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CALGARY & AREA
CALGARY: A CITY IN TUNE
Studio Bell and a remake of the BMO Centre usher in a new era for conferences and meetings in Alberta’s biggest and most youthful city
ANDREA COX
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algary is a city in transition and in tune, evolving to meet a fresh identity, one that embraces its entrepreneurial spirit and builds upon it, putting less emphasis on the energy industry and more on the arts, sports and economics sectors that often include sustainable, environmental or green components.
With a young population (the median age is 36.9 years), Canada’s sunniest city has garnered all sorts of accolades from the world’s fifth-ranked Ultimate Sports City and Canada’s top multi-year ranking as one of the five most livable cities in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It’s a city of choice for the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs. The pulse and vibrancy of this urban centre combined with an ideal location in the eastern foothills of Canada’s Rocky Mountains make it a top destination for corporate
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events and meetings. And what better place to host than in one of the city’s most innovative and significant artistic venues? Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, one of 15 or so buildings that define the city as a powerhouse of innovative architecture, houses the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio where big-name greats like Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and the studio’s namesake – the Rolling Stones – recorded classic albums. It offers a collection of meeting rooms and
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