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Doors Open YYC sharing ins and outs of city systems and architecture kelsey hipkin
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or the second year, sites around Calgary are baring all in the name of promoting public interest in heritage and architecture. The Doors Open concept has been making its way around the globe since the first event in France in 1984 with initial Canadian appearances in Toronto and Montreal. Last year’s event in Calgary saw 16,500 visits with the support of more than 200 volunteers. “(Doors Open) allows Calgarians to feel a little closer and a little more appreciation for the larger components that help run their city,” said Alyssa Berry, Doors Open Marketing Committee. This year the initiative has partnered with the City adding 13 municipal sites to the roster including the Traffic Management Centre and the Fire Training Centre. “You can actually go and see how firefighters are trained to become firefighters and take part in that as well so it basically provides people an opportunity to access those places they wouldn’t normally have access to,” Berry explained. The City said past events in other cities have been successful in building civic pride, creating enthusiasm for heritage and contemporary architecture and promoting public spaces that build a collective sense of community.
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kelsey hipkin, Reporter/Photographer
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bazinga! connects condo owners
he devastating floods that hit Calgary and Southern Alberta in June are now the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. According to an estimate from The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), the insured property damage caused by last June’s southern Alberta floods now exceeds $1.7 billion.
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Lougheed House is one of the more than 30 sites included in this years Doors Open YYC event running Sept. 27-29.
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Wolffe & McVittie
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The Bow takes fourth place ribbon
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Beautiful home on the edge of a ravine, with a life-sized toy-train in the valley below. Call LEE EDWARDS @ 403-540-0540 or email lee@braggcreekrealestate.com
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