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Nov. 22, 2012 | CREBNow
Long Road Ahead for Young Adults
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The dream is to own a home. You work really hard to graduate college or to learn a trade and then you save up enough for a down payment on your first home, sounds simple enough. However, buying a home gets tricky. If you live in Calgary it's a challenging task, becoming more challenging in the last five years or so.
Oct. 26, 2012 | CREBNow
Haunted Calgary: Outbreak
"It started just as a way to keep kids entertained on the street and then within the first couple years I was known at the school as a witch," said Myrna Campbell laughing. "Every year it grows bigger and bigger and more and more. More elaborate, more details."
Oct. 11, 2012 | CREBNow
CREBnow: A Day of Giving
Have you ever donated or thought about donating blood?
On December 3rd 2012 CREBnow is joining forces with Canadian Blood Services to give the ultimate holiday gift - blood.
Oct. 11, 2012 | CREBNow
Lifting Spirits
Each year the initiative selects one recipient of a home elevator or lift. This year's recipient was Juliana Alexson who, at eight months old, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound.
Oct. 10, 2012 | CREBNow
Small Business Week YYC #SMBYYC
Small Business Week is almost upon us. An event started by the Business Development Bank of Canada in 1979, Small Business Week "pays tribute to the contributions that small and medium-sized business make to the Canadian economy" as stated on the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week Website.
Sept. 28, 2012 | Cody Stuart
Getting to Know Nosehill
Reportedly taking its name from the distinctive (at least if you use a little imagination) nose-like hillsides that surround the area, the Nose Hill Natural Environment Park – as it's officially known – is one of the largest municipal parks in North America. Encompassing 11 square kilometres of native grassland in northwest Calgary, the park was created in 1980 after citizens spoke out against a plan to turn the area into a residential development.
Sept. 12, 2012 | CREBNow
Do YYC Naked!
Thirty-six venues will Do YYC Naked the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30, allowing Calgarians to see both familiar places and venues they're never had a chance to visit before.
Aug. 29, 2012 | CREBNow
Canmore and the Canadian Rockies
West of Calgary on the Trans Canada Highway is an outdoor treasure trove of majestic mountains, scenic hiking trails and a modern, yet rustic, style of living.