Sprawl. No matter how you view the term, it’s what defines today’s urban form. And it’s not just our ample girth—it’s urban waste, too. The Calgary/Edmonton corridor is the fastest growing region [...]

Last summer Albertans were  feeling pretty chuffed about themselves, on something akin to a sugar high from a chunk of academic marzipan circulating through the news cycle. It had to do with the [...]

Calgary eludes definition, the name itself as well as the city. Though sophisticated and modern on the surface, the past doesn’t seem far away. Images of cowboys riding bucking broncos, flailing at [...]

For centuries, coal miners toiled in dim, claustrophobic tunnels in the grip of a constant fear. Coal dust mingled on their bodies with the cold sweat brought on by an invisible enemy. They [...]