Convene on Location By Michelle Russell

A NATURAL CHOICE:A major cosmopolitan and diverse city, Calgary has been ranked as the world’s cleanest city by Forbesmagazine and as theworld’s first-placed eco-city byMercer Quality of Living Survey.

Calgary Host to theWorld

THE CALGARY STAMPEDE,WHICH REGULARLY ATTRACTS MORE THAN A MILLION VISITORS, IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO THIS CITY’S IDENTITY.

Then there’s the 1988Olympic

WINTER GAMES,WHICH RAISED CALGARY’S PROFILE ONTHEWORLD STAGE. Both events are an important part of Calgary’s story—

and they demonstrate its ability to play host to groups of all kinds. But they’re not all that define this pristine canadian city spread out in the foothills of the Rockies.

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