Virnetta Anderson

• Prominent Calgarians remembered during Black History Month: ‘Understand the contributions’

  "It's really important that we do this not just in February, but March through January as well, and so we can celebrate the diverse province that we have year-round."

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2022
  
• Women underrepresented on Calgary city council; 18 seek council and mayor seats in 2021

  Since the election of Annie Gale to Calgary's city council in 1917, women have never occupied more than 40 per cent of council seats.

  Features

  Apr 24, 2021
  
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• Calgary’s 1st Black city council member to be honoured in municipal building

  "She never played council games… she was intellectual, honest and spoke common sense," former mayor Rod Sykes said of Virnetta Anderson.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2020