History - Mount Royal and Calgary

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Location: Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW

Mount Royal

As Calgary’s oldest post-secondary institution, Mount Royal has been helping students reach their full potential since 1910. Though Mount Royal may be nearly 100 years old, it’s far from old-fashioned. Modern facilities, small class sizes, accessible instructors and current curriculums that meet industry standards are just a few of the reasons Mount Royal confidently fulfills its vision: Creating exceptional learning experiences for a world of possibilities.

As one of Canada’s leading undergraduate colleges Mount Royal also believes in:

• Personalized teaching and services of highest quality.
• Education as an instrument for individual, community and economic development.
• Open communication, honesty, integrity, respect for individuals.

Mount Royal is a co-educational, non-denominational, publicly supported, post-secondary institution. Not only do graduates leave with a well-rounded knowledge base and strong critical thinking skills, many enjoy a 100% related work employment rate.
Mount Royal operates under the provincial Post-secondary Learning Act.

Calgary

In its more than 100 year history, Calgary has grown from a frontier settlement to an energetic, world class city.

In 1875 the Northwest Mounted Police built Fort Calgary (named after Calgary Bay on Scotland’s Isle of Mull) to make way for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Shortly after in 1883 Railway arrived in Calgary. Thousands of settlers, businessmen and tourists flooded the area due to the offer of free “homestead” land.

In 1894 the City of Calgary incorporated and officially became a city with a population of 6,000. From 1896-1914 the population steadily increased. Agriculture and ranching became key components of the local economy

In 1912 the world renowned Calgary Stampede, still held annually in July, started as a small agriculture and rodeo by the “Big Four” ranchers and grew into “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” by 1919.

Oil became a key player in Calgary with two oil discoveries, the first in 1914 in Turner Valley, 30 miles south of Calgary and the second in 1947 at Leduc near Edmonton. Both discoveries solidified Calgary as the “oil and gas capital of Canada” and fueled the city of growth.

Today Calgary is a vibrant, lively city, home to many attractions and businesses. And although our city continues to grow, with more than a million inhabitants Calgary remains a big city with a small town feel.