The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland welcomes Calgarians to open house
![Fort Calgary now The Confluence Fort Calgary has rebranded as The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/5/2/fort-calgary-to-unveil-new-name-1-6870393-1716575943813.png)
The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland is welcoming Calgarians to join in a variety of free experiences during its open house Saturday.
Rebranding of the site took place earlier this month, changing from Fort Calgary, built by the North West Mounted Police in 1875.
"Under this new name, we are freer to expand the narrative of this place to encompass the many diverse histories of the land," stated The Confluence website.
"Stories of the North-West Mounted Police and Fort Calgary help to define this place, but there are other important stories to be told, too," stated The Confluence website.
"At The Confluence, storytelling is liberated and history is an open and welcoming book."
The Confluence was also given a new Blackfoot name I’táámito’táaattsiiyio’pi, which means harmonious meeting place.
Staff are excited to celebrate the new name and brand, while also demonstrating the different ways the community can gather and connect on the land.
"There is room here to nurture all facets of arts and culture in our city, and we want to share it," said The Confluence president Jennifer Thompson in a news release.
Attendees can watch performances from drummers and dancers, listen to indigenous-led talks, take part in walking tours, gardening and crafts, and even spend some time in a petting zoo.
"We do so many different things at The Confluence, and there really is something here for everyone," said Thompson.
Saturday’s event gets underway at 11 a.m. and goes until 3 p.m. at The Confluence, 750 Ninth Ave. S.E., with free parking in The Confluence lot.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6940954.1719356980!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Smith tells Trudeau Alberta will opt out of federal dental plan
Alberta is opting out of the federal dental plan, the premier told the Canadian government late Tuesday afternoon.
One of Canada's most popular vehicles recalled over transmission issue; 95,000 impacted
One of the country's most popular vehicles is being recalled in Canada due to a transmission issue that may impact tens of thousands of drivers.
WikiLeaks' Assange pleads guilty in deal with U.S. that secures his freedom, ends legal fight
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security.
'We need to regroup,' says Liberal minister and Ontario campaign co-chair in light of byelection loss
A member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet and the party's Ontario co-chair for the next campaign says the Liberals 'need to regroup' after a shocking overnight byelection loss to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives.
Pre-med students can't take MCAT in Quebec because of Bill 96
Areeba Ahmed says she's always dreamed of becoming a surgeon but her road to the operating room has become a complicated one ever since Quebec's French language law came into effect.
Protesters try to topple Queen Victoria statue near pro-Palestinian encampment in Montreal
Montreal police were called to intervene after protesters attempted to tear down the Queen Victoria statue at Victoria Square.
Cup Noodles serves up notoriously poisonous pufferfish
Pufferfish is regarded as a luxury in Japan and a meal featuring the potentially poisonous delicacy can easily cost up to 20,000 yen (US$125) at high-end restaurants.
'Truly a great British Columbian': Former B.C. premier John Horgan has cancer again
Former B.C. premier and current Canadian ambassador to Germany John Horgan has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.
New experience in Halifax gets people up close and personal to the ocean's most feared predator
Atlantic Shark Expeditions launched a new shark cage experience which gives brave attendees a chance to get up close and personal with the oceans most feared predator.