Dinner Starts Here (Farm 8) - Making Maple Syrup
For our farm tour this week, we meet two out of the three McLachlan brothers that work to bring sap from maple trees in the bush to syrup at your breakfast table. It takes a lot of effort and even more attention to detail, to make sure it is just perfect when you pour on your pancakes.
Come to Fort Rose Maple Company & see for yourself what it takes to make maple syrup. If you'd like to learn more about the farm, and how you can tour it in person, simply visit their website at
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See you in the sugar bush!
Calgary | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:39 1 Etymology
00:03:50 2 History
00:03:59 2.1 Early history
00:07:32 2.2 Modern history (1900–present)
00:11:25 3 Geography
00:13:40 3.1 Flora and fauna
00:14:17 3.2 Neighbourhoods
00:16:18 3.3 Climate
00:19:55 4 Demographics
00:24:02 4.1 Ethnicity
00:25:14 5 Economy
00:30:12 6 Arts and culture
00:36:21 7 Attractions
00:38:58 7.1 Skyline
00:40:23 8 Sports and recreation
00:43:34 9 Government
00:44:04 9.1 Municipal politics
00:44:55 9.2 Provincial politics
00:45:33 9.3 Federal politics
00:47:13 9.4 Crime
00:47:45 9.5 Military
00:49:31 10 Infrastructure
00:49:40 10.1 Transportation
00:53:14 10.2 Health care
00:54:37 11 Education
00:54:46 11.1 Primary and secondary
00:56:49 11.2 Post-secondary
00:58:05 12 Media
00:58:53 13 Notable people
00:59:02 14 Sister cities
00:59:34 15 See also
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Calgary ( (listen)) is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor.The city had a population of 1,267,344 in 2018, making it Alberta's largest city and Canada's third-largest municipality. Also in 2016, Calgary had a metropolitan population of 1,392,609, making it the fourth-largest census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. The Calgary CMA is home to the second-highest number of corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations. In 2015, Calgary had the highest number of millionaires per capita of any major city in Canada. In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games.
Calgary has consistently been recognized for its high quality of life. In 2018, The Economist magazine ranked Calgary the fourth-most liveable city in the world in their Global Liveability Ranking. Calgary is classed as a Beta global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.