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Calgary is a city of many qualities and characteristics. True to its western roots, the city is renowned for the hospitality and friendliness of its citizens and hosts the annual Calgary Stampede. Calgary is also emerging as a great city for business and investment, with the number of large corporate head offices also increasing. Its distinction of hosting the 1988 Winter Olympic Games has left a lasting legacy of athletic facilities, restaurants and important tourism in this growing city. Calgary encompasses the best of two options: it is a safe, medium-sized city with tremendous economic potential. Located in south-west Alberta, Calgary is in close proximity to the U.S. and British Columbia borders, the Rocky Mountains, and such ski resorts as Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise. Calgary's glorious attributes are not going unnoticed: it was ranked by Chatelaine magazine as having the second most desirable quality of life of all Canadian metropolitan areas. A Swiss company, the Corporate Resources Group, ranked Calgary as having the 12th highest quality of living among the 118 largest cities in the world. According to a 1995 study by KPMG Management Consulting, Calgary has the second lowest overall cost of doing business among 7 Canadian and 7 U.S. locations.
The city of Calgary has a population of approximately 860,000, and this number is increasing rapidly as Calgary sees the arrival of even more migrants from other areas of Canada. Climate Calgary boasts a fairly moderate prairie climate thanks to its location at about 51 latitude. Each season is distinct, with warm summers and mildly cold winters. The average summer temperature is 22.7 degrees Celsius, with the average winter temperature at –8.9 degrees Celsius. Precipitation levels (either in rain or snow) are not extreme at around 423.8 mm yearly; this level is enough to ensure good crops. Chinooks are pleasant weather-related phenomena in Calgary . These are warm, dry winds that descend from the eastern slopes of the Rockies and can raise the temperature by more than 34 degrees Celsius in one winter day -- a surprising and welcome change. Weather in Calgary: please click here Economy & Business Climate Calgary is the business capital of Alberta and hosts more head
offices for Canada's top 700 companies than any other Canadian city,
except Toronto. Companies are attracted to Calgary because of the
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