“The Amazing Race” is a popular TV show that involves contestants solving problems, interacting with locals and navigating spaces as they complete challenges to get to the finish line. So…
Year: 2017
1st Street Cone-versation
1st Street N.E. is a busy spot – pedestrian and bike traffic coming from Rotary Park share the road with cars and vehicles that speed through the neighbourhood. To address…
Bridgeland Riverside’s La Passegiatta
During an evening in September, La Passegiatta – an evening stroll in the Italian tradition – brought neighbours together for a leisurely and social walk through Bridgeland. Starting at the…
Chalk the Walks Bowness
Chalk the Walks Bowness was a great example of a quick, low-cost and fun ActivateYYC project put on by the Boys and Girls Club of Calgary. Several youth from the…
Tales on the Way: Stories of Migration
TALES on the Way was an open mic storytelling event that was held in mid-September of 2017. Originally planned to take place at Prince’s Island Park, poor weather forced the…
Paint the Pavement with the CKE Community Association!
To calm the traffic at a very busy 4-way stop intersection, a group of dedicated community volunteers from the Chinook Kelvingrove Eagleridge communities designed a mural that was painted onto…
Under The Rainbow
Sunnyside neighbours collaborated to paint a rainbow under the arch in the LRT bridge, on the north side of Sunnyside Heights between 9A Street and 10A Street N.W. We brought…