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Is Calgary on the Cusp of Greatness?

Is cusp even the right word? 


I've always found Calgary to be a city of apathy when it comes to anything other than oil, beer and "bonus rooms" (don't even ask...). Something is in the air though. You can almost taste it. There are all these pockets of people, wanting to affect change. Not just talking about it, but starting to do really cool things.

Hopefully, they won't give up. This is a young city - and while there are plenty of DBs in town, I think there's just as many who are interested in leaving a mark, whether it is through art, culture, or technology. I want my home to be a centre for innovation. I want to be proud of where I live. 

I think these next few years could be the tipping point. Now, we all just need to figure out how to do our part so it tips in the direction we want it to. I'm not quite sure how to do that, but I'm working on it.

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Comments (4)

May 19, 2009
djkelly said...
I felt that way in 2006. Maybe it just took 3 years to get organized.
May 19, 2009
Mason said...
I'd love to proud of where I live, but I don't see things changing any time soon. This place has sat on the "cusp" for so long it flattened it.
May 21, 2009
sean said...
i agree!

what's most important now if for all of those people that are shaking the cage to not stop shaking the cage. "the great unwashed masses" are starting to notice that all is not perfect in "paris of the prairies".

agitate away!

May 22, 2009
Jason said...
"The great [unwashed] masses will come around, after others have toiled and troubled on their behalf, but if you wait for them to join up and do the right thing before you take your first move, you’ll die before anything happens..." Mrs. du Toit, 2002
Hats off to you and other at yycblogs, great work.

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