Calgary Olympic Plaza

• Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks: ‘We’ve done the impossible’

  In an 11th-hour turnaround last month, after getting an earful from people dismayed their beloved keepsakes would be trashed, the city said it would at least try to return some.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
• City of Calgary says more than 5,000 people have applied for bricks from Olympic Plaza

  The City of Calgary says it has received applications from 5,105 people who want to have their inscribed bricks retrieved from Olympic Plaza before it's demolished.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2024
  
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• Engraved bricks at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza being removed by people ahead of demolition

  Bricks commemorating Calgary’s Olympic legacy are being removed from Olympic Plaza as part of the city’s redesign and some are prying their commemorative bricks out of place.

  Oct 22, 2024
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• Calgary to transform Olympic Plaza by bundling area revitalization projects together

  The decision by Calgary city council includes diverting $12 million in funding to the Glenbow Reimagined project, a separate project which is experiencing cost overruns.

  Politics

  Jun 7, 2023
• Calgarians frustrated after Chinook Blast events postponed over safety concerns

  Drag On Ice and DJ Gaysnakes were scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons respectively as part of Chinook Blast festivities.

  Perspectives

  Feb 10, 2023
• Grey Cup, teams arrive in Calgary on Tuesday

  The Grey Cup and the two teams vying for it arrived in host city Calgary on Tuesday afternoon.

  Sports

  Nov 19, 2019
• Calgary man warns of hidden hazards in effort to clean up Olympic Plaza

  A Calgary man is calling for more action after he says he found needles and bags of powder at Olympic Plaza, in an area used by daycares.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2019
• Ways to ring in 2019 in Calgary

  The City of Calgary will be hosting free New Year's Eve activities in the downtown core.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2018
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• Donated bricks in Calgary’s Olympic Plaza likely not salvageable

  It’s very likely Olympic Plaza will be getting a facelift and the bricks lining the plaza aren’t in the plans.

  Nov 23, 2016