At Complete Real Estate Coldwell Banker, we think Calgary is the best city in Canada!
This is the first of a series of articles about, “Why Calgary is the best city in Canada.” Today’s article brings together news reports and studies about how clean our city is compared to all the other cities in the world. If you want to live in one of the cleanest cities in the world, Calgary is the top choice.
Calgary may be Cowtown and Canada’s city of oil Tycoons, but it’s been consistently ranked as one of the cleanest cities in the world. Depending on the study, Calgary has ranked in the top ten repeatedly. In 2007, Forbes magazine ranked Calgary as the world’s cleanest city. it is also known for being one of the top five most liveable cities in the world. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Index has consistently ranked Calgary in the top five from 2009 to 2019.
In 2014 Mercer Global Financial awarded Calgary top marks on their cleanest city in the World ranking.
In 2015, the Travel Team listed Calgary as the number 1 cleanest city in the world, “The cleanest city in the world is situated between Rocky Mountains and Prairies in Canada. It also has two rivers flowing across it, adding to the beauty of the city. Its prime area of concern is energy production which explains its excellent conditions and organized community and services.
Also in 2015, The Guardian wrote about Calgary, “Calgary can also boast litter-free streets. Thousand-dollar fines for dropping cigarette butts or throwing rubbish out of a car window have had a positive impact on the city. But for Mercer, Calgary ranks top of the list due to its green initiatives. As well as following Alberta’s Waste programme, which aims to decrease how much waste is sent to landfill, environmental charity Green Calgary also promotes a greener lifestyle for Calgarians by offering tips on everything from improving your composting to how to pack a litter-less lunch. The organisation, which has been in operation since 1978, also “seeks to empower Calgarians to create healthy homes and communities through environmental education, products and services”.
In August of 2020, the World Atlas gave top honours to Calgary on its list of cleanest cities in the world. “Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta that is the country’s oil capital, is also consistently ranked as one of the world’s cleanest cities. The city was ranked number one overall on the 2014 Mercer list for clean cities. Calgary has fines in place for people who drop cigarette butts or throw trash out of car windows. Alberta’s green initiative, Too Good to Waste, started in 2007, is a program that aims to decrease how much waste goes to landfills. Calgary itself has an environmental charity called Green Calgary that promotes a greener lifestyle. For example, the organization offers tips on how to pack a litterless lunch. By 2025, Calgary intends to reduce its landfill waste by 70%.
In 2020, the Zulu Land Observer put Calgary on top of its Cleanest City list, “Calgary, Canada – Has a population of more than a million people and is currently the world’s cleanest city. The government battles to maintain the cleanliness, but achieve it by focusing on five main things, namely – water cleanliness and availability, sewage systems, traffic congestion, waste removal and recycling and air pollution.
In 2021, the EcoMastery Project put Calgary on their cleanest cities in the world list at #8, and the only Canadian city on the list. “Calgary, Canada, is considered to be the cleanest city in the world. It ranked first on Keep America Beautiful’s list of “America’s Cleanest Cities” for two consecutive years (2004, 2005). This award-winning status is a result of the fact that it has a recycling rate of over 75%, which makes Calgary Canada’s most eco-friendly city. In addition to its natural beauty and climate appeal, there are many other reasons why people consider Calgary as one of North America’s best places to live: from being close enough to ski resorts but still warm enough for year-round golfing; having jobs available in both oil fields.”
Here at Complete Real Estate Coldwell Banker, we love Calgary! It has grown and spread out over the decades we have been here, however it still retains its small big city charm. Unlike Vancouver and Toronto, where people are priced out of the real estate market, first time home buyers can find an affordable home in our city and still afford to have a decent quality of life.
Thinking of moving to Calgary and want to know more about this wonderful city? Contact Susanita de Diego at susanita@cbcalgary.ca or call 403-686-1455 with your questions and she will be happy to help you make your destination decision.
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