Kensington in the Media
We are very active on our social media platforms of Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook follow us there for current events and highlights from our businesses.
Our shopping district is often featured in local, provincial and even international publications. Here are some of our recent media appearances!
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Calgary launches #BuyLocalYYC campaign to help businesses get shoppers in the door
Nov 4, 2019 | CBC News
‘What they really need more than anything is customers. That’s the bottom line,’ says Kensington BIA
Calgarians, businesses encouraged to #BuyLocalYYC ahead of holidays
Nov 4, 2019 | Global News (TV)
Ahead of the holiday shopping season, a City of Calgary initiative is hoping Calgarians will choose local.
PARKing Day in Calgary
More than a dozen parking spots in northwest Calgary were transformed into interactive art exhibits on Friday.
Cat-dad and critter reunited at Regal Cat Cafe adoption night
Jan 28, 2019 | Ryan Rumbolt, Calgary Herald
Kensington Neighbourhood Guide
Dec 21, 2018 | Annie MacInnis, Tourism Calgary
City encourages Calgarians to buy local, support Calgary business owners
Nov 4, 2019 | CTV News (TV)
The City of Calgary has unveiled a campaign designed to support local business owners ahead of the holiday shopping season.
The High Life on the Horizon in Kensington
Oct 26, 2019 | Cindy Stephen, Calgary Herald
The Theodore’s stylish yet affordable condos to tower over teh area’s cool coffee shops, trendy restaurants
Slammed by downtown 'tax shift', shop owners bail out of trendy districts
Mar 30, 2019 | Amanda Stephenson, Calgary Herald
(Kensington is working with the City of Calgary to openly discuss the impact that non-residential (commercial area) tax rates have had on our small-business areas. Although a ‘negative’ article, the impact of tax choices is a very important part of the discussion about sharing taxation with residential areas.)
#KensingtonLove in Japan
Mar 14, 2019 | Ms. Ishikawa
Kensingotn was featured as a shopping destination in a Japanese magazine. The other cities featured were Paris, Taipai and Kyoto.
A Torontonian's Guide to Calgary
Jan 25, 2019 | Danny Austin, Calgary Economic Development
Kensington Ramps Up its Cool Factor
Oct 2, 2018 | Mario Toneguzzi, Troy Media
Calgary launches campaign to urge citizens to buy local
Nov 4, 2019 | LiveWire Calgary
The city is encouraging citizens to make their dollars count locally by supporting Calgary businesses and entrepreneurs with their #BuyLocalYYC campaign.
Kensington: Calgary’s Urban Village
Sep 30, 2019 | Jules Torti, Realtor.ca
A lovely description of Kensington in the Neighbourhood Guides section of Realtor.ca
Charming Calgary: a guide to Alberta's cosmopolitan city
Jul 17, 2019 | Annette Christie, The Guardian
Visitors to Calgary will discover a city with community at its heart, that’s brimming with indie restaurants, cool shops and markets. It’s also surrounded by natural beauty.
Be a local hero, shop local, help Calgary's economy recover
Mar 18, 2019 | Annie MacInnis, Calgary Hearald
YYC District Guide: Everything to check out in Kensington Village
Mar 7, 2019 | Kristy Archibald, Daily Hive
New Condos Help Kensington Thrive!
Oct 10, 2018 | Richard White, Everyday Tourist
Kensington: One of North America's Healthiest Urban Villages
July 19, 2014 | Richard White, The Everyday Tourist