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Calgary: It's More Than Horses and Oil

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada Alberta
Adrian Brijbassi

Long considered a bland, western outpost thick with cowboy culture and thin on the cosmopolitan feel of Toronto and Montreal, Calgary is in the midst of a stark change. There's an emphasis on public art and on growing independent music and arts scenes, and people are coming to the city not only for its financial stability, but for what it offers in terms of new culture as well.