LocationAlberta, Canada.
Dialling code1.
Time zoneGMT - 7 (GMT - 6 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November).
Electricity110
volts AC, 60Hz; American-style (flat) two-pin and grounded three-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures- 9.6°C (15°F).
Average July temperatures16.4°C (61.5°F).
Annual rainfall300mm (11.8 inches).
135cm (53.1 inches).
Cost of Living:1 Canadian Dollar
(C$1) = £0.44; US$0.87; A$1.06; €0.65
Currency conversion rates as of April 2007Special Events:International Sled Dog Classic, Jan/Feb, Canmore (website:
www.canemoresleddograces.ca)
Calgary Winterfest, arts, culture and sporting events, Feb, various venues (website:
www.calgarywinterfest.com)
Calgary International Children’s Festival, late May, Olympic Plaza and Epcor Center for the Performing Arts (website:
www.calgarychildfest.org)
International Native Arts Festival, Jun, various venues
Calgary International Jazz Festival, late Jun, various venues (website:
www.jazzfestivalcalgary.ca)
Calgary Stampede, rodeos, chuckwagon races, cowboy celebrations and parade, Jul, Stampede Park and throughout city (website:
www.calgarystampede.com)
Banff Arts Festival, music, art, dance and aboriginal art, Jul-Aug, Banff (website:
www.banffcenter.ca)
Calgary International Film Festival, late Sep-Oct, various venues (website:
www.calgaryfilm.com)
Wordfest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, mid-Oct, The Banff Center and various Calgary venues (website:
www.wordfest.com)
Banff Mountain Book Festival/Banff Mountain Film Festival, early Nov, Banff (website:
www.banffcenter.ca)
Plus: Two major quadrennial music events, the
Calgary International Organ Festival (website:
www.triumphent.com), which takes place in August (2006, 2010 etc), and the
Honens International Piano Competition (website:
www.honens.com), which will be held next in 2007, take place at the Epcor.
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