Jim Stevenson: Calgary

Northeast Corner Dept: Thirty years ago, there was nothing there, said alderman Jim Stevenson, who represents the 90,000 people tucked into the city s northeast corner. Every year, it s escalating at a faster pace. , according to Globe and Mail. The more things change in Calgary, the more they stay the same and calgary is one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, welcoming scores of new residents from other provinces and abroad, with nearly one-quarter of its citizens visible minorities. And much of the so-called new Calgary is rooted in the city s diverse northeast. The Tories were already in power when a stretch of suburban homes and duplexes began to pop up east of the city s airport, the foremost hub for the new faces of the changing urban area. These days, developers can barely keep up as northeast communities expand quickly to the edges of the city limits. Amid the change, however, one thing has remained constant: blue political stripes. It s the home of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose Calgary School colleagues drew up a new blueprint of small-c conservatism in Canada. And the city s prominence in a race between conservative factions is clear: Both Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith and PC Leader Alison Redford made several stops here on Sunday, the campaign s last day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.