Calgary
Humble Beginnings for the Latest Addition to Calgary Coffee
As Calgary’s small business landscape struggles through the impacts of COVID-19 and the majority of the city remains at home, one young entrepreneur has used his quarantine downtime to launch his first business. Tyler Sobry, a 23-year old local Calgarian with a degree in business management from SAIT Polytechnic has stepped onto the Calgary coffee scene with his new brand, Humble Coffee Roasters.
Sobry’s interest in a good cup of coffee began while he was still a student, when he bought his first small home roaster. “It roasted terrible coffee,” he says, “but I read all the books on roasting and I was determined to make this tiny roaster work.” However, as a working student and active participant in community athletics, the plans for Humble Coffee would not take shape until after graduation.
After graduating from SAIT in December 2019, Tyler began 2020 like so many other new graduates – with plans to work, save, and travel the world. Unfortunately, in a now-familiar turn of events, these plans were derailed by the emergence of COVID-19, and he joined the growing ranks of unemployed Canadians uncertain of what the future would hold. Still, despite the unhappy circumstances, Tyler says he was grateful to be able to go through the quarantine with his family and still drink good coffee at home – two things he felt lucky for. “I thought about the people who haven’t been as lucky during this time,” he said, “and I figured the best thing I could do was give people some great coffee.” So Humble Coffee Roasters began.
According to Tyler, the brand name is a nod to the farmers around the world who produce the coffee that makes it possible for roasters like himself to pursue their passion. The logo was designed by longtime friend and local Calgary artist, Tyler Hochhalter.
Humble Coffee Roasters Logo by Local Artist Tyler Hochhalter
Tyler began by networking with other roasters in the community for information, support and access to equipment, and placed his first order for Columbian coffee beans in March. “Right out of the gates I got sixty-three bags of coffee roasted” he says, “then I went to Instagram and gave it all away for free.”
With Humble Coffee now available on the shelves at Société Coffee Lounge and National Cappuccino, and a number of collaborations currently in the works, the community response to the launch of Humble Coffee Roasters has been exceedingly positive. According to Tyler, support has come as much from other local businesses as the general public. “We all have a common goal to work together as a community and serve better coffee,” he says, “the dream is to have local roasters on every corner.”
For more information about Humble Coffee Roasters visit https://humblecoffeeroasters.ca/ and to view work by local artist Tyler Hochhalter, visit http://tylerhochhalter.ca.
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Alberta
Calgary Ring Road opens 10 months early
Christmas comes early for Calgary drivers
The Calgary Ring Road is now ready to be opened to public traffic, several months ahead of schedule.
Calgary’s ring road is one of the largest infrastructure undertakings in Calgary’s history and includes 197 new bridges and 48 interchanges. The 101-kilometre free-flowing Calgary Ring Road will open to traffic Dec. 19, completing a project decades in the making.
“Calgary’s ring road is a project that has been decades in the making and its completion is a real cause for celebration. This has been an important project and our government got it done. With this final section completed, travelling just got a little easier for families and for workers. This will not only benefit Calgarians and residents in the metro region, it will provide a boost to our economy, as goods can be transported more easily across our province.”
Although construction of the entire ring road project began in 1999 under former premier Ralph Klein, discussions on a ring road around the City of Calgary began as early as the 1950s. In the late 1970s, under former premier Peter Lougheed, high-level planning and land acquisition started and a transportation utility corridor was established to make the Calgary Ring Road a reality.
“The final section of the Calgary Ring Road is now complete, and I’d like to acknowledge the work done by former premiers and transportation ministers and their vision to build Alberta. I’m proud to announce that the final section was completed on budget and months ahead of schedule.”
“I’m thrilled to see the Calgary Ring Road project completed. It was something I have helped shepherd through the process since 2014. Finally, all the hard work put in by everyone has become a reality. The Calgary Ring Road will provide travellers with over 100 kilometres of free-flow travel, create new travel options for the City of Calgary and surrounding area and provide improved market access across the region.”
Opening the ring road means new travel options for Calgarians, which will draw traffic away from heavily travelled and congested roads such as the Deerfoot Trail, 16th Avenue, Glenmore Trail and Sarcee Trail. For commercial carriers, the ring road provides an efficient bypass route, saving time and money for the delivery and shipment of goods and services.
“The ring road investment generated thousands of local jobs and will now play an integral role in keeping Calgarians and the economy moving. This important transportation link will ease congestion on city routes and greatly improve connectivity and access for businesses transporting goods.”
The ring road is a critical component to growing economic corridors in Alberta and Western Canada, as it connects the Trans-Canada Highway to the east and west, and the Queen Elizabeth II Highway and Highway 2 to the north and south. It is also part of the CANAMEX corridor, which connects Alberta to the highway network in the United States and Mexico.
The completion of the ring road is a major boost for Calgary, opening new business opportunities and supporting key components of the Calgary economy. It sends a signal to businesses and investors that Calgary has a strong highway infrastructure, providing economic corridor connections through the entire region.
“With one of the smoothest commutes in Canada and the capacity to reach 16 million customers by road within a single day, Calgary offers unmatched quality of life and economic opportunities. The triumphant completion of the Calgary Ring Road further improves our capacity to attract even more companies, capital and talent to our city.”
“This is an exciting step forward for the Calgary Metropolitan Region. This key artery will not only improve the quality of life for the residents of the region, it is also a key economic enabler and we are thrilled to see its completion.”
Quick facts
- Stretched into a single lane, the highway is 1,304 kilometres long, the distance from Calgary to Winnipeg.
- Other sections opened in 2009, 2013, 2020 and 2023.
- The West Calgary Ring Road is the final piece of the ring road project.
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