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Old 02-26-2009, 09:28 AM   #35
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Like most things, the globalness of a city is not black or white/yes or no; there are varying degrees. One of the best and simplest ways that I can put it is, Calgary is not an international city but is internationally known. If you are a first time traveller going around the globe, you'd be surprised how many people actually know about Calgary considering its size. In some Western countries it could be as high 50%.

In the GaWC 2008 Inventory of World Cities, Calgary is categorized as a Gamma - City.

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