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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 166 reports →Canada Olympic Park is worth $84M. Your property values are wild.
Your property values are wild right now Alright, Calgary, let's talk about where our money's going, 'cause the latest property assessment highlights are a bit of an eye-opener. According to the city'...
A red-headed woodpecker is making Calgary go wild.
Your backyard bird feeder just got serious. ### The Feathered Frenzy Alright, Calgary, you’re not gonna believe what’s got half the city losing its mind this week. Forget the Flames’ latest roster m...
Your Planning Commission just approved something big for Queens Park Village
Your Planning Commission just gave the green light Alright, folks, Cassidy Redcloud here, coming at you live from the MiTL Sports Desk, Calgary bureau. You know, sometimes it feels like City Hall is ...
Your Queens Park Village neighbor just hit $16 million.
Your property values are wild right now. Alright, folks, Cassidy Redcloud here, coming at you live from the MiTL Sports Desk, Calgary bureau. Hope you're all caffeinated and ready, because City Hall'...
Your City Hall just greenlit big changes with 5 "Yes" votes.
Your City Hall just okayed some big changes. Alright Calgary, Cassidy Redcloud here, coming to you from the MiTL Sports Desk, but today we’re deep in the weeds of City Hall because some stuff went do...
Your downtown Green Line just got a wild new proposal
Your downtown Green Line just got a wild new proposal Alright, folks, so the Green Line — bless its heart — it’s been a saga longer than a drive to Fort Mac on a long weekend. We've talked about it, ...
Calgary, your property assessment in Queens Park just hit $16M.
Your taxes might be going up again, Calgary. You might want to take a look at your property assessments, folks, especially if you're in certain parts of town. For real though, the latest property ass...
A Calgary family found *what* in their grapes?
You won't believe what this Calgary family found Okay, Calgary. I gotta tell you, my jaw nearly hit the floor when I heard this. A family, right here in our city, just wanted to enjoy some grapes and...
Your city hall just fast-tracked two massive development reports
Here's what your city hall approved while you were sleeping Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's been moving through the pipeline at City Hall. The Calgary Planning Commission was busy on March ...
Your City Hall just greenlit big changes. Here's what's next.
Your city hall just gave some big projects the green light Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's cookin' down at City Hall. The Calgary Planning Commission was busy on March 12th, pushing through...
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