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| Motto: Heart of the new west | |||
| Area: | 712.14 sq. km. | ||
| Population - Total (2001) - Density | 878,866 1252.3/kmē | ||
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7 | ||
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51°6' N | ||
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| Diane Ablonczy, Rob Anders, Art Hanger, Stephen Harper, Jason Kenney, Deepak Obhrai, Jim PrenticeJim Prentice is a lawyer from Calgary, Alberta, who was elected in 2004 as a Canadian Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada. Prentice first gained some level of prominence as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the spring 2002 by, Lee Richardson | |||
| MLAThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta is located in Edmonton. The members of the 25th Legislature were elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001 and, with the exception of the three MLAs listed below, held their seats until dissolution of the ls | |||
| Cindy Ady , Moe Amery , Wayne Cao , Harvey Cenaiko , Alana DeLong , Heather Forsyth , Yvonne Fritz , Marlene Graham , Denis Herard , Mark Hlady , Ralph KleinThe Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), a member of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. He has held the post since 1992. Mayor of Calgary Klein rose to public prominence as a r, Karen Kryczka , Jon Lord , Richard Magnus , Gary Mar , Greg Melchin , Pat Nelson , Hung Pham , Shiraz Shariff , Murray SmithThere are several people named Murray Smith . For the Alberta MLA, see Murray Smith (Albertan politician). For the former MP see Murray Smith (Canadian politician) For the NDP candidate in the Manitoba general election of 1986 see Murray Smith (Manitoba p, Ron Stevens , | |||
| MayorList of mayors of Calgary, Alberta George Murdoch December 4, 1884 October 21, 1886 George Clift King November 4, 1886 January 16, 1888 Arthur Edwin Shelton January 16, 1888 January 21, 1889 Daniel Webster Marsh January 21, 1889 January 20, 1890 James Del | David BronconnierDavid Bronconnier is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Calgary. Bronconnier served on Calgary's city council for several terms before narrowly winning the mayoralty race of 2001. Since then, his ratings have been mixed. Although he has | ||
| Governing body | Calgary City Council | ||
| City of Calgary | |||
Calgary is a cityA city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City can also be a synonym for " downtown. Introduction A city usually consists of residential, industrial and business areas in the provinceProvince is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia and the United States), department (in France), or region (in Italy, where a province is of Alberta, Canada. It is situated towards the south of the province, in a region of hills and high plains east of the Rocky Mountains and sits at an elevation of about 1000 metres above sea level. As of 2002, the metropolitan population was 993,200.As of 2003, the metropolitan population was at an estimated 997,150. By 2005 the population is expected to reach over 1.2 million. It is the largest city in Alberta and the third largest in Canada, serving as the hub of the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Areain Canada. Calgary is located in Division No. 6.
Calgary International Airport serves the city.Calgary's economy is largely centred on the petroleum industry, with agriculture and high-tech industries contributing to the city's rapid economic growth.