What's Happening in Calgary, AB…

A recent discovery in Calgary has helped to put the city in touch with its historic roots.

Workers from the Enmax Utility Corporation – which was doing some digging as part of the process of updating one of its three downtown substations – came across several metal objects and knew they had found something special.

They put a halt to the work and called experts in to the site. They unearthed at least 20 pieces of equipment from the Canadian Pacific railway, which had occupied the location about 100 years ago. The items found included iron railway pegs, tongs, glass, and a brick, which was stamped with the word “Calgary”.

It’s believed that the brick is one of thousands that were produced to be exported out to the rest of the country via the railway line.

The items will be carefully examined, catalogued, and then stored at the provincial archives in Edmonton.

Bison Historical Services gave the press a tour of the location, but it was requested that they not release its specific location, as this might encourage people to disturb the site. They also thanked Enmax for immediately stopping excavation and calling them in before doing any further work.

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