Mayor's Youth Council, Author at Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/author/myc1/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:53:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Careers in Calgary: A Conversation with Jasmin Ivaturi https://youthareawesome.com/careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-jasmin-ivaturi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-jasmin-ivaturi Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:53:15 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117110 This article is written by Shreya, a member of the 2024-25 Mayor’s Youth Council. Shreya is part of the Careers and Opportunities committee, who wanted to highlight different career opportunities for youth.  Improving HR from the Inside: An Interview with Jasmin Ivaturi Human Resources might not be the first field that comes to mind when […]

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]]> Beating Burnout During Exam Season https://youthareawesome.com/beating-burnout-during-exam-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beating-burnout-during-exam-season Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:43:58 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117115 Introducing the Mayor’s Youth Council Health and Well-Being Column! Each month, we’ll share fun, relevant, easy-to-follow mental health tips through the Youth Central newsletter, giving you the tools and support to prioritize your well-being with new topics and advice every month! Hello everyone! June is here, which is our month of the “last push.” Congratulations […]

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]]> Careers in Calgary: A conversation with Carlos Carvajal, Cost Controller in Oil & Gas projects https://youthareawesome.com/careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-carlos-carvajal-cost-controller-in-oil-gas-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-carlos-carvajal-cost-controller-in-oil-gas-projects Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:19:58 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117108 This article is written by Bella, a member of the 2024-25 Mayor’s Youth Council. Bella is part of the Careers and Opportunities committee, who wanted to highlight different career opportunities for youth.  What do robots, construction sites, and oil rigs have in common? They’re all a part of Carlos’s workday. Believe it or not, his […]

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]]> Careers in Calgary: A Conversation with Patricia Jones, President and CEO of the Calgary Homeless Foundation https://youthareawesome.com/careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-patricia-jones-president-and-ceo-of-the-calgary-homeless-foundation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=careers-in-calgary-a-conversation-with-patricia-jones-president-and-ceo-of-the-calgary-homeless-foundation Thu, 29 May 2025 20:31:20 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116948 This article is written by Tess, a member of the 2024-25 Mayor’s Youth Council. Tess is part of the Careers and Opportunities committee, who wanted to highlight different career opportunities for youth.  If you want to have a successful, lucrative, career you must be one of the following: doctor, engineer, business person… right? This is […]

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]]> Earth Day and Your Mental Health https://youthareawesome.com/earth-day-and-your-mental-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earth-day-and-your-mental-health Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:46:57 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116308 Introducing the Mayor’s Youth Council Health and Well-Being Column! Each month, we’ll share fun, relevant, easy-to-follow mental health tips through the Youth Central newsletter, giving you the tools and support to prioritize your well-being with new topics and advice every month! Every year, you may notice green posts begin to fill up your feed on […]

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]]> Summer Job Hunting: Mental Health Tips from the Mayor’s Youth Council https://youthareawesome.com/summer-job-hunting-mental-health-tips-from-the-mayors-youth-council/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-job-hunting-mental-health-tips-from-the-mayors-youth-council Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:35:52 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115798 Introducing the Mayor’s Youth Council Health and Well-Being Column! Each month, we’ll share fun, relevant, easy-to-follow mental health tips through the Youth Central newsletter, giving you the tools and support to prioritize your well-being with new topics and advice every month! These March tips provide strategies to manage the stress of summer job or volunteer […]

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]]> February Mental Health Tips from the Mayor’s Youth Council: Taking Care of Yourself on Valentine’s Day https://youthareawesome.com/taking-care-of-yourself-on-valentines-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-care-of-yourself-on-valentines-day Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:28:01 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115264 Introducing the Mayor’s Youth Council Health and Well-Being Column! Each month, we’ll share fun, relevant, easy-to-follow mental health tips through the Youth Central newsletter, giving you the tools and support to prioritize your well-being with new topics and advice every month! Brief History of Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is a longtime widely celebrated holiday that […]

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]]> January Mental Health Tips from the Mayor’s Youth Council https://youthareawesome.com/january-mental-health-tips-from-the-mayors-youth-council/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-mental-health-tips-from-the-mayors-youth-council Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:45:46 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=114783 Introducing the Mayor’s Youth Council Health and Well-Being Column! Each month, we’ll share fun, relevant, easy-to-follow mental health tips through the Youth Central newsletter, giving you the tools and support to prioritize your well-being with new topics and advice every month! Your Guide for the 2025 Exam Season! Wait.. What Even is Exam Stress? Exam […]

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]]> The Richest 62 People have the Same Wealth as the Poorest Half of World https://youthareawesome.com/richest-62-people-money-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richest-62-people-money-world Sat, 06 Feb 2016 02:45:50 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=79404 A new Oxfam report shows that 62 billionaires have more money than the poorest half of the global population (3.5 billion). The Oxfam report calls for urgent action on the growing trend of a supermassive wealth gap. This global wealth distribution gap is growing very quickly, having seen that in 2010; 388 billionaires owned as much as […]

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]]> Calgary’s 2016 New Years Resolutions https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-2016-years-resolutions-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgarys-2016-years-resolutions-2 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:00:54 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=79220 2016 marks the beginning of a new year for Calgary, filled with new projects and plans to work towards a stronger and more connected community. As Mayor Nenshi put it, despite the economic uncertainty, there’s great potential in Calgary. In Calgary’s 2015 Citizen satisfaction survey, a high rating of 80% of Calgarians conveyed satisfaction towards […]

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]]> What’s next for CalgaryNEXT? https://youthareawesome.com/calgarynext/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgarynext Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:00:57 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=79116 In August of this year, plans were unveiled for a new downtown stadium-arena, dubbed CalgaryNEXT. The structure would not only house a new football stadium, but also a new hockey arena and a multipurpose fieldhouse. CalgaryNEXT would be replacing McMahon Stadium and the Scotiabank Saddledome in addition to fulfilling the demand for a fieldhouse. After […]

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]]> Outcomes of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference https://youthareawesome.com/outcomes-2015-paris-climate-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outcomes-2015-paris-climate-conference Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:00:18 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=78657 This Saturday, delegates from nearly 200 Nations came to an agreement to further prevent global climate change, and to promote environmental sustainability, at COP21. The 21st “Conference of Parties,” took place in Paris over the past weeks and unlike past global initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol in 1997; included far more nations, regardless of […]

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]]> Paris Climate Change Conference 2015 https://youthareawesome.com/paris-climate-change-conference-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-climate-change-conference-2015 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:00:39 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=78245 The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in Le Bourget, Paris from November 30 to December 11. This will be the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty established in Japan in 1997 in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of […]

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]]> To Uber or… https://youthareawesome.com/uber-or/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uber-or Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:56:58 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=78109 On October 15, 2015, Uber arrived in Calgary. With its arrival came the usual debate that cities like Toronto and Vancouver have been experiencing over the past few months.   In cities across North America, Uber has received very mixed reviews. Although the ride-sharing platform now provides over one million rides every month for its […]

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]]> Mayor Nenshi urges Calgary to whole-heartedly welcome Syrian Refugees https://youthareawesome.com/mayor-nenshi-urges-calgary-whole-heartedly-syrian-refugees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-nenshi-urges-calgary-whole-heartedly-syrian-refugees https://youthareawesome.com/mayor-nenshi-urges-calgary-whole-heartedly-syrian-refugees/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:08:59 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=77974 As of now, the Syrian Refugee crisis has been the largest humanitarian crisis of all time. Leaving 7.6 million Syrians displaced from their homes, as the flee from violence and terror. In the wake of the horrible terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Nigeria in the past week; more attention has been raised for the increasingly […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/mayor-nenshi-urges-calgary-whole-heartedly-syrian-refugees/feed/ 1 Every Poppy Counts https://youthareawesome.com/poppy-counts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poppy-counts Mon, 09 Nov 2015 06:08:41 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=77597 Have you been bearing your Flanders poppy in honor of Canada’s veterans over the last couple of days? With Remembrance Day coming up, it’s important for us to keep in mind all of those who made sacrifices in honor of Canada. There’s more to this day than memories and poppies. A big thanks to everyone who attended this […]

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]]> Should the City Hall Building be Restored? https://youthareawesome.com/city-hall-building-restored/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-hall-building-restored Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:26:25 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=77469 (Image Source) If you’ve passed by City Hall in the last few months, you may have noticed the scaffolding surrounding the front of the building. These were put up to protect passersby from falling pieces of sandstone as a result of the crumbling façade. This is only one of the many types of deterioration that the building […]

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]]> A bike-friendly future for Calgary? https://youthareawesome.com/bike-friendly-future-calgary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bike-friendly-future-calgary Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:15:22 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20219 Have you ever tried to bike in downtown Calgary? Let me tell you, it’s not a fun experience. Narrow streets, parked cars in one lane, impatient drivers in the other; and those are the least of your worries with the various construction projects that seem to be a rather permanent fixture in the core. No […]

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]]> Have a say in your education! https://youthareawesome.com/education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education https://youthareawesome.com/education/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:45:03 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20225 Are you concerned about your Education? Do you wish you had more of a say in the government decisions made? Now’s your chance! Currently there is a Youth Minister’s Advisory Council that recruits ideas for YOUR voices to be implemented into OUR education. Check out www.speakout.alberta.ca/. If you feel that the 50% diploma exams aren’t […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/education/feed/ 2 The consequences of drinking and driving https://youthareawesome.com/consequences-drinking-driving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=consequences-drinking-driving Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:53:55 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20215 Last month, a horrific accident happened on Stoney Trail in Calgary, AB. The vehicle was speeding towards the south lane when the car went off the street and flipped several times. The vehicle was holding five passengers and evidence of drinking was found in the vehicle. Almost instantly, a 16 year old female had passed […]

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]]> Calgary’s Identity: Not Just Cowboys https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-identity-not-just-cowboys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgarys-identity-not-just-cowboys Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:04:54 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20236 Calgary has always been known for its “Western” culture and identity, but is this who we really are? As one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada due to immigration do we deserve our traditional Western identity? Should we appear to be a more multi-cultural city similar to that of Vancouver or Toronto? With the 5th […]

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]]> Calgary’s 20 minute makeover https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-20-minute-makeover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgarys-20-minute-makeover Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:10 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20230 On June 8, over 80 people joined Mayor Nenshi, Alderman Mar and Alderman Farrell on Stephen Avenue Mall, spending 20 minutes cleaning up Calgary’s City Centre. Decked out in bright yellow shirts, volunteers picked up cigarette butts and spruced up the streets. The idea was to encourage everyone to share the responsibility of making our […]

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]]> Calgary River Clean-Up https://youthareawesome.com/calgary-river-clean-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgary-river-clean-up Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:51:16 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20232 Do you care for the river? Do you think that it is important for OUR health? Well, recently a river clean-up was done to promote the awareness of Calgary’s Bow and Elbow Rivers and how it’s the citizen’s duty to help clean up the litter and protect OUR river. Apparently, in our own river, volunteers […]

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]]> Pets are NOT products https://youthareawesome.com/pets-are-not-products/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pets-are-not-products https://youthareawesome.com/pets-are-not-products/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:00:12 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20240 Do you think it’s fair that pets are being treated like toys? How do you feel about Petland stores selling animals? The on-going issue in Calgary is that there are untrustworthy owners bringing in their pets to pet stores and the purchaser is unaware of the pet’s history. Petland claims that the animals that are […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/pets-are-not-products/feed/ 1 Calgary Transit is (finally) going high-tech https://youthareawesome.com/calgary-transit-is-finally-going-high-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgary-transit-is-finally-going-high-tech Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:59:39 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20223   It is going to take a lot for Calgary Transit to catch up with the service offered by other big cities in Calgary, but I’m excited to see that they are on their way to becoming less archaic! Look this summer for the ability to buy c-train tickets using a credit or debit card […]

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]]> Calgary Quiz https://youthareawesome.com/calgary-quiz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgary-quiz Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:03:04 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20252 How well do you know Calgary? Test your knowledge with this short quiz! 1. What does the name Calgary mean? a. Where the trees stand b. Cattle herder c. Bay farm d. Muddy Water 2. Where is Calgary named after? a. Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland b. Calgary Trail in Edmonton c. […]

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]]> How to stay informed during the summer https://youthareawesome.com/how-to-stay-informed-during-the-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-stay-informed-during-the-summer Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:54:25 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20227 Now, we all know the summer and the freedom from lack of school can induce laziness and make you want to never use your brain again, but education certainly does not stop after school ends. Summer is sometime politics’ busiest season, so here are some ways to stay engaged and informed with what’s going on […]

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]]> Mayor’s Youth Council endorses Cardel Place https://youthareawesome.com/mayors-youth-council-endorses-cardel-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayors-youth-council-endorses-cardel-place Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:02:45 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20243 As part of the Youth Endorsed City Space (YECS) project, members of the Mayor’s Youth Council visited Cardel Place to evaluate it on various areas related to it’s youth friendliness, in hopes of presenting it with a YECS banner certifying it as youth friendly. Previous endorsements have gone to Village Square and Southland Leisure centres, […]

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]]> How to be a youth leader https://youthareawesome.com/how-to-be-a-youth-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-be-a-youth-leader Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:01:45 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20212 “In a box of Cheerios, be a Froot Loop!” Making a change in your community, city and world makes a huge impact on not only yourself, but the people around you. This week, I attended the Youth Alberta Community and Cooperative Association (ACCA) Co-operative Youth Leadership Program. It was a chance for people between the […]

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]]> YOUth Should Vote https://youthareawesome.com/youth-should-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youth-should-vote Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:23:07 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=7037 If you didn’t know already, there is an upcoming  municipal election in Calgary and it’s on track to be one of the most watched municipal elections in over a decade.   A new mayor will be elected, as our current Mayor, Mayor Dave Bronconnier will not be seeking re-election, and City Council is likely to look a lot […]

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