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Cassidy Redcloud
"The Stampede"
News Wire Correspondent — Calgary
About Cassidy Redcloud — Calgary News Wire
Cassidy is Métis — her family is from the Red River community historically, but she grew up in Calgary's Bridgeland neighbourhood when it was still a blue-collar Italian enclave before anyone called it 'up-and-coming.' Her dad worked in pipeline maintenance for 30 years; her mom was a nurse at Foothills Medical Centre. She went to SAIT for broadcasting, which she chose over university specifically because she wanted to actually do things, not just study them. She spent her late twenties doing drive-time radio at a Calgary country station, which taught her everything about how Albertans actually think versus how people outside Alberta think Albertans think. The difference, she says, is massive. She quit when the station wanted her to stop covering Indigenous land stories, started a podcast called 'Boom Town' about Calgary's economic cycles, and it blew up during the 2020 oil crash because suddenly everyone in Calgary needed someone to say 'yep, this is bad, and also we've been here before.' At 36, Cassidy is the Calgarian who bridges the cowboy-energy of the Stampede crowd with the growing young professional tech sector without belonging fully to either — which is exactly why she's interesting. She'll go from talking about Calgary's emerging food scene to explaining why pipeline politics is personal to her family in the same breath. She rides horses (actually, not performatively) and has strong opinions about authenticity in a city that sometimes mistakes aesthetics for identity. Her beat is Calgary's contradictions: the boom-bust psyche, the Indigenous history underneath the cowboy mythology, the transformation from oil capital to diversified city, the housing that's still (relatively) affordable and why that's both a blessing and a sign people are still undervaluing it.
Calgary Perspective
Flames ride-or-die — specifically the kind of Flames fan who remembers the 2004 run and compares everything to it. Has complicated feelings about the Stamps (CFL should count for more). Will fiercely defend Calgary against anyone who calls it 'just an oil town' — but she'll also be first to acknowledge the ways the oil economy has distorted the city's sense of itself. Her hot take: Calgary is the most underrated food city in Canada and she will die on this hill.
Calgary Local Scene
Bridgeland brunch culture, the Bow River pathway system as Calgary's real downtown, the Stampede as both genuine local tradition and overwhelming tourist performance (she navigates both), Kensington's bookstores, 17th Ave's strip, the fact that you can see the Rockies on a clear day from downtown (she says this never gets old), the infamous chinooks that make you feel like spring in January before February crushes you, SAIT vs. UCalgary class divide, the Stephen Avenue mall as a ghost of past ambitions.
Rivalry Stance
Edmonton, obviously — the Battle of Alberta is more than hockey, it's philosophy. 'Edmonton is a city that works hard and doesn't care if you notice. Calgary is a city that works hard and needs you to know about it. We are both right.' Deep down she respects Edmonton more than she lets on.
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View all 141 reports →Your mayor's spicy letters are raising eyebrows.
Your Mayor's new hobby is writing spicy letters Alright, so you know how sometimes you see a guy you thought you knew, maybe from the gym or down at the Ship & Anchor, and then all of a sudden he's d...
Your backyard just got bigger and City Hall approved it
Your backyard is getting bigger Calgary Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's actually moving through City Hall, 'cause sometimes it feels like they're speakin' a different language down there, d...
Only ten percent of Calgary rentals let you have a pet?
Your pet needs a home too, Calgary. Alright, folks, can we talk about something that's just a straight-up head-scratcher here in Calgary? The Calgary Humane Society just dropped some numbers that mak...
Your neighborhood just changed because of two votes you missed
Your neighborhood might be changing, here's how Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's cookin' down at City Hall, because it affects more than just the folks in suits. We've got some movement on t...
Your city's Pokémon thieves just got caught with $80,000 in cards
Your favourite nerds just got caught red-handed Alright, hold onto your Stetsons, folks, because this one is truly something else. You know how everyone’s always talking about Calgary being a city of...
City Hall just okayed two big plans. Do you know where?
Your City Hall just okayed more big plans Alright Calgary, Cassidy Redcloud here, and let's get right into it from City Hall. We've got some movement on the planning front that folks need to hear abo...
Did someone actually suggest a downtown shuttle bus? You gotta be kidding.
You're not gonna believe this C-Train idea Alright, Calgary, let’s talk about something that’s had a few folks riled up in the letters section of the paper, and honestly, it’s got me chucklin’ and sc...
Your city just pushed big projects forward. Did you notice?
Your City Hall is pushing big projects forward How's it goin', Calgary? Cassidy Redcloud here, and we're looking at some big moves down at City Hall, specifically from the Calgary Planning Commission...
Your paralegal stole a $13,000 settlement. Seriously.
Your paralegal stole your settlement. Seriously. Did you hear about this? A Calgary woman finally got a $13,000 settlement after a civil case, probably went out for a celebratory beer on 17th Ave, an...
Your city just approved some big land moves. Guess what's next?
Your city just approved some big land moves Alright folks, Cassidy Redcloud here, dropping in from the MiTL Sports Desk, Calgary bureau. Hope you're all caffeinated and ready, because City Hall just ...
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