The truth of our city wasn’t something to be created by any one person or group; it was something to be unearthed from a vast mix of Calgarians who were kind enough to share their ideas, stories, and imaginations to create a collective identity for our city.
We believe that clarifying who we are and what we stand for as a city will do many things, but most importantly, create greater cohesion between Calgarians and align us around a vision for a shared future.
With that, we went into the community and listened to the voices often heard — tech, energy, entrepreneurs, government— but more importantly to those less often heard: equity-deserving communities, Indigenous communities, youth groups, not-for-profits, community associations, and arts groups. We sat with their words, heard them, and listened for the deeper meaning behind them.
From there three key truths emerged: