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Today the
National Post revealed Calgary has changed a lot in
the last 25 years.
CALGARY, May
24, 2000
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1975
Outdoors for living
Disco
Polyester
Spruce Meadows
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2000
Living for outdoors
Disk
Poly Tech
Spruce Meadows
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Think where we've been. Imagine where
we're going.
www.calgary-promote.com
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1975
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2000
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| Population |
453,812 |
864,000
(*projection) |
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Number of Communities |
136 (1978) |
222 |
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Number of Schools |
242 |
310 (1999) |
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Tallest Building |
78 meters
(Calgary Tower) |
210
meters
(Petro-Canada Tower) |
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Average house price |
$51,220 |
$174,984 |
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Price of a barrel of oil |
$12.23 U.S. WTI(1976) |
$29.30 U.S. WTI |
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Scheduled airline passengers |
3,585,000 (1979) |
7,675,198 (1998) |
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Residential Building Permits |
Approx. 9700 |
10,310 (1999) |
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Major head offices |
38 (1979) |
95 (1999) |
Promoting Calgary Inc. is the city of Calgary's strategic economic
development agency responsible for coordinating ongoing economic,
business and tourist development initiatives.
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