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Article content Shamrock celebrations were snowed under and cancelled in 1998 when a massive storm hit the city. Twenty-three years ago, the snow began falling on March 16 and continued into the next day, paralyzing Calgary and much of southern Alberta. Calgarians navigated the snow-clogged streets any way they could, with cross-country skis, snowshoes, sleds and even snowmobiles. Photo by Postmedia archives /Calgary Herald We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your...

By David Bly When the Second World War started, thousands of Calgarians enlisted in the Armed Forces, but hundreds of others did their part for the war effort by staying home and manufacturing munitions. In 1940, the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Ogden Shops became a gun factory, turning out naval artillery and mountings for the Canadian Navy, and later, 105-mm howitzers for the U.S. The Ogden Shops, built in 1913 as the railway’s western repair depot, had always been a busy facility...

Memories of Eau Claire: Remember This Calgary In this article, author, photojournalist and former Calgary Herald journalist David Bly wrote about Eau Claires history Author of the article: Calgary Herald Publishing date: Mar 03, 2021  •  March 3, 2021  •  6 minute read  •  Historical photo of the Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Co. building. The mill company ran log drives from 1887 to 1944. The photo also shows a couple of popular methods of transportation around yyc a cent...