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courtesy of Robert Berdan
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Tim Mitchell and Pat Cardinal perform during Bragg Creek Days in summer 2011The Honourable Peter Lougheed at opening of Kananaskis Country Golf CourseJohn Lajeunesse – Founder of
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Banded Peak Challenge.Dr. Robert Berdan – Wildlife Dr. Robert Berdan – Grizzlies
The Bragg Creek Opportunity: Calling Artists, Investors and Entrepreneurs
New video additions on Bragg Creek TV
Enter our Amateur Photography Competition – $700 Prize Pool
Tim Mitchell (left) and Pat Cardinal, the focus of our feature article,'The Powderhorn Song,'
perform a local favourite – Photograph by Philippe Widling
Alberta Back On Fast Track
It is our pleasure to announce that as a result of a partnership we have recently forged with the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB), every edition of 
magazine will now feature a proprietary economic outlook for the Calgary real estate market, including Bragg Creek.
Understanding that buying and selling a home is one of the most important decisions a family can make, CREB recently hired its own senior economist, Ann-Marie Lurie, to help Calgary and area residents make more informed real estate decisions by identifying and reporting leading economic indicators for the Calgary real estate market.
In the current economic outlook, Lurie’s findings substantiate that job creation is the primary driver for the real estate market. New jobs attract people to the region, and once the newly-arrived employees feel secure in their jobs, purchasing a home naturally becomes the next main priority. As net migration to the Calgary region continues to grow, sales volume will rise accordingly, and if this trend is sustained over an extended period, the average price of homes in the market will increase.
The Elbow River in winter – photograph by Robert Berdan
Additionally, the Royal Bank of Canada’s senior economist for Alberta, (Robert Hogue) confirms that economists in general are forecasting a very bright future indeed for Alberta as a whole. With Calgary’s role as the energy hub of Canada, strength in the energy sector will continue to stimulate brisk growth in the greater Calgary real estate market, including Bragg Creek, for the foreseeable future.
View a single page forecast summary of the current CREB report
The Bragg Creek Opportunity:
Calling Artists,
Investors and
Entrepreneurs
A combination of beauty, location and timing make Bragg Creek an outstanding investment right now.
Bragg Creek's Old West Mall – photograph by Robert Berdan
As a global energy superpower, the City of Calgary is expected to double its population to over three million people by 2050, with this extraordinary growth being largely driven by the fact that Calgary is the epicentre of Canada’s vast strength in the hydrocarbon sector.
While global markets remain shaky due to crushing sovereign debt, Canada is widely considered an investment safe haven – in large part thanks to Alberta’s energy industry fueling the country’s continued economic growth.
New Video Additions to Bragg Creek TV
Whether you’d like to review an article from a past issue, want to browse through the past amateur photographs we’ve published, or simply wish to learn more about the spectacular place that some of us are lucky enough to call home, you’ll find it all here.
We also encourage you to visit www.braggcreek.tv to view our recent updates, such as our video of local singing cowboys Tim Mitchell and Pat Cardinal performing during Bragg Creek Days in summer 2011.
Tim and Pat are the focus of the featured article in our current edition of , entitled The Powderhorn Song. The article is based around a chance encounter between the pair and one of our major photography contributors, Philippe Widling. In the article, Philippe records Tim and Pat's uncensored thoughts, as well as some beautifully candid photographs of the pair in Bragg Creek's Powderhorn Saloon.
Tim Mitchell (centre) and Pat Cardinal (left) performing with the rest of
The Indian Outlaw Band at Bragg Creek Days - Summer 2012
Bragg Creek TV is also where you can find exclusive footage of some of the most spectacular homes in the Bragg Creek region, including those featured throughout the pages of this issue. We continue to update the site on an ongoing basis with relevant and engaging video content – the countryside; documentaries; resident interviews; property tours – to bring the ever-changing seasonal beauty of Bragg Creek into the comfort of your home. We hope you enjoy the view(s).
Amateur Photography Competition – $700 Prize Pool
The top three winners of our winter/spring 2012 Amateur Photography Competition received a total of $500 sponsorship from Rocky View County and CrossIron Mills Mall for the top three amateur submissions. Additionally the first-place winner also received a 24”x36” stretched-canvas print of their winning photograph from Branded Visuals Inc. (up to a value of $200). See our Contribute page for full prize details and for terms and conditions.
The winner of the Winter/Spring 2012 Amateur Photograph Competition
Galatea Creek by John Kearsley
View past winners and submitted photographs
So if you haven't already sent your photos in, now is the perfect time to do so. We are still keen on receiving photographs showcasing how you, your friends and family interact with the beautiful countryside right here on our doorstep. These can involve any season or activity: fishing, hiking, canoeing, biking … however you enjoy the great outdoors.
As always, the photographs must be taken within the greater Bragg Creek area or Kananaskis. Please also confirm that you have permission from anybody recognizable in your photographs for reproduction of their image, as outlined in our competition details and rules.
The submission deadline for our Summer 2012 Amateur Photographer Competition is Monday April 16, 2012.
Submit your Photographs
Remember: You can't win if you don't you send it in.
About our Magazine
Just west of Calgary is a little hamlet boasting the title ‘The Gateway to Kananaskis,’ home to some of the world’s most pristine landscapes.
Located a short 30-kilometre drive from Calgary, Bragg Creek is a wonderfully vibrant community with a wealth of amenities – the perfect lifestyle balance between Big City convenience and stunning natural beauty. The breathtaking 4,200-square-kilometre forestry reserve of K-Country – set in the Rocky Mountain front-ranges – is truly a year-round outdoor recreational paradise which is sure to take your breath away!
magazine celebrates this region's beauty and encourages everyone to experience this enchanting paradise first-hand. We showcase professional and amateur photography, provide engaging articles and feature exclusive resident profiles. We publish every four months with an average circulation of 18,000 copies per issue, distributed via proprietary stands and directly to all the Calgary-based subscribers to The Globe & Mail.
