Calgary is in Alberta, Canada, and snuggled east of the Rockies in Alberta, Canada.
About hour west of the city is Lake Louise and Banff...world class tourist and skiing!

Saddledome and downtown Calgary looking toward the North West
Photo courtesy of Angus McNee

The photo above is a nice picture of my city and the building in the front is our NHL Calgary Flames hockey arena. It's not a building at the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede that had it's roof caved in from the snow! Also note the tall tower in the background, called the Calgary Tower (nee: Husky tower) was copied to shape the torch for the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary. 

Our city is proud to host many special events and conventions...every year in the second week of July the world famous Calgary Exhibition and Stampede takes place. The whole city joins in during that week to cut loose and have fun. Even downtown bankers wear jeans and cowboy hats!

Because of this western hospitality, we were honoured (Canadian spelling eh!) that the Rotarians decided to hold their huge annual convention in our city 1996, the World Police and Fire Games in 1997, and of course don't forget the 1988 Winter Olympics were held here also!

Some Interesting Links:

Gas Prices in Calgary or North America
Satellite weather view of North America.
Calgary's C-Train Route
Prairie Oysters receipe
Alberta via Telus White Pages
Facts & Figures about Calgary - from Calgary Homes

Take some time and visit these web sites for more info on the mountains and skiing/hiking going on... Kananaskis, Banff and Lake Louise. Beautiful country. Fresh air, friendly people, and lots of elbow room.