I was in Calgary at the height of the oil boom in 2008, and even then downtown was a ghost town on winter/fall Sundays. I left because the number of high-tech

I was in Calgary at the height of the oil boom in 2008, and even then downtown was a ghost town on winter/fall Sundays. I left because the number of high-tech companies could be counted quite easily. There were pockets of excellence though. While there is a toxic attitude present there at the same time people can be very open and honest and friendly too. I love the can-do spirit…when they want to people just go ahead and do it. That was refreshing after a lifetime in Toronto.