Thomas, who did not want his last name published, said he snapped a photo of the sign Saturday around 10 p ...
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Good Earth coffee stores ready eastern expansion
Friday, September 21, 2012 - 19:26
CALGARY — The unique coffee concept began with one location in Calgary's Beltline in 1991. Today, Calgary-based Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery has 36 cafes with plans for aggressive expansion in the future to include the Eastern Canadian market.
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City bared in Do YYC Naked
Friday, September 21, 2012 - 15:37
The Open Doors YYC — taken from the Calgary Airport Code and Calgary's twitter code name — divides the City into six regions: Beltline, Downtown, Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast and Southwest, each with their own collection of buildings and sites ...
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Lawyers fear upgraded charges in murder of John Herrera-Garcia on Calgary ...
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 16:58
John Herrera-Garcia, who was the victim of a vicious beating in the Beltline in May, has died due to his injuries after being on life support for months. Three people are charged in connection with the attack and are now before the courts. SUBMITTED ...
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Federal Pilot Project Aims To Eradicate Homeless Canadian Military Veterans
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 09:29
Located in Calgary's Beltline District, and sponsored in part by the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the Alberta Provincial government, The Madison Building was recently awarded $540,000 by the Canadian Federal Government to continue providing help ...
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Calgary park may be named after Peter Lougheed
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 23:07
The Ward 8 alderman also said he was saddened to learn the historic Lougheed House was spray painted by vandals on the weekend. The Beltline estate, which was built by the former premier's grandparents, is owned by the province and operated by the ...
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Calgary park may be named after Peter Lougheed
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 04:24
The Beltline estate, which was built by the former premier's grandparents, is owned by the province and operated by the Lougheed House Conservation Society. It opened to the public seven years ago, and includes substantial gardens. There are no ...
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Vandals strike at the Lougheed House
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 13:11
According to their reports, the vandals managed to climb up to the second storey of the historic estate in Calgary's Beltline and tag the sloping metal roof of the secondary tower with graffiti. They also spray painted a chimney and an east-facing ...
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Historic Lougheed House damaged
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 09:29
By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald September 17, 2012 ... One or more vandals managed to climb up to the second storey of the Beltline mansion and tag the sloping metal roof of the secondary tower, a chimney, and an east-facing sandstone wall.
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Calgary AfterSchool offers free programs for children and youth
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 13:32
It's back to school, which also means, “what to do after school?”The City of Calgary’s Calgary AfterSchool programs begin this week, and provide children and youth with positive, structured and free activities between the hours of 3-6 p.m.
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Vandals strike historic Lougheed house days after death of former premier
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 22:11
Vandals managed to climb up to the second storey of the Beltline mansion and tag the sloping metal roof of the secondary tower, a chimney, and an east-facing sandstone wall. Lougheed House executive director Blane Hogue ... There are, however, no ...
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2nd-degree murder charge laid in Beltline attack
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 22:11
Calgary police have charged one of people arrested for a vicious beating in the Beltline with second-degree murder. Garrett Elliott Lee Smith, one of three people arrested, was previously charged with attempted murder for the severe beating of John ...
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Vandals strike historic Lougheed house days after death of former premier
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 20:29
Just days after the death of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, staff at the historic home built by his grandparents are appalled that vandals have sprayed graffiti on the much-loved building. Lougheed House was targeted sometime late Saturday or early Sunday. Vandals managed to climb up to the second storey of the Beltline mansion and tag the sloping metal roof of the secondary tower, a chimney, and an east-facing sandstone wall.
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A legacy rich as oil: Ex-Alberta premier Peter Lougheed's ideas imprinted on ...
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 21:56
The Lougheeds made their fortune on land and built a stone mansion known as the Beaulieu that stands today in Calgary's Beltline district. When the Depression swept through the prairie town, Calgary's boom went bust and the family lost much of its wealth.
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Family seeks 'peace' after charges upgraded to murder in Beltline beating
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 21:56
Your fall harvest photos! Family seeks 'peace' after charges upgraded to murder in Beltline beating. By Meghan Potkins, Calgary Herald September 13, 2012. Tweet. Story; Photos ( 4 ); Video ( 1 ). The family of a man who died after being savagely ...
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Beating victim's children comforted that dad is 'in a better place'
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 14:25
Three of Herrera's five children gathered at Calgary police headquarters Thursday to share memories of their father, who died Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained the night of May 23. Herrera, a 49-year-old engineer, was walking home from ...
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Charges upgraded in Beltline murder
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 06:59
One of the three people charged in the vicious May assault that claimed the life of John Herrera now faces a second-degree murder charge and the Crown is seeking an upgrade in charges against the other two defendants. On May 23, 2012, at approximately ...
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